Conversation Questions and Activities to Aid in the Learning of English
Arranged according to tense, topic, and levels of difficulty
By Prof. Mark McDowell, M.A. Mark’s ESL World ~ http://www.marksesl.com
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998.
Do you have a good head for figures
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?
999.
What’s your favorite cocktail
214
?
1000.
Have you ever received a
Dear John letter
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?
1001.
What are some different kinds of liquors?
216
1002.
What is your favorite nightclub?
1003.
What’s the main religion in your country?
1004.
Name five different religions.
217
1005.
Do you like classical music?
1006.
Do you ever go to classical concerts?
1007.
Describe
the general landscape in your country.
1008.
Describe
the most beautiful beaches in your country.
213
Are you good at doing math in your head?
214
Tom Collins, Singapore Sling, Slow Gin Fizz, Pina Colada, Black Russian, Martini, Gin and Tonic, etc.
215
A letter breaking off a romantic relationship.
216
Gin, vodka, whisky, tequila , rum, scotch, bourbon, cognac,
217
Hindu, Catholic, Islam, Buddhism, Protestant (all non-catholic Christian religions).
Conversation Questions and Activities to Aid in the Learning of English
Arranged according to tense, topic, and levels of difficulty
By Prof. Mark McDowell, M.A. Mark’s ESL World ~ http://www.marksesl.com
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8. Post-Intermediate Questions and Activities
Mature Topics
1009.
What do you want your legacy
218
to be?
1010.
If you were king / queen of the world what would you do?
1011.
Where in Europe would you like to go?
1012.
What plans do you have for your future?
1013.
Who is smarter; conservatives, or liberals?
219
1014.
What was the greatest event in all of history?
1015.
What are some casino gambling games?
220
1016.
Would you like to visit Las Vegas? What would you do there? What do
you think you can do and see there?
1017.
Have you ever shoplifted
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anything?
1018.
Have you ever been in prison?
1019.
How should countries handle conscious objectors?
1020.
Have you ever kidnapped anyone or been kidnapped yourself?
1021.
How do you decide between right and wrong?
1022.
What is the most shocking news story that you have ever heard?
1023.
What year of your life was the happiest?
1024.
What’s your
Achilles’ Heel
?
222
1025.
Do you have a retirement plan?
1026.
What are some of the various retirement plans?
1027.
Do you think there is too much sex in movies?
1028.
Do you believe there is life on other planets?
1029.
Do you believe there is life after death?
1030.
What is your opinion of embryonic stem cell research?
1031.
Is space travel beneficial?
1032.
What is the main cause of war?
1033.
Do people in your country usually have sex before they get married?
1034.
What is something that you dream of doing?
218
How would you like to be remembered?
219
A study showed that liberals are more intelligent.
220
Slot machines, poker, black jack, roulette …
221
Taken something from a store without paying.
222
Weak point, vulnerability.
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