The Largest Library of ESL Conversation Questions

Speaking is a skill that teachers want their students to develop, one of the ways to improve their speaking skills is by asking learners to think about relevant questions.

Making relevant questions strengthens the learning process, fosters a stronger sense of participation, and helps learners become more involved in the learning process.

If you need to use ESL conversation questions, you might want to give these Wordwall games to make your communication classes even more interactive.

In this post, you will finds tips to help you use discussion questions in the classroom, a sample of different conversation and the catalogue of all ESL questions by topics.

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How to use These ESL Conversation Questions

Using conversation questions in the classroom has lots of benefits:

• Teachers can provide conversation questions to students in advance so students have time to think about it after classes. This is recommended when you are teaching low-level students.

• Students can make groups and practice with their peers in classes so they can learn about their weaknesses and strengths when interacting with others.

• Teachers can reduce teacher talking time since students are the ones doing the interaction with others. Teachers can make contributions to the conversation but they don’t have an active role in them.

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ESL Conversation Game

I have chosen different ESL conversation questions from different categories and included them in this set.

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Conversation Questions by Topic

These are some examples of ESL Conversation Questions by topic that you can use right but remember that you will find posts that explore these topics and other topics thoroughly

Let’s begin with sports

• Who is your favorite soccer team?
• Who do you think will win the next World Cup?
• Who is the best soccer player in the world right now?
• What is your favorite soccer memory?
• Have you ever met a sports celebrity?
• Would you like to play sport for a living?
• Have yo ever attended a soccer match?

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Time to discuss movies

• How often do you watch movies?
• How often do you go to the movies?
• Do you usually watch movies on pirate sites?
• What’s better for you? Going to the theaters or streaming a movie at home?
• What do you think about superhero movies?
• Have you ever cried during a film?
• Have you watched any Tarantino movies?

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Time to talk about Dreams

• Do you remember your dreams?
• Do you try to interpret your dreams?
• Do dreams have any influence on your life?
• Do dreams influence desires and thoughts?
• Do your dreams ever affect your moods?
• Do dreams predict the future?

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These are some conversation questions about minimalism:

• What’s minimalism?
• Do you know people who try to live a minimalist life?
• How can you simplify your life?
• Do you accumulate a lot of stuff?
• What aspects of minimalism don’t you like?
• What are some of the benefits of living a minimalist life?
• Are you trying to live a minimalist life?

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Let’s explore what some of your favorite things are:

• What’s your favorite food?
• What’s your favorite fast-food restaurant?
• What’s your favorite kind of music?
• What is your favorite kind of movie?
• What’s your favorite department store?
• What’s your favorite anime?
• What are some of your favorite YouTube channels?

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Let’s analyze hypothetical situations

• What would you do if somebody stole your car?
• What would you do if you saw a man trying to steal your car?
• Where would you live if you could live anywhere?
• If you were powerful enough to change the world, what would you change?
• If you were given three wishes, what would you wish for?

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Check these “have you ever conversation questions”

• Have you ever lost your wallet?
• Have you ever shot a gun?
• Have you been abroad?
• Have you ever broken a bone?
• Have you ever skipped classes?
• Have you ever had a car accident?
• Have you ever get lost in a mountain?

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Love is a very powerful thing

• How do you define love?
• Can you define love in 5 words?
• How romantic are you?
• Have you been in love?
• How can you be sure that you love someone?
• Do you love someone?

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These are some questions to talk about how often you do things.

• How often do you go to the cinema?
• How often do you play soccer?
• How often do you watch horror movies?
• How often do you Play video games?
• How often do you go running?
• How often do you go to bed past midnight?

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Let’s learn about your thoughts on Thanksgiving

• What do you know about Thanksgiving?
• Is Thanksgiving celebrated in your country?
• What foods do you usually eat for Thanksgiving?
• What time do people start eating during Thanksgiving?
• What do you do after Thanksgiving dinner?

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I love different types of entertainment, how about you?

• What were some of the TV Shows or cartoons that you watched when you were a child?
• Who don’t you like to be with while watching television?
• What is your favorite TV Show character?
• Do you watch soap operas? Does anyone in your family do it? If so who?
• What do you think about sports channels?

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Let’s talk about social media

• What social networks do you usually use?
• What social networks did you use to have?
• How much time do you spend on social media?
• What are some benefits of having social networks in our lives?
• What are some bad points of having social networks?

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You love music, don’t you?

• What kind of music do you like?
• What type of music do you dislike?
• How often do you like to music?
• Where do you listen to music?
• Do you listen to music on Spotify?
• Do you usually go to concerts?
• Have you ever paid for Spotify or YouTube Music Premium?

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Let’s talk about friendship

• Are you a social person?
• What’s a friend?
• What makes a good friend?
• What makes a bad friend?
• Do you make friends easily?
• Do you make friends easily?
• Have you ever met a person and become friends very quickly?

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Are you scared about Death?

• What do you believe happens to us after we die?
• How do you think death affects those left behind?
• Are your life-after-death beliefs linked to a particular religion?
• How do you think our understanding of death has changed over time?

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