ESL #2

Greetings

100

Someone says:

"Hi! How's it going?"

Give an appropriate response.

Answer:

• Pretty good!
• Great!
• Not bad!
• It's going well!

200

Give me two different ways to tell someone you are happy to meet them. 

Answers : 

It was nice to meet you !

Pleased to meet you !

300

Which greeting is best for 10:30 p.m? 

A. Good morning

B. Good afternoon

C. Good evening

D. Good night

BONUS : What do you say when you go to bed?

Answer : 

C. Good evening !

BONUS : Good night !

400

Someone says,

"See you tomorrow!"

What can you say back?

Possible answers:

• See you!
• See you tomorrow!
• Bye!
• Have a good day!

500

Your friend says:

"Hey! What's up?"

Give a natural answer.

Possible answers:

• Hey!
• Nothing much.
• Hey! Not much, you?

Verbs

100

Give me the definition of a verb. 

A verb is a word that is considered an action.

200

Complete the sentence.

I ______ soccer. During practice I have to ____ many laps. I like to _____ the ball into the net and _____ a goal.

Answers :

1. play

2. run

3. kick

4. score

300

Which one is NOT a verb?

• jump
• eat
• happy
• sleep

Answer: happy (adjective)

400

Which word is a verb?

• happy
• jump
• blue
• teacher

Answer: jump

500

Charades!

Teacher acts out 4 verbs and student must guess what the verb is. 

Students guess:

• dance
• swim
• write
• drink

Adjectives

100

Big is an adjective. Give me the opposite adjective of the word big.

Answer: Small

200

What is an adjective and why is it used in a sentence?

An adjective is a word used in a sentence to describe a noun.

300

My food was very cold. 

What is the adjective in this sentence and give us the opposite adjective. 

(1) cold

(2) hot

400

Which word is an adjective?

• eat
• blue
• run
• jump

Answer: blue

500

Complete the sentence.

The elephant is very ______ and _______. 

Possible answers:

• big
• gray
• strong

Classroom English

100

If you're friend or teacher is speaking too fast and you are not understanding what they are saying, what do you say?

Answer:

• I'm sorry, I do not understand. Can you please speak more slowly.
• Can you speak more slowly please, I'm having trouble understanding. 

200

Once you've finished your worksheet. What do you say to your teacher?

Answer:

• Excuse me, I have finished!
• I'm finished.
• I'm done.

300

You're having trouble understanding the work your teacher gave you, so you need to ask for help with a question. What do you say?

Answer:

• Excuse me, can you please help me?
• I'm a little lost with this question, could you help me?

400

You arrive to class but you forgot your pencil and notebook. How do you ask your teacher?

Answer:

• I forgot my notebook and pencil today, can I borrow some of yours?
• May I please borrow your pencil and have a piece of paper?

500

If you need to go to the washroom, how can you ask politely?

Answers :

Can I please go to the washroom?

May I go to the bathroom please?

Communication

100

If someone asks a question, but you didn't hear it.

What do you say?

Answer:

• Pardon?
• Sorry, I didn't hear you!
• Can you repeat that?

200

You want to know how to spell a word. What do you ask?

Answer:

• How do you spell the word _____?

300

You arrive late to class. What should you say?

Answer:

• I'm sorry I'm late, there was a lot of traffic.
• My apologies for being late.
• I know I am late, what are we working on today?

400

You are ready to answer the teacher's question. What do you say?

Answers:

*First we lift our hand and wait for the teacher's approval before speaking.

• I know the answer !
• I can answer the question !
• The answer is ______. 

500

You dropped your books on the floor at school. One of your friends helps you pick them up. As you walk away at the end of the school day, what should you tell your friend?

Answers :

Thank you for your help! See you tomorrow. 

Thank you so much, talk to you later!

Goodbye, thank you so much for your help!