ESL/Question and answer oral practice with audio

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ESL oral practice with audio.

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Scenario: personal introductions with questions and answers

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

My name is ____

Response with accent (respuesta con acento):

Response without accent (respuesta sin acento):

Tell me your name

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" Trata de decir tu nombre con acento inglés. No traduzcas tu nombre: Si te llamas "Miguel", no uses "Michael". Pero diga "Miguel" como lo haría un angloparlante. Por ejemplo, "Miguel" puede sonar como "mi-Gwell" para el angloparlante en lugar de "mi-Gell"
Where are you from?

I am from ____

Response with accent:

Response without accent:

Tell me where you are from.

Try to say the name of your country of origin in English. Trata de decir el nombre de tu país de origen en inglés.
What time is it?


It is twelve thirty

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.

Do you have any kids?


kids = children

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 without 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.