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.
- Some people spend their entire lives in one place. Others move a number of times throughout their lives, looking for a better job, house, community, or even climate. Which do you prefer: staying in one place or moving in search of another place? Use reasons and specific examples to support your opinion.
- What are the benefits of living your entire life in one place?
- What are the benefits of moving through their lives?
- Is there a balance between always moving and staying in one place?
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 |
prosperity | (n) state of thriving, being prosperous They sought out a life of prosperity for their family. |
change | (n) act of becoming different He had a difficult time adapting to change. |
established | (adj) been in existence for a while They had built and lived in their established home for decades. |
alternative | (adj) available as another option Living in another state could be an alternative to quitting. |
transfer | (v) move from one place to another The company transferred him to another state. |
remain | (v) stay in the place one has been occupying The girl wanted to remain where she was. |
stay put | (expression) not move She preferred to stay put in her hometown. |
get across | (expression) communicate effectively They tried to get across the opportunities they would have if they moved. |
have against | (expression) disagree He wondered what they had against moving another time. |
rags to riches | (expression) move from poverty to prosperity She told the story of how they went from rags to riches with their hard work. |
Something Extra
Read the following quote out loud.
“Yesterday is not ours to recover, but tomorrow is ours to win or lose.”
― Lyndon B. Johnson