What do you say in these situations

Speaking: What Do You Say in These Situations? (General ESL)

ESL Level: Pre-intermediate+

Class Time: 30-45 minutes

Language Focus: General expressions used in everyday situations

Activity Description

Sometimes as teachers we get caught up in teaching verb tenses and job-related tasks, so we end up forgetting that students need to know how to order eggs and get their hair cut. Below are two worksheets that contain 20 or so (somewhat) common situations in English.

First, put the students in pairs or groups of three. Give them 20 minutes to think of expressions they could use for each situation.

Next, take up the answers as a class. Write the answers on the board and suggest alternatives as necessary. Teach idioms where appropriate.

Note: Situation #11 on the first worksheet was put in there for comedic purposes only =) You could replace it with the question, «How would you like your steak?»

Everyday Expressions Worksheet Preview (Worksheet #1)

Expressions for Everyday English #1

1. Your hairdresser asks you how you’d like your hair cut.

2. You order eggs and the server asks you, “How would you like your eggs done?”

3. You are at a bar, and you want to know what kind of beer the bar has.

4. Your coworkers invite you out for drinks but you don’t want to go.

5. Your friend tells you that her grandfather has just passed away.

6. Someone phones you but you are too busy to talk.

7. You want to compliment your friend on her new haircut.

8. The restaurant server wants to take your order but you haven’t decided yet.

9. You have finished eating at a restaurant and you want to pay.

10. The bill comes and you want to tell your friend that you’ll pay for it.

11. A beautiful woman/handsome man is smiling at you.

Update : Some of you have been asking for possible answers. Well, there are no answers to these open situations, but here are some ideas from a Canadian (me):

Everyday Expressions Worksheet Preview (Worksheet #2)

Expressions for Everyday English #2

1. You order coffee, and the server asks you, “How do you like your coffee?”

2. The clerk at a clothing store asks you if she can help you find something.

3. You order steak and the server asks you, “How would you like your steak cooked?”

4. A woman cuts you in line at the supermarket.

5. You want to introduce your co-worker, Denise, to another co-worker named Mark.

6. You get your bill at the restaurant and you notice that you were charged for food you didn’t order.

7. You need to know what time it is and you don’t have a watch or a phone.

8. Your friend offers you some food but you don’t want it because it looks disgusting.

9. A beggar asks you for spare change.

10. You want to order beer “on tap” at a pub.

11. You’d like to `say hello’ a stranger’s cute dog.

Update : Some of you have been asking for possible answers. Well, there are no answers to these open situations, but here are some ideas from a Canadian (me):

The download links are above. If you are a student and need an answers for some of the above speaking situations, just leave a comment below.

Have fun with your ESL classes.

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23 comments on “ Speaking: What Do You Say in These Situations? (General ESL) ”

Hi,
Wanted to ask a new question but couldn’t find a way to do it.
If I am mentioning two brothers from the same family, does their family name have to be in plirat? E.g. George and Leo Khans.
Meaning George Khan and Leo Khan.
Thanks

Hello. It would be singular. ‘George and Leo Khan’. Together, you can refer to them as ‘the Khans’ if you want to use a plural form.

Thanks- I knew the Khans but wasn’t sure of the other version.

Very useful and practical to introduce in the classroom

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I just wanted to express my gratitude for this wonderful resource. I’m an ESL teacher in Spain and your site has helped me out of many a tricky class! Cheers!

Thanks. The material is kind of a mishmash. I’m glad to hear that you’ve found some useful pages.

ESL tutor/teacher/instructor in China, always looking for new and fun ideas to use in my classes, thanks for the many uses!

I’m a teacher from Russia, thank you for the good lesson ideas. Where can I fimd the key? Thank you.

Hello Nadia. There is no key. As a teacher, you’ll need to suggest appropriate expressions to use (if your students can’t come up with them themselves).

Hi! I’m an English teacher from Myanmar. I love all your different kind of speaking activities. Could you tell me the answers of your questions. As I am not a native speaker, I just want to make sure that I have the specific answers. I’m trying my best to be the best.
Thanks,
N.K.M

Hello Nang. I’ve added a few answers above.

I am a conversational English teacher at my church. These conversation starters are exactly what I need for my class. The students can read and write and complete workbook exercises– but have real difficulty in making conversation. Thank you so much.

Hello! thank you so much for this activity. I’m an English teacher and mainly my students are Japanese. I’m going to use this activity as an experiment.

Great! I am about using this worksheets in my English lesson. Thanks for the creators!

This is wonderful! Thank you very much.

Thank you! These are very useful. Do you have more of these?

Hello. No, these are the only worksheets like this.

So helpful and full of ideas to use with our esl students! Thank you so much!

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thank you for this! I love it, and it can be used in different levels. It has been a different speaking lesson. Thanks a lot 🙂

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Trả lời (1)

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Nếu bạn hỏi, bạn chỉ thu về một câu trả lời.
Nhưng khi bạn suy nghĩ trả lời, bạn sẽ thu về gấp bội!

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Các câu hỏi mới

Write a paragraph about what should we do to protect the environment.

Provide the correct form of the verb in the bracket?

Rachel: Hi,Nina. Can I help you?

Viết câu hoàn chỉnh sử dụng thì Hiện tại hoàn thành

1. How long/ you / be / in Farnce

2. I/live/this town/ 2001

3. How long /you/work/ in this shop?

Complete the sentences with the correct form of these verbs: take, make, earn, go, teach, learn, miss, go, spend

Tìm và sửa lỗi sai trong câu, gợi ý bằng các từ đc gạch chân

1. The students have four fifteen-minutes breaks each day.

2. She is liking to play basketball because she thinks it is interesting.

3. The students follow she to the video room.

4. The students do some experiments at the moment.

What do you say in these situations?

What do you say in these situations?

Use the expressions with the verb have.

(Что вы говорите в таких ситуациях?

Использовать выражения с глаголом)

Образец : Your friend : I’m tired.

You : Have a rest

Your friend : I’m thirsty.

You : _________(вставить предложение)

You friend : I don’t know what to do.

Your friend : I’m hungry.

Your friend : I’m flying to Turkey on holiday.

friend : I’m thirsty.

You : Have some water or juice.

2. You friend : I don’t know what to do.

You : Have an advice.

3. Your friend : I’m hungry.

You : Have a meal.

4. Your friend : I’m flying to Turkey

You : Have a rest.

Have you ever had problems with your friend?

Have you ever had problems with your friend?

What will you do in these situations?

What will you do in these situations?

Give true answers.

Model : If my friend lets me down, I will (not) forgive him / her.

1. Your friend lets you down.

2. Your friend needs your help.

3. Your friend phones you at six o’clock in the morning.

4. Your friend spends the weekend with other friends.

5. Your friend is angry with you.

6. Your friend has a problem with Mathematics.

7. Your friend leaves your school.

What will you do in these situations?

What will you do in these situations?

Give true answers.

Model : If my friend lets me down, I will (not) forgive him / her.

1. Your friend lets you down.

2. Your friend needs your help.

3. Your friend phones you at six o’clock in the morning.

4. Your friend spends the weekend with other friends.

5. Your friend is angry with you.

6. Your friend has a problem with Mathematics.

7. Your friend leaves your school.

Напишите ответы плиз.

Complete the questions and then listen to check?

Complete the questions and then listen to check.

With your friends?

With your best friend?

Help when you are upset?

Friends with your neighbours?

ПОМОГИТЕ ВСТАВИТЬ ПРОПУЩЕННОЕ СЛОВО ИЛИ ПРЕДЛОГ))) ЗАРАНЕЕ СПАСИБО.

What could you do with these things?

What could you do with these things?

Talk to your friend.

With your friends?

With your best friend?

Help when you are upset?

Friends with your neighbours?

What would you say in the following situations?

What would you say in the following situations?

Match the situations to the correct phrases.

You phone your English friend on he 25th of December Your friend asks How are you?

You pushed somebody by accident You are at your friends birthday party Your friend is going to ake an exam Your friend is going to visit London Your friend is ill You meet your friend on the 31st of December / / Happy New Year!

Im sorry Get well soon Good luck Im fine thanks Merry Christmas Happy Birthday to you Have a nice trip Сделайте словосочетания.

Later’s talk?

Pair off with a classmate.

Ask and answer the questions.

Do you have many friend?

Who is your best friend?

What is your best friend’s name?

What do you and your best friend do together?

Do you help your best friend?

ПОМОГИТЕ?

A What will you do in these situations?

Give true answers.

Model : If my friend lets me down, I will (not) forgive him / her.

1. Your friend lets you down.

2. Your friend needs your help.

3. Your friend phones you at six o’clock in the morning.

4. Your friend spends the weekend with other friends.

5. Your friend is angry with you.

6. Your friend has a problem with Mathematics.

7. Your friend leaves your school.

Составьте предложения из слов :do / watch / on TV / you / whatwhen / your friend / meet / do / you?

Составьте предложения из слов :

do / watch / on TV / you / what

when / your friend / meet / do / you.

Like / why / do / you / your friend.

1) we were waiting for the train on the platform. 2)we ussuslly have a breakfast at 9 o’clock. 7) lf they ho to Kyiv, they will visit many musseums. 8) l will dance if they played my favourite song 9)Go to the kitchen.

Ex 2 1. D 2. E 3. B 4. A 5. F 6. C Ex 3 2. Shorter 3. Bigger 4. Older / Elder 5. Younger 6. More comfortable.

1. Kazakhstan, Astana. 2. very big country 3. Many 4. Kazakh.

1) Great Britain / London 2) busy city 3)8 million 4) english.

1 1) If it (is not) too cold, I (not put) on my coat. 2) I (will write) the composition if you (do not disturb) me. 3) His vocabulary (will increase) greatly if he ( reads) fifty pages. 4) You (will go) to the Philarmonic much more often if you re..

1) used to go swimming 2) was dancing 3) were you laughing 4) used to drink 5) rode 6) was writing 7) was raining 8) used to play 9) Sang 10) was cleaning.

Are is are aren’t are isn’t is aren’t are isn’t is is.

1)I spend the time of my life right 2)The wall is very dense 3)The mouth of the river is its end 4)We make our way through the storm 5)We will win and get the main winning.

English Grammar Exercises: If I do … and If I did …

Exercise 1

What do you say in these situations?

1 Of course you don’t expect to win the lottery. Which do you say?

a If I win the lottery, I’ll buy a big house.

b If I won the lottery, I’d buy a big house.

2 You’re not going to sell your car because it’s old and not worth much. Which do you say?

a If I sell my car, I won’t get much money for it.

b If I sold my car, I wouldn’t get much money for it.

3 You often see Sarah. A friend of yours wants to contact her. Which do you say?

a If I see Sarah, I’ll tell her to call you.

b If I saw Sarah, I’d tell her to call you.

4 You don’t expect that there will be a fire in the building. Which do you say?

a What will you do if there is a fire in the building?

b What would you do if there was a fire in the building?

5 You’ve never lost your passport. You can only imagine it.

a I don’t know what I’ll do if I lose my passport.

b I don’t know what I’d do if I lost my passport.

6 Somebody stops you and asks the way to a bank. Which do you say?

a If you go right at the end of this street, you’ll see a bank on your left.

b If you went right at the end of this street, you’d see a bank on your left.

7 You’re in a lift. There is an emergency button. Nobody is going to press it. Which do you say?

a What will happen if somebody presses that button?

b What would happen if somebody pressed that button?

What do you say in these situations?

What do you say in these situations?

Complete each sentence with a relative clause.

1 Your friend lost some keys.

You want to know if he has found them.

2 A friend is wearing a dress.

You tell her : I like the dress ___________________

3 A friend is going to see a film.

You want to know the name of the film.

You say : What’s the name of the film ___________________?

4 You wanted to visit a museum.

It was shut when you got there.

You tell a friend : The museum ___________________ was shut when we got there.

5 You invited some people to your party.

Some of them couldn’t come.

You tell someone : Some of the people ___________________ couldn’t come.

6 Your friend had to do some work.

You want to know if she has finished.

You say : Have you finished the work ___________________?

7 You hired a car.

It broke down after a few miles.

You tell a friend : The car ___________________ broke down after a few miles.

8 You stayed at a hotel.

Tom had recommended it to you.

You tell a friend : We stayed at a hotel ___________________.

2)It comes to you very 3)to which you are going 4)We did not have time 5)have been busy 6)which would make 7)was spoiled 8)which you advised me.

Дать ответы на вопросы на английском языке : 1?

Дать ответы на вопросы на английском языке : 1.

Are you a good eater?

2. What food do you like?

3. What do you usually eat when you are hungry?

4. Do you drink milk when you are thirsty?

5. What do you drink when you are thirsty?

6. Does your mother usually give you what you like to eat for breakfast, lunch, dinner and supper?

7. When you want some salt you say : «pass me the salt, please, » don’t you?

8. What do you say when you want some bread?

9. What do you say if you would like another cup of tea and your mum gives it to you?

Составьте вопросы и ответьте на них?

Составьте вопросы и ответьте на них.

1) you / go / where / do / in the morning?

2)sport / like / you / what / do?

3)do / watch / on tv / you / what?

4)when / your friend / meet / do / you?

5)like / why / do / you / your friend?

Write what you can say in the classroom in these situations : 1)you are at the blackboard and want to go to your seat ; 2)you didn’t understand what you should do after the test ; 3)you are not sure t?

Write what you can say in the classroom in these situations : 1)you are at the blackboard and want to go to your seat ; 2)you didn’t understand what you should do after the test ; 3)you are not sure that english people use the word combination»a white mushroom» 4)you what to know the spelling of the world «education».

5) you what to know if you should go to the blackboard.

6)you to know if you should do this exercise at home.

In this exercise you have to write what you would say in these situations?

In this exercise you have to write what you would say in these situations.

Each time begin in the way shown

Your friends have just arrived at the station.

You can’t see any suitcases or bags.

1. You are a pupil at school.

You want your teacher to advise you about which examinations to take.

2. You want to watch the news on television but you don’t know what time it is on.

ДАЮ 40 БАЛЛОВпомогите написать сочинение по Анг про моего лучшего друга?

помогите написать сочинение по Анг про моего лучшего друга.

Write about your best friend.

Use the questions below.

— How long have you known each other?

— What do you have in common?

— Has your friend ever let you down?

Can you prove it?

— What do you and your best friend do together?

— Have you ever quarreled?

If yes, how did you make up with your best friend?

You stayed with your English friend, Tom, last week?

You stayed with your English friend, Tom, last week.

Write a letter to him.

(tell) me you were going to the beach, I’d have come with you.

You are telling your foreign friend about the things that give a better idea about you and your classmates say about the books you like reading say about the music you and your classmates like best gi?

You are telling your foreign friend about the things that give a better idea about you and your classmates say about the books you like reading say about the music you and your classmates like best give an example of your favourite TV shows of programmes explain why you like these things.

Вопросы о твоём портнере 1) you / go / where / do / in / the morning?

Вопросы о твоём портнере 1) you / go / where / do / in / the morning?

2) sport / like / you / what / do?

3) do / watch / on / TV / you / what?

4) when / your friend / meet / do / you?

5)like / why / do / you / your friend?

What do you say in these situations?

What do you say in these situations?

Write sentences with I wish.

You want to go out, but not in the rain.

You say : I wish it would stop raining.

2 You’re waiting for John.

He’s late and you’re getting impatient.

You say (to yourself) : I wish…… 3 You can hear a baby crying and you’re trying to study.

Nobody will give you a job.

You say : I wish somebody…… 5 Brian has been wearing the same clothes for years.

You think he needs some new clothes.

You say (to Brian) : …… For the following situations, write sentences with I wish….

6 Your friend drives very fast.

You don’t like this.

You say (to your friend) : I wish you…… 7 Jack always leaves the door open.

This annoys you.

You say (to Jack) : …… 8 A lot of people drop litter in the street.

You don’t like this.

You say : I wish people…….

1) we were waiting for the train on the platform. 2)we ussuslly have a breakfast at 9 o’clock. 7) lf they ho to Kyiv, they will visit many musseums. 8) l will dance if they played my favourite song 9)Go to the kitchen.

Ex 2 1. D 2. E 3. B 4. A 5. F 6. C Ex 3 2. Shorter 3. Bigger 4. Older / Elder 5. Younger 6. More comfortable.

1. Kazakhstan, Astana. 2. very big country 3. Many 4. Kazakh.

1) Great Britain / London 2) busy city 3)8 million 4) english.

1 1) If it (is not) too cold, I (not put) on my coat. 2) I (will write) the composition if you (do not disturb) me. 3) His vocabulary (will increase) greatly if he ( reads) fifty pages. 4) You (will go) to the Philarmonic much more often if you re..

1) used to go swimming 2) was dancing 3) were you laughing 4) used to drink 5) rode 6) was writing 7) was raining 8) used to play 9) Sang 10) was cleaning.

Are is are aren’t are isn’t is aren’t are isn’t is is.

1)I spend the time of my life right 2)The wall is very dense 3)The mouth of the river is its end 4)We make our way through the storm 5)We will win and get the main winning.