How do you move your body

She flexed her muscles showing off her biceps. She shook her head violently. She snapped her fingers to get attention. She craned her neck to see over the man ahead of her. She held her breath under water. She wiped her forehead with a hanky. She clenched her fists angrily. She folded her arms and relaxed. She scratched her head thoughtfully She tapped her foot in time to the music. She rubbed her shoulders.

ESL Conversation Questions - Age By Steven Saunders What do you think are the main differences between the youth of today and the older generation? A common complaint from the younger generation is that old people complain too much. Do you agree? What age do you think is the best to be? Why? Woman usually live longer than men do, why do you think this is? Some people think that the youth of today are spoilt. What do you think? Do you think that young people "have it too easy"?

Why should we respect our elders?

In your country, at what age is somebody considered to be an adult? At what age do people in your country retire? Do you think that this is a fair age? Do younger people in your country usually give up their seat on a train or bus for an older person? In some countries it is traditional for retirees to go and live with their children. Is it the same in your country? At what age are people permitted to drink alcohol in your country? What other age restrictions exist in your country? At what age do people usually graduate from university in your country? Does ageism exist in your country? In what ways? In most countries, politicians are middle aged and older. Is this true for your country? Do you think that younger politicians could do a better job?

Do you think that younger people today, have less family values?

Define middle aged.

What do you plan to do when you retire? At what age do children start going to school in your country?

At what age do people usually get married and have children in your country?

ESL Conversation Questions - Pets and Animals

By Steven Saunders

Do you have any pets? Tell us about them. Are vets expensive in your country? Do you own any unusual pets? Do you know anybody that does? If you could be any animal, which one would you be? What animals do you think are to most scariest? Some animal rights groups think that livestock should not be transported long distances while they are still alive. What do you think? Can you name some extinct animals? What effect do you think the extinction of certain animals will have on us and the way we live our lives? Have you ever ridden a horse? Is there any kind of meat that you would not eat?

Do you have a dog? If so, do you allow your dog to sit on the sofa? Are there animal rights groups in your country? What is your favorite animal? Why? What would you do if you saw somebody beating up an animal in the street? What wild animals can be seen in your country?

What do you think about animal testing?

Do you think that people who abuse animals should be punished? If so, in what way?

Are there any animals that you are afraid of? What do you think about people that eat dog meat?

Have you ever been bitten by an animal?

What do you think about wearing animal furs?

ESL Conversation Questions - Music

By Steven Saunders

What is your favourite type of music? Who is your favourite band/group? How often do you buy new music?

How many cd's do you have? Who is your favourite singer? Do you own any old vinyl records? Do you agree or disagree with this sentence? "Downloading free MP3's from the internet is wrong because it takes money away from the original artists." Do you think that music stars earn too much?
Do you play any musical instruments? If so, which ones? How do they make you feel when you play them?

Have you ever downloaded any MP3's from the internet? Did you have to pay for them?

Have you ever been to a live concert? If so, tell us about it. Does certain music bring memories to your mind? If so, which ones and why? Is Karaoke popular in your country? Can you sing? Have you ever played in a band?

Do you like Heavy metal? FREE QUESTION

ESL Conversation Questions - Would you ever...?

By Steven Saunders Would you ever adopt a child? Would you ever "take a bullet" for someone else? Would you ever go skinny dipping? Would you ever give money to a beggar? Would you ever marry someone your parents didn't approve of? Would you ever donate blood? Would you ever consider doing a dangerous job? Would you ever join the army? Would you ever date somebody ten years older than you? Would you ever complain in a restaurant if the food didn't taste good? Would you ever give your life to save another's? Would you ever cheat on your partner? Would you ever slap someone for something they said? Would you ever lie to your partner? Would you ever donate money to a charity? Would you ever eat raw meat? Would you ever consider having cosmetic surgery? Would you ever steal anything? Would you ever do a bungee jump? Would you ever date somebody ten years younger than you? Would you ever do a parachute jump?

Would you ever eat a grass hopper?

ESL Conversation Questions Favourites/Favorites

By Steven Saunders

What's your favourite colour? Why? What is your favourite wild animal?

Have you ever seen/touched one? What is your favourite computer game? How often do you play it? What is your favourite country apart from your own? Why? Who is your favourite artist? Have you seen any of the artist's work? Where? What is your favourite leisure activity? How many times a week do you do it? What is your favourite TV programme? What's it about? Where is your favourite restaurant? What type of food does it serve? Who is your favourite band? Where do they come from? What is your favourite book? Who was it written by? Where is your favourite place? What do you do there? What is your favourite food? What's your favourite western food?

Who is your favourite person? What do they do? Who is you favourite footballer? Which team does he play for? What is your favourite day of the week? What do you normaly do on this day? What is your favourite sport? How often do you play?

ESL Conversation Questions - School Life

By Steven Saunders and users of ESL Junction What is your favourite subject? What subjects are you worst at? Who is your favourite teacher? Why? What is the easiest subject? What subjects are you best at? What foreign languages do you learn? What is the most difficult subject? How many days a week do you go to school?

How much homework do you have to do? Do you want to go to university? Which university do you want to go to? What time do you start school? Do you have school dinners? What are they like? How often do you have exams? what is your worst school life memory? When you were at school, what job did you want in the future? How much homework did you have to do in high school?

How do you get to school? What do you want to be when you grow up? What time do you finish school? Who is your best friend at school? What is your happiest school life memory? When you were at school, did your school provide a cooked lunch? Did you like it? Describe your perfect teacher.

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ESL Conversation Questions - Politics

By Steven Saunders

Who is the current leader of your country? Do you believe in democracy? How often do you have elections in your country? Are there any women politicians in your country? Where are your houses of parliament?

What are the strongest political parties in your country? Did you vote in the last election? What are your views on communism? What is the average age of politicians in your country? Are women allowed to vote in your country?

How old do you have be to vote in your country? Who did you vote for in the last election? Who is your favourite past government official? Do you think the current official is popular with the people? Why/why not? What qualities do you think are most important for a leading government official? At what age do you think people should be able to vote? Who should be allowed to vote?

What do you think about politicians? What makes a good leader? Would you like to have so much responsibility as a politician? What would you do if you could run the country for a day/week/month/year/term of office? Why do you think it's important to vote?

Should voting be compulsory? Free Question

ESL Conversation Questions - Love and Relationships

By Steven Saunders Are you married? Finish this sentence: Love is __________ How do you feel about homosexuality? Are arranged marriages common in your country? How do you feel about arranged Describe your perfect man/woman. At what age do couples usually get married in your country? Is sex before marriage acceptable in your country? How do you feel about relationships where there is an age difference between the man

marriages? Would you ever go out with somebody that was ten years older than you? If not, why not? Is it culturally acceptable to live with a partner before marriage in your country? What is the age of sexual consent in your country? "Love makes the world go round." Is this sentence true or false? What is the most romantic thing somebody has done for you?

and the woman? Is marriage important to you? Why? Why not? At what age are men and women allowed to get married in your country? Are you a romantic? What's the difference between loving somebody and being in love with somebody? What is the most romantic thing you have done for somebody else?

ESL Conversation Questions - Money

By Steven Saunders

If you had to choose between wealth and no love; and love with no wealth which one would you choose? Why? "money makes the world go round." Do you agree? Why? Why not? What's the average salary in your country? What's the most expensive thing that you have ever bought? Do you ever give money to charity? If so, how often and how much?

What are you saving your money for?

Can money buy love? Why? Why not? If you won the lottery, or some other type competition, and won lots of money, what would you do with it? How much money have you spent today? What did you spend it on? Is it possible to be rich, even if you do not have lots of money?

How important is money to you?

Have you ever given money to a beggar? Which is more important, Love or money? FREE QUESTION

Have you ever been in debt? How much money did you spend yesterday?

ESL Conversation Questions - Work and Employment

By Steven Saunders

Where do you work and what is your current position? Do you have to work overtime? If so, how often?

How long do you plan to continue working where you are? How many days a week do you normally have to work? Is this usual in your country? How important is promotion to you? When was the last time you were promoted? What would be your dream job? Why? Have you ever been fired from a job? When? Why? How do you feel about your boss? How do you think he/she feels about you? Have you ever failed a job interview?

Do you like your job? Why? Why not? What jobs in your country are considered to be good jobs? Why? When you were a child, what job did you want to have when you were older? Why? Have you ever been unemployed? How long for? Where do you see yourself being in

five years? Ten years? Would you describe yourself as a workaholic?

Do you know why? What do you think, is the worst job in the world?

ESL Conversation Questions - What if..?

By Steven Saunders

If you won a million dollars, what would you do with it? How much would you give to family and friends? if you were asked to give a speech in front of two thousand people, would you do it? if you went skinny dipping and a stranger saw you, what would you do? if you saw a colleague stealing at work, would you report them? If you were walking through the forest and you saw a tiger, what would you do?

If you were told that you were going to die tomorrow, what would you do today? if you worked in a bank and a bank robber came in with a gun? What if he only had a baseball bat? if your son stole your car, would you report it to the police? if you could go to the moon, would you go? You were invited to friends house for dinner and they served your least favourite food?

if you found a wallet with one thousand dollars in it and an I.D. card? if you could go anywhere in the world for a holiday, where would you go??

if you could live anywhere in the world, where would you live? if you bumped your car into another persons and nobody saw you do it, would you leave your contact details

or just drive off? if you had the chance to ask god a single question, what would you ask Him? if you were president, what would you change about your country? if a stranger came up to you in the street and told you that their child was very sick and needed a thousand dollars for the operation, would you give it to them? if your mobile phone fell into the toilet? If a classmate asked you for the answer to a question during an exam while the teacher was not looking, what would you do?

if you were lost in the jungle with no way to call for help?

if Your doctor had just told you that you had a month to live, how would you use the time left?

If someones' underwear was showing, would you tell them?

ESL Conversation Questions - Easy Introduction Questions

By Steven Saunders, Thank you to "tododude" for contributing :) What's your name? Where do you come from? Are you married? Do you have a girlfriend/boyfriend? What do you do in your spare time? How old are you? How tall are you? Where do you live? Do you have any children? What sports do you like?

Do you have a car? What's your favourite film? What's your job? What kind of music do you like? How many people live in your home? Do you want a boyfriend/girlfriend? Do you think I am handsome/beautiful?

What's your religion? What's your dream for the future? Do you have any pets? Do you have any brothers or sisters? Free Question Do you like me? Free Question

ESL Conversation Questions - Work and Employment

Do you like fast food? What is your favourite food? What is your favourite dessert? What is the most disgusting food you have ever had to eat? Which foods are good for you? Do people in your country eat dog? Do you? Can you cook? Is obesity a problem in your country? What is your favourite drink? What is your favourite type of candy? Would you ever eat live maggots? What about if I gave you $1000? Which foods make you fat? Which country do you think has the strangest eating habits? Do you like cooking? What would you do if you you were invited to dinner but you didn't like the food? Would you eat the food regardless? Could you ever be vegan?

What is you favorite dish?

Could you ever be vegetarian?

What foods are traditionally eaten at: births / weddings / funerals in your country? Have you ever eaten something and then had to spit it out again? What was it? What is the worst meal you have ever eaten and where was it? Have you ever used food for something other than eating?

Which food could you NEVER give up? What is the best meal you have ever eaten and where was it? What's your favourite cuisine (Chinese/Thai etc...)? What is your favourite drink, alcoholic (if appropriate in your culture) and nonalcholic?

ESL Conversation Questions - Television and Radio

By Steven Saunders and the users of ESL Junction.

Do you think TV can be educational? Why? Why not? What is you favourite television station? what is your favourite television program? In your opinion, is TV too explicit at times? Which type of shows do you normally watch? Which do you prefer games shows or talk shows? When do you watch the most TV?

What is your favourite radio station? Do you listen to the radio? How often? How often do you watch television? Should there be more programs directed towards children or young people? Why are talk shows/game shows so popular? Why do you watch TV? Do you think that children watch too

much television? At what time do you think it is suitable to show programs of a sexual nature? How many televisions and radios do you have in your home? What about your car? At what time do you think it is suitable to show programs of a violent nature?

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