Introduction ESL UWL

Back home, I ____

100

What are your favorite foods to eat back home?

Name at least three things!

200

What do you miss most about home?

Name at least three things.

300

Tell us about your family.

Talk about anyone you would consider part of your family (parents, siblings, cousins, or close friends).

400

Teach us a word in your home language.

Something important or commonly used.

500

Teach us a commonly used phrase or idiom in your home language.

An 'idiom' is a phrase that does not necessarily mean what the words say they mean. For example, "it's raining cats and dogs" means that it is raining very hard, not that cats and dogs are falling from the sky.

Formal or informal?

100

"What's up? Wanna grab lunch in the Student Union?"

Informal

200

"Good morning. Would you like a cup of coffee with your donut?"

Formal

300

Dear Professor,

 I would like to schedule an appointment to meet sometime this week. Please email me back at your earliest convenience.

Thank you,

Frances

Formal

400

"Hey! You shoulda come to the boat ride on the Mississippi River yesterday. That river slaps."

500

"How are you doing? I'm available later this afternoon to meet if you have time."

Informal and formal!

Club or Not A Club?

100

Cheese Club

Club!

200

Equestrian Club

Club!

300

TV Watching Club

Not a club!

400

Tik Tok Club

Not a club!

500

Book Club

Club!

Would You Rather?

100

Would you rather run ten miles after eating two hamburgers, or sing in front of the entire University?

I would rather _______.

200

Would you rather sit in class inside for five hours without a break, or have a one hour class outside in 40 degree celcius heat?

I would rather ______.

300

Would you rather visit India or Canada? Why?

I would rather visit _______ because _______.

400

Would you rather read a fiction book or a nonfiction book?

I would rather ________.

500

Would you rather live in a big city or a small town? Why?

I would rather ______.

What's Next?

100

What job or career do you want to have when you graduate from college?

When I graduate from college, I want to _______.

200

What is the first thing you will do when you return home?

When I get back to my home country, I will ______.

300

If you could travel anywhere in the world, where would you go?

If I could travel anywhere in the world, I would go to _________.

400

It's 2026. Where are you, what are you doing, and who are you with?

In 2026, I will be _________.

500

What will you do to make the world a better place?

I will _______.