Looking for an intermediate-level general conversation lesson? This article is perfect- it goes through 10 different “relaxation” activities and how to make the most out of each of them.
You can check out the article here → 10 Ways to Escape Reality and Relax
After reading through the article with your student, you can use these discussion questions to help the class flow smoothly:
Do you find time during the week to relax?
What is your favorite way to relax?
In your opinion, what is the most relaxing activity?
Do any of the activities from the article not seem relaxing to you?
If you had more time to relax, what would you do?
How can you make more time for relaxation?
And here are some vocabulary/ phrases that you might want to review with your student:
| deluge | To dabble (dabbling) | emulation |
| compelling | ‘literally can’t…’ | intimidating |
| ‘social pressure ‘ | to push yourself | to wager |
| vicariously | to brush up on | to wrestle with |
| heck | to have an urge | to take up (something) |
| rudimentary | burnout | ‘chances are’ |
Any other interesting discussion questions you would use? Comment them below!
Katie
Katie is a native New Yorker living in Italy and a former Head of Tutors at Fluentify. As a tutor at Fluentify, she specialized in the job search process, interview preparation, and business English.