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.
- It has recently been announced that a new high school may be built in your community. Do you support or oppose this plan? Why? Use specific reasons and details in your answer
- What would be some benefits to having a new high school in your community?
- What would be some negatives to having a new high school in your community?
- What could be a compromise between the two viewpoints?
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 |
| clique | (n) small group of people with similar interests Even teachers seemed to form their own cliques among their coworkers. |
| dispute | (n) disagreement or argument The teachers got into a heated dispute. |
| argumentative | (adj) expressing diverging ideas He came off as very argumentative in the discussion. |
| academic | (adj) relating to learning They just wanted a new academic building for their students. |
| renovate | (v) return to a good state The school would be renovated rather than totally rebuilt. |
| unveil | (v) reveal or announce publically They couldn’t wait to unveil the new park to the rest of the community. |
| approve of | (expression) to agree with a decision Does she approve of your actions? |
| belong to | (expression) be a member of They wanted to belong to the new school but they weren’t allowed to. |
| break away | (expression) leave an organization The other teachers decided to break away from the school and start their own. |
| get a run for one’s money | (expression) receiving a challenge The school dispute gave the principal a run for his money in having to make difficult decisions. |
Something Extra
Read the following quote out loud.
“Nothing in the universe can stop you from letting go and starting over.”
― Guy Finley
