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Home Conversation Questions for Adult ESL Classes
Use these 20 discussion questions about Home 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 · 18 Aug 2026
Part 1
My Home and My Rooms
Focus: talking about rooms, furniture, favorite places, people at home, and simple daily activities
Think of one room, one thing in a home, and one action people do at home.
Describe each word without saying it directly. Your teacher or partner must guess the word. :contentReference[oaicite:0]{index=0}
DESCRIBE
What kind of home do you live in? Sentence starter: I live in ...
PEOPLE
Who lives with you? Sentence starter: I live with ...
PLACE
What rooms are in your home? Sentence starter: My home has ...
PREFERENCE
What is your favorite room? Sentence starter: My favorite room is ...
ITEM
What is one thing in your bedroom? Sentence starter: In my bedroom, there is ...
ACTIVITY
What do you usually do in the living room? Sentence starter: In the living room, I ...
FOOD
Where do you usually eat at home? Sentence starter: I usually eat ...
ROUTINE
Where do you relax at home? Sentence starter: I relax ...
PROBLEM
What can you do if your room is too hot? Sentence starter: I can ...
PLAN
What do you want to add to your home? Sentence starter: I want to add ...
Part 2
Life at Home
Focus: talking about home routines, favorite things, visitors, weekends, simple problems, and future plans
In one minute, think of two rooms, two things in a home, two activities people do at home, and one person who may visit your home.
ROUTINE
What do you usually do when you get home? Sentence starter: When I get home, I ...
PREFERENCE
What do you like doing at home? Sentence starter: At home, I like to ...
ITEM
What thing in your home do you use every day? Sentence starter: Every day, I use ...
PEOPLE
Who visits your home sometimes? Sentence starter: Sometimes, ... visits my home.
WEEKEND
What do you usually do at home on weekends? Sentence starter: On weekends, I ...
FEELING
How do you feel when your home is clean? Sentence starter: I feel ...
PLACE
Where do you keep your clothes at home? Sentence starter: I keep my clothes ...
PROBLEM
What can you do if something at home is broken? Sentence starter: I can ...
ADVISE
What is one easy way to make a home comfortable? Sentence starter: You can ...
PLAN
What do you want to change in your home one day? Sentence starter: One day, I want to ...