Beach conversation questions
Updated 4/8/2021
50 beach conversation questions for English speaking study. Some keywords to pre-teach students include – sunburn, distance, towel, wave, and surfboard.
Try to elicit as much information as possible when doing the picture description.
It would also be useful to bring along or project more beach pictures and photographs for the students. Check out the ocean vocabulary sheets and the ocean conversation questions to accompany this activity.
The beach questions –
When did you last go to the beach?
How far is the beach from your home?
Can you swim? How far can you swim?
What do you wear at the beach?
What animals can you see at the beach?
What activities do enjoy doing at the seaside?
Have you ever been sunburnt? How long were you in the sun?
Are the beaches in your country clean? Do people clean them?
What is the best beach in your country?
Does your country have lifeguards at the beach?
What things are dangerous at the beach?
Have you ever swum with big waves? How did you feel?
Have you ever been on a boat in the ocean? Did you get seasick?
What beach or water sports do you know of? Which ones have you tried?
Do you like quiet beaches or busy ones?
Have you ever found anything interesting at the beach?
What is the best food to eat at the beach?
What do you usually take when you go to the beach?
What is different about swimming in a pool and at a beach?
What is the best time of day to visit the beach?
Have you ever lost something at the beach? What was it?
Beach conversation questions 2
Here is the second worksheet of beach conversation questions. The difficult term on this handout include – distance, collect, private, sunburnt, wash up, annoy, sandy, rocky, rent, metal detector, and erosion.
What country do you think has the best beaches in the world?
Do you like walking on the beach? What is a good distance to walk?
What things can you buy at beaches in your country?
Have you ever collected seashells? What did you do with them after?
What do you think of private beaches? Are there any in your country?
How do you protect yourself from getting sunburnt at the beach?
What kinds of things wash up on beaches after big storms?
Have you ever made a sandcastle? What did you use to make it?
What is something that you would never wear on the beach?
Are there any things that people do on beaches that annoy you?
Do you have a favourite towel? What design is on it?
Have you ever seen a jellyfish at the beach? What did you do when you saw it?
What kinds of things can you rent at beaches?
Are the beaches in your country white and sandy, a different colour, or rocky?
What are some tips to stay safe at the beach?
What things could you find with a metal detector on sandy beaches?
Are there any times of the year when beaches become very crowded? When?
What would be some good and bad things about living next to a beach?
Is it safe to leave your money and phone on the beach when you swim?
Are there any problems with beach erosion in your country?
What is something people do at the beach that you would like to try?
What sounds can you hear at the beach? How do they make you feel?
Have you ever been to a beach in winter? Did you go in the water?
What is the longest beach that you know of?
