Great English Speaking Resources for Teachers and Students
Check out all of our great phrases for conversation, categorized by skill level.
Low Beginner
- Greetings
- Introducing self
- Introducing people
- Identifying people, things
- Classroom questions
- Asking for information
- Giving information
- Simple sentences
- Simple questions
- Numbers and counting
- Talking about family
- Talking about favorite things
- Talking about here and now
- Describing people
- Telling time
- Talking about past actions
- Talking about the future
- Talking about life events
- Talking about feelings/health
- Expressing likes and dislikes
- Simple shopping
- Contractions
- Short questions and answers
- Closing a conversation
- Expressing thanks
- Situation: At the store
- Describing a picture
- Talking about occupations
High Beginner
- Introducing others
- Encouraging words
- Buying and selling
- American numbers and prices
- Making suggestions
- Making plans for the weekend
- Asking for favors
- Asking for repetition
- Requesting
- Inviting
- Offering
- Talking about abilities
- Expressing possibility
- Talking about locations
- Asking for directions
- Giving directions
- Asking about place/location
- Talking about travel
- Descriptions
- Like / would like / look like / be like
- Comparing things
- Questions and expressions with time
- Count and non-count nouns in context
- Using measure words
- Telephone talk
- Narrating