Enhance your English language lessons with this comprehensive set of discussion prompts designed to engage and inspire learners. Our collection features 60 thought-provoking questions, perfect for sparking meaningful conversations in the classroom or in online learning settings. Each prompt is carefully crafted to encourage students to express their opinions, share personal experiences, and develop their speaking and critical thinking skills.
The set includes a PowerPoint presentation with one question per slide, making it easy to integrate into your lessons. The questions cover a wide range of topics, from personal interests and cultural traditions to current events and future aspirations. This resource is ideal for ESL/EFL teachers looking to create a dynamic and interactive learning environment.
Features:
60 engaging discussion prompts
One question per slide in a PowerPoint presentation
Suitable for various levels of English proficiency
Covers diverse topics to appeal to all learners
Perfect for in-class activities, online discussions, or individual reflection
Use this resource to help your students build confidence in speaking English, improve their communication skills, and foster a deeper understanding of different perspectives. Whether you’re teaching in a traditional classroom or a virtual setting, these discussion prompts are a versatile and valuable addition to your teaching toolkit.
Stimulate discussion in English with these conversation prompt cards designed to elicit discussion about all things related to sustainability.
With this set of 100 conversation prompts, help your students encounter, notice, and practise language patterns commonly used to form and answer questions in English, all while discussing a vital issue for today’s world.
Sets of questions are colour-coded and grouped to demonstrate common language patterns and collocations.
Key vocabulary:
Recycle
Reduce
Reuse
Reusable
Disposable
Sustainable
Non-sustainable
Sustainable sources
Sustainable goods
Sustainably
Live sustainably
Sustainability
Protect
Threats
Renewable energy
Renewable sources
Non-renewable energy
Hunger
Poverty
Climate change
Inequality
Example questions:
How can we reduce water usage?
What are the biggest threats to forests and jungles?
What are the advantages of renewable energy?
These cards are designed for intermediate levels and above, but are suitable for pre-intermediate learners with selection as appropriate and pre-study of the topic of sustainability. They are especially good for advanced learners, affording the chance to tackle a complex, nuanced topic in their second language.
They are appropriate for all ages of learners from early teens onwards, regardless of if they are currently at school or graduated some time ago. They are also appropriate for adult learners.
These cards ensure your students learn naturally, increasing the fluency, accuracy, and vocabulary while discussing their own experiences, preferences, and feelings about sustainability and the world we live in.
These conversation prompts allow you students to identify and learn common English patterns in a natural, communicative way, while making the class personal to them and their lives.
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Enliven your language classroom with engaging discussions!
Stimulate discussion in English with these prompt cards designed to elicit answers to common questions about personal goals and dreams, both business and personal. With this set of 90 conversation prompts, help your students encounter, notice, and practise language patterns commonly used to form and answer questions about their future in English.
Questions are grouped together by topic and in similar language forms. These questions allow students to experience and respond to natural English questions and answer in a way that is relevant to them.
The questions are colour-coded and divided into the following sections:
Wants and Hopes:
Do you want to have…
Do you want to own….
Would you like to learn…
Would you like to visit…
Would you like to be…
Would you like to make…
What do you want to do before…
What do you want to do after…
What do you hope to achieve in …
Predictions:
Where do you see yourself in…
Do you see yourself…
Will you be…
Will you ever…
Would you ever…
What will you be… in ….
Career goals:
e.g. What industry do you want to work in?
Do you plan to pursue further education?
These cards are designed for intermediate level students and above, and are suitable for mature learners from mid-to-late teens to adult learners.
These cards ensure your students learn naturally, increasing their fluency, accuracy, vocabulary, and confidence in discussing their ambitions and predictions in English. They also encourage students to identify and learn common English patterns in a natural, communicative way, while making the class personal to them and their lives.
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Enliven your language classroom with engaging discussions!
Stimulate discussion in English with these prompt cards designed to elicit answers to common questions found in English-language interviews, both business and academic. With this set of 80 conversation prompts, help your students encounter, notice, and practise language patterns commonly used to form and answer interview questions in English.
Questions are grouped together by topic and in similar language forms. These standardised questions allow students to experience and react to natural English interview questions and answer in their own way.
The interview questions are colour-coded and divided into the following topics:
Work history & future goals
e.g.
Where do you see yourself in five years?
Please tell me about your work history.
Personality
e.g.
Are you a team-player?
How would your co-workers describe you?
Work style
e.g.
How do you handle stressful situations?
Do you prefer working independently or as part of a team
Unique interview questions
e.g.
If you were an animal, what animal would you be?
If you could change one thing about yourself, what would you change?
These cards are designed for intermediate to advanced levels, and are suitable for mature learners from mid-to-late teens onwards, including adult learners.
These cards ensure your students learn naturally, increasing their fluency,
accuracy, vocabulary, and confidence in handling formal interviews in English. They also encourage students to identify and learn common English patterns in a natural, communicative way, while making the class personal to them and their lives.
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Enliven your language classroom with engaging discussions!
Designed to improve English ability in a business environment. This presentation and activity collection helps your students to increase their fluency and familiarity with common English phrasal verbs.
This pack includes one Powerpoint presentation file with:
20 common phrasal verbs, with meaning and examples of use.
2 model dialogues.
2 reading passages.
2 gapfill quizzes to test comprehension.
Who is this pack for?
ESL/EFL Teachers
Students of all ages and proficiency levels
Language enthusiasts
English language students focused on business skills.
Stimulate discussion in English with these conversation prompt cards designed to elicit discussion of festivals from all around the world!
With this set of 50 conversation prompts, your students can have in depth discussions about the meaning and relevance to themselves of festivals both near and far.
Comes with a FREE bonus worksheet, where students match the names of 12 global festivals with their descriptions.
What are your students favorite festival foods? How many festivals do they attend a year? How do they believe culture and festivals intertwine? Find out all this and more, and help them improve their English communicative and expression skills!
These cards are suitable for intermediate level learners and above. These cards ensure your students learn naturally, increasing fluency and grasp of common collocations and language.
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Enliven your language classroom with engaging discussions!
Stimulate discussion in English while teaching your students all about the simple past and past continuous tenses. This 10-slide lesson presentation describes the many uses of the forms, with clear examples, and provides multiple points for practice and discussion.
This lesson helps your students to understand the two tense forms through question-prompt discussion, natural use, and two cloze activities.
The conversation prompts allow your students to identify and learn common English patterns in a natural, communicative way, while making the class personal to them and their lives.
Comes as a freely-editable Powerpoint file and PDF.
Stimulate discussion in English while teaching your students all about the present perfect tense. This 15-slide lesson presentation describes the many uses of the form, with clear examples, and provides multiple points for practice and discussion.
This lesson helps your students to learn naturally, increasing their fluency, accuracy, and vocabulary while discussing their own experiences and the things they have learned in their lives.
The conversation prompts allow your students to identify and learn common English patterns in a natural, communicative way, while making the class personal to them and their lives.
Comes as a freely-editable Powerpoint file, and PDF version.
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Enliven your language classroom with engaging discussions!
A set of 80 conversation prompts for use with your English language students, useful for warm-ups and encouraging students to use the language rather than simply study it.
It is recommended that you do not only use these conversation prompts to teach, but also to learn about your students: discover their language needs and any points they need further practice on.
PLEASE NOTE: This is a bundled, discount version of my previous two 40-prompt sets.
Two 5x5 grids for the activity 'Find Someone Who.'
The first focuses on preferences (like), abilities (can), and possessions (have).
The second version focuses on past experiences (the present perfect 'have you...')
Feel free to message if you would like the publisher file for your own use.
Another set of 40 conversation prompts for use with your English language students, useful for warm-ups and encouraging students to use the language rather than simply study it.
It is recommended that you do not only use these conversation prompts to teach, but also to learn about your students: discover their language needs and any points they need further practice on.
Help your students understand and use the past tense in Japanese with these flashcards.
These 27 clear, simple flashcards demonstrate simple Japanese sentences, highlighting nouns, verbs, and adjectives. Each example sentence builds on the previous one. For example:
東京にいきました。
電車で東京にいきました。
東京にいきました。大きかった。
Colour-codes are used to separate particles, nouns, verbs, and adjectives, making it easy for students to understand the structure of a Japanese sentence, and easy for the teacher to draw attention to relevant points.
There are two copies of each card – one with furigana, and one without. Help your students memorise these common Kanji readings while they study!
These cards provide an excellent launching point for teaching past-tense forms to learners of Japanese.
Page numbers are NOT marked, allowing teachers to rearrange the order of the flashcards as they deem appropriate.
Help your students build their own sentences using the examples provided, and encourage your learners to develop the sentences further.
頑張ってね!
What will you do next week? Help your students understand and talk about future plans in Japanese with these flashcards.
These 31 clear, simple flashcards demonstrate simple Japanese sentences about future plans, using colour and images to make meaning clear. Each example uses common, important vocabulary that students will encounter many times when learning the language.
Example phrases include:
火曜日はかいものをします。
水曜日は料理をします。
土曜日はえいがを見ます。
Students will learn the days of the week, common vocabulary to describe daily routines, and the verb that conjugates with these activities.
Each phrase comes with two flashcards: a question and answer set for call and response drilling, and a visual example card to elicit and encourage student language retention.
Furthermore, there are two versions within this set – a set with furigana, and a set without. Help your students memorise these common Kanji readings while they study!
These cards provide an excellent launching point for teaching talking about future plans to learners of Japanese.
Help your students build their own sentences using the examples provided, and encourage your learners to develop the sentences further.
頑張ってね!
Help your students understand and use vocabulary, spelling, and Kanji readings for job names in Japanese!
These 29 clear, simple flashcards demonstrate a simple form of Japanese sentence asking and answering what they want to be:
何になりたいですか。
教師になりたです。
The 14 different jobs are shown with both Kanji readings and in picture form, with alternative versions of each card providing furigana above the Kanji.
The jobs included in this pack are:
教師 Teacher
医者 Doctor
科学者 Scientist
警察官 Police officer
画家 Painter
宇宙飛行士 Astronaut
歌手 Singer
農家 Farmer
パイロット Pilot
作者 Author
消防士 Firefighter
コック Cook
音楽家 Musician
俳優 Actor/Actress
Colour-codes are used to clearly label the job in the sentence, making it easy for students to understand the structure and easy for the teacher to draw attention to relevant points.
There are two copies of each card – one with furigana, and one without. Help your students memorise these common Kanji readings while they study!
Page numbers are NOT marked, allowing teachers to rearrange the order of the flashcards as they deem appropriate.
Help your students build their own sentences using further examples, elicit reasons, and encourage your learners to develop the sentences further.
頑張ってね!
Help your students understand and use positive and negative verbs stems in Japanese with these flashcards.
These 50 clear, simple flashcards demonstrate simple Japanese sentences, highlighting nouns, verbs, and particles. Each set uses illustrations and contrasting examples to demonstrate meaning. For example:
日本に行きます。日本に行きません。
日本語を勉強します。日本語を勉強しません。
質問を聞きます。質問を聞きません。
Colour-codes are used to separate particles, nouns, and verbs, making it easy for students to understand the structure of a Japanese sentence, and easy for the teacher to draw attention to relevant points.
There are two copies of each card – one with furigana, and one without. Help your students memorise these common Kanji readings while they study!
These cards provide an excellent launching point for teaching the forms of verb stems to learners of Japanese.
Page numbers are NOT marked, allowing teachers to rearrange the order of the flashcards as they deem appropriate.
Help your students build their own sentences using the examples provided, and encourage your learners to develop the sentences further.
頑張ってね!
Learn the Japanese names of common animals, and amazing facts at them same time!
Suitable for beginners and more advanced, this pack contains beautifully illustrated and colourful images to help students learn both the name and Kanji for these animals.
On the reverse side of each card, you will find three interesting facts about the animals. Some of these you may not even know in English!
To help you teach, there are two versions of each card: one with furigana, and one without. Increase your students’ motivation and help them progress in their language ability with each version!
This pack contains names, Kanji, and facts about the following animals:
ジャイアントパンダ Panda
犬 Dog
猫 Cat
兎 Rabbit
蝶 Butterfly
蜜蜂 Honey Bee
象 Elephant
熊 Bear
狐 Fox
蟻 Ant
蜘蛛 Spider
キリン Giraffe
鼠 Mouse
魚 Fish
Mystery Box: a game that will see your class go wild!
The mystery box game is a simple yet highly motivating game designed especially for learners of English, though the template is easily adaptable for any subject.
The premise is this; the class is split into three or four teams, and go through a sequence of questions. Whenever a team answers a question correctly, they receive a 'mystery box,' the contents of which may be good or bad.
This game is incredibly involving for students, sparking off their competitive drive and using this drive to focus attention on language forms, vocabulary, general knowledge, or any other topic the teacher sees fit to adapt it to.
In this download you will find a usable, easy-to-understand example of the game. This can be used as a template to make further versions quickly and easily.
Unlock your students’ English ability with our English Proverbs Thematic Pack. Designed for English language learners of a variety of ages and abilities, this comprehensive package explores 20 common English proverbs and their use.
What’s Inside:
Proverb List: A collection of 20 proverbs and their meanings.
Examples of Use: A list of examples of these proverbs in use, providing a deeper understanding of nuance.
Multiple choice quizzes: Test knowledge and retention with multiple choice review questions on each proverbs meaning.
Dialogues: Conversations that depict the usage of the proverbs in a natural context.
Reading Passages: Short, informative texts that use the proverbs, with comprehension-checking questions.
Flashcards: Visual aids that make learning the proverbs memorable.
Discussion Questions: Hold classroom discussions with questions designed to deepen understanding of of these proverbs.
Who is this pack for?
ESL/EFL Teachers
Students of all ages and proficiency levels
Language enthusiasts
Classroom settings, self-study, language clubs, and homeschooling.
Enhance All English Language Skills: With our movies and TV thematic pack, learning English goes beyond grammar and vocabulary. It’s an exploration of the world through English, and a conversation about our lives.
<Includes worksheets for two tests, two reading comprehension exercises, proverb definition, proverb examples in use, and a visual presentation in both PowerPoint and PDF formats>
Unlock your students’ English ability with our Movies & TV Thematic Vocabulary Kit. Designed for English language learners of a variety of ages and abilities, this comprehensive package is your ticket to lessons exploring cinematic terms and phrases.
What’s Inside:
Vocabulary Lists: A collection of key words and phrases for discussing movies and TV.
Example Sentences: A list of contextual examples, providing a deeper understanding of usage.
Cloze Exercises: Test knowledge and retention with multiple choice review questions.
Dialogues: Conversations that depict the usage of the key vocabulary in a natural context.
Reading Passages: Short, informative texts that use the key vocabulary, with comprehension-checking questions.
Flashcards: Visual aids that make learning new words memorable.
Discussion Questions: Hold classroom discussions with questions designed to deepen understanding of movies and TV and the ability to discuss this topic.
Who is this pack for?
ESL/EFL Teachers
Students of all ages and proficiency levels
Language enthusiasts
Classroom settings, self-study, language clubs, and homeschooling.
Embrace Modernity, Enhance Language Skills: With our movies and TV thematic pack, learning English goes beyond grammar and vocabulary. It’s an exploration of the cinematic world, and an expression of how film can make us feel.
<Includes worksheets for two vocabulary tests, two reading comprehension exercises, vocabulary definitions, vocabulary examples in use, and a visual presentation in both PowerPoint and PDF formats>
Explore friends and family with your English language learners!
Read, think, and discuss relationships and family with our comprehensive “Friends and Family” Thematic Vocabulary Kit. Specially designed for English language teachers, this kit offers an array of resources to enhance your students’ vocabulary, comprehension, and ability to discuss all things related to their relationships.
What’s Included:
Vocabulary Lists: Carefully selected list of 20 essential words. All come as flash cards, with definitions.
Vocabulary Quizzes: Multiple-choice quizzes to reinforce and confirm vocabulary learning.
Model Dialogues: Realistic conversations about family and friends, perfect for practice and role-play.
Reading Passages: Short texts about the families and interpersonal relationships, with comprehension-checking questions.
Discussion Questions: 20 stimulating questions designed to encourage usage and discussion of family and friends.
Features:
Targeted for Various Learning Levels: Suitable for pre-intermediate to advanced learners.
Interactive and Engaging: Diverse activities to suit different learning styles.
Easy-to-Follow Format: Clearly structured for straightforward implementation into your lessons.
Benefits:
Build Vocabulary: Expand your students’ accuracy and fluency in real-life contexts.
Improve Comprehension: Develop reading and listening skills through thematic content.
Boost Discussion Skills: Boost confidence in discussing family and friends in English.
Includes a Powerpoint of all flashcards, quizzes, and readings for display, as well as multiple worksheets.