piatok 29. júna 2018

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Everyday Knowledge

Is a lettuce a fruit or a vegetable?
a) fruit b) vegetable c) berry

Who was the first president of the Czech Republic?
a) Vaclav Havel b) Vaclav Klaus c) Milos Zeman

Who was the fourth president of the USA? (George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson)
a) James Madison b) James Monroe c) John Quincy Adams

What is the official seat of the European Parliament?
a) Paris b) Marseille c) Strasbourg

How many countries are in the EU?
a) 17 b) 27 c) 28

Who wrote the play Hamlet?
a) William Shakespeare b) Mark Twain c) Charles Dickens

How many plays did William Shakespeare write?
a) 27 b) 37 c) 47

What is the speed of sound?
a) 12 kilometres per hour b) 123 kilometres per hour c) 1,236 kilometres per hour

Where is Stonehenge?
a) Scotland b) England c) Ireland

How old is Stonehenge?
a) 500 years b) 5,000 years c) 50,000 years

What is the sixth largest country in the world?
a) Brazil b) Australia c) India

What is a nickname for Robert?
a) Joey b) Jack c) Bob

Do you know all the answers?

Father’s Day

ESL / EFL questions:

When is Father’s Day?
Do you celebrate this day?

Do you give a present to your father?
What present did you give last?

Did you give a tie?
Do you spend this day with your father?

What is your father’s favourite meal?
Can you cook his favourite meal?

Do you take after your father or mother?
Do you get along with your father?

Do you watch football with him?
What is the best advice your father has given you?

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Leisure Activities

ESL / EFL questions:

What sport do you enjoy?
Why do people devote themselves to sports?

Do they try to improve their health?
Do you go hiking?

Do you go cycling?
Do you have a mountain or road bike?

What sport do you do in summer?
Do you like swimming in a pond, lake or the sea?

Have you ever been diving?
What sport do you do in winter?

Do you go cross-country skiing?
Do you go snowboarding?

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štvrtok 21. júna 2018

World Oceans Day

ESL / EFL questions:

When is World Oceans Day? (June 8)
What country proposed this annual event?

Are oceans important?
What do the oceans provide?

Do they provide food or transportation?
Is the future of the oceans our responsibility?

How many oceans are there in the world?
What is the largest and deepest ocean?

Do you know any water sports?
Do you like waterskiing or windsurfing?

Would you go skurfing?
Have you ever gone kitesurfing?

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Books

ESL / EFL questions:

Do you like reading?
Do you prefer reading fiction or non-fiction?

What is your favourite book? What is it about?
Who is your favourite writer?

Do you like detective stories?
Do you like science fiction stories?

What is the longest book you have ever read?
Is there a book that you have read more than once?

What was the last book that you read?
Have you ever read a book and then watched the movie? Which was better?

Do you have a library card? How often do you go to the library?
Do you read magazines or newspapers?

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Everyday Knowledge

Is a broccoli a fruit or a vegetable?
a) fruit b) vegetable c) berry

Who is the president of the Slovak Republic?
a) Rudolf Schuster b) Ivan Gasparovic c) Andrej Kiska

Who is the president of the USA?
a) George W. Bush b) Barack Obama c) Donald Trump

Who wrote Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland?
a) Lewis Carroll b) Mark Twain c) Charles Dickens

Where does Alice fall?
a) into a river b) into a rabbit hole c) into a ditch

Where is the Statue of Liberty?
a) London b) Paris c) New York

How tall is the Statue of Liberty?
a) 9.3 m b) 93 m c) 193 m

What river flows through London?
a) the Thames b) the Danube c) the Seine

Which place is used as a royal home?
a) Buckingham Palace b) Balmoral c) the Houses of Parliament

How long has Queen Elizabeth been queen?
a) 30 years b) 40 years c) more than 50 years

What is the fifth largest country in the world?
a) the USA b) China c) Brazil

What is a nickname for Joseph?
a) Joey b) Jack c) Bob

Do you know all the answers?

utorok 19. júna 2018

Education

ESL / EFL questions:

Do you think education is important?
What was your favourite subject at school?

Did you like literature?
Did you like maths?

Did you like geography or biology?
What age do children start elementary school?

How long is compulsory education?
What are the most popular secondary schools?

Did you go to grammar school or vocational school?
Would you study at business school or technical school?

Would you study at medical school?
Did you (or are you going to) study at university?

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Health

ESL / EFL questions:

Do you feel healthy?
Do you eat healthy food?

What healthy food do you eat?
Do you eat unhealthy food?

How often do you exercise?
How often do you go to the doctor?

When were you last ill?
When did you last have a sore throat?

Do you often have a headache?
How often do you have a stomachache?

Did you have chickenpox as a child?
Are you afraid of needles?

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Everyday Knowledge

Is a cabbage a fruit or a vegetable?
a) fruit b) vegetable c) berry

Who was the third president of the Slovak Republic?
a) Michal Kovac b) Rudolf Schuster c) Ivan Gasparovic

Who was the third president of the USA?
a) George Washington b) John Adams c) Thomas Jefferson

Who is the main character of the novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz?
a) Juliet b) Dorothy c) Tom

What is her dog’s name?
a) Toto b) Tatu c) Tattoo

What is the capital of France?
a) Paris b) Marseille c) Strasbourg

Where is the Eiffel Tower?
a) London b) Paris c) New York

How tall is the Eiffel Tower?
a) 124 m b) 224 m c) 324 m

Who is the queen of Great Britain?
a) Elizabeth I b) Elizabeth II c) Prince Harry

What are the Queen’s favourite animals?
a) birds b) cats c) dogs

What is the fourth largest country in the world?
a) the USA b) China c) Brazil

What is a nickname for John?
a) Joey b) Jack c) Bob

Do you know all the answers?

pondelok 18. júna 2018

Everyday Knowledge

Is a cucumber a fruit or a vegetable?
a) fruit b) vegetable c) berry

Who was the second president of the Slovak Republic?
a) Michal Kovac b) Rudolf Schuster c) Ivan Gasparovic

Who was the second president of the USA?
a) George Washington b) John Adams c) Thomas Jefferson

What countries border Germany to the east?
a) Poland and the Czech Republic b) Austria and Switzerland

What countries border Germany to the south?
a) Poland and the Czech Republic b) Austria and Switzerland

What is the capital of Austria?
a) Linz b) Salzburg c) Vienna

What is the capital of Switzerland?
a) Bern b) Geneva c) Zurich

How many sides does a triangle have?
a) three b) four c) five

How many sides does a rectangle have?
a) three b) four c) five

What is the third largest country in the world?
a) Russia b) Canada c) the USA

Who was the first man on the Moon?
a) Neil Armstrong b) Louis Armstrong c) Yuri Gagarin

Where is most of the world’s coffee produced?
a) India b) Colombia c) Brazil

Do you know all the answers?

The Internet

ESL / EFL questions:

Do you like surfing the Internet?
What websites do you visit most often?

How often do you check your emails?
Do you have more than one email address?

Do you use Twitter or Skype?
Do you have a Facebook page?

How do you keep in touch with friends?
Do you visit chat rooms?

Do you read news on the Internet?
What is your favourite news site?

Do you listen to music on the Internet?
Do you watch movies on the Internet?

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Mother’s Day

ESL / EFL questions:

Do you know the origin of Mother’s Day?
When is it celebrated?

Who celebrates this day?
Do you celebrate this day?

Do you spend this day with your mother?
What do children do on this day?

Do they give flowers to their mother?
Do they give presents?

Do they do the household chores?
Should they help their mother only on this day?

Why is Mother’s Day celebrated?
Where did it originate?

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pondelok 4. júna 2018

Shopping

ESL / EFL questions:

Do you like shopping?
How often do you go shopping?

Do you like window shopping?
Do you shop in supermarkets?

Where do you usually buy food?
Where do you usually buy clothes?

What did you buy last for yourself?
What did you buy last for someone else?

Do you like buying presents?
Are you saving?

How do you usually pay? (cash, by credit card)
If you could buy your parents anything in the world, what would it be?

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Everyday Knowledge

Is a pumpkin a fruit or a vegetable?
a) fruit b) vegetable c) berry

Who was the first president of the Slovak Republic?
a) Michal Kovac b) Rudolf Schuster c) Ivan Gasparovic

Who was the first president of the USA?
a) George Washington b) John Adams c) Thomas Jefferson

What countries border France to the east?
a) Germany, Switzerland and Italy b) Spain and Andorra

What countries border France to the south?
a) Germany, Switzerland and Italy b) Spain and Andorra

What is the capital of Spain?
a) Barcelona b) Seville c) Madrid

What is the capital of Italy?
a) Rome b) Palermo c) Venice

What river flows through Rome?
a) the Thames b) the Tiber c) the Seine

What is the main ingredient in pasta?
a) sugar b) flour c) flower

What is the second largest country in the world?
a) Russia b) Canada c) the USA

How fast can a bear run? (1 mile = 1609 metres)
a) 15 miles per hour b) 25 miles per hour c) 35 miles per hour

How fast can a person run?
a) 9 miles per hour b) 19 miles per hour c) 29 miles per hour

Do you know all the answers?

Everyday Knowledge

Is an olive a fruit or a vegetable?
a) fruit b) vegetable c) berry

When did Hungary become a member of the EU?
a) in 1994 b) in 2004 c) in 2014

Is Cyprus in the EU?
a) Yes, it is. b) No, it isn’t. c) I don’t know.

What is the capital of Cyprus?
a) Famagusta b) Paphos c) Nicosia

How many people live in Cyprus?
a) 0.12 million b) 1.17 million c) 11.7 million

Who wrote Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland?
a) Lewis Carroll b) Mark Twain c) Charles Dickens

What does Alice see when she is sitting on the bank?
a) a chicken b) a rabbit c) a kangaroo

How many sides does a triangle have?
a) three b) four c) five

How many sides does a square have?
a) three b) four c) five

How many oceans are there in the world?
a) 4 b) 5 c) 6

What is the largest country in the world?
a) Russia b) Canada c) the USA

What is our galaxy called?
a) Kit Kat b) Snickers c) Milky Way

Do you know all the answers?