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Let’s Talk about Words and Vocabulary!
1. What are your favourite words in English?
2. What are you favourite words in your own language?
3. Are there any words or expressions that annoy you, perhaps because you hear them all the time?
4. What English word or phrase have you learnt recently? What does it mean?
5. Can you think of a word in your language which is difficult to translate into English?
6. Do you think it is important to have a large vocabulary? Why or why not?
7. What different strategies can language learners use to expand their vocabulary?
8. Have you come across a word recently in your own language that you didn’t know the meaning of? Perhaps it was something very colloquial.
9. Which English words do you find hard to pronounce?
10. Can you name two or three English idioms and explain their meanings?
11. Can you tell us about an idiom from your language and what it means?
12. Do you like doing crosswords or playing word games like Scrabble?
13. Have you ever written short stories or poems?
14. Have you ever had to write a speech?
15. Regarding the words you say to yourself every day, would you say they are mostly positive, neutral or negative?
16. Are you ever lost for words? (= you can’t think what to say)
17. Which songs do you know all or most of the words of?
18. Do you pay much attention to the dialogues in movies? Do you have a favourite dialogue?
18. When you are reading something in English do you always guess the meaning of unknown words or do you look them up, or a mixture of both?
19. Have you ever used language apps or AI to grow and practise vocabulary? If so, do you think they play a useful role in language education?
20. Do you swear in your own language? What do you think of swearing?
21. How would you describe yourself in three words?
22. How would you describe nature in three words?
23. How would you describe the last book you read or last show you watched in three words?
24. How would you describe the future in 3 words?
24. How can someone’s life experiences impact their vocabulary?
25. The French writer and philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre said,”Words are loaded pistols”. What do you think this means?
More CONVERSATION QUESTIONS to help you improve your English speaking skills. Remember they are also useful for writing practice. Practice makes progress!
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