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No prep ESL discussions
Conversation and discussion worksheets for intermediate to advanced students B1-C1
Video based activities with listening comprehension questions and a speaking activity.
Duration: 45-90 minutes
Type : PDF for print or screen-share
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Online ESL Discussion Worksheet: Why are Dutch people so tall?
Today you and your students will be talking about the genetics, specifically related to height and nationality. Even more specifically, the Dutch. Are they tall because they are rich? Or are they tall because they have superior genes?
Affordable Housing ESL Discussion Worksheet
Are rents and home prices going up in your area? Use this affordable housing ESL discussion worksheet online as an interactive PDF or offline as a...
Online ESL Discussion Worksheet: The Dark History of Treadmills
Why would we subject ourselves to an old torture device? Today you and your students will be talking about the history of the treadmill. No,...
Adorkable ESL Discussion Worksheet
Are you dorkily awkward or adorably real? You may be both – adorkable! Learn about it with this adorkable ESL discussion worksheet.
Influencers ESL Discussion Worksheet
Use this influencers ESL discussion worksheet in your online class with the interactive PDF or offline as a printable.
Online Friendly ESL Discussion: Lateness and Punctuality
Are you a timebender or timekeeper? Time to work out why one of your students is always late. Today you'll be talking about the reasons...
Online Friendly ESL Discussion: Living on $60K in New York City
Quick and Easy No Prep ESL Discussion Can you comfortably live in New York City with $60K? Today you and your students will be talking about...
Online Friendly ESL Discussion: Spain Approves Menstrual Leave Bill
Today you and your students will be talking about Spain’s new menstrual leave bill making its way to parliament
Online Friendly ESL Discussion: Edible Insects
Would you eat a burger made of insects? Today you and your students will be talking about edible insects. No, we aren't showing you that...
Online Friendly ESL Discussion: Virtual Real Estate in the Metaverse
Today you and your students will be talking about, and I’m not joking, investing in virtual real estate in the metaverse.
Online Friendly ESL Discussion: Adulting 101
What does it mean to be an adult? Do young people need to take adulting classes in order to be prepared for the real world?
Online Friendly ESL Discussion: The Wealth of Queen Elizabeth II, Explained
Today you’re talking about the means in which the royal family, and especially Queen Elizabeth II personally, make their money.
Online Friendly ESL Discussion: How to Create Stronger Passwords
Today you and your students will hear from a digital privacy expert on one technique for creating strong passwords that are easy to remember.
Online Friendly ESL Discussion: The Right to Repair
Quick and Easy No Prep ESL Discussion Who should be able to repair your products? Today you and your students will be talking about the right...
Online Friendly ESL Discussion: Couple Accidentally Adopts a 650 lb. Pig
Quick and Easy No Prep ESL Discussion What do you do when your "mini pig" turns out to be a 650 lb big boy? CAUTION: There are some graphic...
Online Friendly ESL Discussion: What Europeans Think about American Life
Quick and Easy No Prep ESL Discussion What do Europeans think about American life? Today you and your students will be talking about the...
Online Friendly ESL Discussion: Tips for Finding Inspiration
No Prep ESL Discussion Have you ever had a case of the 'mehs'? Another future classic no-prep ESL discussion. Today you and your students...
Online Friendly ESL Discussion: How Elon Musk Plans to Change Twitter
Discuss Elon Musk’s possible takeover of Twitter with this easy to use online friendly no prep ESL discussion worksheet.
Online Friendly ESL Discussion: Why Is Being Scared So Fun?
A 60-minute no prep ESL discussion interactive PDF worksheet for advanced students on why it is so much fun to be scared. TED-Ed video.
Online Friendly ESL Discussion: The Academy Where Butlers Are Born
The International Butler Academy in the Netherlands trains some of the best butlers in the world. Learn about it in this no prep discussion.
Online Friendly ESL Discussion: The Man Trying to Save Silence
Gordon Hempton, a self-proclaimed sound tracker taking on the evils of noise pollution in his quest to defend silence.
Online Friendly ESL Discussion: Off the Grid on a Homemade Island
Use this interactive PDF ESL with your intermediate and advanced students for a 60 minute discussion about a couple who made an island.