Concept-checking questions (CCQs):

Do you use it to serve the food or to eat the food? (SERVE FOOD) Do you use to serve soup? (YES)

Personalized questions:

When was the last time you used a ladle

Examples:

Give me a sentence using ladle

Pictures:

Concept-checking questions (CCQs)

Did it happen in the past? (YES) Do I play in a band now? (NO)

Personalized questions:
What did you use to do in your teens/as a child?

Examples

Form a sentence with “used to”.

Pictures:

I used to play in a band when I was in my teens.

Timeline:

I used to play in a band when I was in my teens.

Concept-checking questions (CCQs)

Is it a funny movie? (NO) Do you feel relaxed when you watch it? (NO) Do you feel anxious/excited when you watch it? (YES)

Personalized questions

What’s your favorite thriller?

Examples

Give me an example of a thriller.

Pictures:

Concept-checking questions (CCQs)

Do I have a lot of money? (NO) Am I going to stop working? (NO) Is this situation real or imaginary? (IMAGINARY)

Personalized questions

What would you do if you had a lot of money?

Examples:

Can you create a sentence using the same structure

Timelines: