Wacky English Conversation Starters Before: Break up into

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Wacky English Conversation Starters
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• Before
• Break up into pairs. Decide who will be partner A
  and who will be partner B.
• Partner A will go first.
• Discuss the new vocabulary words with the teacher
  and your partner.
• Write the new vocabulary words and the
  definitions in your personal dictionary.

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During

• You have 3-5 minutes to write your response on a
  piece of paper. Then you will exchange your
  responses with your partner. You will take turns
  reading the responses aloud to each other.
• Be spontaneous! Have fun and dont get hung up
  on spelling and grammar. You can be as silly as
  you want to be. Try to top your partners ending.
• Fill in the blank wild card When you come to a
  conversation starter with a _________ you must
  fill in the blank in order to complete the
  exercise.

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After

• Be prepared to share!

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• As you enter your favorite Starbucks you notice
  there is a huge advertisement for a new coffee
  drink. The poster reads _________ .

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• As you are walking down the street with your
  friends and you come upon an elf chasing a wildly
  bucking zebra. The elf is yelling ______ as he

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• On the way to the gym you notice there is a
  brightly painted green and orange van parked on
  the side of the street. Suddenly, four white
  rabbits wearing top hats hop out and.

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• On your way home from a tough day at work you
  stop off at a local restaurant to meet up with
  some friends. As you enter the restaurant the
  waitress points to you, laughs hysterically and
  says

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• You are riding in a taxi. As you pass a
  department store you read an advertisement that
  says ____________ . On the side walk you notice
  there is a group of people watching some sort of
  demonstration. Intrigued, you decide to ask the
  taxi driver to pull over. As you get out of the
  car a little girl grabs you by the sleeve and

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• You are having a casual conversation with a
  parking lot attendant. Suddenly, you hear a cars
  tires screech and a dog jumps out of the car. It
  chases the attendant away. Shocked, you scratch
  your head and say to yourself

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• It has been a long day and you cant wait to get
  home and put your aching feet up on the coffee
  table. As you trudge home from the bus stop, you
  stumble over a shadowy figure sprawled out on the
  pavement. It reaches up, grabs your ankle and
  exclaims

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• You are out dancing at a local night club. Your
  friends have decided to go out to eat. You are
  having a good time but decide to go anyway. As
  you leave the club you pass a woman holding a
  tiny little dog in a large purse. You lean over
  to pet the cute little critter on its head and

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• On the crowded subway ride to work you somehow
  manage to get seat. A young child grabs your
  magazine as you are reading it and throws it on
  the floor. She says in a voice loud enough for
  everyone to hear

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• As you are sitting at home reading the newspaper.
  You suddenly feel a cold wind blow on your neck.
  You turn around and see that a stray cat has
  entered through the front door. You lean down and
  say to your new visitor

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• You are enjoying a quiet conversation with
  friends at your favorite coffee shop. Suddenly,
  you see a huge Panda lumber through the entrance.
  You turn around and

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• On the side walk next to your favorite store you
  notice a huge advertisement for a new soft drink
  called _____________ . The advertisement says.

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• On your way to work early in the morning, you
  notice that there is a large group of people
  standing outside of an office building looking
  up. They are shouting _________ . You strain your
  eyes to see

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• It is 10am and you are late to class. You just
  missed the bus and are waiting for the next one
  to come along. As you are waiting you lean
  against a lamp post and your eyes happen to meet

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• It is 9pm and you are heading home for the night.
  As you are walking, you vaguely notice a strange
  smell. The further you walk, the stronger the
  smell becomes. As you turn the corner you
  discover

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• It has stopped raining and just as you are
  putting your umbrella away, a little old lady
  wearing a straw hat walks up to you and says

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• It is your first time on skis and just as youre
  getting ready to go down the bunny slope. A
  little girl shoots past you and shouts

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• You survived your first time on snow skis and you
  are sitting quietly at the ski lodge next to a
  fire sipping a cup of hot tea when suddenly

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• Youre sitting in a crowded, dark movie theater
  with a group of friends. Unexpectedly, a hand
  reaches over your shoulder and