1. Animals  Why is cleanliness important?

 How often do you think one

 Do you have any pets, if so, should clean?
what are they?
 What types of things should be
 What is your favourite animal cleaned?
and why?
 How clean do you think this
 What does this animal look like room is?
and what does it like to eat?
 Are animals well looked after
where you are from? Why? 5. Clothing

 What do you like to wear?

2. Routines  Where do you buy your
clothing and what colors do
 Do you have certain routines you choose?
that you follow, if so, what are
 What type of clothes do you
they?
not like wearing?
 Do you have friends or family
 What type of clothing do your
that follow similar routines?
friends wear?
 What do you like about your
routine?
 How would you feel if 6. Culture
something in your daily routine
was changed?
 Which culture do you belong
too?
 How do people greet each
3. Books other?
 What type of customs and
 What is your favourite book
traditions do you practice?
and why?
 Are you interested in learning
 What is your least favourite
about other cultures? Why?
book and why?
 Is there a library in your
hometown?
7. Exercise
 What information can you learn
from reading books?
 Do you usually exercise, if so,
Recommended: Importance of reading how often?
 What activities do you do while
exercising?
4. Cleanliness
  Do people in your country do a 11. Food
lot of exercising?
 What can happen if people do  What is your favourite food and
not exercise? why?
 What is your least favourite
food and why?
8. Family  What is a typical food from
your home country?
 How many siblings do you  What is a food you would love
have? to try?
 What are their names and how
old are they?
 Where are your parents 12. Goals
originally from?
 Who are your extended family  What is a goal that you have?
members? (cousins, aunts,  How do you plan to reach this
uncles etc.) goal?
 Do you need help achieving
your goal?
9. Fears
 Do you think it’s important to
set goals? Why?
 What is your biggest fear and
why?
 How does having this fear 13. Hobbies
make you feel?
 Do you know people that share  What hobbies do you like to
the same fear? do?
 How can you work through  What do you like about the
your fears? hobbies you do?
 Is there anybody in your family
you share a hobby with?
10. Feelings
 When did you start practicing
your hobby and how long do
 How are you feeling right now? you spend practicing?
 How do you feel when
someone hurts your feelings?
Why? 14. Holidays
 How do you feel when
someone makes you happy?  What is your favourite holiday
Why? and why?
 Why is it important to think  What is your least favoruite
about other people’s feelings? holiday and why?
  How do you spend most of More ESL Conversation Topics for
your holidays? Students
 Do you do anything special
with your family on holidays, if You are half way, but we have more!
so what?

18. Manners
15. Hometown
 Who taught you about
 Where is your hometown? manners?
 Do you live in a city or rural  How often do you use them and
area? why?
 Do you like living in your  Why are using manners
hometown? Why? important?
 How do people get around in  How do you feel when
your hometown? someone isn’t using manners?

16. Household Items 19. Movies

 What household item do you  What is your favourite type of

use the most and why? movie and why?
 How does it work?  What is your least favourite
type of movie and why?
 How often do you use your
household items?  Do you go to the cinema to
watch a movie?
 Why are household items
useful?  Do you watch movies in
different languages? Why?

17. Jobs
20. Music
 What do you want to be when
you grow up and why?  What is your favourite song
and who sings it?
 Do a lot of people do this job in
your country?  How much time a day do you
spend listening to music?
 What type of jobs do people in
your country have?  What genre of music do you
like best? Why?
 Do you think everyone should
work? Why?  What kind of music is preferred
where you are from?
21. School  Are their many shops in your
hometown?
 What do you do in a typical day
at school?
 What is your favourite subject 25. Sports
and why?
 What is your least favourite  What sports do you like and
subject and why? dislike? Why?
 What do you like about your  What sport is popular where
teachers? you live?
 Why are sports important?
 Who do you play sports with?
22. Seasons

 Can you name the four 26. Television

seasons?
 What clothes do you need to  What is your favourite T.V
wear in each season? program and why?
 What season do you like best  Is it an international T.V
and why? program?
 What season do you like least  What is the T.V program
and why? about?
 How often do you watch this
T.V program and who watches
23. Sleep it with you?

 How time do you go to sleep

and what time do you wake up? 27. Time
 How many hours of sleep do
you usually get a night?  How important is time to you?
 Do you think you get enough  How much free time do you
sleep? Why? usually have?
 If you don’t get enough sleep,  Who do you spend your free
how do you feel? time with?
 If you had more free time, what
would you do with it?
24. Shopping

 Do you like shopping and why? 28. Transportation

 What do you usually shop for
and where do you go shopping?  How do you travel to get to
 Who do you go shopping with? 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?