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Discover thousands of questions on a variety of different conversation topics designed to encourage engaging discussions and help improve the speaking skills of English learners around the world.

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Discover a world of conversation possibilities with thousands of questions designed specifically for ESL teachers. With a wide range of topics, split into beginner, intermediate, and advanced levels, you're sure to find something that suits your needs.

Explore different ways to encourage discussion with your students while improving their overall ability including topics based on various subjects, grammar points, vocabulary, media and more.

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Choose Different Ways To Encourage Conversation

Discover a world of conversation possibilities with thousands of questions designed specifically for ESL teachers. With a wide range of topics, split into beginner, intermediate, and advanced levels, you're sure to find something that suits your needs.

Explore different ways to encourage discussion with your students while improving their overall ability including topics based on various subjects, grammar points, vocabulary, media and more.

Vocabulary

Improve your students vocabulary with a range of conversations based around a specific subject continuing key vocabulary for the student to use in the discussion.

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Reading

Kick off your classes with a short piece of text between 300-500 words as a base for a range of different conversation questions and discussion topics for your ESL students.

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Grammar

Encourage your students to improve their grammar skills naturally through a range of different conversation questions focusing on a specific grammar point.

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Phrasal Verbs

Make phrasal verbs more interesting, and get your students to learn them in a more natural way through conversation-based questions focusing around a specific phrasal verb.

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Idioms

Increase your students knowledge of idioms and phrases by encouraging them to learn them through conversations that revolve around specific idioms or phrases.

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Pictures

Add some variety to the conversation topics by using pictures, and encouraging students to give their opinions through a variety of conversation-based questions.

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Videos

Use videos in the class or get your students to watch them before the class so they can prepare for a range of discussion questions about the video and it's general theme.

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Case Studies

Case studies are a great way to switch things up in the classroom and let your students practice giving their opinion and offering advice on a range of different situations.

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Engaging Students with Dynamic Discussions

If you're looking for something a little different to add to your conversation classes, or if you want to just add a little fun and unpredictability, then our random conversation generator is the perfect add-on to any class.

Debates topics are also a great way to add some variety to your classes. Explore our list of over 250 debate topics or use our random debate topic generator. Want to make it even more interesting? Set the parameters and tell them if they have to argue for or against each topic regardless of their own personal views.

Check Out The Latest ESL Conversation Topics

Overpopulation

Level:
Type: Vocabulary
  • How do you think overpopulation affects the environment and society?
  • What are some of the causes of overpopulation, and how can they be addressed?
  • How do population growth and demographic transition impact the economy and the environment?
  • Should governments implement policies to control population growth, such as limiting family size or promoting birth control?
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