Seabra Idiomas - English for executives and adult students

1. Are you trying to learn anything these days? Is there something you want to study? 2.  How important is education? 3.  Does your country have a good education system? What are its strengths and weaknesses? 4.  Which countries have the best schools and universities? Why are they considered good? 5.  Is education only for the young? What things should people learn as they grow up? What should people learn after they have grown up? 6.  Henry Ford said, "Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty. Anyone who keeps learning stays young." Do you agree? Why? 7.  Do you enjoy learning new things? Give an example if you can. 8.  Does studying make you tired? Is it hard work? How can a student get energy for study? 9.  What characteristics should a good teacher have? 10.  Have you ever considered becoming a teacher? Why or why not? 11.  Who has taught you a lot in your life? 12.  Some people learn on their own. What thin...

Conversation Questions 1. Are you addicted to anything? 2.  What is the difference between a habit and an addiction? 3 . Do you have any harmless bad habits? Do they annoy other people? 4 . What are some good habits that you would like to have? 5 . Are you addicted to any television shows? Which shows? How serious is your addiction? 6 . Smartphones are taking more and more of our attention. Are you addicted to your phone? 7 . How much a person should drink to be considered an alcoholic? 8 . What is the most addictive substance in the world? What makes it addictive? 9 . Which addictions are safer than others? Is it okay to be addicted to something like coffee? 10. Have you ever broken an addiction to something? How did you do it? How hard was it to give that thing up? 11.  Some people replace one addictive behavior with another. Can you think of an example? 12.  Is it true that giving up smoking means you are going to gain weight? How can this problem be solved? 13 . What...

Image credit: freepik.com ⏺ Generally speaking, "wait for" is mostly used to say that you're expecting someone or something and be prepared to deal with him, her, or it. Examples: ⮚ When the thieves left the building, the police were waiting for them. ⮚  An envelope was waiting for her when she got home. ⮚  We're waiting for the bus. ⮚  Barbara had a cup of coffee waiting for you, along with a plate of cookies. ========= ========= ⏺  "Wait on" means to serve food and drink, especially to customers in a restaurant or, to postpone or, delay something. Examples: ⮚  The staff who waited on us at dinner were excellent. ⮚  She waited on tables (= served meals as a job) to earn some extra money. ⮚  What are they waiting on ? They're waiting on the jury's veridict to decide what we'll be the next steps. ========= ========= But, there are some grammatical differences between the United States and the United Kingdom English. ⏺ Americans use ...