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Learning English
- What are your feelings about the English language?
- What are your reasons for studying English?
- Under what circumstances (if any) do you need to use English in real situations?
- What are the major differences between English and your native language?
- What are the similarities between English and your native language?
- What do you think is the easiest thing about learning English?
- What is the most difficult thing about learning English?
- Why is it so easy for children to learn languages and so difficult for adults?
- When did you start to learn English?
- Do you think that it's an advantage or a disadvantage if your teacher speaks your native language? Why?
- What skills do you think an English teacher needs?
- What do you think about the suggestion that all schoolchildren should learn English?
- Which of the four language skills do you find most difficult in English: Listening, speaking, reading or writing?
- Which of the four skills require you to produce language and which of the four skills require you to understand without producing?
Speaking
- Some people get very embarrassed when they have to speak in a foreign language. Does this happen to you? What suggestions would you give to somebody who suffered from this problem?
- Have you ever tried speaking English after having a couple of drinks? Was your ability to communicate better or worse?
- What difference do you think that having an English-speaking boyfriend or girlfriend would make to learning the language?
- Have you ever tried singing in English? Do you find it easier or harder than speaking?
Listening
- Which of the following do you think would be the best system of practising English listening:
- Watching a video in English without subtitles;
- watching a video in English with English subtitles;
- watching a video in English with subtitles in your own language;
- watching a video in your own language with subtitles in English?
- The BBC has a large selection of podcasts in English. Have you ever tried downloading and listening to any? What do you think of this method of practising English?
- Which do you find it easier to understand: native English speakers or other foreigners? Why do you think this is?
- Do you ever listen to English songs? Can you understand them? Do you think this helps with your English?
Reading
- Do you ever have to read in English? What sort of things do you need to read?
- Have you ever tried reading English books for pleasure? What did you read?
- Much of the internet is in English. What English-language websites do you visit?
- Do you read any English-language newspapers? Which ones?
- What do you think about reading out loud in English?
Writing
- Which do you think is most difficult: writing in English or speaking in English? Why?
- What is your opinion of English spelling? How would you improve it?
- What do you think is the most difficult thing about writing in English?
- Have you ever tried having English speaking pen-pal?
Grammar
- Do you think that English is complicated or simple? Why?
- Which do you think is most important: thoroughly learning English grammar or trying to use the language in real situations?
