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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1233.
Do you like to take your time when doing something important?
1234.
Compare
rock music to classical music.
1235.
What country has the best social welfare program?
1236.
What is the most important trait a person can have?
1237.
Are illegal drugs easy to get in your country?
1238.
What illegal drugs have you used?
1239.
Who is the greatest military hero in history?
1240.
What are you tempted to do that you shouldn’t do?
1241.
Do you think the American “old west” was interesting?
1242.
If you had the power to bring one person back from the dead, who would it
be?
1243.
Do you know the names of any famous photographers?
1244.
Do you believe that life in the United States is easier than in your country?
1245.
Who do you know that
has gotten too big for his britches
267
?
1246.
Name someone or something that you trust in and explain why?
1247.
Do you try to
have your cake and eat it too
268
?
1248.
Have you ever been a toastmaster
269
?
“Yes as a matter of fact; I once had to introduce everyone at an
important business dinner meeting and explain what was
happening.”
1249.
Have you ever wanted or tried to kill someone?
1250.
Tell us about a time when you
went
out on a limb
270
to help someone?
1251.
Have you ever given anyone
a taste of his own medicine
271
?
1252.
Have you ever felt that you were
barking up the wrong tree
272
?
1253.
Has anyone ever given you
a real song and dance
273
about something?
1254.
Tell us
about a time when you felt you were
up the creek without a
paddle
274
?
1255.
Have you ever purchased anything on
the black market
275
?
1256.
Give an example of someone making a
mountain out of a molehill
276
?
1257.
Have you ever had to keep
a low profile
277
?
1258.
Have you ever
told someone
a real cock-and-bull
278
story?
1259.
What do you want your children to grow up to be?
1260.
What would you do if you were to become totally broke (indigent)?
266
Pan out = result. Didn’t pan out means the results weren’t what you expected.
267
Thinks he’s more important that he really is. This term is usually applied to children. ―Britches‖ are
pants.
268
Have everything just the way you want it.
269
The person in charge of things at a dinner party. The person who introduces other people and explains
what is going on.
270
Did something to help someone that made you vulnerable.
271
Did something bad to him, similar to a bad thing he did to you.
272
This usually means to blame the wrong person, going after the wrong person.
273
Similar to ―run around‖ just keeps making excuses why something wasn’t or can’t be done.
274
Helpless, no way to solve a big problem that’s only going to get worse.
275
Something that is not legal to be sold through normal channels.
276
To make a problem much worse than it really is.
277
Try not to be noticed.
278
A bunch of lies.