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Answer in full sentences using “would,” “could,” or “might.” Give a reason or explain what you imagine.

Imagine different present or future situations. Choose B1 or B2 prompts to suit your students. These are suggested speaking-task levels.

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B1

B1 speaking practice

48 questions

  1. If you could work four long days or five shorter days, which would you choose?
  2. If you had an extra room at home, what would you use it for?
  3. If you were a teacher, what homework would you stop giving?
  4. What would you miss most if you lived alone?
  5. What would you do with your evenings if you did not need to sleep?
  6. If you had to share a home, what kind of person would you want to live with?
  7. If you could live inside a movie for a week, which movie would you choose?
  8. If you could choose a different voice for your phone, whose voice would you choose?
  9. Which animal would you want to talk to if animals could speak?
  10. If you ran a movie theater, what would you do differently?
  11. If you could take a class with no tests or grades, what would you study?
  12. If you had to choose a new first name, what would you choose?
  13. If you had to move into a much smaller home, what would you keep?
  14. What would you wear if there were no dress rules at work or school?
  15. If someone made a movie about your family, what kind of movie would it be?
  16. If you could have a garden or an extra room, which would you prefer?
  17. If children ran a school for adults, what do you think they would teach?
  18. What would you try if you were less afraid of looking silly?
  19. If you had to keep just one app on your phone, which would you keep?
  20. What would you collect if you had plenty of space and money for a collection?
  21. If you could change the ending of a movie, which ending would you change?
  22. If you had to wear the same outfit every day, what would you choose?
  23. If you could get free tickets to a sports event or a concert, which would you choose?
  24. If you were given a shop, what would you sell?
  25. If you wrote a children’s book, who would the main character be?
  26. How would you dress if all clothes cost the same?
  27. If you could learn from a patient teacher or a demanding teacher, which would you choose?
  28. If you could spend a day behind the scenes somewhere, where would you go?
  29. If a TV show asked to film in your home, what would your answer be?
  30. If you could borrow something expensive for a year, what would you borrow?
  31. If you could choose the weather for a whole week, what would you choose?
  32. If you were organizing a festival, what would the main event be?
  33. If you had to choose between a short commute and a bigger home, which would you choose?
  34. If you could have a small part in any TV show, which show would you choose?
  35. If you were a game designer, what kind of game would you make?
  36. If you could choose your own hours, when would you start your working day?
  37. If you had your own flag, what would you put on it?
  38. If a famous person joined your class, how would the class change?
  39. If your home could have a view of anything, what would you want to see?
  40. If you could choose a new national holiday, what would it celebrate?
  41. What would you take with you if you went to live abroad for a year?
  42. What would you do differently if you could not take photographs on vacation?
  43. Where would you like to go if you won a free plane ticket?
  44. What would you do if you could speak English perfectly?
  45. If you could have one futuristic device, what would it be?
  46. If you could learn one skill, what would it be?
  47. If you won the lottery, what would you buy?
  48. If you could have any superpower, what would it be?

B2

B2 speaking practice

35 questions

  1. If you could pay extra for a flight with no children, how much would it be worth to you?
  2. If people could see a number showing how honest you were, how would that change your life?
  3. If you were hiring someone, what would you want to learn that a résumé could not tell you?
  4. If your favorite artist made something you hated, how would that change your opinion of them?
  5. If you could remember every conversation perfectly, what would be the hardest part of having that ability?
  6. If you ran a company, which decisions would you let employees vote on?
  7. If a company paid you to use your face in an ad, what products would you agree to advertise?
  8. If you could see how your life might look in ten years, how much would you want to know?
  9. If you could become famous for something you did well, how much attention would you want?
  10. If you could see how much all your coworkers earned, how would that affect your working relationships?
  11. If your favorite hobby became your job, how would your feelings about it change?
  12. How would you choose what to watch if reviews and ratings did not exist?
  13. If you could live rent-free but had to move every three months, how would you feel about it?
  14. If you could erase your memory of one book and read it again, which would you choose?
  15. If you were a judge on a talent show, what would impress you more than technical skill?
  16. What would you change about a sport if you were allowed to rewrite one rule?
  17. If a publisher offered you more money to change the ending of your book, what would you do?
  18. If someone offered to organize your entire home, what would you ask them to leave alone?
  19. If people never felt embarrassed, what would become better or worse?
  20. How would dating change if people could not share photos on dating apps?
  21. If you could change one thing about how people celebrate weddings, what would you change?
  22. If your life became a movie, which part would the filmmakers probably exaggerate?
  23. If you could take a well-paid job you found boring or a poorly paid job you loved, what would decide it for you?
  24. How would conversations change if nobody could interrupt anyone?
  25. If audiences voted on how TV series ended, how would that change the stories?
  26. If you could join a talented team or lead an inexperienced one, which role would suit you better?
  27. If a school replaced all exams with interviews, who would benefit most?
  28. If you could hear one honest opinion about yourself, whose would you choose?
  29. If you could hear what people said about you when you were not there, when would you use that ability?
  30. If you could make one unpopular opinion popular, which would you choose?
  31. If all online reviews showed the writer’s real name, how would the reviews change?
  32. If an employer judged applicants only by a work sample, what kinds of people would get more chances?
  33. If you had to choose between being excellent at one thing and good at many things, which would you prefer?
  34. If you could become excellent at something but never enjoy it, what would you choose?
  35. If a popular song used your name, how would you feel about hearing it everywhere?

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B1 speaking practice

Second Conditional

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If you could work four long days or five shorter days, which would you choose?