English Conversation Questions

Rules

Questions

1. Don’t multitask: Why is it so hard to focus sometimes?
2. Don’t pontificate: Do some people always try to make a point when they speak?
3. Use open-ended questions: How is your week?
4. Go with the flow: Do you always say what’s on your mind? Why or why not?
5. Admit that you don’t know: Why is it hard to admit that we don’t know sometimes?
6. Don’t repeat yourself: Does your father/grandfather repeat himself a lot?
7. Listen: Do you prefer to talk or to listen?
8. Be brief: Who speaks the most in your family?

Videos

When your job hinges on how well you talk to people, you learn a lot about how to have conversations — and that most of us don’t converse very well. Celeste Headlee has worked as a radio host for decades, and she

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knows the ingredients of a great conversation: Honesty, brevity, clarity and a healthy amount of listening. In this insightful talk, she shares 10 useful rules for having better conversations. “Go out, talk to people, listen to people,” she says. “And, most importantly, be prepared to be amazed.”

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Category:  Psychology
Keywords: Rules | Speaking | Words
What, exactly, is a sandwich? And who decides? The answer is a whole lot more complicated than you might expect. Between government regulatory agencies and internet chat rooms, deciding whether a burrito or a hot dog

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checks the “sandwich” box depends a lot on who you ask.

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Category:  Food
Keywords: Rules | Snacks

Vocabulary:
cove
secluded
float
shore
anchor
lighthouse
greenhouse
handsaw
hammer
power tool
nail
board (noun)
ton
land sick
biomass
canoe
paddle
real estate
prosper
fulfilled

Expressions:
subsistence living
hon

Vocabulary:
word
word
word
word
word
word
word
word
word

Expressions:
expression
expression
expression
expression

Vocabulary:
prestigious
involuntary
swindler
fraudulence
unwarranted
concern
unfounded
impostor
syndrome
faculty
pervasive
prevalent
disproportionately
underrepresented
downplay
abnormality
self-esteem
spiral
accolade
threshold
susceptible
voice (verb)
peer
dismiss
excel
ease
mentor
competence
banish
frank

Expressions:
nagging doubt
shake a feeling
put something to rest
surefire way

Vocabulary:
filmmaker
principle
handcuff
clown
distill
underdog
aspect
familiar
unfamiliar
chopsticks
keyboard
organic
grounded
clarity
stuntman
steady
gag
perfectionist
rhythm
distinct
continuity
elbow
bunch
flail around
unlike
invincible
impressive
humanize
asset
payoff
relentlessness
finale

Expressions:
kick ass
going above and beyond
get smacked in the face
sell a joke

Vocabulary:
explosion
smoke (noun)
engine
unique
pilot
route
unemotional
terror
instant
reach out (to someone)
postpone
urgency
purpose
regret
humanity
ego
reflect
eliminate
frame (verb)
artistic
talent
bawl
miracle

Expressions:
bucket list
brace for impact
mend fences
make sense
connecting dots