Ghosts conversation questions
Discussion questions on the spooky topic of ghosts. This is usually a great theme for conversation with teenagers and older students.
Difficult words in this speaking activity include – haunt, seance, phenomena, cemetery, reaction, medium, relatives, and reincarnation.
The ghosts conversation questions are –
1 – What do you think a typical ghost looks like?
2 – Do you believe in ghosts? What do you think they are?
3 – Do you know of any haunted houses? What is the story behind them?
4 – If you had to spend a night in a haunted house, what would you take?
5 – What do you think of seances? Would you like to try one?
6 – If you could talk to a ghost, what would you ask it?
7 – Do you think that ghosts have the ability to move objects?
8 – What kinds of natural phenomena can explain people seeing ghosts?
9 – If you were a ghost, where would you live, and who would you haunt?
10- What is the scariest ghost or spirit movie you have ever seen?
11- Have you or anyone you know ever seen a ghost?
12- What do you think are some signs that a ghost or spirit is nearby?
13- Have you ever been to a cemetery at night? How did you feel?
14- What is the scariest place you can think of to spend a night?
15- What kinds of buildings are often thought to be haunted?
16- Have you ever felt you were not alone in a strange place?
17- If you saw a ghost, what would you do? What would be your first reaction?
18- Have you seen any TV shows about ghost hunters? What do you think of them?
19- Are there mediums in your culture that try to communicate with the dead?
20- Which dead person from the past would you like to talk to?
21- What equipment would you need to become a ghost hunter?
22- Are there any popular ghost stories in your culture?
23- What would you expect a ghost to look like?
24- Do you think that any relatives who have passed away are watching over you?
25- What are your thoughts about reincarnation?
26- Why do you think that most ghosts are described as wearing clothing?
27- Do you think that ghosts want to be seen by people? Why or why not?
28- What kinds of sounds or noises would you expect a ghost to make?
29- What could be some scientific explanations for ghosts?
30- How does talking about ghosts make you feel?
Ghost idioms
If a person gives up the ghost they pass away. If a machine decides to give up the ghost, it stops working or functioning.
A ghost writer is somebody who helps another person write a book but doesn’t take credit for the book.
A ghost town is a place that has very few people or nobody living there.
If you are as white as, or as pale as a ghost, you have a very pale complexion due to being ill or from fear.
