25 conversation questions about barbecues

25 Conversation questions about barbecues

Conversation questions about barbecues

Barbecues are a wonderful way to cook food. They are also often social gatherings where friends and family unite to enjoy each other’s company. Here is a free PDF and a list of barbecue questions that you can use to discuss these fun culinary events.

For English language learners, the most difficult terms in this speaking activity include – coal, equipment, tools, social gatherings, disposable, sauce, condiment, grilling, smoking, burnt, and marinate.

 

The conversation questions about barbecues are –

 

1 – Imagine you are at a barbecue party, what things can you hear and smell?

2 – How often do you cook on a barbecue? When was the last time you had a BBQ?

3 – Do you usually cook a barbecue with wood, coal, or gas? Which do you prefer?

4 – Who usually cooks if you are having a barbecue at home? Are they good at it?

5 – What is your favorite meat to cook on a BBQ? How long does it take to cook?

6 – Do you like to make salads when you have a BBQ? What salads do you make?

7 – What kinds of equipment do you need to cook a barbecue? What tools do you own?

8 – Have you tried Korean or Japanese-style BBQ? How is it different from Western BBQ?

9 – Do you think that barbecues are a healthy way to cook? why or why not?

10- What sorts of things can go wrong when you are cooking on a barbecue?

11- Besides your home, where is a great place to have a barbecue in your town or city?

12- What are some popular times of year and holidays when people like to have a BBQ?

13- If a friend invited you to a barbecue at their house, what would you take there?

14- What is a kind of food that you don’t like to be cooked on a barbecue? Why not?

15- Are barbecues social gatherings where you live? What do people do at them?

16- Do you ever use disposable plates, cups, and cutlery when you have a BBQ? Why?

17- What kinds of sauces and condiments do you like to eat when you have a BBQ?

18- Do you know anyone who takes grilling and smoking meat very seriously?

19- What would you cook if you had a vegetarian guest come to your barbecue party?

20- What seafood do you like to barbecue? What vegetables go well on a barbecue?

21- How much money would you be willing to spend on a new barbecue? What kind?

22- What things would you need to build your own barbecue? What would it look like?

23- Do you like to grill your food on a BBQ so that it is a little bit burnt or not at all?

24- How do you marinate meat for a barbecue? Do you cook any special BBQ dishes?

25- When do you plan to have a BBQ next? What do you expect will happen on this day?

a barbecue at a party

Related barbecue expressions

Introduce and discuss these interesting expressions to continue the discussion once you have completed the questions about barbecues.

To say that this is not your first barbecue means to say that it is not the first time you have done something and that you have some experience with it.

To carry coals to Newcastle is to do something that is a complete waste of time and pointless. Newcastle in the UK has a port that to this day still exports a lot of coal, it would be silly to take coal there.

A person who burns with a low blue flame is very angry but they do not show it.

If you fan the flames or add fuel to the fire, you make a bad situation worse. This could be a problem or an argument where you make a person angrier than they already were. 

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