50 animal conversation questions
Animals are a fantastic discussion topic for all ages. Here we have 2 separate conversation handouts. The first is suitable for beginners and the second is for intermediate and advanced English speakers.
Difficult words you may need to introduce include – aquarium, wild, endangered, hunt, desert, national, ridden, and scare.
This activity is well complimented with one of the animal vocabulary worksheets or puzzles.
The animal conversation questions are-
1 – Is there a zoo near you? What animals are kept there?
2 – What is the biggest sea animal?
3 – Have you ever been to an aquarium?
4 – If you were an animal what animal would you be?
5 – Are there any animals that scare you?
6 – What would you do if there was a snake in your garden?
7 – What are the most friendly animals?
8 – What animals help people? How do they help?
9 – What is the national animal of your country?
10 – What is the biggest animal you have seen in the wild?
11 – What small animals are there in your neighborhood?
12 – What do you think about hunting?
13 – Are there any endangered animals in your country?
14 – What animals have disappeared from your country?
15 – What animals live in the desert?
16 – What animals do you think are cute? Which are ugly?
17 – Have you ever ridden an animal? What was it and where did you go?
18 – What animals have you seen in the ocean?
19 – What animals are known to attack people?
20 – Have you seen any good movies about animals?
21 – What animals have the best life?
22 – Which country do you think has the most beautiful animals?
23 – Have you ever been to a farm? What animals did you see there?
24 – Do you know any people or have a friend that looks like an animal?
25 – What animal do you think that you most look like?
Animal conversation questions 2
This second set of questions about animals is more difficult. The most challenging terms include – represent, personality, appearance, bitten, fed, law, protect, medical, memory, train, tricks, and introduced.
The second set of animal conversation questions are –
26 – Which animal do you think represents your personality? Your appearance?
27 – What are 3 animals that you would never eat? Why wouldn’t you eat them?
28 – Have you ever been bitten by an animal? What was it and what happened?
29 – Which do you think is the most dangerous, a bear, a shark, or a crocodile?
30 – How do you feel about insects? Do any of them scare you?
31 – Have you ever fed a wild animal or an animal at the zoo? What did you feed it?
32 – Are there any laws in your country that protect animals from being harmed?
33 – If you could keep any animal in the world as a pet, what would it be?
34 – Does your country have any famous animals? What are they famous for?
35 – What do you think about animal racing? What animals are raced in your country?
36 – Can you draw or paint pictures of any animals? Do think you are good at art?
37 – Which animal would you like most to take photographs of? Why this animal?
38 – Do you think that medical testing on animals is cruel or required to help people?
39 – What is the happiest memory you have of an animal that you can think of?
40 – Is roadkill a problem in your country? What kinds of animals are hit by vehicles?
41 – What animal do you think makes the most interesting sounds? Can you mimic it?
42 – Do you think it would be possible to train an alligator to do tricks? Why or why not?
43 – What is the national animal of your country? Why do you think it was chosen?
44 – Do you think that you could kill and cut up an animal to eat by yourself?
45 – Do you know the English names of any animal sounds? What are they?
46 – How many animals can you think of that eat leaves in 30 seconds?
47 – What do you think are the fastest animals on land, in the ocean, and in the sky?
48 – Do you know anyone who is a vegetarian? Why don’t they eat meat?
49 – Have any animals been introduced into your country? Why were they introduced?
50 – What is an animal that you would never wish to be? Why is that so?