ESL/Question and answer oral practice with audio
Personal introduction question & answer
| Question | Response | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| What's your name? | My name is ____ | Try to say with an English accent.
For example, "Paraguay" may sound like "far away" to the English speaker |
| Tell me your name | ||
| Where are you from? | I am from ____ | |
| 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. | |
| What's your favorite food? | I love pizza with sausage. | |
| Did you ever go to New York? | I have never been to New York | |
| So where have you been? | I have been to Atlanta and Los Angeles. | |
| 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."
| 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. |