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This 35-card flashcard set contains open-ended discussion prompts designed for advanced ESL learners at the high school and college level. Topics span everyday scenarios (kitchen safety, child discipline, car purchases) and higher-order thinking (racism, business planning, technological innovation). Use for conversation practice, speaking fluency development, or critical thinking exercises in an ESL or English composition classroom.

Subject:
Foreign Languages
Topic:
Esl / Efl
Grade Level:
12th Grade – College
Updated January 2025

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  • What can be done to prevent kitchen accidents?
  • Are there any risks when adopting a child?
  • What are the different methods of advertising?
  • My child wakes up very often in the middle of the night. He sleeps usually during the day. I haven't had any good sleep for weeks. What should I do?
  • Should parents continue to finance their children after the children are 18?
  • Do you think it is acceptable to test cosmetics on animals?
  • Do you think it's disrespectful to argue with your elders?
  • Do you think people should have cosmetic surgery to enhance their looks?
  • What would you do if your child behaves badly in public?
  • In your opinion, What is the best time of year to have a birthday?
  • Would you ban bullfighting in Spain?
  • What are the advantages/disadvantages of buying a second-hand car?
  • Do you think it's moral to sell your private life to the media?
  • What is one thing you have tried to change, but couldn't?
  • If you could buy only one of this two things, would you choose a dishwasher or a washing machine?
  • Would you prefer to live in a really old historical city, or a really new modern city?
  • Do you like classroom with fixed desks or movable desks? Why?
  • Do fashionable clothes really change the way a person looks?
  • What is your worst memory of your college experience?
  • Why do you think Hollywood makes so many movies from comic books?
  • Do you prefer to make a complaint over the telephone or in person?
  • Can conflicts at work place affect the efficiency of one's work?
  • Can conflicts at work place affect the efficiency of one's work?
  • f you don't believe in ghost, why don't you believe?
  • Is there a difference between political and economic immigration?
  • Do you think there are subliminal messages?
  • Do you usually shake hands with when you meet a new person?
  • Which do you like better, action movies or comedy movies?
  • What are the positive and negative effects of texting?
  • Which is more important to you, results from standardized exams or results from teachers' evaluations.
  • In your opinion,what is the greatest technological invention? Why?
  • What are some things that you need to consider when starting your own business?
  • In what ways is racism and discrimination a problem in society?
  • Which bad habit do you think would be the most difficult to get rid of? Why?
  • If I wanted to open a new restaurant in your hometown, what advice would you give me?

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