These are some sample Conversation Topics that we use in class to Improve Spoken English.
Our lessons are 100% conversational. You improve English speaking by speaking!
Beginner | Intermediate | Advanced |
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What’s the best thing about traveling? How about the worst thing? | Do you prefer to go off the beaten path when you travel? | How do you think traveling to a lot of different countries changes a person? |
What is the favorite gadget that you own? | Does technology simplify life or make it more complicated? | Will technology save the human race or destroy it? |
Do you care about fashion? What style of clothes do you usually wear? | What old fashion trends are coming back these days? | Does fashion help society in any way? |
What are some goals you have achieved in life? | How have your goals changed over your life? | What is the best way to stay motivated and complete goals? |
What is your favorite season and why? | What do you like to do in Summer/Spring? | Is it better to live where there are four seasons or where one season takes up most of the year? |
What is your favorite holiday and why? | Do you wish there were more or fewer holidays? Why? | Does having a day off for a holiday increase or decrease productivity at work? |
What are some good and bad things about the education system in your country? | What do you think of standardized tests? | Are bigger or smaller schools better? |
What is your favorite food? Why? | Do you like spicy food? Why or why not? | Does the government have a place in regulating food? |
What sports do you like to watch? | Which sport is the most exciting to watch? Which is the most boring to watch? | Do athletes deserve the high salaries they receive? Why or why not? |
What is the best restaurant in your area? Why? | If you opened a restaurant, what kind of food would you serve? | Can we get rid of fast food from our planet? How? |
Do you text more or call more? Why? | What more do you wish your phone could do? | Are phones ruining social relationships? |
What are the three best apps on your phone? Explain how you use them. | What is the most useful app on your phone? | What app do you wish existed? |
What kind of music do you like? | Do you like going to concerts? Why or why not? | What is the best way to discover new music? |
What is your favorite book? Why? | What book genres do you like to read? | What book has influenced you the most? |
What was the last movie you watched? How was it? | What movie scene shocked you the most? | Do celebrities deserve more privacy? |
What’s the best sitcom past or present? | How have TV shows changed over the years? | Reality TV – boon or a bane? |
Who is your favorite entertainer (comedian, musician, actor, etc.)? | What is the funniest joke you know? | How important is humor in your life? |
Do you have any pets? What are their names? | If you can have any pet, who would you have? Why? | Are zoos good or bad? |
What are you going to do this weekend? | Are you very active or do you prefer to just relax in your free time? | Is it better to be Socrates dissatisfied than a pig satisfied? |
Who is your oldest friend? Where did you meet them? | What do you do when you hang out with friends? | Are we more lonely because of technology? |
What were you into when you were a kid? | What is your happiest memory as a kid? | Are children today as happy as we were? |
If you opened a business, what kind of business would it be? | Is starting your own business worth it? Why? | What is the best business idea you have heard of recently? Why? |