Stimulate discussion in English with these conversation prompt cards designed to make students talk about themselves. With this set of 30 free conversation prompts, help your students practise beginner language patterns commonly used to form and answer questions, while discussing their own preferences and abilities. This set is colour-coded to demonstrate common patterns and collocations: Key language: Do you…? Do you have…? Can you…? What is your favourite… What … do you like? Have you been to…? 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. These cards are suitable for beginner to pre-intermediate learners and above. This small set is provided free. Check out more of our products on Foreign Language Teachers to find materials for all levels and ages of learner. Enliven your language classroom with engaging discussions!

Stimulate discussion in English with these conversation prompt cards designed to elicit discussion about all things related to family and family life. With this set of 60 conversation prompts, help your students encounter, notice, and practise language patterns and collocations commonly used to form and answer questions in English. Each card has key vocabulary highlighted, with repetition of question forms designed to encourage language uptake as students share their answers. This set uses colour-coded guides to separate and demonstrate common patterns and collocations, though there are multiple variations of how the cards can be used. Example language patterns: How manycousins do you have? Does your family get together for New Year? Do you have abig family or small family? Who is the youngest in your family? Do you want to have children? What do you know about your family history? These cards are designed for intermediate levels and above, but are suitable for pre-intermediate learners depending on language goals and careful selection of language by patterns/sets. 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. *However, we recommend selecting as appropriate with reference to both language ability and family history. * These cards ensure your students learn naturally, increasing the fluency, accuracy, and vocabulary while discussing their own experiences, preferences, and feelings about their families. 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. Check out more of our products on Foreign Language Teachers to find materials for all levels and ages of learner. Enliven your language classroom with engaging discussions!

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

70 conversations prompts categorised for the teaching and elicitation of two grammar patterns: it makes me … (40 prompts) e.g. What makes you angry at work? emotion adjective + about… (30 prompts) Are you worried about the future? These cards allow learners to share their opinions in a natural way that encourages the free production of language, while at the same time encouraging the noticing and acquisition of the core grammar patterns. Whether you choose to pre-teach or post-teach the grammar points, these cards enable you to easily set up communicative discussions between pairs or small groups of learners. Made for a variety of levels, it is encouraged that teachers of lower-level students first select the cards they feel are most appropriate for the abilities and interests of their students.

A set of 40 conversation prompts based on common idioms, for use with your English students to encourage spoken language use. In this set, the idioms are drawn from 2 categories: animals, sports, and body. Weather idioms: Breath of fresh air, Bright, Dawn on, Gloomy, Stormy, Storm out, Rain check, Windfall, Rain or shine, Right as rain Disaster idioms: Erupt, On fire, Flood, Open the floodgates, Tremors, Drought, Wildfire, Landslide, Political earthquake, Eye of the hurricane There are 2 questions given using each English idiom, designed to draw on learner’s own experiences and knowledge and to elicit usage of the idiom. Each card provides a definition of the idiom besides the question, so that once folded the card can be turned over for easy reference. These prompts are designed to draw language from learners communicatively that stimulates their interest and motivation to use English, and can be used in a variety of ways. Encourage your students to elaborate and build on from the question prompts.

Talk about space: 90 conversation prompts for intermediate to advanced English learners Stimulate discussion in English with these conversation prompt cards all about space, space travel, and life off Earth! With this set of 90 conversation prompts, help your students practise language patterns commonly used to discuss our universe, and the future of humanity within it. This set allows your students to use vocabulary and language they might be interested in, but have little chance to discuss. From scientific language to predictions and hopes, example questions include: What are the chances of extraterrestrial life in our solar system? Will humanity ever colonize other planets? How do stars form? What causes an eclipse? What is a black hole? Will humanity ever find another habitable planet? What is a light year? What are the characteristics of Jupiter? What causes seasons on a planet? Can you explain the Big Bang theory? How many people have walked on the moon? … and many more! These conversation prompts allow you students to identify and learn common patterns in English grammar in a natural, communicative way, while making the class personal to them and their interests. Question forms are repeated a number of times, to allow for natural but efficient uptake of language. Each set comes with prompts colour coded by topic, but they can be mixed in many ways to elicit natural conversations. These cards are suitable for intermediate to advanced learners. Enliven your language classroom with engaging discussions!

Stimulate discussion in English with these conversation prompt cards all about food! With this set of 70 conversation prompts, help your students practise language patterns commonly used to form and answer questions, while discussing their relationship with food, cooking, and healthy eating. What is your favourite healthy food? What time do you usually eat breakfast? You are a vegetarian, aren’t you? Each colour-coded set of questions is designed to demonstrate common patterns taught to pre-intermediate learners of English, with special phrases specifically related to food and dining delineated in italics. Key language demonstrated: Adverbs of frequency – Usually. (e.g. What time do you usually eat at the weekend?) “Will” & “going to” (e.g. Will you eat out this week? Are you going to cook tonight?) Simple past (e.g. Did you skip breakfast yesterday?) Expressing preferences (e.g. which do you prefer, Italian or Mexican food?) Superordinals in the present perfect (e.g. What is the most delicious meal you have eaten?) Question tags – do/is/are/can (e.g. you’re a good cook, aren’t you? You like ice cream, don’t you?) …and many more! These conversation prompts allow you students to identify and learn common English collocations and patterns in a natural, communicative way, while making the class personal to them and their lives. These cards are suitable for pre-intermediate learners, but are also suitable for those above. Discussion-based, they can be used to start a class or activity, before having students develop from there. Identify common errors and language needs while your students talk, and enliven your language classroom with engaging discussions!

A set of 10 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.

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.

Stimulate discussion in English with these conversation prompt cards! With this set of 90 conversation prompts, help your students practise patterns of grammar used commonly to discuss frequency, routine, and habits. This set is divided into three parts: 1)** Discussing personal habits and recommending routines** Example Language: How often do you… How often should you… …exercise? …clean your room? …study English? …brush your teeth? Discussing frequency of experiences and predicting future frequency Example Language: How many times have you… How many times will you… …laughed today? …laugh today? …drunk today? …drink today? …looked at your phone? …look at your phone? …used a computer? …use a computer? 3)** Adverbs of frequency** Example Language: always usually sometimes occasionally rarely never What time do you usually…? Do you occasionally…? Are you always…? Do you often…? Do you rarely…? These conversation prompts allow you students to identify and learn common patterns in English grammar in a natural, communicative way, while making the class personal to them and their lives. Each set comes with prompts matched into pairs, to allow conversation to continue and encourage recycling of language. These pairs can be printed and folded to make a single, double-sided card. For example: *How often do you exercise? – How often should you exercise? How many times have you looked at your phone today? – How many times will you look at your phone today?* Enliven your language classroom with engaging discussions!

A selection of discussion prompts for your ESL classroom, useful for a variety of levels. This set is divided into two categories with brief grammatical explanations to help you pre-teach the language point. The two categories are; If: The first conditional Have: The present perfect

Stimulate discussion in English with these conversation prompt cards designed to elicit discussion about all things related to travel. With this set of 90 conversation prompts, help your students encounter, notice, and practise language patterns commonly used to form and answer questions in English. These cards ensure your students learn naturally, increasing the fluency, accuracy, and vocabulary while discussing their own experiences, preferences, and feelings about travel. This set is colour-coded to separate and demonstrate common patterns and collocations: Key language patterns: How many times a year do you…? e.g. How many times a year do you travel overseas? Have you ever…? e.g. Have you ever been on a package tour? What is the <superlative phrase> you have been on? e.g. What is the longest vacation you have been on? Where would you like to visit in…? e.g. Where would you like to visit in Asia? Adverbs of frequency: e.g. Who do you usually travel with? If you could… would you…? e.g. If you could take a cruise anywhere, where would you go?* Would you like to…? e.g. Would you like to visit Machu Picchu?* Do you prefer… or …? e.g. Do you prefer long vacations at home or short vacations abroad? Where is a good place to/for…? e.g. Where is a good place to travel for a school trip?* What do you like about…?/What don’t you like about…? e.g. What do you like about travelling domestically?* Do you enjoy ….ing…? e.g. Do you enjoy trying new food when you travel overseas?* Key vocabulary and phrases: Adverbs of frequency:* Usually, normally, often, sometimes* Continents and regions:* North America, South America, Europe, Africa, Asia, Oceania, North pole* Superlatives: most beautiful, most expensive, worst, longest, shortest, etc Take a flight / Go on a cruise / Go hitchhiking / Go on a package tour overseas / abroad travel for business / travel for pleasure Haggling Exchange money Passport Domestic / International Public transport / by plane / train alone / with family / with friends adventure cuisine / eat out experience a different culture / sights hot climate / cold climate 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. These cards are designed for intermediate levels and above, but are suitable for pre-intermediate learners depending on language goals and careful selection of language by patterns/sets. Check out more of our products on Foreign Language Teachers to find materials for all levels and ages of learner. Enliven your language classroom with engaging discussions!

A set of 60 conversation prompts based on common idioms, for use with your English students to encourage spoken language use. In this set, the idioms are drawn from 3 categories: animals, sports, and body. Animal idioms: Workhorse, Horse around, Early bird, Night owl, Bullheaded, Cats and dogs, Chicken, Dinosaur, Black sheep, Fish out of water, Get your goat, Hurt a fly Sports idioms: Big hit, Kick off, Own goal, Slam dunk, Throw in the towel, Hurdle, Rookie, Curveball, Team player, No sweat Body idioms: Big head, Cool head, Big mouth, Broken heart, Heartbreaker, Cold feet, Golden tongue, Heart of gold, Hairy, Hot head There are 2 questions given using the English idiom, designed to draw on learner’s own experiences and feelings and to elicit usage of the idiom. Each card provides a definition of the idiom besides the question, so that once folded the card can be turned over for easy reference. These prompts are designed to draw language from learners communicatively that stimulates their interest and motivation to use English, and can be used in a variety of ways. Encourage your students to elaborate and build on from the question prompts.

60 conversations prompts designed to demonstrate and elicit the correct grammar patterns of make, let, and allow when used to express permission and obligation. Each question draws attention to the common English pattern of grammar for using these verbs: *make + someone + verb let + someone + verb allow + someone + to + verb* These cards allow learners to practise using these forms while talking about their experiences in a natural way, without direct feeding of language by the teacher. The prompts encourage free production and the noticing and acquisition of the grammar patterns. Made for a variety of levels, it is encouraged that teachers of lower-level students first select from these cards the prompts they feel are most appropriate for the abilities and interests of their students.

90 conversations prompts categorised for the teaching and elicitation of phrases to discuss personal experiences, including: I have seen… I have tried… I have been… I haven’t done… What have you…? (Who/Where/How…) These cards allow learners to practise talking about their experiences in a natural way, without direct feeding of language by the teacher. The prompts encourage free production and the noticing and acquisition of grammar patterns. They have been organised so that certain patterns and language points are noticed and developed before or after the activity, allowing their use for a variety of teaching methodologies. These cards can be divided in several ways: by the main verb used (be, do, eat, try, see) and question forms, by common collocations, and by other patterns, and several ideas have been included for teachers. Made for a variety of levels, it is encouraged that teachers of lower-level students first select from these cards the prompts they feel are most appropriate for the abilities and interests of their students.

30 conversations prompts categorised for the teaching and elicitation of phrases to discuss gossip and rumours, including: I’ve heard… (some) people say… It’s been said that… Many people believe that… These cards allow learners to practise talking about rumours and gossip in a natural way while avoiding directly endorsing what they are saying. The prompts encourage the free production of language, while at the same time encouraging the noticing and acquisition of grammar patterns whether pre-taught or not, and enable teachers to easily set up communicative discussions between pairs or small groups of learners. Made for a variety of levels, it is encouraged that teachers of lower-level students first select the cards they feel are most appropriate for the abilities and interests of their students.

Stimulate discussion in English with these conversation prompt cards designed to elicit discussion about all things related to history and historical events and figures. With this set of 90 conversation prompts, help your students encounter, notice, and practise language patterns and collocations commonly used to form and answer questions in English. Questions are colour-coded and grouped into common grammar patterns, with repetition of question forms designed to encourage language uptake as students share their answers. Example questions and grammar patterns: What was the most important invention** in history? ** Who was the most powerful woman** in history?** Which was more important, the invention of the camera or the mobile phone? Who was Nelson Mandela? What was the Industrial Revolution? Which historical event would you like to see? Do you wish you could visit the Roman Empire? What do you know about Genghis Khan? How much do you know about John F. Kennedy? When did humans first come to Australia? When did the British Empire exist? These cards are designed for intermediate levels and above, but are suitable for most levels depending on language goals and careful selection of questions. The choice of appropriate cards depends entirely on what you know of your students’ interests! 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. However, we recommend selecting as appropriate with reference to maturity and cultural sensitivities. These cards ensure your students learn naturally, increasing the fluency, accuracy, and vocabulary while discussing their own knowledge and understanding of history. 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 ideas. Check out more of our products on Foreign Language Teachers to find materials for all levels and ages of learner. Enliven your language classroom with engaging discussions!

A collection of 224 conversation starters to stimulate discussion amongst students of the English language. Each colour-coded set is based around a single grammar point using a certain tense or conditional, with grammar explanations to aid a teacher in preparing for the activity.

A 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.

Stimulate discussion in English with these conversation prompt cards designed to elicit the use of adverbs! One of the trickiest word forms for students to master, adverbs add descriptive nuance and detail to spoken language. With this set of 60 conversation prompts, help your students practise common adverb formation and usage. These sets are colour-coded to group specific adverbs of manner, or patterns of usage. Examples include: well badly slowly quickly fast clearly fluently professionally fashionably quietly hard/hardly carefully/carelessly perfectly/imperfectly carelessly/thoughtfully …and more! These conversation prompts allow you students to identify and learn common English usage of adverbs and their collocations in a natural, communicative way, while making the class personal to them and their lives. These cards are suitable for intermediate learners and above. Enliven your language classroom with engaging discussions!