Tiger conversation questions
Discussion questions about tigers for English language conversation activities. Before doing this activity with your students, make sure they are familiar with these words and phrases – associate, “come across” something, protected, bred, captivity, poacher, extinct, trap, population, and decrease.
Here are the tiger conversation questions –
1 – What are 5 words that you associate with tigers?
2 – Are there any tigers in your country?
3 – What country do you think has the most tigers?
4 – Have you ever seen a tiger at a zoo? What did you think of it?
5 – If you came across a tiger while hiking in the jungle, what would you do?
6 – What do you think of Chinese people eating tiger products?
7 – How can tigers be protected in the wild?
8 – What animals do you think tigers mostly eat?
9 – Do you think that tigers are able to swim well?
10- Which do you think is more dangerous, a tiger or a lion?
11- Do you think tigers should be bred in captivity? For what reasons?
12- Would you like to have a tiger as a pet? Where would you let it sleep?
13- Why do you think tigers have stripes?
14- Do you own any tiger print clothing or other items that are tiger-striped?
15- Where do you think wild tigers sleep?
16- Would you touch someone’s pet tiger if they said it was friendly?
17- How many countries can you think of that have wild tigers?
18- Which do you think is more beautiful, orange tigers or white ones?
19- Have you ever seen any tiger products for sale? What and where were they?
20- What is your opinion of tiger poachers?
21- Do you know any countries where tigers have become extinct in the wild?
22- Do you think that if a tiger kills a person, it should be put down?
23- How would you try to trap or catch a tiger if you had to?
24- What are the reasons for tiger populations decreasing?
25- If you were a tiger, what things and other animals would you be afraid of?
Tiger facts
These are some interesting facts about tigers you may want to share with your class or create a quiz with.
Tigers are the largest animal in the cat family. An adult tiger can weigh up to 363 kilograms!
Tigers generally have a lifespan of 25 years.
Tigers are fast, they have a top speed of 65 kilometers per hour.
There are said to be around 3900 tigers left in the wild. Most of these are in India.
If a tiger roars, it can be heard from up to 3 kilometers away.
Tigers sleep a lot, they can nap up to 18 hours in a row.
All tigers look different and have their own unique set of stripes.
Tigers have been around a long time. Tiger fossils have been found that are said to date back to 2 million years ago.
Tigers are good swimmers and in fact love bathing and playing in water.
