ESL/Question and answer oral practice with audio
Personal introduction question & answer
| Question | Response | Notes |
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| What's your name?
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My name is ____
Response with accent:
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Try to say your name with an English accent. (Don't translate your name: If your name is "Miguel," don't use "Michael." But say "Miguel" as an English speaker would:
For example, "Miguel" may sound like "Mee-Gwell" to the English speaker rather than "Mee-Gell" |
| Tell me your name
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| Where are you from?
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I am from ____
Response with accent:
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Try to say the name of your country of origin in English. |
| Tell me where you are from.
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| What time is it?
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It is twelve thirty
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(12:30) |
| Tell me what time it is.
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| Are you married?
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Yes, I am married.
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| Do you have any children?
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Yes I do. I have two children.
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kids = children |
| Do you have any kids?
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| What do you do?
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I am a security officer.
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| Where do you work?
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I work at an office building in Arlington.
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| What time do you have to get to work?
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I have to be at work at 7:00 in the morning.
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| Do you play any sports?
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Yes, I play soccer.
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| Are you any good?
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Not really. But I like to play.
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| Do you go to church?
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Yes. I go to the Cathedral.
Response with accent:
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| What's your favorite food?
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I love pizza with sausage.
Response with accent:
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| Did you ever go to New York?
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I have never been to New York
Response with accent:
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| So where have you been?
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I have been to Atlanta and Los Angeles.
Response with accent:
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| Did you have fun?
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I liked it very much.
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Instructions
Instructions to repeat words start with "Say" or "Repeat after me."
The response does not include "Say" or "Repeat after me."
| Instruction | Response | Notes |
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| Here, take this handout.
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Thank you for the handout.
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handout = a paper with instructions or a worksheet |
| Please give me that pencil.
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Here is the pencil.
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| Say this: "Hello. How are you?"
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Hello. How are you?
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| Say, "What time is it?"
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What time is it?
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"Repeat" is an instruction;
the words to repeat are in quotations |
| Say, "The house of my friend."
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The house of my friend.
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| Now say it with the possessive.
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My friend's house.
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| Repeat after me: "I am very happy."
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I am very happy.
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"Repeat" is an instruction;
the words to repeat are in quotations |
| Repeat after me: One, two, three, four.
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One, two, three, four.
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| Here, you dropped your phone. Take it.
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Oh, thank you for picking it up for me.
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| Take that book over there.
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Okay, I will take that book.
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| Ask your partner to tell you what time it is.
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What time is it?
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Spoken to the partner. |
| Tell your partner what time it is.
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It is two forty-five.
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| The question is "What is two times two?"
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Two times two is four.
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