ESL/Question and answer oral practice with audio

Personal introduction question & answer

Question and Response Oral Practice

Question	Response	Notes
What's your name?	My name is ____ Response with accent: Response without accent:	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
Where are you from?	I am from ____ Response with accent: Response without accent:	Try to say the name of your country of origin in English.
Tell me where you are from.
What time is it?	It is twelve thirty	(12:30)
Tell me what time it is.
Are you married?	Yes, I am married.
Do you have any children?	Yes I do. I have two children.	kids = children
Do you have any kids?
What do you do?	I am a security officer.
Where do you work?	I work at an office building in Arlington.
What time do you have to get to work?	I have to be at work at 7:00 in the morning.
Do you play any sports?	Yes, I play soccer.
Are you any good?	Not really. But I like to play.
Do you go to church?	Yes. I go to the Cathedral. Response with accent: Response withour accent:
What's your favorite food?	I love pizza with sausage. Response with accent: Response without accent:
Did you ever go to New York?	I have never been to New York Response with accent: Response without accent:
So where have you been?	I have been to Atlanta and Los Angeles. Response with accent: Response without accent:
Did you have fun?	I liked it very much.

Instructions

Instructions to repeat words start with "Say" or "Repeat after me."

The response does not include "Say" or "Repeat after me."

Instructions & Response Oral Practice

Instruction	Response	Notes
Here, take this handout.	Thank you for the handout.	handout = a paper with instructions or a worksheet
Please give me that pencil.	Here is the pencil.
Say this: "Hello. How are you?"	Hello. How are you?
Say, "What time is it?"	What time is it?	"Repeat" is an instruction; the words to repeat are in quotations
Say, "The house of my friend."	The house of my friend.
Now say it with the possessive.	My friend's house.
Repeat after me: "I am very happy."	I am very happy.	"Repeat" is an instruction; the words to repeat are in quotations
Repeat after me: One, two, three, four.	One, two, three, four.
Here, you dropped your phone. Take it.	Oh, thank you for picking it up for me.
Take that book over there.	Okay, I will take that book.
Ask your partner to tell you what time it is.	What time is it?	Spoken to the partner.
Tell your partner what time it is.	It is two forty-five.
The question is "What is two times two?"	Two times two is four.