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Mobile Phones Conversation Questions for Adult ESL Classes
Use these 20 discussion questions about Mobile Phones 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
Using My Phone
Focus: talking about phone routines, calls, messages, photos, apps, and simple preferences
Choose one word from each group: Person: friend, parent, student, worker; Action: call, text, watch, take a photo; Place: home, bus, school, cafe; Feeling: happy, busy, tired, bored. Use the words to make one or two simple sentences.
ROUTINE
When do you usually use your phone first in the morning? Sentence starter: I usually use my phone ...
ACTIVITY
What do you use your phone for most? Sentence starter: I use my phone for ...
PEOPLE
Who do you call most often? Sentence starter: I often call ...
ROUTINE
Who do you send messages to every day? Sentence starter: I send messages to ...
PREFERENCE
What is your favorite app? Sentence starter: My favorite app is ...
PHOTO
What do you like to take photos of? Sentence starter: I like to take photos of ...
ACTIVITY
What videos do you like to watch on your phone? Sentence starter: I like to watch ...
PLACE
Where do you use your phone most often? Sentence starter: I use my phone most often ...
PROBLEM
What can you do if your phone battery is low? Sentence starter: I can ...
PLAN
What new app do you want to try? Sentence starter: I want to try ...
Part 2
Phones in Daily Life
Focus: talking about phone habits, useful features, simple problems, communication, and future phone choices
Think of one phone app, one action you do with a phone, and one place where people often use phones.
Describe each word without saying it directly. Your teacher or partner must guess the word.
ROUTINE
How often do you check your phone? Sentence starter: I check my phone ...
PREFERENCE
Do you like calling people or sending messages? Sentence starter: I like ...
ITEM
What phone feature do you use every day? Sentence starter: Every day, I use ...
ACTIVITY
What do you use your phone for when you travel? Sentence starter: When I travel, I use my phone for ...
PEOPLE
Who helps you when you have a phone problem? Sentence starter: ... helps me.
FEELING
How do you feel when you cannot find your phone? Sentence starter: I feel ...
PROBLEM
What can you do if your phone has no internet? Sentence starter: I can ...
PROBLEM
What can you do if someone calls you when you are busy? Sentence starter: I can ...
ADVISE
What is one good thing to do before your phone battery is empty? Sentence starter: It is good to ...
PLAN
What would you like your next phone to have? Sentence starter: I want my next phone to have ...