22 ESL Conversation Questions for the ESL Classroom

Table of Contents
1 ……………………………………… Benefits of Using ESL Conversation Questions
2 ……………………………………… English Conversations: Favorite Questions
3 ……………………………………… English Conversations about Movies
4 ……………………………………… ESL Conversations: Conditional Questions
5 ……………………………………… Friends Conversation Questions
6 ……………………………………… Holidays Conversation Questions
7 ……………………………………… Conversation Questions about Celebrities
8 ……………………………………… ESL Conversation Questions: Have you ever…?
9 ……………………………………… Neighborhood Conversation Questions
10 ……………………………………… School Conversation Questions
11 ……………………………………… Brilliant Conversation Starters
12 ……………………………………… Science and Technology Questions
13 ……………………………………… Mass Media Conversation Questions
14 ……………………………………… Music Conversation Questions
15 ……………………………………… Conversation Questions about Computers
16 ……………………………………… Social Networks Conversation Questions
17 ……………………………………… Conversation Questions about Careers
18 ……………………………………… Conversation Questions about Entertainment
19 ……………………………………… Thanksgiving Conversation Questions
20 ……………………………………… Conversation Questions about Love
21 ……………………………………… Conversation Questions about Minimalism
22 ……………………………………… Conversation Questions: How often

Benefits of Using ESL Conversation Questions

Using conversation questions in the classroom has lots of benefits:

1. Teachers can provide the 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.
2. Students can make groups and practice with their peers in classes so they can learn about
their weaknesses and strengths when interacting with others.
3. Teacher can reduce teacher talking time since students are the ones doing the interaction.
Teacher can make contributions to the conversation but they don’t have an active role in
them.
4. When students are divided in groups of 5, a teacher can’t be participating in five different
conversations so learners have to become more independent.
5. ESL Conversation questions helps students realize what their level is, if they participate in
an intermediate level class, they would learn that requisites are set for a reason.

English Conversations: Favorite Questions

1. What’s your favorite food?

2. What’s your favorite fast food restaurant?
3. What’s your favorite kind of music?
4. What’s your favorite kind of movies?
5. What’s your favorite department store?

English Conversations about Movies

1. Who is your favorite actor /actress? Can you talk to me a little bit about his /her
movies?
2. What’s your favorite movie? What’s your favorite movie genre?
3. Do you watch movies on Netflix? What do you think about some Netflix Originals?
4. How often do you watch movies?
5. What’s better for you? Going to the theaters or streaming a movie at home?

ESL Conversations: Conditional Questions

1. What would you do if somebody stole your car?

2. What would you do if you saw a man trying to steal your car?
3. Where would you live if you could live anywhere?
4. If you were powerful enough to change the world, what would you change?
5. If you were given three wishes, what would you wish

Friends Conversation Questions

1. What’s a friend?
2. What makes a good friend?
3. What makes a bad friend?
4. Do you make friends easily?
5. Do you make friends easily?

Holidays Conversation Questions

1. What’s your favorite holiday?

2. When is that holiday celebrated?
3. Do you celebrate that holiday with your family or with your friends?
4. Is gift giving a part of that holiday?
5. What do you like the most about that holiday?

Conversation Questions About Celebrities

1. Do you watch gossip TV programs?

2. Have you ever watched TMZ?
3. Do you have any favorite TV show from the E Entertainment Television?
4. What celebrities do you follow on social media?
5. Do you follow Entertainment News pages or sites?

ESL Conversation Questions: Have you ever…?

1. Have you ever lost your wallet?

2. Have you ever shot a gun?
3. Have you been abroad?
4. Have you ever broken a bone?
5. Have you ever skipped classes?

Neighborhood Conversation Questions

1. When did you move into the neighborhood?

2. How do you like your neighborhood?
3. How was it different than it is today?
4. Do you like your neighborhood? What do you like about it?
5. What would you like to change about your neighborhood?
 School Conversation Questions

1. Where did you go to school / high school?

2. Did you have to wear a uniform when you were in school / high school?
3. What was your favorite subject in school / high school?
4. Who was your favorite teacher in school / high school?
5. Did you study languages in school / high school?
Brilliant Conversation Starters

1. What is the most beautiful song you have heard?

2. Where is the most beautiful place you have been?
3. What is the most beautiful thing in your life?
4. What sports do you like to play or watch?
5. If you had intro music, what song would it be? Why?

Science and Technology Questions

1. What are some computer brands?

2. What are some computer operating systems?
3. What are the most used internet browsers?
4. What are some key antiviruses?
5. What are some advantages or disadvantages of computers?

Mass Media Conversation Questions

1. Should media outlets be punished for false information?
2. How can the media be helpful to people?
3. How can the media harm people?
4. Should the media show graphic violence? Why or why not?
5. Do you think the media have too much power?
Music Conversation Questions

1. What kind of music do you like?

2. What type of music do you dislike?
3. How often do you like to music?
4. Where do you listen to music?
5. Do you listen to music on Spotify? 
Conversation Questions about Computers

1. Do you know a lot about computer?

2. What antivirus do you have in your computer?
3. How often do you use computers?
4. Do you have a laptop? What’s your laptop brand?
5. Can you access the internet at home?
Social Networks Conversation Questions

1. What social networks do you usually use?

2. What social networks did you use to have?
3. How much time do you spend on social media?
4. What are some benefits of having social networks in our lives?
5. What are some bad points of having social networks
Conversation Questions about Careers

1. What social networks do you usually use?

2. What social networks did you use to have?
3. How much time do you spend on social media?
4. What are some benefits of having social networks in our lives?
5. What are some bad points of having social networks

Conversation Questions about Entertainment

1. What were some of the TV shows or cartoons that you watched when you were a
child?
2. Who don’t you like to be with while watching television ?
3. What is your favorite TV Show character?
4. Do you watch soap operas? Does anyone   in your family   do? If so who?
5. What do you think about sport channels?

Thanksgiving Conversation Questions

1. What do you know about Thanksgiving?

2. Is Thanksgiving celebrated in your country?
3. What foods do you usually eat for Thanksgiving?
4. What time do people start eating during Thanksgiving?
5. What do you do after the Thanksgiving dinner?

Conversation Questions about Love

1. How do you define love?

2. Can you define love in 5 words?
3. How romantic are you?
4. How can you be sure that you love someone?
5. Do you love someone?
Conversation Questions about Minimalism

1. What’s a minimalism?
2. What are you passionate about?
3. Do you know people who try to live a minimalist life?
4. What do you like about minimalism?
5. What things can you get rid of?
Conversation Questions: How Often

1. How often do you go to the cinema?

2. How often do you play soccer?
3. How often do you Watch horror movies?
4. How often do you Play video games?
5. How often do you go running?