Questions-0003: Happiness

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• Are you a happy person?
• What is happiness for you?
• What do you think is the color for happiness?
• Do you think that happiness lies within you? Or does it depend upon other people and external things?
• Can money buy happiness?
• Is happiness a state of mind?
• What makes you feel happy?
• What are the three most important things for you to be happy?
• Is happiness relative, that is, does it have a different meaning for each person?

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Questions-0002: Adoption

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• What is adoption?
• Do you know anyone who was adopted as a child?
• Do you know anyone who has adopted a child?
• What are some of the reasons people choose to adopt?
• What is the difference between domestic and international adoption?
• What are the views of adoption in your country?
• How would someone interested in adopting a child go about doing so?
• Where do children available for adoption come from?
• What happens to children that are not adopted?
• How do you go about adopting a child?
• Would you want to adopt a boy or a girl? Why?
• Do you think brothers and sisters should be separated in adoptions?
• Are adoptions common in your country?
• What are some organizations that help with adoptions?
• Should you tell the child that he or she was adopted? If so at what age? Or when?
• Should adopted children have the right to know their biological parents?
• Should families with birth children also adopt?
• Is the real parent the birth parent or the adoptive parent?
• Should adoptions be between children and families of the same race and or culture?
• How or should the adoptive parents maintain the adopted child's cultural identify?
• In your country are the legal rights of an adoptive child different from that of a birth child?
• What are the legal consequences of adopting a child from a different race or country?
• Why don't more people adopt a child?
• What makes a family, genetics or environment?
• Do you support an open adoption policy where the birth parents can choose to be involved in the child's life?
• Do you believe there is discrimination within the adoption organizations?
• Do you think a person should be able to adopt a child of a different race?
• Should a gay or lesbian couple be allowed to adopt a child?
• Should there be an age restriction for the adoptive parents?
• Should a single man or woman be able to adopt a child?
• If you were to find out that you were adopted and not really from the country where you are a citizen, which nationality would you hope would be your true mother country? Why?
• When is the right time for a child to be told that he/she was adopted?
• Do you think it is preferable to adopt or to use artificial reproduction technology?
• Would you agree to an open adoption or closed adoption? Why?
• What is an open adoption?
• Would you want to find your birth family? Why or why not?

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Find a English Learning Friend

Talk to friends who are also learning English. If it is possible go out together for coffee and only speak English to each other!

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Speak without Fear

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The biggest problem most people face in learning a new language is their own fear. They worry that they won’t say things correctly or that they will look stupid so they don’t talk at all. Don’t do this. The fastest way to learn anything is to do it – again and again until you get it right. Like anything, learning English requires practice. Don’t let a little fear stop you from getting what you want.

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Lesson-0006: “Tomorrow’s Plan”

Talking about the future is something that is done very frequently. Whether we are talking about our dreams or simply telling someone what we will do tomorrow is all spoken in the future tense.

Here are a couple of examples:

"I'm going to see Hisbu tomorrow"
"I'm going to meet Ann at the airport at 6 O’clock tonight"
"I'm going to go home in an hour"
"I'm going to go to the bus stop right after class"
"I'm going to do that tomorrow"

When using ‘going to’ after ‘I am’ it is important that a future indicator is present. For example, if I say, ‘I am going to meet Ann’, this can also be present tense that we practiced previously. But if you add a future indicator like ‘at 6 O’clock tonight’ then it becomes future tense.

Other future tense indicators are:

‘going to go’
‘going to be’
‘I will’
‘I have to’

Practice asking questions:

"What are you going to do tonight?"
"What are you doing next week?"
"When do you plan on doing your homework?"
"When are you going to eat dinner?"
"What time do we have to leave for the airport?"
"What should we do tonight?"


Example Conversation:

Let’s use this time to incorporate what we have learned so far.

A: "Bob is in the hospital, did you get a chance to visit him?"
B: "I’m going to see Bob tomorrow"
A: "I thought you had to meet John tomorrow?"
B: "I’m going to meet John at the airport at 6 O’clock tonight"

A: "I’m going home now, do you want to head out together?"
B: "No Thanks. I’m going to go home in about an hour"
A: "Didn’t you need to buy a present for you brother’s birthday?"
B: "I’m going to do that tomorrow"

A: "I’m going to go to the bus stop right after class, so I won’t have time to meet you"
B: "That’s OK. We can always get together tomorrow."

A: "Why do you look so stressed?"
B: "I’m going to be dead if I don’t finish this project by tomorrow"
A: "I thought you had 2 weeks to finish this project"
B: "I don’t have time to explain now. I’ll talk to you later."

A: "Since we are done with school, when are you going back home?"
B: "I’m going to go home next week"
A: "Me too. Do you want to meet at the train station on Sunday?"
B: "Sure. I’ll meet you there at five"


Practice-I

A: “Do you have any plans tonight?”
B: “I have class until 5 O’clock, but I'm free after that.”
A: “Do you want to grab dinner?”
B: “I don’t have any dinner plans so that sounds great.”
A: “What time should we meet?”
B: “I need to go to the book store first, so let’s meet at 6 O’clock.”


Practice-II

A: “Let’s go to Al-Razid Mall next week”
B: “I can’t. I’m way too busy.”
A: “What are you doing next week?”
B: “On Monday, I’m going to meet my professor. Tuesday, I have a job interview. Wednesday, I’m going to the dentist. And on Thursday, I have to go visit my parents.”
A: “Why are you so busy?”
B: “I've been procrastinating for a long time.”


Practice-III

A: “What are you doing over the weekend?”
B: “I'm going to exercise, meet some friends, and then watch TV.”
A: “Who are you going to meet?”
B: “My friend from middle school is visiting, so we are going to have dinner on Saturday.”
A: “How long is he going to stay?”
B: “He is only here for a day.”
A: “Where are you going to eat dinner?”
B: “I plan on taking him to an Italian restaurant.”

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Questions-0001: Accidents at Home

• What is the most dangerous thing in your home? How can it be made less dangerous?

• What is the most dangerous thing in your home for a child? How can it be made less dangerous?

• What is the most dangerous thing in your home for an elderly person? How can it be made less dangerous?

• What dangers can be found in the kitchen that can cause accidents?

• What can be done to prevent kitchen accidents?

• What can a parent do to childproof a kitchen?

• What dangers can be found in bathrooms that can cause accidents?

• What can be done to prevent bathroom accidents?

• What can a parent do to childproof a bathroom?

• What dangers can be found outside the home in the yard that can cause accidents?

• What can be done to prevent yard accidents?

• What can a parent do to childproof the yard?

• What other dangers can be found in a home in bedrooms, laundry rooms, garages, and living areas?

• What can be done throughout the house to prevent accidents?

• What can a parent do to childproof the different rooms of the home?

• Where at home would you put your first aid kit?

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What are phrasal verbs?

What are phrasal verbs? Phrasal verbs are mainly used in spoken English and informal texts. There are four types of phrasal verbs. Phrasal verbs can be separable or inseparable and they can take an object or not. Phrasal Verbs which Take Objects

Phrasal verbs which take objects can be separable or inseparable:

Separable phrasal verbs can remain together when using an object that is a noun or noun phrase.

• I picked Tom up. OR I picked up Tom.
• They put their friends up. OR They put up their friends.

Separable phrasal verbs MUST be separated when a pronoun is used:

• We picked him up at the station. NOT We picked up him at the station.
• They put them up. NOT They put up them.

Inseparable phrasal verbs always remain together. It makes no difference if a noun or pronoun is used.

• We set off for the beach. / We set off for it.
• They are looking after the children. / They are looking after them.

Phrasal Verbs which Don't Take Objects

Some phrasal verbs do not take objects. These phrasal verbs are ALWAYS inseparable.

• They thieves got away.
• The bus broke down on the way to work.
• She got up early.

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What are phrasal verbs?

What are phrasal verbs?

Phrasal verbs are mainly used in spoken English and informal texts. There are four types of phrasal verbs. Phrasal verbs can be separable or inseparable and they can take an object or not.
Phrasal Verbs which Take Objects
Phrasal verbs which take objects can be separable or inseparable:
Separable phrasal verbs can remain together when using an object that is a noun or noun phrase.
I picked Tom up. OR I picked up Tom.
They put their friends up. OR They put up their friends.

Separable phrasal verbs MUST be separated when a pronoun is used:
· We picked him up at the station. NOT We picked up him at the station.
· They put them up. NOT They put up them.
Inseparable phrasal verbs always remain together. It makes no difference if a noun or pronoun is used.
· We set off for the beach. / We set off for it.
· They are looking after the children. / They are looking after them.
Phrasal Verbs which Don't Take Objects
Some phrasal verbs do not take objects. These phrasal verbs are ALWAYS inseparable.
· They thieves got away.
· The bus broke down on the way to work.
· She got up early.

Lesson-0004: “Bored At Work How to Call Someone”

A different situation we can tell someone we are bored at work and share part of our life that is boring. For an example, if you have a boring job, you can explain to your friend how boring it is.

"How is your work these days?"
"Work is so boring that I’m going crazy."
"I ran out of things to do and management is too busy to give me more work. I tried to find things to do with no luck. I’m basically sitting in my chair pretending to work."
"That sounds so boring."
"Tell me about it. Time goes so slow when you're bored. I’d rather be busy. Then at least the day would go by faster."

Similar type of boring work is when doing something that is routine. Some sentences expressing boring work are:

"I’m doing the same thing over and over again."
"My work is so repetitious that I am getting bored of it."
"My work does not interest me."
"I’m only working to pay the bills."
"I wish I had your job."

Because some people are so busy, they envy people who have nothing to do at work.

"I’m so bored. I have nothing to do at work. I just surf the Internet all day long."
"I’m so busy at work, it’s driving me crazy. I really wish I had your job."

Practice Time…

Practice-I

After practicing several times, you will be able to speak as fast as a native.

A: “Hey there. What have you been up to?”
B: “Nothing really.”
A: “How about your work?”
B: “It’s so boring there. I really wish I had a different job.”
A: “Is it really that bad?”
B: “Yeah. Most of the time, I have nothing to do. But whenever I have something to do, it’s boring work because it is the same old thing.”
A: “Why don’t you find a different job then?”
B: “Maybe I should.”

Practice-II

A: “Hi Hisbu, what’s your plan for tonight?”
B: “I don’t have any plans. Are you doing anything special?”
A: “Well, if you’re bored, let’s plan on meeting up tonight.”
B: “That sounds like a good idea. Should we invite Saboor?”
A: “He’s a little boring.”
B: “What do you mean?”
A: “Well, he doesn’t drink, play video games, pool, or really anything. The only thing he talks about is history.”
B: “You do have a point. We’ll leave him out tonight.”
A: “Alright. Let’s meet at 8:30 in front of the bookstore.”
B: “Perfect. I’ll see you later tonight.”

Practice-III

A: “Hello”
B: “Hi Ann”
A: “Oh, hi Illy.”
B: “What are you doing?”
A: “I’m doing the laundry.”
B: “I'm so bored. I have nothing to do.”
A: “Why don’t you come over and help me with the laundry?”
B: “I’d rather do my own house chores. Hey, you wanna take a break from your house work and have coffee at Starbucks with me?”
A: “Sure, that sounds great. I’ll meet you there in thirty minutes.”

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Lesson-0003: Bored how to call someone?

The conversation when you call someone might sound something like this.

"Hello"
"Hi Ann, this is Hisbu. Do you have time to talk?"
"Hi Hisbu, sure, I was just watching TV."
"What are you watching?"
"I was just watching a re-run of friends. How about you? What are you doing?"
"Nothing much. I really wanted to start studying for the test coming up, but I can’t seem to motivate myself."

As you can see, Even though Hisbu is very bored, he didn’t say that he was bored. To sensitive people, they can misinterpret the situation. If I am bored and I call you, then that could mean that I am only calling you because I have nothing better to do. So if you are not very close friends, it is better to say something like, ‘nothing much’ instead of ‘I am bored.’

If you are very close friends with someone, then the conversation can be more direct and honest.

"What are you doing?"
"I’m doing the laundry."
"I’m so bored. I have nothing to do."
"Why don’t you come over and help me with the laundry?"
"I’d rather do my own house chores. Hey, you wanna take a break from your house work and have coffee at Starbucks with me?"
"Sure, that sounds great. I’ll meet you there in thirty minutes."

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Lesson-0002: How is your day?

Good Day

Example Conversation: HOW IS YOUR DAY?
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In this lesson, we are going to learn how to communicate to someone using the present tense.

This lesson is a little short because speaking in the present tense is not as common as speaking in the future or past tense. Although speaking in the future tense or the past tense is more common, it is still important to know how to communicate in the present tense. Here are some example sentences:

"I see His over there by the newspaper stand."
"I’m going to the library."
"I’m on my way home."
"I’m going to the bus stop."

"Mohammed is going to the store."
"John is stopping by now."
"The meeting is starting now."
"The manager is waiting for you in her office."
"Tell the receptionist that you are here to see Mr. Duncan."

A very common question you will run into is,

"How are you doing?"
"How is your day going?"
"What are you doing now?"

To answer these types of question, you must remember that you are talking about what is currently going on now, so you must use the present tense.

Here are some ways to answer the above question.

"I’m enjoying the beautiful weather without any worries in the world."
"I’m playing a video game on my computer because I have nothing to do."
"I’m at the grocery store buying ingredients for tonight’s dinner."
"I’m at the gym working out."

As you can see, each sentence is starting with, ‘I am’ instead of ‘I will be’ or ‘I was.’

More descriptive answers you can give are the following:

"I’m pretty busy now. I’m doing my homework because I have an exam tomorrow."
"My project deadline is coming up, so I'm currently in the process of finishing my tasks."
"I’m taking the day off from work today because I have so many errands. I’m going to the post office to send some packages to my friends."
"I’m looking for a job. The job market does not look that great, but I can’t give up."
"I’m applying for a job at a consulting firm in Dubai."
"I’m listening to music while thinking about my situation."

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Business English Nouns

• advantage
• advertisement
• advice
• agenda
• apology
• authorization
• bill
• brand
• budget
• commission
• comparison
• competition
• competitor
• confirmation
• costs
• creditor
• customer
• deadline
• debt
• debtor
• decision
• decrease
• deficit
• delivery
• department
• description
• difference
• disadvantage
• distribution
• employee
• employer
• enquiry
• environment
• equipment
• estimate
• experience
• explanation
• facilities
• factory
• feedback
• goal
• goods
• growth
• guarantee
• improvement
• increase
• industry
• instructions
• interest
• inventory
• invoice
• knowledge
• limit
• loss
• margin
• market
• message
• mistake
• objective
• offer
• opinion
• option
• order
• output
• payment
• penalty
• permission
• possibility
• product
• production
• profit
• promotion
• purchase
• reduction
• refund
• reminder
• repairs
• report
• responsibility
• result
• retailer
• rise
• risk
• salary
• sales
• schedule
• share
• signature
• stock
• success
• suggestion
• supply
• support
• target
• transport
• turnover
• wholesaler

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Lesson-0001: How to greeting someone you know?

Hey Hisbu, how have you been?
Hi John, how are you?
Hi Hisbu, what have you been up to?
John, it’s been a long time, how are you man?

If you meet someone unexpectedly, you can say,
Hey, it’s good to see you. What are you doing here? Or
What a surprise. I haven’t seen you in a long time. How have you been?

If you see the person at a restaurant, you can say,
Do you come to this restaurant often?
Or at the movie theatre,
What movie did you come to see?

Appropriate responses:

Hi Hakeem, my name is John. It is nice to meet you as well.

I heard a lot about you from Mohammed. He had a lot of good things to say.

Wow…How long has it been? It seems like more than a year. I’m doing pretty well. How about you?

A typical response to this type of greeting is simple,

"Not too bad."

If asked what you have been up to, you can respond with, "The same as usual."

Here are some other example responses.

I’m pretty busy at work these days, but otherwise, everything is great.
I’m doing very well.
I finally have some free time. I just finished taking a big examination, and I’m so relieved that I’m done with it.

Restaurant Responses

I’ve been here a couple of times, but I don’t come on a regular basis.
I come pretty often. This is my favorite restaurant.
I can’t believe we haven’t seen each other before. I come here at least twice a week.

Movie Response

I came here to see Matrix Revolution. How about you?

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Weather

• Clear
• Cloudy
• Cold
• Cool
• Foggy
• Hot
• Humid
• Rainy
• Snowy
• Stormy
• Sunny
• Warm
• Windy

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