Conversation
After a quick greeting, use the following questions as a guideline to form an interesting conversation with your tutor. Feel free to diverge from these suggestions if anything interesting comes up.
- If you could ask a famous person one question, what would you ask? Why? Use specific reasons and details to support your answer.
- What famous person would you want to ask your question?
- What about this question makes it meaningful to ask?
- What answer would you expect to receive from this famous person?
Vocabulary
Skip this section if you have 15 minute plan. Read the word/expression and definition out loud, and your tutor will go over anything you do not understand. Practice creating a sentence or two to make sure you know how to use the word/expression properly.
Vocabulary/ Expressions
| Expression | Definition |
| discussion | (n) the action of talking about something They had a great discussion about what they could do to improve the community. |
| superstar | (n) high-profile and successful performer or athlete The superstar was always being asked questions about what her life was like. |
| curious | (adj) eager to know or learn something The little boy was curious about what his favorite soccer player’s routine was. |
| famous | (adj) known about by many people Since she was famous, she had to be careful about what she posted on social media. |
| inquire | (v) ask for information from someone The girl wanted to inquire about the movie star of what her favorite food was. |
| question | (v) feel or express doubt about something Without all the facts lined up, the detective questioned whether he had the whole truth. |
| spit it out | (expression) informally telling someone to just say their answer or response She told the boy not to hesitate but just to spit it out when answering the question. |
| ask around | (expression) ask a number of people for information or help In order to get the best information for her paper, she had to ask around from many sources. |
| draw upon | (expression) use knowledge, skills, experience toward a goal She was able to draw upon her previous experience as a flight attendant to answer the question. |
| curiosity killed the cat | (expression) being overly curious can get you in troublesome situations When she asked too many personal questions, her mom reminded her that curiosity killed the cat. |
Something Extra
Read the following quote out loud.
“The important thing is to not stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing.”
― Albert Einstein
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