Miss Elise
Pronunciation Coach
Secrets to Leading a Successful Conversation Class
Tips to Keep Students Engaged and Talking
As an English instructor, leading dynamic conversation classes is key to creating an enjoyable learning environment and ensuring your students’ success. Discover twelve essential tips to make your conversation classes lively and interactive, leaving students eager to participate and learn.
Advertising
WARM-UP QUOTE: Discuss the following quote. What does it mean? Do you agree?
“Advertising is the art of convincing people to spend money they don’t have for something they don’t need.” – Will Rogers
WHAT:
What is advertising?
What is the strangest ad or commercial that you have seen?
What is the funniest ad or commercial that you have seen?
What makes an ad unforgettable?
What type of ads or commercials tend to grab your attention?
What are all the different places a company can advertise?
What are the most popular ways companies advertise their products?
What company advertises the most in your country?
What is the best form of advertising to reach the largest audience?
What were ads like ten years ago? Have they changed at all?
What ads or commercials have you seen recently that caught your attention?
What ads or commercials annoy you?
What is the point of advertising? Is the point to give you information about products?
What type of information do you get from images of fashion models?
What type of information do ads or commercials give you about a product? Give examples.
What types of services are often advertised?
What is spam or junk mail? Do you get a lot of this? Do you think it should be illegal? Is it different than telemarketing?
What is truth in advertising? Do you feel that most ads you see are legitimate?
What makes someone buy one brand over another?
What are some really popular brands?
WHO:
Does advertising work on you?
Do you end up buying products or services because you saw them advertised?
Do you think advertising can be persuasive? Have you ever bought something because of an ad and later regretted it?
Do you believe in brand loyalty? What does this mean?
Do ads affect your fashion choices?
Do you follow different fashion trends?
What do you think of celebrities who endorse certain products? Is this more persuasive than an average person advertising?
Do you think celebrities use the products they are advertising? (Creams, soaps, sneakers, cars)
Can you name a celebrity who advertises a particular product?
Do you think it is wrong to direct ads and commercials toward children? Why or why not?
Do you think advertising to children should be banned? Why or why not?
What is an example of an ad or commercial used to reach children?
Do you think it is ok for political parties to advertise? Is it fair? Why or why not?
When you watch television, do you mute the commercials? Or do you like watching commercials?
Do you think advertising is bad for society? Why or why not?
Can you think of an advertisement that you particularly dislike at the moment?
What is the most annoying thing that you can think of regarding advertising?
Do you think companies lie or stretch the truth in their commercials and ads? Is this ok?
HOW:
How can companies best reach different age groups?
How easy is it to advertise to specific age groups? Are some age groups more susceptible to advertising than others?
How does advertising connect products to societal status? For example, does wearing certain brands make a difference?
How would you advertise a product you were interested in selling?
How can advertising be either positive or negative?
Do you think that ads make us more materialistic?
How often do you get persuaded to buy something because of an ad or commercial you saw?
How often does online advertising get you to go check out their product? How does this affect your work or studies?
WHERE:
Do you think every country on earth has some advertisement or other?
In which countries are ads censored or monitored?
Do some countries have better ads than others?
Do you find the ads in your country better than this one?
Where should companies not be allowed to advertise?
WHY:
Why is it necessary to advertise? Or is it necessary? Why or why not?
Should all companies be allowed to advertise their products or services, or should certain companies or services be prohibited from doing so? Why or why not?
Do you think there are too many ads on tv, the radio, and the internet? Why/why not?
Why do some tv channels not have commercials?
WHEN:
When should advertisements not be allowed?
When is it the government’s responsibility to ban commercials?