A free worksheet of sound and noise conversation questions for ESL learners and general English discussion.
This speaking activity is fairly simple; the most difficult terms that you may need to teach beforehand include sleep like a log, laws, rooster, horn, silent, celebration, public, pollution, earplugs, and earmuffs.
The noise conversation questions are –
1 – What were the first 5 sounds and noises that you heard when you woke up this morning?
2 – What is your favourite noise or sound in the world?
3 – What noises can you hear from your home during the day and night?
4 – Which animal makes the most beautiful sound? How about the loudest noise?
5 – Do you wake up easily at night if you hear a noise, or sleep like a log?
6 – What sound do you hate the most? How often do you hear it?
7 – Who is the noisiest person that you know? Why are they so noisy?
8 – How many animal noise names do you know in English? What are they?
9 – How many animal noises can you make in 30 seconds?
10- Are there any laws about making noise where you live? What are they?
11- Have you ever lived near a rooster? Did the noise bother you?
12- What is the best sound to listen to when you want to sleep?
13- Do people who drive cars or motorbikes use their horns a lot where you live?
14- Has a noise ever made you feel scared? What was it and what did you do?
15- Have you ever been somewhere completely silent? Where was it?
16- What noises do you usually hear at parties and celebrations?
17- What do you think of noisy people on public transport or in restaurants?
18- What is the loudest noise you have ever heard? How did you feel when you heard it?
19- Do you think noise pollution affects animals? Which animals and in what ways?
20- What would you do about neighbours making too much noise?
21- Have you ever used earplugs or earmuffs to stop hearing a noise? What was it?
22- Do you prefer the sound of the ocean or the noise rain makes?
23- How would your life be more difficult if you were deaf?
24- If you felt like making a lot of loud noise, what would you do?
25- Are there any sounds or noises that remind you of something?
26- What do you think would be the scariest noise you could hear if you were camping in a forest alone at night?
27- What kinds of sounds and noises have you heard underwater?
28- Would you say there is a difference between a sound and a noise?
29- What kinds of noises make you feel relaxed and comfortable?
30- Are there any noises that make you feel hungry?
