Trade is all about exchanging things and money with others. It has constantly evolved and plays a massive part in modern civilization. This is a fairly advanced topic but here we have some fairly simple questions about trade that can be discussed by upper intermediate-level ESL learners and above.
The most challenging terms in this speaking activity include – invent, paid, import, export, nation, affect, trade war, local, stock market, risky, heavily taxed, expect, trade fair, high-profile, global, illegal, and moment.
The conversation questions about trade are –
1 – What does the word trade mean to you?
2 – When was the last time you did some sort of trade with money? What happened?
3 – What do you think people traded in your country before money was invented?
4 – Do you own anything that you would like to trade for something else? What is it?
5 – Have you ever done any work where you paid with something other than money?
6 – What are the main things your country exports and trades around the world?
7 – How do you think trade will change in the future? Will there be more or less trade?
8 – Which nations does your country mostly trade with? What things does it import?
9 – What things did you often trade when you were a child? Who did you trade with?
10 – Has your country ever been in a trade war? Who with and what things were affected?
11 – Which shops do the most trade in your local area? Why are they so popular?
12 – In what ways are goods usually transported around your country?
13 – What do you think about trading in the stock market? Do you feel it is safe or risky?
14 – Which products are heavily taxed when they are imported into your country?
15 – What things do you expect to become much more valuable in the next 20 years?
16 – Do you think that international trade is a good or bad thing for your country? Why?
17 – Have you ever visited a trade fair? What can people see and do at trade shows?
18 – What is something you own that you would never trade? Why wouldn’t you trade it?
19 – Do sports teams trade players in your country? What was a recent high-profile trade?
20 – What would happen if your country stopped trading with the rest of the world?
21 – In what ways is global trade bad for the environment? How can it be improved?
22 – What things are illegal to trade in your country? Why are they illegal?
23 – Do you ever trade things with your friends? What was the last thing that you traded?
24 – Are there any trade problems in your country at the moment? What is happening?
25 – How has the internet changed trade? Do you think the changes are good or bad?
