Paul Holmes -
University
English Professor

Free Materials For ESL Teachers and Learners

“Table Tennis” ESL Discussion Questions

1. How many people can play table tennis at once?
2. What is table tennis?
3. How many times have you played table tennis before?
4. What’s the best thing about playing table tennis?
5. Who is your favorite table tennis player? Why?
6. What is the most fun part of the game?
7. Is it easy for you to play table tennis?
8. What does it mean when a player serves long? Short? Middle of the table?
9. How do you play table tennis?
10. How much do you love playing table tennis?
11. How long is a typical game of table tennis?
12. Have you ever played table tennis before?
13. What are some of the best ways to improve your game?
14. Who is the best player in your country?
15. What’s the worst thing about playing table tennis?
16. What do you like about table tennis?
17. What do you need to play table tennis?
18. What are the dimensions of a standard table tennis bat?
19. What are some benefits of playing table tennis?
20. What is the highest score you can get in table tennis?
21. Do you think it is easy or difficult to learn how to play table tennis?
22. Do you like playing table tennis?
23. Which countries do you think have the best table tennis players in the world?
24. How many points does a player need to win the match?
25. What are the rules of table tennis?
26. Why do you like to play table tennis?
27. What are the dimensions of a table tennis table?
28. What is the maximum number of points that can be scored in one rally?
29. Who invented table tennis?
30. How many players are in a table tennis match?
31. What’s the most exciting part of playing table tennis?
32. What do you think about when you’re playing table tennis?
33. Who is the best player in the world for men and women respectively?
34. Do you think that table tennis is an easy game to play?
35. Do you want to play table tennis this week?
36. What are the different types of strokes in table tennis?
37. What does it mean when a player serves from their left side? From their right side?
38. What are the dimensions of a standard table tennis court?