Tag: English speaking skills

The list of questions on this page is part of a publication called Number One ESL Discussion Book & Reference Guide.

Questions About Them:

1. What’s your favorite color?

2. How old are you?

3. Do you have any pets? If you don’t have any pets, would you like a pet?

4. What’s your favorite toy?

5. What’s your favorite food?

6. Do you have any brothers or sisters?

7. What’s your favorite game to play?

8. What’s your favorite TV show or cartoon?

Questions About Their Family:

9. How many people are in your family?

10. Do you have any grandparents?

11. What type of work does your mother do? What type of work does your father do?

12. Do you have any cousins? How old are they?

13. Do you have any aunts or uncles? Where do they live?

14. Who do you live with?

15. What’s your favorite thing to do with your family?

16. What’s your favorite family holiday?

Questions About School:

17. What’s your teacher’s name?

18. What’s your favorite subject in school?

19. What do you like to eat for lunch at school?

20. Who is your favorite classmate?

21. What’s your favorite thing to do during break time?

22. What’s your favorite thing about school?

23. What’s your least favorite subject in school?

24. What do you do during PE (Physical Education) class?

25. Do you like doing homework? When do you usually do your homework?

26. What’s your favorite thing to do after school?

Questions About Activities:

27. What do you like to do on weekends?

28. What sports do you play?

29. Do you like to draw or color? What do you like to draw or color?

30. What’s your favorite thing to do at the park?

31. Do you like to sing or dance? When and where do you usually sing or dance?

32. What’s your favorite thing to do with your friends?

33. What’s your favorite video game or phone game?

34. What is your favorite book or your favorite story?

35. What’s your favorite outdoor activity?

36. Do you like to ride a bicycle? Do you have your own bicycle? How often do you ride your bicycle?

Questions About the Previous Week:

37. What did you do last weekend?

38. Who visited your house last week?

39. What did you learn at school last week?

40. What special meals did you have last week? Was it anybody’s birthday?

41. What new games did you play last week?

42. What movie or TV show did you watch last week?

43. Did you read any new books or stories last week?

44. Did you make any new friends last week?

45. Did you try any new food, fruit, or snacks last week?

Number One ESL Discussion Book & Reference Guide: CONTENTS