Discussion questions on the beautiful game for English learning classes and general conversation. Some of the terminology on this worksheet you may need to teach in advance include – support, rules, earn, capacity, position, assistant, hooligan, advantage, disadvantage, passionate, penalty, can’t stand, involved, and outcome.
For a related exercise, have a look at the football vocabulary worksheets.
The football conversation questions are –
1 – Have you ever played football? If so, what team did you play for?
2 – Are you a fast runner? How important is it for a footballer to be fast?
3 – Which football team do you support? Why did you start following this team?
4 – What do you think is the best team in the world right now?
5 – Can you explain the rules of football in English?
6 – Have you ever been to a live football match? Who played and what was the score?
7 – Do you think footballers earn a lot of money? How about in your home country?
8 – When does a referee show a yellow or red card?
9 – Is there a football stadium in your town or city? What is its capacity?
10- Do you like to watch the World Cup? Which 3 teams are your favourites?
11- Do you ever watch women’s football?
12- Who’s the most famous footballer in your country? What position does he play?
13- Who do you think is the greatest football player of all time?
14- What is your opinion on VAR? (video assistant referee)
15- Why do you think football is loved around the whole world?
16- If you could change one of the rules in football, what would it be?
17- Do any football teams in your country have hooligans?
18- What are the advantages and disadvantages of being a professional footballer?
19- Do you know anyone who is too passionate about their football team?
20- What do you think of players who dive for free kicks and penalties?
21- Is there a football player that you really can’t stand? How about a team?
22- What is your favourite footballing moment? Who was involved?
23- If you could be a professional footballer, what position would you like to play?
24- Do you think referees can change the outcome of a football match?
25- Which country do you think plays the best football?
