Learning Languages
1. How do you study English?
2. What do you do before and after Spoken Cafe?
3. How did you improve your English before you came here?
4. Do you know any good software and websites for learning English?
Related Words: study, review, memorise, listen to podcasts, watch films with English subtitles, read short stories, practice English, study grammar, make sentences, verbs, adjectives, nouns
Word Game – Learning languages
EXAMPLE ANSWERS: Learning languages
1. I study English by reading books, listening to music, and watching videos in English. I also learn English at Spoken Cafe
2. Before Spoken Cafe, I prepare Spoken cafe topics. I write them in my notebook and review them before my Spoken cafe session. After Spoken Cafe, I practice what I learned and repeat difficult words.
3. Before I came here, I improved my English by studying at school, watching English movies, and playing computer games
4. I know some good apps and websites like Duolingo and BBC Learning English. These help me learn English.
Watch the videos above and discuss what you learned from them during your Spoken Cafe session
How Coronavirus Changed Life and an Interesting Fact
The Coronavirus has changed many people’s lives around the world. Many people faced financial problems, stress, and lost their social life during the pandemic. Social distancing and lockdowns made it hard to meet friends and family, and some people struggled with loneliness or mental health issues.
Here is an interesting fact about the virus: according to Kit Yates, a maths expert, all the Coronavirus particles in the world could fit inside a Coke can. There are two quintillions (2 billion billion) of Coronavirus particles, and surprisingly, this number is less than the space in a 330-millilitre cola can. It’s fascinating to think about how such a small amount of space could hold so many virus particles!
Watch the video above and discuss what you learned from it during your Spoken Cafe session
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How did the coronavirus change your life, work, school and psychology?
Did you experience financial problems during the pandemic?
What did you do to pass the time during lockdowns?
Did you make any new habits or routines during the lockdown?
A troubling or seemingly insoluble problem, issue, etc., that no one wants to handle
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Do you have any problems? What are they?