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Rob Whyte ESL speaking and writing class lessons, activities and worksheets for English students who want to learn and improve their English communication skills.

ESL Speaking: Week 4 Materials

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Here are some ESL conversation materials and activities for my English university class students to improve fluency and vocabulary skills.

Pronunication

This worksheet helps students improve their speaking ability by focusing on words with CH sounds. The worksheet is here.

ESL Videos

This is a pair work speaking exercise to help students practice making a story.

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ESL Speaking: Review Adverbs of Frequency

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Here is a quick review of the ESL material which we studied in English conversation class.

Adverbs of Frequency

Read each sentence. Write a question to match the sentence. Then re-write the sentence and add a logical adverb of frequency. You might want to make questions that begin with words like these:

  • How often do you…?
  • Do you ever….?
  • Are you ever …?

Example

I bring my lunch to school.

  • Do you ever bring your lunch to school?

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ESL Speaking: ED and ING

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Here is the homework for Rob’s English conversation class. The homework is making questions and answers with adjectives that end in ED and ING.

  • Wrong: I was boring in Rob’s English class.
  • Right: I was bored in Rob’s English class.

THE GRAMMAR RULES

  • The person who feels: ED.
  • The thing that gives the feeling: ING
  • Me – ED. Thing – IN.

HOMEWORK

Make questions and answers with these words. For example:

  • What do you think about the movie?
  • I was bored by the movie. OR The movie was boring.

1. Amaze
2. Annoy
3. Bore
4. Confuse
5. Disappoint
6. Embarrass
7. Excite
8. Frighten
9. Interest
10. Shock