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Daily Routine Conversation Questions for Adult ESL Classes
Use these 20 discussion questions about Daily Routine to run a full speaking lesson with adult learners (A1–A2). Each part opens with a vocabulary warm-up, every question is labelled with the thinking skill it practises, and each part fills roughly thirty minutes of class time on its own.
Reviewed by Brando Oxley · 17 Aug 2026
Part 1
My Morning and Day
Focus: talking about waking up, meals, work or school, transport, and everyday activities
Think of one morning action, one thing you use every day, and one place you go during the day.
Describe each word without saying it directly. Your teacher or partner must guess the word.
ROUTINE
What time do you usually wake up? Sentence starter: I usually wake up at ...
ROUTINE
What do you do first in the morning? Sentence starter: First, I ...
FOOD
What do you usually eat for breakfast? Sentence starter: For breakfast, I usually eat ...
ACTIVITY
What do you do after breakfast? Sentence starter: After breakfast, I ...
PLACE
Where do you usually go in the morning? Sentence starter: In the morning, I go to ...
TRANSPORT
How do you usually go to work, school, or other places? Sentence starter: I usually go by ...
PEOPLE
Who do you usually see during the day? Sentence starter: I usually see ...
FOOD
What do you usually eat for lunch? Sentence starter: For lunch, I usually eat ...
FEELING
How do you feel in the afternoon? Sentence starter: In the afternoon, I feel ...
PLAN
What do you want to do tomorrow morning? Sentence starter: Tomorrow morning, I want to ...
Part 2
Evenings and Weekends
Focus: talking about evenings, free time, dinner, bedtime, weekends, and simple plans
In one minute, think of two evening activities, two things you do at home, two weekend activities, and one thing you do before bed.
ROUTINE
What do you usually do when you get home? Sentence starter: When I get home, I ...
FOOD
What do you usually eat for dinner? Sentence starter: For dinner, I usually eat ...
ACTIVITY
What do you do after dinner? Sentence starter: After dinner, I ...
PREFERENCE
What evening activity do you like most? Sentence starter: I like ... most.
PEOPLE
Who do you spend time with in the evening? Sentence starter: I spend time with ...
ROUTINE
What time do you usually go to bed? Sentence starter: I usually go to bed at ...
WEEKEND
What do you usually do on Saturday? Sentence starter: On Saturday, I usually ...
WEEKEND
What do you usually do on Sunday? Sentence starter: On Sunday, I usually ...
PROBLEM
What can you do if you are very tired after a busy day? Sentence starter: I can ...
PLAN
What do you want to do this weekend? Sentence starter: This weekend, I want to ...