Start with a name, a place, or something you did today. These short A1 and A2 exercises help you build an answer and invite a reply.
Read the question. Say your own answer aloud. Check the example if you need a starting point, then ask the follow-up. You can practice alone or with a partner.
Tell someone your name, where you live, and one thing you like.
My name is ___. I live in ___. I like ___.
My name is Lina. I live in Berlin. I like reading.
Ask something back: “What do you like?”
Try again: Change the interest and introduce yourself again.
Say two things you do on a normal day.
I ___ in the morning. I ___ in the evening.
I walk to work in the morning. I cook in the evening.
Ask something back: “What do you do in the evening?”
Try again: Add one time: at seven, at nine, or at six.
Name a place you like. Say one thing about it.
I like ___. It is ___.
I like the library. It is quiet.
Ask something back: “Is it near your home?”
Try again: Add one thing you do there.
Say what you did and one thing you enjoyed.
Last weekend, I ___. I enjoyed ___ because ___.
Last weekend, I made dinner with a friend. I enjoyed it because we had time to talk.
Ask something back: “What did you make?”
Try again: Try a second answer about a different weekend.
Choose an activity for your next free afternoon.
I’d like to ___. I want to go because ___.
I’d like to visit the museum. I want to go because there is a new photography exhibition.
Ask something back: “Would you like to go alone or with a friend?”
Try again: Suggest a different plan if it rains.
Imagine a partner says, “I started a new hobby.” Ask two questions.
What ___? When ___?
What hobby did you start? When do you practice it?
Ask something back: “What do you enjoy about it?”
Try again: Answer your own questions, then swap roles with a partner.
Pause, use a simpler word, or explain what you mean. Ask for the question again if you need to. You can keep your answer short and add another detail on the next turn.
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