1. Do you like studying grammar?
2. Do you think grammar is the most
important thing to learn in English?
3. What is the most difficult part of
English grammar?
4. Which is more difficult, English
grammar or your own language’s grammar?
5. What is the best way to learn
grammar?
6. Do you have a favorite grammar book?
7. How do you like to learn grammar in
class?
8. What are your grammar successes?
9. Do you think playing grammar games
is an effective way to learn?
10. Do you think students should keep a
special grammar notebook?
11. What grammar websites would you
recommend to other students?
12. How do you think many people can
learn a language without learning grammar?
13. What grammar question would you
really like answering now?
14. Do you think you are good at
explaining English grammar rules to other learners?
15. Is the grammar of speech different
from the grammar of writing?
16. Have you ever met a native English
speaker with poor grammar?
17. Have all your English teachers been
good at teaching grammar?
18. What area of English grammar do you
think is easiest to learn?
19. How often have you said you hate
grammar?
20. Do you think that one day you’ll be
able to download grammar from your computer into your brain and have no grammar
homework?
21. What do you think about the English
articles ‘a’, ‘an’ and ‘the’?
22. Do you have articles in your own
language?
23. What do you think when your teacher
says you’ll do a lesson on articles?
24. What are articles for?
25. What are your biggest problems with
articles?
26. Would the English language be so
different without articles?
27. What does ‘a’ and ‘an’ mean?
28. Why do we say ‘the biggest’, ‘the
most important’ but not ‘a biggest’ or ‘a most important’?
29. Would the Philippines, the Maldives,
the USA etc be any different without ‘the’?
30. When do you think articles are
absolutely, totally necessary?
31. What do you know about English
articles?
32. What advice would you give to
someone trying to learn articles?
33. What’s the difference between ‘a’
and ‘an’?
34. Does your teacher do a good job at
explaining articles?
35. What’s the difference between “I’m a
student” and “I’m the student”?
36. How would you describe what articles
are to an alien?
37. Do you think the terms ‘definite
article’ and ‘indefinite article’ help you understand articles better?
38. Do you care about whether or not you
understand articles and use them correctly?
39. Why is it “Once upon a time” but
“The end”? How would “An end” or “Once upon the time” change things?
40. Did you like this discussion on
articles?
41. 42. What do you know about the present
perfect in English?
43. What are the different functions of
the present perfect?
44. If a student wanted you to explain
the present perfect to them, what would you tell them?
45. What are your biggest problems with
the present perfect?
46. What’s the difference between ‘Have
you ever…’ and ‘Do you ever…’?
47. Can you think of a more helpful or
useful name for the present perfect than ‘the present perfect’?
48. Does your teacher put a timeline on
the board to help explain the present perfect? Is this useful?
49. What’s the difference between the
present perfect and the past simple?
50. Teachers often talk about
‘unfinished time’ when teaching the present perfect. Do you understand this?
51. What is your favourite present
perfect question?
52. What do you think when your teacher
tells you you’re going to do a lesson on the present perfect?
53. What does the ‘present’ and the
‘perfect’ mean in the present perfect?
54. Is there anything similar to the
present perfect in your language?
55. How is the present perfect formed
(questions, negatives and statements)?
56. Can you remember a good or a bad
present perfect lesson?
57. What’s the difference between ‘Have
you ever...’ and ‘Have you…’ How does the word ‘ever’ change the
question?
58. Do you think there’s a big
difference between ‘gone’ and ‘been’?
59. What would English be like without
the present perfect?
60. What three adjectives would you use
to describe the present perfect? Why these three adjectives?
61. What’s the difference between the
present perfect and the perfect present?
62. What do you know about the present
simple in English?
63. What are the different functions of
the present simple?
64. If a student wanted you to explain
the present simple to them, what would you tell them?
65. What are your biggest problems with
the present simple?
66. What difference do you think the
‘third person s’ makes to communication?
67. Is the present simple really so
simple?
68. What does your teacher do to help
you explain the present simple?
69. How often do you think you make
mistakes using the present simple?
70. How many times have teachers tried
to teach you the present simple?
71. What is your favourite present
simple activity?
72. What do you think when your teacher
tells you you’re going to do a lesson on the present simple?
73. Do you enjoy talking about habits,
routines, everyday life, etc. when you study the present simple?
74. Is there anything similar to the
present simple in your language?
75. How is the present simple formed
(questions, negatives and statements)?
76. Can you remember a good or a bad
present simple lesson?
77. What do you think of the materials
and lessons in course books that help you understand the present simple?
78. Do you think the present simple is
just for beginners?
79. What would English be like without
the present simple?
80. What three adjectives would you use
to describe the present simple? Why these three adjectives?
81. What’s the difference between the
present simple and a simple present?
82. Which is more difficult to learn,
English or your language?
83. What things are you better at than
your best friend?
84. Are people today luckier than they
were 50 years ago?
85. Is it better to study English in
class or online?
86. Are you happier now or were you
happier when you were younger?
87. Are video games better for you than
watching TV?
88. What is worse than failing exams?
89. Is it better to go on a date with
someone who is older or younger than you?
90. Do you think buying a more expensive
brand means it is much better than a cheaper brand?
91. How much would you pay to have an
Internet connection that is 100 times faster than the one you have now?
92. Does life get more complicated the
older you become?
93. Is the world safer now than it was
before 9-11?
94. Is studying comparatives easier or
more difficult than studying superlatives?
95. Will tomorrow be more interesting
than yesterday?
96. Is there anything more delicious
than your mother’s cooking?
97. What is healthier: eating good food
or getting lots of exercise?
98. Would you like to be more beautiful
/ more handsome than you are now or more intelligent than now?
99. Which is worse: a virus attacking
your computer or a virus attacking your body?
100.
Are
you smarter than your parents? In what way(s)?
101.
Do
you prefer studying English using books or Internet resources?
102.
When
do you prefer to study, in the morning, afternoon or evening?
103.
Do
your teachers ever ask you what you prefer doing?
104.
Do
you prefer to have a choice in class or do what your teacher thinks is best?
105.
Do
you prefer doing lessons on reading, writing, speaking or listening?
106.
Would
you prefer to have a different teacher?
107.
How
do you prefer to study?
108.
Which
do you prefer, studying in class with a teacher or studying alone?
109.
What’s
the difference between ‘prefer doing something’ and ‘prefer to do something’?
110.
Would
you prefer an English teacher from your own country or one from an
English-speaking country?
111.
Do
you prefer paper dictionaries or online / electronic dictionaries?
112.
What
topics do you prefer to talk about in class and which do you prefer to not talk
about?
113.
Do
you prefer talking with the person next to you in class or moving around and
talking to different students?
114.
Do
you prefer male or female teachers?
115.
Do
you prefer your teacher explaining grammar on the board or working it out for
yourself?
116.
Have
you ever told your teacher what you prefer doing in class?
117.
What
things do you think your teacher might prefer to do differently in class?
118.
What
are the differences between ‘prefer’ and ‘would rather’?
119.
Would
you prefer to have more, less or no homework?
120.
What
would you prefer to do instead of having this discussion?
121.
How
often do you study English? How often should you study?
122.
How
often will you study English in the future?
123.
What
would you like to be better at than anyone else in the world? Why?
124.
How
are you going to get better at speaking English?
125.
When
are you going to stop studying English?
