You know that the best way to practice conversational English is by talking to other people. However, it can be difficult sometimes to come up with questions to start a conversation with a friend in English. You don’t have to worry about that anymore! We have selected some questions that you can ask your friends and colleagues and we have divided them into 12 sections. Now, you can either use the flashcards below or download them in order to print them and cut them out. Have fun practicing English with these conversation starters for these ten topics.
The next ten sections give questions that you can use to start a conversation or keep it going. However, you should remember to consider your relationship with the person before asking certain questions. For instance, questions related to money, romance, and family may be too informal for you to ask colleagues.
Review these flashcards and the conversation questions in English. Try to practice these in conversation with your friends!
Interested in shopping? Read more about vocabulary for fashion and clothes. Then, you can use all that vocabulary you learned to have conversation in English.
Do you love love? We do! You can learn more about dating idioms in English and the history of Valentine’s Day. This is one of the most popular topics for light-hearted English conversation.
Are you a screen aficionado? A music die-hard? You can’t miss these recommendations to learn English through TV series. Plus, check out this English lesson about musical instruments.
Family is a deep topic for many people! You need to know how to describe all those relationships in order to be clear in your English conversation. Read this post about English vocabulary for different types of families.
Whether you’re a foodie or a newbie to the food realm, we have you covered if you want to know more. A good start is this post about kitchen and cooking vocabulary in English. If you know all that, try these vocabulary posts about breakfast, vegetables, or fruit.
For our kitchen-savvy readers, it’s time to get in the kitchen and practice! Check out our guide to learning English through Youtube cooking videos so that you can try putting your knowledge to the test.
Talking about health can be a tricky subject. Brush up on the vocabulary with this guide to parts of the body in English.
We know English for business is really important for many adults, and luckily we have a ton of content for you to learn more about this type of language. You can start with this guide about jobs and occupations in English. Plus, you may want to learn some casual expressions about business with these idioms.
We know, it’s weird to talk about money. But, we imagine that there are some people you are comfortable sharing this information with. Just be careful about how much you ask. However, there is a good way to chat about money in conversation. You can use these English money idioms to make the conversation less formal sounding.
Maybe don’t start a debate about cats versus dogs – those are fighting words! But if you are a pet-owner or just an animal lover, check out this post about pet vocabulary in English.
Education is a great way to figure out what people are interested in. Use that to your advantage! And, if you are a current university student or will be soon, read up on all the terms you should know about college life.
Check out the flipbook below to review all these English conversation starters. You can download this PDF for free.
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Further, if you’d like to get more ideas about how to continue a conversation, check out this free resource over at VOA Learning English. Remember, practicing English conversation will improve your speaking skills immensely!
We hope these resources help you practice conversation in English! Enjoy the conversation starters and talk with friends and family. Happy studying!
