• What annoys you about living where you live now?

• What annoys you about taking trains to work?

• What annoys you about driving a car?
• What annoys you most about living at home with your family?
• Do you think you have habits that annoy other people?
• Does it annoy you when people kiss in public?
• Do you get annoyed when someone cuts in front of you when you are waiting in
line?
• What are some new pet peeves you have as a result of recent technology (i.e. cell
phone use)?
• What annoying habits does your best friend have?
• Does smoking bother you?
• Do you get annoyed when other people display bad manners? Give some
examples.
• What is the most annoying thing for you?
• What is the most annoying thing about your partner?
• Do you annoy people with some of your habits?
• What is something that your parents do that annoy you?
• Can annoying someone be a good thing?
• If something is annoying you, what do you usually do?
• What are some things that annoy you that don't annoy your best friend?
• How do you change annoying habits
• What are some things that car drivers do that annoy you?
• Can you think of some things children do that annoy adults around them?
• What does pet peeve mean?
• What is your pet peeve?
• Does it annoy you when people don't use the right punctuation?
• What kind of people annoy you?
• Who is the most annoying person you know? Why?
• How do you inform someone they are being annoying
• Do you think other people find you annoying? Why?
• Who is the most annoying celebrity? Why?
• Which is more annoying, being caught in the rain without an umbrella, or finding
out you don't have enough money to pay for something you really need?
• Is there anything about your teacher that annoys you? What will you do about it?
• Does it annoy you when people don't use the right punctuation?
• Do you think it is annoying if people can't or don't speak your language?
• Which is more annoying, being caught in the rain without an umbrella, or finding
out you don't have enough money to pay for something you really need?
• Why do people get annoyed?
• Do bandaids on ladies feet annoy you?
• What's the most annoying thing about your partner?
• What's the most annoying catchphrase or cliche you can think of?
• Is it worse to be ignorant or annoying?
• What annoys you about yourself?
• What do people do on the subway that annoys you?
• What do people do on the bus that annoys you?
• What do people do on the street that annoys you?
• Does it annoy you when people snore?
• How are birthdays celebrated in your country?
 • What are some birthday traditions you know of from other countries?
• How do you like to celebrate your birthday?
• What is your best birthday memory?
• What is your worst birthday memory?
• Have you ever had a surprise birthday party for yourself or someone else?
• What is the best birthday gift you have ever received?
• What is the worst birthday gift you have ever received?
• What are some things you like to do for your birthday?
• When is your birthday?
• Did your parents give you birthday parties when you were a child?
• In your opinion, What is the best time of year to have a birthday?
• How do people you know celebrate turning 40?
• Do you think getting older (40, 50, 60) is depressing for people, or a happy
occasion?
• What do you think is the best age?
• Do you like going to work on your birthday?
• Did you like going to school on your birthday when you were a child?
• Have you ever had a surprise party?
• Whose birthday do you always remember?
• Among your close friends and relatives, whose birthday is coming up next?
• About how many birthday gifts or cards do you send or give to people each year?
• Have you ever forgotten someone's birthday that you should have remembered?
• Do you know any famous people's birthdays? (Are any the same as yours?)
• Do you know of any big events that happened the year you were born?
• What is the best birthday gift you have ever received?
• What is the best birthday gift you have ever given?
• What is the worst birthday gift you have ever received?
• What is the worst birthday gift you have ever given?
• If you are in your teen years, tell how old you will be in twenty years time and
say whether you look forward to that age or does it scare you.
• If you could celebrate your own birthday the way you wanted, what would you
do?
• Where would you like to go?
• How many people would you invite?
• Would you rather celebrate your birthday with just your relatives or just your
friends?
• Do you remember what gifts you received on your last birthday?
• What would you like to get most for your birthday this year?
• Is the cost of a present important to you?
• What kind of gift do you usually prepare for your friend's birthday?
• Your mother's?
• What about for other family members?
• Which is a better present, a well-chosen gift or money?
• Are birthdays really important?
• How do you celebrate your birthday?
• Have you ever seen a celebrity in person? What did you do?
• Which celebrity would you like to meet? What would you do if you could spend a day
with this person?
• Do you think famous people have the right to have a private life?
• Do you think it's moral to sell your private life to the media?
• Do you approve of people who become famous as a consequence of appearing again
and again in the media and not because of having an artistic career?
• What do you think of the paparazzi?
• Why do you think there is such a high demand for gossip magazines and gossip TV
programs?
• What are the pros and cons of being a celebrity?
• What do you think of fans and fan-clubs ?
• Did you have any heroes when you were a teenager?
• Why do you think adolescents need to have heroes?
• Do you think being a celebrity automatically means the person is intelligent?
• Do you think that there are times when the common man has an edge over a celebrity?
• If you could influence people like a celebrity does, how would you use it for the
benefit of the planet?
• Which celebrity do you most admire and why ?
• Would you like to be famous ? Why or why not ?
• Do you think there is a relationship between beauty and celebrity ?
• Can you name some famous people?
• Do you know someone famous?
• Would you like to be famous? Why?
• Are famous people happy?
• Would you like to be a celebrity?
• Would you like to be a celebrity? Why would you be famous?
• If you were a celebrity, would you take advantage of it to date some fans?
• Should celebrities be role models?
• Do you think being a celebrity automatically means the person is intelligent? Why?
Why not?
• Do you think celebrities write their own music?
• Can you give some examples of when the common man has an edge over a celebrity?
• What do you think of celebrities championing a cause? (e.g. - a cure for AIDS)
• Do you think that some celebrities earn much more money than they deserve taking
into consideration what they produce?
• What is your definition of cheating?
• Have you ever cheated?
• Why do you think that people cheat?
• Have you ever cheated in an exam?
• Have you ever been caught cheating on an exam?
• If you had a chance to cheat now, would you take it?
• In what situations do people usually cheat?
• Have you ever been cheated on by somebody else?
• Describe a time when you cheated and it helped you.
• Do you think if people stopped cheating the world would be a better place?
• What do you think of people who cheat in their relationships?
• What do you think can be done to prevent cheating?
• What are some things you can do to prevent cheating?
• What would you do it you saw someone cheating at something.
A Part of Conversation Questions for the ESL Classroom.
• How many secrets do you have?
• Have you ever revealed someone's secret when you weren't supposed to?
• If your friend were doing something dangerous or illegal would you tell their
parents or teacher?
 • If your friend stole something, would you keep it a secret?
• If a friend was talking about suicide would you keep their secret or tell their
parents?
• If you found your sister's or brother's diary, would you read it or would you
respect their privacy?
• Would you tell your parents if you were pregnant?
• Do you think your parents have a right to know?
• When you meet someone new, are there some things that you want to keep secret
or private? Why? What?
• Are you concerned about Internet privacy?
• What do you do when a web site asks you for information that you
consider private or personal?
• Do you use your real name on the Internet?
• Do you have your picture on the Internet? Why or why not?
• What do you think about foreign countries asking you for your fingerprints when
you live there?
• When applying for a job is it okay for the company to ask you your religion,
marital status, sexual orientation, or narcotic use?
• When applying for a job is it okay for the company to ask you for your picture?
• If you were going to marry someone, but had a family secret they should know
before you get married would you tell them?
• If you won a lot of money, would you tell your family? Friends?
• If you had a criminal record, would you hide it from your employer?
• Why do people immigrate to other countries?
• What is the reason you moved out of your country to move here?
• Is immigration from one country to another a problem? In what ways do you see it as
a problem?
• Do you know any immigrants?
• Do you think that immigrants are treated well in in most countries?
• Do you think there is a relation between immigration and crime?
• Should any government limit the number of immigrants entering the country? What
would be a good number?
• Is local culture threatened by immigration?
• How far should immigrants retain their culture?
• Should immigrants have the same rights as native citizens?
• Is there a difference between political and economic immigration?
• Should immigrants have the right to vote? In which elections?
• What should be done with the illegal immigrants entering a country?
• Should the country of origin of illegal immigrants be held responsible?
• Do immigrants have a good or bad reputation in your part of the country?
• Should students be allowed to wear clothes with cultural or religious symbolism at
school?
• Do you think immigrants are treated with more suspicion now than they were a year
ago?
• Do you know anyone that is married to an immigrant?
• Do you know any people who have emigrated from your country?
• Would you ever think of emigrating?
• Why would you think of emigrating?
• What would be some of the issues that would concern you about emigrating?
• Are there a lot of immigrants in your community?
• Do immigrants in your community isolate themselves into a certain area?
• Should immigrants be required to learn the local language?
• How would you help an immigrant learn the local language?
• How would you encourage children of immigrants to become bilinqual by
maintaining the original language and becoming fluent in the local language?
• Should immigrants be educated in their original language or the local language?
• To what extent should official documents be written in several languages to
accommodate immigrants?
• Are immigration regulations too strict? In what way should they be changed?
• How long should immigrants be required to live in the new country before they can
become naturalized?
• What should be the requirements for naturalization?
• How does an immigrant become a citizen in your country?
• How does immigration affect the economic situation in your community?
• To what extent has the culture of your community become richer by immigrants?
• How is your community incorporating immigrants into the life of the community?
• How would you define the word "home"?
• Should employers who employ illegal immigrants be penalized?
• Should illegal immigrants be deported?