Communication practice

1. Ask for / Give Direction ('Jungle City' practice)

2. Teacher-Student

1) 'Jungle City' (Picture & Help)

                                      Help:

Questions:

                  Excuse me , can you help me?

                  Can you please tell me where is..........?

                  How can I find..........?

                  How can I get to..........?

                  How far is ............?  - Koliko daleko je ....(Koliko mi treba do...)?

                  How much time do I need to get to.................? - Koliko vremena mi treba da stignem do....?

                  Is there another way to get to..........? - Ima li još jedan put do.....?

Answers:

Sure. / Certainly. / Of course./ No problem./ Why not?!/ I'll try./

go straight ahead - idi ravno

turn left (right) - skreni lijevo (desno)

take the first turning on the left (right) - skreni na prvom skretanju lijevo (desno)

take the second turning..... - skreni na drugom skretanju....

cross the street - pređi ulicu

follow ..... - prati.....

go (continue) up the street - idi (nastavi) duž ulice

go (continue) down the street - idi (nastavi) niz ulicu

go along this street - idi duž ove ulice (kreći se ovom ulicom)

walk past .............. - prođi pored............

until you get to crossroads - dok ne dođeš do raskrsnice

when you see.........., then...........  -  kada vidiš......, onda.........

you will see ??? on the left (right)  - vidjećeš ??? na lijevoj (desnoj) strani

take a taxi (cab) - uzmi taksi

2) Teacher-Student  (Neformalni razgovor na času)

Conversation Questions for the ESL/EFL Classroom

A - Accidents at home

• What is the most dangerous thing in your home? How can your home be made less dangerous?
• What dangers can be found in the kitchen that can cause accidents?
• What can a parent do to childproof a kitchen?
• What can a parent do to childproof the different rooms of the home?
• Where at home would you put your first aid kit?
• What do you need to do if...
  • you cut your finger preparing food?
  • you fall down and can not move a limb?
  • the toilet is flooding the bathroom?
  • a pan on the stove is on fire?
  • a neighbor's dog is growling at you?
• What is the phone number for the police?
• How do you call an ambulance?

A-Advertising

• What is the most shocking advertisement you have seen?
• What is the funniest advertisement you have seen? Describe it.
• What makes an ad memorable?
• What are the different types of advertising? (Eg. TV)
• Do you buy products because of advertising?
• Do you find advertising persuasive?
• Should alcohol or tobacco companies be allowed to advertise? Why or why not?
• What do you think of celebrity endorsements?
• Do favorite or annoying celebrities make you want or not want to buy a product?
• Is there truth in advertising?
• What kind of advertisements attract your attention?
• Do you think advertising should be allowed to interrupt TV or radio programs? What are the alternatives?
• Do you think advertising is too expensive?
• What are some effective adverts you have seen lately (on TV, newspaper, etc)?
• Can you remember an advertising campaign that caught your attention?
• Do you think that the Internet and cable/satellite TV have become more important than national TV for advertising products?
• When out walking or shopping in the city, do you accept advertising fliers or free samples that are offered to you?
• What is the funniest commercial that you have seen? Describe it.
• What differences can you notice between commercials from 10 or 15 years ago and commercials today?
• Do you think there are too many ads in newspapers? Why/why not?
• Which advertisements do you like most and which least? Why?
• Do you think that commercials on TV are annoying because they interrupt programs or do you think that many ads are more amusing that the programs on TV?

A-Amusement Parks

• Have you ever visited an amusement park?
  • If so, what was it called?
  • Where was it?
• What has been the best amusement park you have ever visited? Why?
• What was your favorite ride or activity? Why?
• What was your worst ride or activity? Why?
  • Was it expensive?
• What rides or activities would you recommend?
• How regularly do you visit amusement parks?
• Do you have any plans to go to an amusement park in the near future?

A-Anger

• What causes anger?
• Are there different types of anger?
• Is anger ever a good thing? If so, when? Why?
• Are there better and worse ways to respond to one's own anger?
• How do you decide what to do when you get angry?
• Do you think men and women show their angry differently?
• What makes you angry?
• When was the last time you got angry?
  • Tell us about it.
• What do you usually do when you get angry?
• What are the situations that make you angry?
• What are the physical effects of getting angry? (e.g blood pressure...)
• Is getting angry an effective way of dealing with problems?

A-Animals and Pets

• Do you have a pet?
• How old is it?
• Where did you get it from?
• Who takes care of it?
• What does it look like (color, breed, etc.)?
• What do you feed it?
• Do you play with it?
• What is it's name? How did you choose this name?
• Does it know any tricks or understand any words?
• If you don't have a pet, why not?
• Would you ever consider getting a pet?
• Did you grow up with pets in your home?
• What are the pros and cons of keeping a pet?
• What is the best pet to own?
• What are some animals that live in your country?
• Are there animal rights groups where you live?
• Are you afraid of snakes? What is the biggest snake you have seen? Are there any poisonous snakes in your country?
• Are you frightened of spiders? What do you do if you see one?
• Can you name some endangered species?
• Have you ever ridden a horse?
• Are there birds or squirrels in your neighborhood?
• Do you know someone who owns an unusual pet?
• Do you think it is acceptable to test cosmetics on animals?
• How do you feel about the use of animals for medical research?
• Do you think it is okay to eat meat? Do you know any vegetarians?
• Is there any kind of meat you would not eat?
• What kind of meats have you eaten?
• Have you ever been to a zoo?
• Are there laws about hunting in your country?
• What do you think of hunting? Would you eat an animal that you killed yourself?
• Do you think it's okay to free animals that have been in captivity all their lives? Why or why not?
• Do you think people should buy and wear fur coats?
• Do you think that animals dream?
• Have you ever been bitten by a dog? Have you been stung by a bee?
• Have you ever been to a farm? What animals did you see there?
• Have you ever been to a horse race?
• Have you ever eaten rabbit meat? Have you eaten octopus?
• Have you ever seen a dog that helps people, such as one to assist a blind person or a policeman?
• If so, what did you notice about the dog?
• How do you think that dog was trained?
• What animals do you think are cute?
• What animals do you think are ugly?
• What can children learn by having a pet?
• What is the largest animal you have ever seen?
• Why do some people not like pets?
• What can people learn from animals?
• Does feeding an animal bring you happiness?
• If you saw a stranger drowning, and you also saw your pet drowning, and you could only save one, who would you save? What would most people choose?
• Can people be too attached to their pets?
• Do you think animals have souls?