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25 insects conversation questions for ESL

50 Insects conversation questions

Insects conversation questions

Here are some interesting questions about insects for discussion activities. This topic is familiar to everyone, although there is some complex vocabulary on this worksheet. Consider revising these words before conducting the exercise – pest, stung, bitten, spread, firefly, and mosquito.

The insect vocabulary matching worksheets are a good warm-up to do before moving on to the speaking questions. There are also some insects flashcards to help teach any new bugs your students are not yet familiar with.

 

The insects conversation questions are –

 

1 – Do you know anyone who keeps bees?

2 – What insects do you think are pests?

3 – Which insects help people and how?

4 – Have you ever been stung by a bee or a wasp?

5 – Have you ever been bitten by an ant or any other insect?

6 – What animals are often called insects but actually are not?

7 – What insects have you seen in your house? How about your garden?

8 – Have you ever had an insect problem? What did you do?

9 – Which insects do you think are beautiful?

10- Which insects are very noisy?

11- Are you afraid of any insects? Which ones?

12- What would happen if there were no insects in the world?

13- How many legs do insects have?

14- What is the best way to get rid of mosquitos?

15- Have you ever eaten an insect? In which countries do people eat insects?

16- Why are mosquitoes dangerous? What can they spread?

17- How does a caterpillar become a butterfly?

18- How do you think insects communicate with each other?

19- Have you ever seen fireflies? Where did you see them?

20- What is the biggest bug you have ever seen? Where was it?

21- Which insects live in large groups?

22- Which insects live in caves or underground?

23- What animals eat insects? Which animal eats what insect?

24- If you were an insect, which insect would you like to be?

25- Do you know anyone who has kept insects as pets?

 

If you enjoyed these questions, also have a look at the bee discussion questions and the mosquito conversation questions.

Questions about insects 2

Here is a second set of insect discussion questions, along with another free printable PDF (featured above). These questions are more advanced than the first set. 

The most challenging terms in this speaking exercise include – notice, observe, habit, repel, plague, harmed, stung, attracted, repellent, irritating, remove, insecticides, and alternatives.

 

The insect questions in the above free PDF are –

 

1 – How many different types of insects can you name in 1 minute?

2 – Are there any insects that you feel are beautiful? What do they look like?

3 – In what ways are insects important to nature? What kinds of things do they do?

4 – What is an interesting habit of an insect that you have noticed or observed?

5 – Do you know of any plants that repel insects? What kinds of insects do they repel?

6 – Have insects ever damaged something in your home? What did they do?

7 – Does your country have any problems with plagues of insects? Which insects?

8 – Have you ever been kept awake at night because of an insect? What insect was it?

9 – What insects do you see in and around your home? How do you feel about them?

10- Which insects would you say have long lives? How long do they live for?

11- Have insects ever harmed a plant that you were growing? What did they do to it?

12- Have you ever been badly stung by an insect? How did you treat your wounds?

13- Why do you think that moths are attracted to flames and sources of light?

14- How often do you use insect repellent? When was the last time that you used it?

15- What makes insects different from other animals? What body parts do they have?

16- Do you know anyone who is terrified of an insect? Which insect do they fear most?

17- Which insect do you find the most irritating? Why does it bother you?

18- What are some insects that don’t have wings or cannot fly at all?

19- Have you ever picked up an insect and held it in your hand? Why did you do it?

20- What would you say is the difference between a moth and a butterfly?

21- When was the last time that you saw an insect, and where did you see it?

22- Does your hometown have an insect problem? Does it happen in a certain season?

23- How would you go about removing a hornet or wasp nest that was near your home?

24- Have you ever fumigated your home to get rid of an insect? Why did you do it?

25- How do you feel about insecticides being used in farming? Are there alternatives?

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Insects idioms

Consider giving your students some insect idioms after completing the insects conversation questions. They will find it fun to guess their meanings. Here are a few of the most common that you could use –

To have “ants in your pants” – this means to be unable to sit still because you are very worried, excited, or impatient.

To have “butterflies in your stomach” means to be very nervous.

To be a “fly on the wall” is to witness something without anybody knowing.

If a person or animal “wouldn’t hurt a flea” this means they are gentle and would never hurt anyone.

To be “as snug as a bug in a rug” is to be extremely comfortable.

If something is the “bee’s knees” it is awesome or excellent.

If someone tells you to “Buzz off” they want you to go away!

If you “bug” someone, you annoy them.

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