Conversation Questions and Activities to Aid in the Learning of English

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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1035.
Have you ever bribed a police officer? Is doing so always wrong? 
1036.
Is bribing always wrong? 
1037.
What is your opinion about premarital sex? 
1038.
Explain
the political system in your country. 
1039.
Would you rather have a lot of money or a lot of friends? 
1040.
How do you feel conscientious objectors
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should be treated?
1041.
What do you think you well have 
as much luck as a snowflake in hell
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ever accomplishing? 
1042.
What are some common crimes in your country? 
1043.
What do you think about the police department?
1044.
What are some things you have to do, but don’t like to do? 
1045.
What do you most like about yourself? 
1046.
Is nuclear proliferation a major problem? 
1047.
Is anything more important than money?
1048.
Have you ever been involved in 
a clinical trial
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?
1049.
Did you ever take paregoric
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for stomachaches as a child?
1050.
Do you think money is really the root of all evil? 
1051.
What is your opi
nion of so called “adult entertainment”? 
1052.
Is it really necessary to take vitamin supplements? 
1053.
What is choline? 
―Choline supplements are often taken as a form of 'smart drug' or 
nootropic, due to the role that the neurotransmitter acetylcholine 
plays in various cognition systems within the brain. Choline is a 
chemical precursor or "building block" needed to produce the 
neurotransmitter acetylcholine, and research suggests that memory, 
intelligence and mood are mediated at least in part by acetylcholine 
metabolism in the brain. The compound's quaternary amine renders 
it lipid insoluble and theoretically unable to cross the blood-brain 
barrier. However, despite choline's lipid insolubility, a choline 
transporter exists that allows transport across the blood-brain barrier. 
The major delivery form of choline — are egg yolks, soy and cooked 
beef, chicken, veal and turkey livers‖ ~ Wikipedia
1054.
What is bad and good cholesterol (LDL and HDL)? 
“Our body does need cholesterol to make bile salts, hormones and 
vitamin D. It is mainly produced by our liver. Cholesterol will build 
up on the artery walls when the level of cholesterol in the blood is 
too high. There are 2 main types of blood cholesterol: LDL (the 
"Bad" cholesterol) and HDL (the "Good" cholesterol). 
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People who refuse military service on moral or religious grounds. 
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Virtually no possibility. 
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A medial experiment to test the usefulness of a new drug. 
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Camphorated tincture of opium used especially to relieve pain 

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