Paul Holmes -
University
English Professor

Free Materials For ESL Teachers and Learners

“English” ESL Discussion Questions

1. What do you like most about being an ESL learner?
2. What is the difference between an adjective and an adverb?
3. What is your favorite thing about studying English?
4. Do you have any questions about learning English?
5. How do you learn English?
6. What do you like about English?
7. What do you think about the idea of learning English?
8. What is the most difficult thing about learning to speak English?
9. How do you make plural nouns in English?
10. What are some things that make it easier for you to learn English?
11. Have you ever been to any other countries besides your own?
12. What is the difference between “I” and “me”?
13. What is the best way to learn English?
14. What are pronouns?
15. What’s your favorite book in English?
16. If you were going to teach someone how to speak English, what would you start with?
17. Have you read any good books lately?
18. Tell me one interesting fact about English.
19. What is the difference between present perfect tense and past perfect tense?
20. What are the differences between British and American English?
21. What is the difference between a noun and a verb?
22. What is the difference between a comma and a period?
23. Is the English language difficult?
24. Which language(s) do you speak?
25. Do you think you are good at speaking English?
26. What is the difference between “there”, “their”, and “they’re”?
27. What is your favorite movie/song in English?
28. What is the difference between “who” and “whom”?
29. What is a sentence?
30. What is a paragraph?
31. Do you know what an adjective is in English?
32. What is the difference between “to” and “too”?
33. Why is grammar important?
34. How long have you been learning English?
35. What is the difference between a noun and an adjective?
36. How do you know if a sentence is correct in English?
37. Do you know how many words there are in English?
38. What are prepositions?
39. Are there any books that helped you to learn English?
40. Do you know what an adverb is in English?
41. What does it mean when someone says that something is “overused” or “underused” in English?

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