How clean is too clean? How dirty is too dirty? How can bacteria help humans? If you drop food on the floor, will you pick it up, blow it off/dust it off and eat it? What is the dirtiest job? How often do you wash your hands with soap? What is the grossest thing you […]
Water
How much water do you drink every day? How many glasses of water should people drink every day? How long can a person live without drinking any water? How long have you gone without drinking anything? Can you swim? How often do you go swimming? Where is a good place to go swimming near here? […]
Facts and Statistics
What do you think about these facts and statistics? In a lifetime, the average driver will honk 15,250 times. An office desk has 400 times more bacteria than a toilet. 10 percent of all human beings ever born are alive at this very moment. Most lipstick contains fish scales. You have more bacteria cells in […]
Numbers
Who invented the number system we use today? What do you know about the history of numbers? Why are numbers so important? What are the two most important numbers in the world? Some people say that math is the language of the universe. Do you agree? Why or why not? What is your favorite number? […]
Modals of Possibility Might Could
What are some new laws that your country’s government might pass? What might cell phones be able to do in the future? What are some things you might buy if you had more money? What are some things your parents told you when you were young that might not be true? Do you think a […]
Fixed Expressions (Idioms)
What are you supposed to do to get the job that you want? What do you do when you are out of money? How do you catch a beautiful girl/handsome guy’s eye? What are you going to do when you get out of here? What has your country’s president done to raise questions about his […]
Comparatives
Which is worse for your health, smoking or drinking? Which is harder, math or English? Is it better to be rich and dumb or poor and smart? Is it better to be rich and ugly or poor and beautiful/handsome? Does technology make the world better or worse? Why? Which game is more entertaining, Tetris or […]
Superlatives
Who is the best looking celebrity in your country? How about the worst looking celebrity? Who is the craziest famous person you know about? What restaurant has the most delicious food you have ever eaten? What is the best song ever? Who is the greatest baseball player? Who is the most skilled soccer player? Who […]
Real Conditional – Future
What will/can/might/ happen… … if you get into a fight? … if you get arrested? … if we don’t stop polluting? … if the world’s population keeps increasing? … if computers become more intelligent than humans? …if you learn to speak English perfectly? What will/can/might you do… …if you can’t get to sleep tonight? […]
Will
When will you graduate? How will you use English in the future? Will humans ever meet aliens? What will the meeting be like? What kind sci-fi movie will the future be like? (The Matrix, Terminator, i-Robot, Minority Report etc.) Will the Pacific Garbage Patch ever be cleaned up? Will it keep growing? Do you think […]
Family
How do members of a family support each other? Who do you think has the most power in the family? Why? Do you agree with the saying “Children should be seen and not heard”? Why do you agree or disagree? Are good family members or good friends more important? Why? What problems do parents have […]
Fashion
Would you like to be a fashion model? What are their lives like? Could you date someone if they had a terrible sense of fashion? Which country or city is the most fashionable in the world? Is fashion important or not important? Why or why not? Do you prefer functional or fashionable clothing? What do […]
Manners
What are some examples of bad manners on the bus? What are some examples of good manners on the subway? What are some examples of bad manners that you HATE? Do you think people are more polite or less polite now than in the past? Do you know someone who is often rude? Can you […]
Games
How many genres of video games can you name? How are some of these genres unique and different from the others? What are some more examples of games? Choose one or two examples of games or video games. What are their rules? What kinds of games are popular now? What were some games that were […]
Stories
What are the best kinds of stories? (i.e funny stories, ghost stories, amazing stories) Who told you stories when you were a child? What kind of stories did they tell? What are some famous Korean stories? Do they teach the listener/reader something? There are many ways to experience a story. For example: book, movie, TV […]
Color
What is your favorite color? Is color important to you? Does color affect your emotions? Imagine being in a room where everything is dark blue how would you feel? What if the room was red? Black? Yellow? Pink? Why do you think colors affect humans so much? Do you think that certain colors are only […]
Architecture/Building Design
What kinds of materials are buildings made from? Is there one type of building material you prefer in buildings? What kind of style of buildings do you like? (Traditional, Modern, Crazy, Functional, etc.) What do you think of your country’s (modern/traditional) architecture? What are some buildings around where you live that you like? Is it […]
Should and Shouldn’t
What are some things you should do when you first meet your boyfriend’s/girlfriend’s parents? How about things you shouldn’t do? What are some things you should do to improve your English? What should you do to be popular? What should politicians do to make your country a better place? What should ordinary people do? What […]