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ESL/Question and answer oral practice with audio

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Personal introduction question & answer

Question and Response Oral Practice
Question Response Notes
What's your name?

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My name is ____

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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 ____

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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.

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Response withour accent: Duration: 0 seconds.

What's your favorite food?

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I love pizza with sausage.

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Did you ever go to New York?

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I have never been to New York

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So where have you been?

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I have been to Atlanta and Los Angeles.

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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."

Instructions & Response Oral Practice
Instruction Response Notes
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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"Please" is a request
Say this: "Hello. How are you?"

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Hello. How are you?

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"Say this" is an instruction. Do not repeat "Say this".
Say, "What time is it?"

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What time is it?

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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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"Take" is an instruction or request.
Ask your partner to tell you what time it is.

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What time is it?

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"Ask" is an instruction.
Tell your partner what time it is.

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It is two forty-five.

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"Tell" is an instruction.
The question is "What is two times two?"

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Two times two is four.

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"The question is" is a request.