CONVERSATION CARDS

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Describe your dream What did you have for What is your address in If you could have a pet,
ACE date. dinner last night? English? what kind would you have?
If you had a million dollars
Describe how to What did you have for What time do you usually get
KING make hamburgers. lunch today? up?
what would you spend it
on?
If you could meet any
What is your favorite Where did you go for your last
QUEEN Describe your family. sport? Why? vacation?
person in the world who
would it be and why?
Describe your If you could change
What did you do last Where and when were you
JACK favorite type of
night? born?
something about your
movie. school what would it be?
If you had to live in another
Describe your dream What type of music do Why are you studying
TEN house. you like? Why? English?
country which one would
you choose?
If you could do anything in
Describe your What is your favorite Which do you prefer, summer
NINE bedroom. game? Why? or winter, and why?
the world what would you
do?
If you could speak three
Describe your best What does your mother Which magazines do you like
EIGHT friend. do? to read?
languages well, what would
they be?
Describe what you
What does your father How many hours do you If you were rich, what
SEVEN had for breakfast do? usually sleep at night? would you do?
today.
What is your favorite If you had to spend a day
Describe your Do you like to go shopping?
SIX English teacher.
subject at school?
Why?
alone at home, what would
Why? you do?
Describe the What is the one thing If everyone in the world
How often do you go to the
FIVE difference between a you would like to
movies?
suddenly disappeared,
dog and a cat. change about yourself? what would you do?
If you could choose how
Describe your What is your favorite TV What was the last movie you
FOUR hometown. program? Why? saw?
old you were, how old
would you be and why?
If you could choose any
Describe your What do you do in your Would you like to travel to
THREE favorite hobby. free time? other countries? Why?
meal you wanted, what
would it be?
Describe how to play What did you do last How many friends do you If you found $100,000 what
TWO this game. weekend? have and who are they? would you do?

Directions: Choose a card from the deck, find the question, then answer it!
The other students in your group will give you points. At the end, the person with the most points wins.
Scoring:
A really good answer: 4 points
A good answer: 3 points
A so-so answer: 2 points
A poor answer: 1 point
No answer: 0 points
Adapted from “Talking Cards” by Michael J. Brown, Internet TESL Journal, Vol. IV, No. 8, August 1998
http://iteslj.org/Lessons/Brown-TalkingCards.html
 Scoring:
A really good answer: 4 points
A good answer: 3 points
A so-so answer: 2 points
A poor answer: 1 point
No answer: 0 points

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