English Conversation topics and discussion topics for

students who are learning English as a second

1. Animals
• Do you have any pets, if YES, what are they?
• What is your favorite animal and why?
• What does this animal look like and what does it like to
eat?
• Are animals well looked after where you are from? Why?

2. Routines
• Do you have certain daily routines that you follow, if so,
what are they?
• Do you have friends or family that follow similar routines?
• What do you like about your routine?
• How would you feel if something in your daily routine was
changed

3. Books
• What is your favourite book and why?
• What is your least favourite book and why?
• Is there a library in your hometown?
• What information can you learn from reading books?
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4. Cleanliness
• Why is cleanliness important?
• How often do you think one should clean?
• What types of things should be cleaned?
• How clean do you think this room is?

5. Clothing
• What do you like to wear?
• Where do you buy your clothing and what colors do you
choose?
• What type of clothes do you not like wearing?
• What type of clothing do your friends wear?

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6. Culture
• Which culture do you belong too?
• How do people greet each other?
• What type of customs and traditions do you practice?
• Are you interested in learning about other cultures?
Why?

7. Exercise
• Do you usually exercise, if so, how often?
• What activities do you do while exercising?
• Do people in your country do a lot of exercising?
• What can happen if people do not exercise?

8. Family
• How many siblings do you have?
• What are their names and how old are they?
• Where are your parents originally from?
• Who are your extended family members? (cousins,
aunts, uncles etc.)

9. Fears
• What is your biggest fear and why?
• How does having this fear make you feel?
• Do you know people that share the same fear?
• How can you work through your fears?

10. Feeling
• How are you feeling right now?
• How do you feel when someone hurts your feelings?
Why?
• How do you feel when someone makes you happy?
Why?
• Why is it important to think about other people’s feelings?
11. Food
• What is your favourite food and why?
• What is your least favourite food and why?
• What is a typical food from your home country?
• What is a food you would love to try?

12. Goals
• What is a goal that you have?
• How do you plan to reach this goal?
• Do you need help achieving your goal?
• Do you think it’s important to set goals? Why?

13. Hobbies
• What hobbies do you like to do?
• What do you like about the hobbies you do?
• Is there anybody in your family you share a hobby with?
• When did you start practicing your hobby and how long
do you spend practicing?

14. Holidays
• What is your favourite holiday and why?
• What is your least favoruite holiday and why?
• How do you spend most of your holidays?
• Do you do anything special with your family on holidays,
if so what?

15. Hometown
• Where is your hometown?
• Do you live in a city or rural area?
• Do you like living in your hometown? Why?
• How do people get around in your hometown?

16. Household Items

17. Jobs
• What do you want to be when you grow up and why?
• Do a lot of people do this job in your country?
• What type of jobs do people in your country have?
• Do you think everyone should work? Why?

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18. Manners
• Who taught you about manners?
• How often do you use them and why?
• Why are using manners important?
• How do you feel when someone isn’t using manners?

19. Movies
• What is your favourite type of movie and why?
• What is your least favourite type of movie and why?
• Do you go to the cinema to watch a movie?
• Do you watch movies in different languages? Why?

20. Music
• What is your favourite song and who sings it?
• How much time a day do you spend listening to music?
• What genre of music do you like best? Why?
• What kind of music is preferred where you are from?

21. School
• What do you do in a typical day at school?
• What is your favourite subject and why?
• What is your least favourite subject and why?
• What do you like about your teachers?

22. Seasons
• Can you name the four seasons?
• What clothes do you need to wear in each season?
• What season do you like best and why?
• What season do you like least and why?

23. Sleep
• How time do you go to sleep and what time do you wake
up?
• How many hours of sleep do you usually get a night?
• Do you think you get enough sleep? Why?
• If you don’t get enough sleep, how do you feel?

24. Shopping
• Do you like shopping and why?
• What do you usually shop for and where do you go
shopping?
• Who do you go shopping with?
• Are their many shops in your hometown?

25. Sports
• What sports do you like and dislike? Why?
• What sport is popular where you live?
• Why are sports important?
• Who do you play sports with?

26. Television
• What is your favourite T.V program and why?
• Is it an international T.V program?
• What is the T.V program about?
• How often do you watch this T.V program and who
watches it with you?

27. Time
• How important is time to you?
• How much free time do you usually have?
• Who do you spend your free time with?
• If you had more free time, what would you do with it?

28. Transportation
• How do you travel to get to school?
• How long does it take you to get to school?
• What other types of transportation have you used?
• How often do you use public transport?

29. Travel
• Where have you traveled too?
• Who do you usually go traveling with?
• What languages do you use when traveling?
• What is your favourite tourist attraction?

30. Weather
• What is the weather outside today?
• What is the weather normally like where you live?
• How can the weather effect your feelings?
• What kind of weather is your favourite and why?