Bits and pieces...: P.E.T.

1. What do you like doing in your free time? Do you prefer doing acting or restful?

In my free time I like to relax in my house, but sometimes I meet my friends and we go to play football or we go to the cinema.

2. Do you enjoy listening to music? What kinds of music do you like?

I like listening to music because it helps me relax. I don't prefer a special kind of music , I listen to different kinds.

3. Tell us about your English teacher?

Our English teacher is a very good teacher and friendly with the children. Also she has a great sense of humor and she tells us jokes all the time to reduce boredom and have fun.

4. Do you enjoy studying English?

I like to study English, but sometimes we have a lot of homework so I don't enjoy it very much. Generally, I prefer to study English than my school subjects.

5. Do you think English will be useful for you in the future?

I think that English is the most important language from all the other languages and it is very useful for a child's future. That is, because English is the global language, so if you travel to other countries you can communicate with local people better. Also, if you want to find a job in the future, English is one of the most important qualifications.

Tuesday, November 12, 2013

Personal Speaking Questions

10) What do you like doing in your free time? Do you prefer doing something active or restful?

In my free time I like to do many things. Firstly, if I am tired I like doing something restful like listening to music which is very relaxing for me, or playing with my dog. But quite often I like doing active things. I like playing football and volleyball with my friends. Futhermore, I like cycling. Also, I like going out with my friends and having a great time with them.

11) Do you enjoy listening to music? What kinds of music do you like?

I really enjoy listening to music. If I am tired I relax by listening to slow music. But my favourite type is pop music. Pop music makes me dance.

12) Tell us about your English teacher.

My English teacher is called Christina. She is very beautiful and a good teacher. She teaches us a lot of new things which are very important for our lives and she always hopes the best for us!

13) Do you enjoy studying English?

I enjoy studying English because I obtain valuable knowledge. Also, I learn new things that will be useful for me in the future. However, sometimes I am bored with all the excercises that we have to do.

14) Do you thing English will be useful for you in the future?

I think English will be very useful for me in the future. English is a global language so it's very important for me to know this language. Also, if I know English I can travel anywhere I want. Moreover, I can use this language after I set up my own business and then, if I communicate with local and foreign customers, I will be a successful person.

Monday, November 11, 2013

Personal Speaking Questions Stage 1

Personal Speaking Questions Stage 1

10) What do you like doing in your free time? Do you prefer doing something active or restful?

To be honest, I don't have much free time, but in my free time (but when I do) I usually do something restful. I am keen on reading books and watching movies (especially crime movies with adventure and mystery). I also enjoy listening to music and sketching. However, I like doing active things too. I love hanging out with my friends and going to the cinema. I also like dancing and I have dance lessons five times a week.

11) Do you enjoy listening to music? What kinds of music do you like?

I love listening to music, because it makes me happy and helps me when I need to relax. My favourite kind of music is Rock. I listen to music everyday, when I study, when I go and when I return from school and even when I am trying to sleep. Music is a very important part of my life and I couldn't live without listening to music.

12) Tell us about your English teacher.

Our English teacher is called Miss Christina and she is a very innovative and creative teacher. She helps us learn English in many different ways like playing games, using the computer and reading world-famous English books. She is very funny and friendly with everyone and we have a great time in class. However, she is strict when it is necessary and in my opinion that is a very good ability too. To sum up, Miss Christina is one of the best teachers I've ever had.

13) Do you enjoy studying English?

I enjoy studying English, because - except from the fact that I like all the foreign laguages - I believe English is the most important language and it will be very useful for me in the future because I want to travel and live abroad.

14) Do you think English will be useful for you in the future?

There are many reasons I believe English will be useful for me in the future. Firstly, because English is our global language and if you know English you can communicate easily with everyone. Moreover, an English certificate is an essential qualfication for almost every kind of occupation. Also, by learning English we broaden our knowledge and it give us some further education. In addition, English will be very useful for me because I want to travel and live abroad.

Personal Speaking Questions Stage 1

10) What do you like doing in your free time? Do prefer doing something active or restful?

I like doing plenty of things in my free time, both active and restful. First and foremost, I enjoy hanging out with my friends. When we meet we usually go downtown at a cafe, or we go to the cinema. We sometimes organize parties on Saturdays. Another active thing I love doing is playing volleyball. I'm a player in a team and I practice twice a week. In addition to that, I'm keen on reading books with adventure or fiction and especially English. Also, I really like listening to music.

11) Do you enjoy listening to music? What kinds of music do you like?

I really enjoy listening to music, because it gives me energy, it makes me cheerful and sometimes I need it to relax. My favourite sorts are trance, elecrto and generally dance. I listen to music when I am in my bedroom by my computer, or when I walk down the street from my phone. I often listen to music when I study.

12) Tell us about your English teacher.

Miss Christina is a young brilliant teacher with many abilities. She is also creative and that's because she doesn't want us to learn something only in an ordinary way, but she teaches with alternative ones (for instance by using a computer and the Internet), which turn out to be really useful. However, she is strict whenever it's necessary. Apart from that, Miss Christina is friendly with all of her students and she encourages them for the best.

13) Do you enjoy studying English?

I enjoy studying English, because it's a further useful education, which affects positively the way I think and behave. I'm incredibly proud of the fact that I'm studying it with success.

14) Do you think English will be useful for you in the future?

Of course I believe English will be useful for me in the future; firstly in travelling, because it's an important qualification, as it is the universal language. It's also a means of communication that helps us to speak with people from foreign countries and learn different things about their culture. That means that by learning English our mind's cultivation is extended.Then, English helps me obtain knowledge that will be an inevitable part of my life, because I want to study and live abroad.

Saturday, November 9, 2013

Personal Speaking Questions 3

What do you like doing in your free time ? Do you prefer doing acting or restful ?

In my free time I really enjoy hanging out with my friends, playing computer games and listening to music . I find ~~very boring~~ doing restful things very boring so I prefer doing active things like playing football, going to the cinema, going cycling and going to the town centre with my friends .

Do you enjoy listening to music ? What kinds of music do you like ?

As I said, I thing music is a very important part of my life. ~~Always~~ when I come back from school I always ~~am going~~ go to my room and I ~~am listening~~ listen to music for thirty minutes to relax from school. That helps me to do my homework happily and easily. There are many kinds of music that I like but I think rap and pop are the most amazing! One of my favourite group is Mellises. Every day I listen to almost five of their songs.

Tell us about your Englisch teacher.

My teacher is fantastic. She always has a big smile on her face. She wants us to improve and learn the English language in the best way. I think that sometimes she is very strict with us but this can't stop us from loving her. Also she is very beautiful, clever and very creative.

Do you enjoy studing English?

Yes, I really enjoy studing English. I believe that it is very interesting and exciting. Also by learning English you can see the culture and the attractions of England.

Do you thing English will be useful for you in the future?

Yes, of cousrse. English is the global language and almost all the world can speak it .So when you want to communicate with people from the other side of world, it is easy to have a good conversation with them if you speak English fluently.

Wednesday, November 6, 2013

Personal Speaking Questions 3

PET PERSONAL SPEAKING QUESTIONS STAGE 1

11. What do you like doing in your free time? Do you prefer doing something active or something restful ?
In my free time I like playing with my friends, playing computer games or reading books. Usually I prefer something active like playing volleyball or cycling.

12.Do you enjoy listening to music? What kind of music do you like?
I really enjoy listening to music. I think it is an incredibly relaxing way. I like jazz music, rock and pop.

13. Tell us about your English teacher.
My English teacher is very beautiful !!! She has black long hair. She is polite, clever and very creative!!! Also she is a very good teacher.

14.Do you enjoy studying English?
To say the truth I didn't like learning English, but since I started using it more often, I am having fun and I really enjoy it.

14.Do you think English will be useful for you in the future?
English is one of the most popular and most spoken languages in the world.You are able to communicate with everyone around you.Also English is a very important qualification.

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11.What do you like doing in your free time?Do you prefer doing something active or something restful?
In my free time I usually watch TV,playing computer games,listening to music or read a book. I don't have so much free time these days because I have a lot of homework but I usually read a small book or watch a movie. These are restful things but as I said before I don't have so much free time to do something active. But I am having ballet lessons three times a week so I exercise a lot.

12.Do you enjoy listening to music?What kind of music do you like?
I really enjoy listening to music because it relaxes me.I usually listen to pop music. If I like a song I find the lyrics and then I sing karaoke. Sometimes I read the review of this song but not very often because I don't care so much what the other people say.

13.Tell us about your English Teacher
My English teacher is very beautiful with black long hair. She is very kind and funny.We always learn further information about English and England and we always enjoy the lesson with her.

14.Do you enjoy studying English?
Yes, I really enjoy studying English because it is an excellent and a not very difficult language. I also learn new vocabulary and I improve my grammar.

15.Do you think English will be useful for you in the future?
Yes, because it is an global language and I obtain valuable information from it. It will be useful if I travel to another country and I want to communitate with other people or set up my own business.

Monday, October 14, 2013

PET Speaking Questions

Do you come from a large or a small family?
In my family there are the four of us: my mum called Androniki, who is a school consultant, my dad called John, who is a civil engineer, my 11-year-old sister called Marianna and I. We aren't a large family but we are happy together.

Do you often see your grandparents?

In fact, I see my mum's parents every day because they live in the same apartment block with us, (comma) but to be honest I don't often see my dad's mother.

Do you get on well with your sister and what kind of things do you do together?

Actually, a few years ago we didn't get on well with my sister at all. She didn't ~~behave good~~ treat me well, so we used to quarrel all the time. However, now she has changed a lot. She isn't rude to me anymore and we can do lot of things together. We are going (go: present simple for habits) shopping, we are chatting (chat) ~~and~~ we are having (have) fun and we play many games together.

Sunday, October 13, 2013

PET Speaking Stage 1

Do you come from a large or a small family?

There are the three of us in my family. My mum, my dad and I. We aren't a big family, (comma) but we have fun together !

Do you often see your grandpareds?

Yes, I do. Every weekend I go to my village Ptsideros where my grandpa lives. There, I stay for one day and on Sunday evening I come back to Heraklion.

Do you get on well with your cousins?

Yes, I do. I have got eight cousins and ~~the~~ most of them are babies. They are so cute and I love them... I think that they love me too !

What kind of things do you do together?

Every weekend I see my cousins because they live in my village and I can't see them the other days . So every Saturday and Sunday we go to the village's playground where they play on the slide and swings.

Personal Speaking Questions 2

Speaking Questions

Do you come from a big or a small family ? I come from a big family I have a brother and two sisters.
Do you often see your grandparents ? My grandfathers and one of my grandmothers have died so I have only a grandmother but I go to my village twice a month.
Do you get on well with your brother and sisters ? I haven't got any problem with my brother and my sisters. We do lots of things together and we love each other deeply.
What kind of things do you do together ? Usually we play board games and we watch movies at the cinema. We always have a great time together.

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Speaking Questions

Where do you live ? I was born in Heraklion and I 've lived here ever since.
Can you tell me something about your town ? Heraklion is the capital of Crete. It is a picturesque place with many shops, restaurants, museums etc.
Do you work or are you a student ? I'm a student of the 1st Grade of Junior High School in Heraklion.
What do you like about yor school ? My school is spacious and modern. It has been recently renovated. It has a big school yard too.
What time do you go to school ? I get up at 7.00 o'clock every day. At 8.45 I meet my friends and we all together go to school.
What time do you come home from school ? The school finishes at 2.00 o'clock but usually I come home at 2.15 every day.

Speaking questions

1. Do you come from a large family or small family?

There are three of us in my family. My mother,my father and I. I also have one dog whose name is Candy and one turtle. My father also has an impressive aquarium.

2. Do you often see your grandparents?

Actually, I see my father's parents every day because we live in the same block of flats, (commas!) but I usually see my mother's parents ~~usually~~ at the weekends.

3. Do you get on well with your friends?

I get on well with my friends. Sometimes we have an argument but we always make up again. I remember a huge argument that we had and we were not friends (we had fallen out) for months. But now we are true friends again.

4. What kind of things do you do together?

We usually hang out or we go to Tallos and watch a movie. We always have a great time together.

Saturday, October 12, 2013

Personal Speaking Questions Stage 1

7) Do you come from a large or a small family?

In my family there are four of us. My mother (42 years old) and father (47 years old), who are employees, I (14 years old) and my twenty-year old brother. He is a football player and a student in university. We also have three pets, two dogs and one cat, so except them I come from a normal family.

8) Do you often see your grandparents?

Actually, I live in the same apartment block with my mother's parents, so I see them everyday! But on the other hand, I usually see twice a month my father's parents twice a month.

9) Do you get on with your brother? What kind of things do you do together?

To be honest a few years ago, I didn't get on with my brother, because I wasn't a teenager, (comma) so we didn't have a lot of things in common, but now we get on really well. We usually say how was our day in school was, or volleyball training. Some other times we exchange opinions about songs, films and clothes. We are good friends and we trust our secrets to each other. Furthermore, we watch films or our favourite series together. However, we play with our pets too. We haven't been down town together yet, because he spends most of his spare time with his own friends, so when we are both at home, we spend quality time together.

Tuesday, October 8, 2013

Personal Speaking Questions

1. Where do you live or where do you come from?

I am from Heraklion and I have been living here since I was born. The area where I live in is called Mastabas and it's a popular area full of shops and cafes.

2. Can you tell me something about your town?

My town is big. It has many cafeterias shops and other places where you can go and spend your time. Futhermore, my town has hospitals, banks, sports centres and other facilities.

3. Do you work or are you a student?

I am a student of the third grade at junior high school. My school is near the city centre and it's called Kapetanakio. It's very big and beautiful.

4. What do you like about your school?

My school is very clean and this is something that I really like. Also it's big and very beautiful. Futhermore, it has a computer room and a chemistry room where we can carry out experiments and learn different things.

5. What time do you go to school?

Every day I go to school at 8 am but it is 15 minutes on foot from my house so I must leave 15 minutes earlier.

6. What time do you come home from school?

School finishes at 2 pm but it is a long way back home so I arrive about 15 or 20 minutes later.

Questions about me

1. Where do you live?
I live in Hearklion and I'm very happy about that because Heraklion is a great city.

2. Can you tell me something about your town?
Heraklion is the capital of Crete. There is a big town centre with shops, cafes and restaurants. Also, a good thing about Heraklion is that it is very close to the sea and you can visit the coast whenever you want.

3. Do you work or are you a student?
I am a student and I am in the second grade of junior high school.

4. What do you like about your school?
I think my school is very good because it is new and it isn't very old like other schools. Also,I like my school because it has a very big yard. (use the new words more!)

5. What time do you go to school?
In the mornings, I leave the house at 8.00 o'clock. I go to school by car and I arrive there at 8.10.

6. What time do you come home from school?
I come home from school at 2.20 in the afternoon. I leave school at 2.00 o'clock, but I go home on foot, so I need 20 minutes to arrive home.

Monday, October 7, 2013

Speaking Questions

1. Where do you live?
I was born in Heraklion and I have lived here ever since.

2. Can you tell me something about your town?
Heraklion is the capital of Crete. It has many attractions to see and a lot of shops,restaurants etc. Holidays in Heraklion means:hot weather and beach. It is a beautiful place.

3. Do you work or are you a student?
I am a student and I go to Junior High School.

4. What do you like about your school?
I like the the very big schoolyard because we do a lot of things and the building because it has great facilities.

5. What time do you go to school?
I usually go to school at 8 o'clock but sometimes I go there earlier.

6. What time do you come from school?
In the Junior Hight School we have 7 hours every day so I come back at 2 o'clock.