ESL Conversation Suggested Topics

Dialogue Topics

1.      What do you like to do when you go out for the night?

2.      Do you like to go to the beach?  Discuss what you enjoy about it.

3.      What is your daily routine like?

4.      The difference between driving and traffic laws in Taiwan and the U.S.

5.      Your experience with traffic accidents.

6.      What do you do when you lose something at the airport?

7.      Discuss a Chinese traditional festival and what you do.

8.      Do you prefer a supermarket, a family grocery store, or the traditional outdoor market?

9.      What’s the worst food you’ve ever eaten?

10.  Tell how to make a dish you enjoy making.

11.  Discuss a time you had a doctor’s appointment.  Your illness?  Treatment?

12.  Some English idioms that sound strange to you.

13.  Outdoor games you enjoy.

14.  Taiwan’s outdoor hot springs.

15.  What are some of the cultural diffences between Taiwanese and Americans? (Only the things you have actually experienced)

16.  Tell about your vacations.

17.  Tourist destinations in Taiwan.

18.  Opening a bank account.

19.  Talking with a travel agent.

20.  Buying something at a pharmacy.

21.  Finding a job.

22.  Do you like to take pictures?  What kind of pictures do you like to take?  What kind of camera do you use?

23.  Do you like to read books?  What kind?  Discuss.

24.  What kinds of music do you enjoy?  What medium do you use for listening?

25.  Pollution and other social problems.