Let's Talk About Current Events | 8 Small Talk Topics | English Speaking Practice | ESL

Let's talk about current events. Here are 8 topics to practice: in the news, building on fire, potholes, the mall closing, a concert coming to town, sports, the Olympics and the weather. Each topic is color coded and illustrated for better understanding. This is an interactive listening and speaking video. This will build your English speaking skills and fluency. There is no background music. Have fun talking about current events and speak English now.

Language in use:

Did you catch the news today? No. What happened?
Did you hear about that fire? Yes, I did. Terrible.
There are too many potholes! I wish the city would fix them!
I heard that the mall is closing. I believe it! Nobody goes there anymore!
My favorite band is coming to town. Let's get tickets!
Did you watch the game last night? Yeah, it was really good.
Have you been watching the Olympics? Yes, It's been super exciting!
It's been raining every day this week! I'm so sick of it!

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This channel is designed for students, teachers and anyone wanting to learn English. Improve your American Accent / spoken English and real life English conversation as the basis for teaching how to speak English and how to sound American -- improve listening comprehension skills. Study English vocabulary and English phrases such as phrasal verbs, as well as common expressions in English. Learn American idioms and American slang.

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