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What Had Happened?
For this ESL conversation starter worksheet, students work in partners to read each of 16 situations. Students try to guess what happened immediately before. Then the partners read the cause.
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Susan Marsh- Student A and Student B
In this ESL conversation starter worksheet, students collaborate with a partner, each person filling in the blanks in an identical biography. Students compare their results and talk about them.
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Conversation Starters
In this basic present simple verbs activity, 1st graders, working in teams of two or four, ask a set of questions in order to complete a graph on a variety of information to fill in a type of "information gap" chart.
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Christmas: Conversation
For this Christmas conversation worksheet, students read and discuss fourteen key questions regarding Christmas and past Christmas celebrations. The conversation starters could also be used as writing prompts.
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ESL Storyboards
For this ESL literacy worksheet, students examine each individual board and then use them to tell and write a story about the events.
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What Sort of Person Are You?
For this ESL conversation starter, students grade statements about daily routine and personality from one to five (always to never) and then discuss them with a partner.
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Neil's Plans For Next Week
In this ESL conversation starter worksheet, students read a weekly/daily schedule for one person. Students discuss this diary page with a partner. Note: 24 hour clock times are used.
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Introducing...Me
Students practice rephrasing techniques to ask and answer questions in order to maintain conversational exchanges. Students create scripts about themselves to use as conversation starters. This lesson is intended for students acquiring...
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Susan's Diary
In this ESL conversation worksheet, students read a detailed weekly schedule of what one woman will do morning, afternoon and evening. There are no questions; students talk about the schedule.
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International Communication: Why English?
In this international communication of why English worksheet, students participate in four activities including why important sites are relevant to the history of communication, matching explanations with sites and conversation starters...
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WH--Question Practice
In this question and answer worksheet, 5th graders, teaming up with a partner, ask each other a set of forty-five questions as conversation starters.
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Are You a Busy Person?
In this ESL conversation worksheet, students complete a yes/no questionnaire to see how busy they are. Students discuss lifestyle and stress with classmates.
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Make Sure You...
In this discussion starters learning exercise, learners name 2 things they must remember to do before the given activities. Students come up with 8 responsibilities they must do.
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Are You a Good Listener?
Your learners talk to each other every day, but are they really listening? Use a lesson based on listening skills to ensure that class members feel heard and respected. It includes games, discussion topics, and self-assessment tools that...
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The Environment and Rubbish
Students complete matching, short answer, and fill-in-the-blank questions regarding garbage and the environment. Some thought-provoking conversation starters are embedded in the plan which should lead to some meaningful discussion...
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Holidays: Phrases and Places
For this language arts worksheet, students complete fill-in-the-blank questions and a matching activity that has them match countries with their capital cities, and famous places. There are some good conversation starters in the...
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Holidays and Hotels
Students pairs discuss common activities associated with vacations and hotels. For this language arts worksheet, students complete fill-in-the-blank and matching activities, as well as engage in conversation starters.
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Transport: General
In this general transportation activity, learners examine, discuss, and complete a variety of different activities associated with transportation and traveling. Student pairs complete a puzzle together, and utilize the "conversation...
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The Environment and Pollution
In this pollution and the environment worksheet, students complete matching and fill-in-the-blank questions associated with pollution. Some though-provoking conversation starters are embedded in the plan to help the students discuss the...
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Bribery And Corruption
In this language arts worksheet, pairs of students examine, discuss, and complete a variety of activities associated with bribery and corruption. The "conversation starters" are particularly interesting in this worksheet, and should make...
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Opinions and Attitudes
In this ESL conversation starter worksheet, students read 15 controversial statements. Kids circle numbers between 1 and 5 to show degrees of agreement/disagreement. Students talk about the statements. Note: The statements are missing...
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Food: Sayings
In this British food and food sayings worksheet, students complete matching, and fill-in-the-blank activities in order to gain a better understanding of British terminology around food. Some conversation starters embedded in the...