50 Conversation Classes

American English edition

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 1 Age

In your country how old should

What’s the best age to be? you be to smoke, drink, drive
and get married?

How old were you when you What advice would you give to
left home? someone half your age?

What do you think is the best What do you think is the best
age to have children? age for a political leader?

What’s the retirement age in Have you ever lied about your
your country? age?

Do you think a large age

Would you like to live until you
difference is unimportant in a
were 1000?
relationship?

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 2 Annoyances

What annoys you about the

Which celebrities annoy you?
English language?

Do any of your friends or

What annoys you about the
coworkers have annoying
town where you live?
habits?

Do you think you have any When you’re getting annoyed

annoying habits? do you bottle it up or let it out?

Do you ever get annoyed with

What really makes you mad?
yourself?

Do you ever get annoyed with What annoying things do

inanimate objects? young/old people do?

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 3 Animals

Do you like going to zoos? Do you have any pets?

Have you ever been bitten or

Are you afraid of any animals?
stung by an animal?

Have you ever thought about What animals live in the wild in
becoming vegetarian? your country?

Are you a cat person or a dog

Would you like to go hunting?
person?

What animals have you seen in Do you think it’s ok to wear

the wild? fur?

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 4 Art

What pictures do you have on Have you seen any famous

your walls? works of art?

Do you have any artistic

Who’s your favourite artist?
talents?

How often do you visit

What kind of art do you like?
museums or art galleries?

Who are the most famous What do you think of modern

artists from your country? art?

Describe an interesting Do you own any original pieces

photograph you’ve seen? of art?

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 5 Birthdays

Have you ever been invited to Do you share your birthday

a surprise birthday party? with anyone famous?

What’s your star sign? Does

How many people’s birthdays
your personality match your
do you know off by heart?
star sign?

What did you do for your last How would you spend your
birthday? perfect birthday?

Have you ever celebrated your Do you know what time of day
birthday in another country? you were born?

Do you know anyone who has

How do people celebrate
their birthday on or near a big
birthdays in your country?
celebration day?

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 6 Books

What was the last book you If you don’t like a book, do you
read? still try to finish it?

What kind of books do you like

Who is your favourite author?
to read?

Have you ever read a book that

Do you have an eReader?
had a big effect on your life?

Do you sometimes reread your Can you judge a book by its

favourite books? cover?

Have you read a book that you How do you decide what books
thought was overrated? to read?

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 7 Business

What’s the biggest company in Have you ever worked for a big
your country? company?

Are there any companies you

Do you have a business card?
would like to work for?

Are there any state owned Would you like to start your
businesses in your country? own company?

What kinds of businesses Are there any companies you

might have trouble surviving in don’t like but which you have
the future? to use?

Are there any companies you Do many people own stocks

wouldn’t work for? and shares in your country?

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 8 Cars

Do you prefer to drive or to be Which classic car would you

a passenger? like to own?

Do you prefer sports cars or What’s the best car you’ve

luxury cars? ever driven or had a ride in?

What do other car drivers do What’s the most important

that makes you angry? factor when choosing a car?

How do you think cars will

What was your first car?
change in the next 20 years?

Do you think there are too

Did you pass your driving test
many cars on the road? What’s
first time?
the solution?

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 9 Clothes

Where do you like to shop for Do you have a favourite item

clothes? of clothing?

Have you ever bought

Where did you get the clothes
something quite expensive but
you’re wearing now?
only worn it once or twice?

Do you like to wear bright and

What kind of clothes suit you?
colorful clothes?

Can you judge someone by the Is there a dress code at your

clothes that they wear? workplace?

Do you ever buy clothes What is something that you

online? would never wear?

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 10 Controversial opinions

Cigarettes should be banned Cannabis should be legalized

Nobody should be allowed to

The internet should be
earn more than $1,000,000 a
regulated to protect children
year

English grammar is not

National Service should be
important as long as people
introduced / abolished
understand you

Children should learn about

Keeping animals in zoos is cruel
sex at school

Pirating movies and music isn’t Old or sick people should have
a big deal the right to take their own lives

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 11 Current affairs

Do you think it’s important to

In your opinion, which are the
stay up to date with current
best and worst newspapers?
affairs?

What’s the biggest story in the

How do you get your news?
news at the moment?

Do you think there will still be What annoys you about news
newspapers in five years? reporting in your country?

Have you ever been in a What would you like to see

newspaper? more of in the news?

What would you like to see What headline do you wish

less of in the news? you could see one day?

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 12 Eating out

How often do you get

How often do you eat out?
takeaway food?

What’s your favourite

How much do you usually tip?
restaurant?

Have you ever worked in a Do you prefer home cooked

restaurant? food or restaurant food?

Do you usually have a starter

What’s your favourite dish? and a dessert when you eat
out?

When you eat in a restaurant

Have you ever eaten in a very
do you try something new or
expensive restaurant?
something you know you like?

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 13 The environment

How worried are you about

What do you recycle?
global warming?

How do you try to save Have environmental concerns

energy? changed the way you travel?

How do environmental
Are you worried that we might
concerns influence what you
run out of oil sometime soon?
buy?

What do you think future

What technologies could help
generations will think about
to solve some environmental
how we are treating the
problems?
environment today?

What do you think about Have you noticed changes in

nuclear power? the climate in your lifetime?

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 14 Fame

Who is the most famous Who is the most famous

person you’ve met or seen? person in the world?

Who is the most famous What would you like to be

person from your country? famous for?

What are the downsides of What are the benefits of being

being famous? famous?

If you could have dinner or a Which famous people living

drink with any living person, today might still be
who would you choose? remembered in 100 years?

If you were rich and famous, Which famous person would

how would you spend your you be happy never to see
time? again?

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 15 Food

Do you care where the food

Are you a fussy eater?
you eat comes from?

What national dishes from What do you think of

your country would you genetically­modified (GM)
recommend? food?

How has your taste in food What are your guilty

changed over time? pleasures?

What was the last meal you

What’s your perfect breakfast?
cooked?

Is anyone in your family

How healthy is your diet?
vegetarian?

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 16 The future

Would you like to live for 1000 What might your cell phone be
years? able to do in ten years time?

Are you optimistic or Would you like a car that

pessimistic about the future? drives itself?

What do you think people will

What possible future invention
do for entertainment in the
do you wish existed now?
future?

What could be some important

Do you think people will work
political issues in the next
more or less in the future?
decade?

If it was possible to
What laws do you think could
time­travel, which time period
change in the future?
would you like to visit?

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 17 Getting to know each other

What object would you rescue What kind of music do you

if your house was on fire ? listen to?

What was the last book you

What do you watch on TV?
read?

Where did you last go on

Do you play any sports?
holiday?

Do you have a favourite sports What countries have you

team? visited?

Have you lived in another city Who would you most like to
or country? meet?

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 18 Halloween

Do people celebrate Halloween

Do you believe in ghosts?
in your country? How?

Do you like watching horror

What’s the scariest movie
movies or reading horror
you’ve seen?
novels?

Have you ever experienced

What were you afraid of when
something you couldn’t
you were a child?
explain?

Who would you like to put a

Do you have any phobias?
curse on?

Have you ever dressed up for

How superstitious are you?
halloween as an adult?

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 19 Health

Do you have a healthy diet? Do you get enough exercise?

What food or drinks do you Do you take vitamins or other

avoid for health reasons? supplements?

What’s the biggest thing you

Do you try to take care of your
could do to improve your
brain as well as your body?
health?

Do you think people today are

How often do you go to the
healthier or unhealthier than
doctor for a check­up?
50 years ago?

How much sleep do you

Are you allergic to anything?
usually get? Is it enough?

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 20 Home

How would you describe the

Is it better to buy than to rent?
style of your home?

What pictures do you have on What’s more important,

your walls? comfort or style?

What’s your favourite item of Where and what would be

furniture? your dream home?

What’s your favourite spot in How many different places

your home? have you lived?

Do you get on well with your How long have you lived in
neighbors? your current home?

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 21 Humor

Can you think of a funny movie

What makes you laugh?
you have seen?

Have you ever laughed at an

Do you like to tell jokes?
inappropriate time?

Do you ever go to stand­up Have you ever played a prank

comedy shows? on anyone?

Have you ever read a book

Are there any English words
which made you laugh out
which you find funny?
loud?

Who is the funniest person you

What’s the funniest TV show?
know?

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 22 The internet

What websites do you visit the How much time do you spend
most? on the internet?

How worried are you about

When did you first get on the
giving websites personal
internet?
information?

Have you ever created your How has the internet affected
own website? your work?

Do you think the internet How do you think the internet

should be more regulated? might develop in the future?

What annoys you about the

Do you ever shop online?
internet?

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 23 Jobs

What would be your dream

What was your first job?
job?

What’s the worst job you’ve What do you like about your
had? job?

How will your job change in Do you know anyone with an

the future? interesting or unusual job?

If you won a lot of money, How long have you had your
would you give up work? current job?

What kind of job would you

What do/did your parents do?
hate to have?

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 24 Law

Which law should be Is it ok to break the law

abolished? sometimes?

What law would you like to Have you ever got into trouble
introduce? for breaking the law?

How much do you agree that What would you do if you

there is one law for the rich found out that your company
and another for the poor? was breaking the law?

Would you like to be a police Do you think there should be

officer? more or less laws?

Have you ever needed a

Have you ever visited a court?
lawyer?

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 25 Love and marriage

What’s the best thing about What’s the best thing about
being in a relationship? being single?

Have you ever been on a date If you have a partner, how did
that didn’t go well? you meet them?

Do you like weddings? How romantic are you?

Would you ever use an online What kind of people are you
dating site? attracted to?

Do you think couples should

What are weddings like in your
live together before getting
country?
married?

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 26 Money

What professions are overpaid What do you enjoy spending

and underpaid? money on?

If you won a lot of money,

What have you bought today?
what would you spend it on?

How many currencies can you Do you prefer to pay by cash or

name? plastic (credit/debit card)?

Did you get pocket money What do you do with your

when you were a child? small change?

Are you a saver or a spender? Do you ever gamble?

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 27 Movies

What was the last movie you Who is a famous actor from
saw? your country?

Can you remember the first

What movie have you seen the
movie you saw at a movie
most times?
theater?

Do you like old black and white Have you ever cried watching a
movies? movie?

What kind of movies don’t you Have you ever walked out of a
like? movie?

Do you have a movie

Who are your favourite actors?
collection?

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 28 Music

What kind of music do you

Who is a singer that you like?
like?

How has your music taste Are there any types of music
changed as you’ve got older? you don’t enjoy?

What’s the best concert What was the best decade for
you’ve been to? pop music?

What was the first single or Do you like modern pop

album that you bought? music? Who do you like?

How often do you buy music? How do you discover new

Where do you buy it from? music?

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 29 Politics

How long is a political term in Do you think you would be a

your country? good politician?

Do you think it’s important to What are the main political

vote? parties in your country?

What makes a good politician? Are you interested in politics?

How much influence does the

Do you have similar political
media have on people’s
views to your parents?
political views?

Do you have friends with If you were elected leader of

different political views to your country, what law would
you? you change first?

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 30 School days

What were your favourite Who was your favourite

subjects at school? teacher?

Were any of your teachers a bit

How did you get to school?
strange?

Do you agree that “school days What did you use to do at

are the best days of your life”? break time?

Were you a good school pupil Did you have to wear a school
or a bit naughty? uniform? What was it?

What should children be

Was bullying a problem at your taught at school to help
school? prepare them for “the real
world”?

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 31 Shopping

What do you enjoy shopping

Do you have a favourite shop?
for?

Have you ever suffered from

Do you shop online?
buyer’s remorse?

Do you prefer to shop alone or What’s the best place for

with friends? shopping in your town or city?

Where do you buy your

How often do you buy clothes?
groceries?

Have you ever worked in a What’s the worst thing about

shop? shopping?

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 32 Sleep

How many hours sleep do you

need? How many do you Do you or your partner snore?
normally get?

How long does it take you to What do you do if you can’t

fall asleep? sleep?

Can you usually remember Are you a heavy or a light

your dreams? sleeper?

Do you spring out of bed in the

What’s the first thing you do
morning or do you need more
when you wake up?
time to wake up?

What position do you like to Do you read or watch TV in

sleep in? bed?

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 33 Sport

What sports do you like to

Do you play any sports?
watch?

If you could play any sport

Which sportsmen and women
professionally, which sport
do you admire?
would you choose?

If you could watch any sporting

Do you ever go to watch live
event live, which event would
sporting events?
you choose?

Do you follow any sports Are there any sports you don’t
teams? enjoy watching?

What are the most popular Do you ever gamble on

sports in your country? sporting events?

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 34 Technology

What’s the most advanced

Are you excited by new
piece of technology that you
technology?
own?

Do you think people rely too

Do you find any modern
much on technology
gadgets frustrating to use?
nowadays?

Would you like to own a robot

What modern gadget could
that did most of the
you not live without?
housework?

What do you think is the most

Do you own any technology
important invention in your
that is now obsolete?
lifetime?

Are you an early adopter or do

Are you concerned about any
you like to wait until
new or imminent
something has been tried and
technologies?
tested before buying it?

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 35 Television

What was your favourite TV What TV channel do you watch

show when you were a child? the most?

Do you watch any reality TV What are the most popular TV

shows? shows in your country?

Do you ever stream or

Do you watch any soap
download shows from the
operas?
internet?

In your opinion, what are some

How do you decide what to
of the best TV shows ever
watch on TV?
made?

Can you remember being

Who are your favourite and
shocked by a television
least favourite TV presenters?
programme?

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 36 Time

If you could freeze time, what

Do you wear a watch?
would you do?

If you had more free time, how Are you good at managing your
would you spend it? time?

What time­saving gadget do

What do you consider to be a
you wish someone would
waste of time?
invent?

When does time go quickly or When was the best time of

slowly for you? your life?

Are you usually on time for If you had a time machine,

events and appointments? which period would you visit?

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 37 Towns and cities

If you had to give some visitors

What do you like to do when
a tour of your hometown,
you visit a new town or city?
what would you show them?

What do you like about the

What would improve your
town or city where you live
town or city?
now?

If you could live in any city, Would you prefer to live in a

where would you choose? city or in the country?

Are there “good” and “bad” What is your hometown

parts of your town? famous for?

Is your town changing? In what What’s your favourite part of

ways? town?

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 38 Travel

What’s your favourite city or What countries have you

country? visited?

What kind of places do you like How do you use the internet
to visit? when making travel plans?

Do you take a lot of baggage

What’s the best or worst hotel
when you travel, or do you
you’ve stayed in?
travel light?

What’s a memorable place

Do you like traveling alone?
you’ve visited?

Which country or city would What do you like about

you most like to visit? traveling?

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 39 The unexplained

Have you ever seen or

Have you ever been
experienced something you
hypnotized?
couldn’t explain?

Have you ever felt that you

What conspiracy theories do
had a telepathic link with
you believe could be true?
someone?

Do you think humans have

What mysteries are connected
already made contact with
with your town or country?
extraterrestrial beings?

Do you think someone’s star

Have you ever had a dream
sign can affect their
that came true?
personality?

What do you think about

alternative medicines like How superstitious are you?
acupuncture or homeopathy?

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 40 Vacations

Have you ever stayed at a Where did you go on your last

really nice hotel? vacation?

What kind of souvenirs do you

What would be your dream
bring back from your
vacation?
vacations?

Do you try to learn a little of

Have you been, or would you
the language before
like to go, on a cruise?
vacationing abroad?

Would you like to live What tips would you give

somewhere that you have vacationers who came to visit
visited on vacation? your town?

What was your worst Do you know where your next

vacation? vacation will be?

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 41 The weather

What’s your favourite kind of

What’s your favourite season?
weather?

What do you like to do on a Have you ever experienced

rainy Sunday? extreme weather conditions?

Is it normal in your country to How many different words or

make small talk about the phrases can you think of to
weather? describe rain in English?

Have you ever thought about

What’s your least favourite
moving to a country with a
type of weather?
different climate?

What are the hottest and

Do you prefer winter clothes or
coldest temperatures you have
summer clothes?
experienced?

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 42 Xmas

What is a typical Christmas Day What do you like to eat at

for you? Christmas time?

Do you usually go to church at

Do you like Christmas music?
Christmas time?

Do you do your Christmas

What do you dislike about
shopping nice and early or at
Christmas?
the last minute?

Do you wish it could be Do you enjoy buying presents

Christmas every day? for other people?

Are there any special movies or

What Christmas traditions do
TV shows that you like to
you enjoy?
watch at Christmas?

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 43 Future with will

Where will you be this time What will the world be like in
tomorrow? 50 years?

Who will win the next soccer How will you spend your time
World Cup? when you retire?

Will people work more or less What will be your next big
in the future? purchase?

What features will the iPhone Who will be the next President
10 have? of the USA?

Will people still carry cash in 20 When will flying cars be

years? invented?

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 44 Past simple: childhood

What games did you play in Who were your best friends
the school playground? where you lived?

What did you enjoy doing at

What was your favourite toy?
school?

What did you use to spend What TV shows did you

your pocket money on? enjoy?

What’s the first movie you

What pictures did you have on
remember seeing at a movie
your bedroom walls?
theater?

What food didn’t you use to What was it like where you
like? lived?

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 45 Past simple: recent past

What did you have for What was the last movie you
breakfast this morning? saw?

Who did you last talk to on the

What did you last read?
telephone?

What time did you go to bed What did you watch on TV last
last night? night?

What was the last photograph

When did you last see the sea?
you took?

What was the last meal you

What did you buy yesterday?
cooked?

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 46 Present continuous

Are you reading a good book at What are you having for dinner
the moment? tonight?

What is a friend of yours

What are you looking forward
probably doing at the
to?
moment?

What projects are you working

What’s happening in the news
on at home or at work right
at the moment?
now?

Where are you going after this

What are you wearing today?
class?

How are your English classes

Why are you learning English?
going?

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 47 Present perfect: have you ever ...?

Have you ever seen or met a Have you ever ridden a horse
celebrity? or other animal?

Have you ever locked yourself Have you ever got lost on
out of your house or car? holiday?

Have you ever walked out of a

Have you ever been on TV?
movie before it finished?

Have you ever dreamt

something that later came Have you ever eaten an insect?
true?

Have you ever missed a plane Have you ever had a bad
flight? haircut?

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 48 Present perfect: life history

What’s the most disgusting What’s the longest journey

thing you’ve eaten? you’ve ever been on?

What’s the nicest hotel you’ve What’s the most exciting

ever stayed at? activity you’ve ever done?

What’s the most exciting

What’s the nicest car you have
sporting event you have
ever travelled in?
watched?

Which movie have you What’s the worst job you’ve

watched the most times? had?

How many places have you Have you ever bought anything
lived since you were born? and regretted it later?

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 49 Present simple

Where do you live? Where do you work?

What do you do at the

Who do you talk to the most?
weekends?

How often do you go to the

How far from here do you live?
movies?

How many pairs of shoes do What time do you go to bed

you have? during the week?

Why do you think English is How often do you get your hair
important? cut?

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 50 Second conditional

What country would you like What would you do if you had
to visit? more free time?

What would you do if you Where would you live if you

could turn invisible? could live anywhere?

If you could meet anyone alive

If you could change any law,
or dead, who would you like to
what would you change?
meet?

If there were a pill that

If you had $1,000,000 to invest,
enabled you to live to 1000,
how would you invest it?
would you take it?

How would you feel if the If you had to change jobs, what
internet stopped working? would you do instead?

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