I don’t know about your corner of the world, but here in Central Europe summer has arrived with full force. It’s scorching hot. I finally understand the 3-hour siesta they have in some countries. Who would want to move, or think in this heat? So I cut my students some slack, we play scrabble and have fun. The testing is over, the school term ends in a few days, field trips have been canceled because of Covid-19, there is not much left to do. And did I mention it’s boiling hot and our building doesn’t have AC? Right, so let’s have som fun.
This speaking activity contains 25 fun ESL discussion questions for teenagers and adult learners. (16+, B1+). It is best for small groups or as a pair-work.
The slideshow can be used as a resource for online teaching, just share your screen on Zoom or other app when teaching online. Click on the full screen option in the top right corner of the slideshow and your whole group can discuss or if you want to use the activity in smaller groups, assign your students into breakout rooms and send them the PDF with the discussion questions before your lesson. During the lesson, pop into the breakout rooms to listen in and observe.
Slideshow
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1. What’s the closest thing to real magic?
2 .Who is the messiest person you know?
3. What will finally break the internet?
4. What’s the most useless talent you have?
5. Where is the worst smelling place you’ve been?
6. What celebrity would you rate as a perfect 10?
7. What’s a body part that you wouldn’t mind losing?
8. What is the dumbest way you’ve been injured?
9. Which fictional character would be the most boring to meet in real life?
10. What are the best and worst purchases you’ve ever made?
1. If you had to change your name, what would your new name be, and why would you choose that name?
2. What are some things that sound like compliments but are actually insults?
3. What’s your biggest screw up in the kitchen?
4. What’s the worst commercial you’ve recently seen? Why is it so bad?
5. What is the craziest thing one of your teachers has done?
6. When did you screw everything up, but no one ever found out it was you?
7. What elements of pop culture will be forever tied in your mind to your childhood?
8. If you could know the absolute and total truth to one question, what question would you ask?
9. What’s the most interesting thing you’ve read or seen this week?
10 .What ridiculous thing has someone tricked you into doing or believing?
The questions for this activity are used with the kind permission of C.B. Daniels of Conversation Starters World.
Other ESL resources:
Popular Conversation Topics for (not only) Adults and Teenagers: 50 Questions
Conversation Starters: 30 Interesting Conversation Questions Not Only For ESL Students
Conversation Questions Gerunds and Infinitives: ESL Speaking Activity
30 Hypothetical Conversation Questions for ESL Students
Conversation Questions Gerunds and Infinitives: ESL Speaking Activity
