The Five Senses
69 conversation questions and prompts
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Use the level groups as a guide when choosing prompts for your students.
A1
Beginner (A1)
16 questions
- What is the most beautiful thing to see?
- What is the most wonderful smell?
- What is the best taste?
- What is the greatest sound?
- What is the most wonderful thing to touch?
- How loud do you play music at home?
- Which foods are too sweet for you?
- What do you like to look at from a window?
- Do you like a hard bed or a soft bed?
- Do you like white walls or colorful walls?
- What clothes feel good on a hot day?
- Which feels better: a warm bath in winter or a cool shower in summer?
- What do you like to walk on with no shoes?
- Which foods taste different when they are cold?
- What sounds make you laugh?
- Which looks better to you, a clear sky or a cloudy sky?
A2
Elementary (A2)
17 questions
- Which sense do you appreciate most, and why?
- Which sense would you like to improve if possible?
- What kind of light do you like in your bedroom?
- What sounds from a phone annoy you?
- What do you think of the smell of a new car?
- What clothes look good but feel bad to wear?
- How do you feel about music in stores?
- What is a good smell that can become too strong?
- Which foods do you like for the way they feel in your mouth?
- What kind of voice is easy for you to listen to for a long time?
- What do you like to touch before you buy it?
- What sound do you enjoy making?
- What noise bothers other people but doesn't bother you?
- Which sounds help you fall asleep?
- Whose voice can you recognize right away?
- Which foods smell better than they taste?
- What do you think of the sound of your own voice in a recording?
B1
Intermediate (B1)
24 questions
- If you had to lose one sense, which would it be?
- Which of your senses is the most sensitive?
- Which of your senses is the least sensitive?
- When does a crowd add to your enjoyment of live music? And when does it make you enjoy the music less?
- Which sounds in a movie make you uncomfortable?
- How do you feel about perfume on someone sitting next to you?
- How do you feel about visible wires, pipes, and unfinished walls in a room?
- What flavor did you need time to get used to?
- What makes a product feel expensive when you pick it up?
- How much does the way a meal looks affect your enjoyment of it?
- What do you like having in your hands while you listen or think?
- What have you tried to block out with headphones or earplugs?
- What textures do you avoid touching?
- When do you enjoy feeling the weather on your skin?
- Tell us about a noise you could hear but could not find.
- What smells do you enjoy that other people find unpleasant?
- Which small sounds bother you more than loud ones?
- What have you bought that looked good online but felt cheap in person?
- When has a smell made you stop what you were doing?
- What background noise do you notice only when it stops?
- Tell us about a view that a photo could not capture well.
- What ordinary thing looks strange when you see it very close up?
- When has a sound from a video made you think something was happening around you?
- What is a smell you like in one place but dislike in another?
B2
Upper Intermediate (B2)
12 questions
- What do you think of the idea of a sixth sense?
- What can make a room look cold even when it is warm?
- What sounds should electric cars make?
- How do you feel about fake wood, fake leather, or other materials made to look like something else?
- What makes a voice sound trustworthy, and how much do you trust that impression?
- Should museums let visitors touch sturdy objects like statues even if that slowly wears them out?
- What makes a screen too visually busy for you?
- What makes an artificial smell pleasant or unpleasant to you?
- What noise or smells would you put up with for a home with a great view?
- Which is more distracting for you: something moving at the edge of your vision or a repeated sound?
- What makes an imitation of a familiar voice convincing or unconvincing?
- How much do you trust the impression that a place is clean because it smells clean?