Super Heroes
81 conversation questions and prompts
Choose a question or prompt. Describe your experience or share your opinion. Give details when you can.
Use the level groups as a guide when choosing prompts for your students.
A1
Beginner (A1)
9 questions
- Who is your favorite superhero? Why?
- What is your favorite superhero movie?
- What colors look good on a superhero?
- What superhero names do you know?
- Which superheroes look scary to you?
- Which is more fun to watch: one superhero or a team?
- Which looks better on a superhero: a cape or a jacket?
- What animals make good superhero partners?
- Who are some superheroes that are specific to your country?
A2
Elementary (A2)
25 questions
- What superpower would you like to have?
- Which superheroes did you pretend to be as a child?
- What would you put on the front of a superhero costume?
- Who would you tell first about your new superpowers?
- What is the funniest superhero name you can think of?
- Who is the first superhero you remember seeing?
- Which superhero seems difficult to work with?
- How would you feel about flying without a plane?
- What could superheroes argue about when they are not fighting villains?
- Describe a superhero’s home.
- What did your parents think of superhero stories when you were young?
- How could a superhero earn money without being famous?
- What would you ask a superhero in an interview?
- Which part of a superhero costume looks uncomfortable?
- How do you picture a superhero who is eighty years old?
- What present could you give a superhero who saved you?
- What would be fun about having a superhero in your family?
- Which superhero needs a vacation?
- What animal would make a funny superhero?
- Would you enjoy a superhero story with no fighting?
- What makes a villain funny instead of frightening?
- What would you miss about normal life as a famous superhero?
- What could a superhero learn from an ordinary person?
- Which superhero would be a good teacher?
- Which superhero costume would you wear to a party?
B1
Intermediate (B1)
30 questions
- If you had superpowers would you be a superhero or a supervillain?
- Do you prefer dark superheroes like Batman or purely "good" superheroes like Superman? Why?
- Are there any real superheroes?
- Do you think comic books are good or bad for children?
- How long could you keep your superpowers a secret?
- Which superpower sounds exciting but would soon get annoying?
- What would be difficult about being a superhero’s roommate?
- Would you keep your ordinary job after becoming a superhero?
- Which would you trust more: a hero with natural powers or one who built their own equipment?
- Would you want a superhero to protect you if it meant they followed you everywhere?
- What part of being a superhero would get boring?
- Would you feel safer or less safe living near a famous superhero?
- Which superhero has become more or less interesting to you as you have grown older?
- What everyday habit might give away a superhero’s secret identity?
- Would you enjoy being a superhero if nobody ever thanked you?
- What makes a superhero fight boring to watch?
- What would you like to see happen after a superhero saves the world?
- Would you rather be a superhero or the person who invents their equipment?
- How would wearing a superhero costume change the way you acted?
- Would you rather be a superhero people admire or one villains fear?
- What makes a villain worth watching even when you want the superhero to win?
- Which superhero has a rule you would find hard to follow?
- How much romance belongs in a superhero story?
- How much ordinary life would you want to see in a superhero movie?
- What superhero scene would you like to see from an ordinary person’s point of view?
- When does a superhero deserve a second chance after making a serious mistake?
- Who should pay for buildings damaged during a superhero battle?
- How would you feel about a superhero accepting money to advertise products?
- How might people treat you differently once they knew you had superpowers?
- How do you feel about a superhero story that ends with the hero losing?
B2
Upper Intermediate (B2)
11 questions
- Does a person's favorite superhero tell you anything about their personality? What does your favorite superhero say about your personality?
- Why have superhero movies become so popular?
- How have superheroes changed over the years?
- How much can a writer change a familiar superhero before the character feels like someone else?
- When, if ever, should a superhero ignore an order from the government?
- What makes a superhero worth following when another hero is much more powerful?
- How much does a villain's difficult past change your opinion of their actions?
- When has there been a supervillain that you thought was in the right?
- Should a superhero have the right to retire while people still need them?
- Would you still admire a superhero who charged people for rescues?
- Should a superhero be allowed to grow old and have a final ending?
C1
Advanced (C1)
6 questions
- When does a superhero story make violence look too glorified?
- How much credit should a superhero get for being brave when very little can hurt them?
- What can a superhero story gain by never explaining where the hero's powers came from?
- What does a superhero story suggest when only people with extraordinary abilities can change anything?
- What can the way superheroes are portrayed during a period of time tell us about the culture and mindset of people living at that time?
- What can superhero stories say about power that a realistic story would struggle to say?