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Advanced ESL
Santa Monica College
Eric H. Roth
 
Conversation questions:
1. What is your name? How do you spell that?
2. Where were you born? Educated?
 
3. What do you like about living in California?
4. What do you dislike about living in California?
 
5. Do you have any pet peeves?
6. Do you prefer shopping in tidy or messy stores? Why?
7. Can you compare shopping here and in your native country?
8. Do you prefer hearing a sales pitch in person, on the phone, or on TV?
9. Do you prefer to call, write, or email co-workers? Relatives?
 
10. Do you find the daily lifestyle in the United States frantic? Easy-going?
11. Are you as comfortable with technology as your parents? Your children?
12. What technologies have been invented during your lifetime?
13. When was the last time you felt offended? What happened?
14. What is something that you often find offensive? Why?
15. What are some things that you find impolite?
16. What is litter? Have you seen any litterbugs?
17. Do you have a cell phone? Where do you use it? When?
18. Is there anywhere that you wouldn’t use a cell phone? Why?
19. What does “reckless” mean? Do you usually like aggressive people?
20. Do you often encounter reckless or aggressive car drivers?
21. What is “road rage?”
 
22. Can you describe a polite child? Can you describe a polite boss?
23. Can you describe a rude child? Can you describe a rude boss?
24. Where do people learn good manners, anyway?
 
 

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