Conversation questions about houses and architecture for teenager and adult ESL students.

1. E R C I L I A D E L A N C E R
E N G L I S H L A N G U A G E I N S T R U C T O R
Y A C H A Y T E C H
HOUSES AND
ARCHITECTURE

2. WHAT MAKES 'A HOUSE' INTO 'A
HOME'?

3. WOULD YOU PREFER TO LIVE IN A
HOUSE OR AN APARTMENT? WHY?

4. DO YOU LIKE THE PLACE WHERE YOU
ARE LIVING? WHY OR WHY NOT?

5. HOW LONG HAVE YOU LIVED THERE?

6. WHAT IS THE MOST EXCLUSIVE AREA IN
YOUR CITY? WHAT IS GOOD ABOUT IT?

7. WHICH ROOM DO YOU SPEND THE
MOST TIME IN?

8. IS THERE ANYTHING YOU HATE ABOUT
YOUR HOME?

9. WHAT THINGS IN YOUR HOME
COULDN'T YOU LIVE WITHOUT?

10. HOW CAN HOUSES BE MADE MORE
ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY?

11. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE ROOM IN
YOUR HOUSE? WHY?

12. WHAT IS THE COLOR OF YOUR FRONT
DOOR?

13. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CHILDHOOD
MEMORY AT HOME?

14. DO YOU THINK THAT OLD BUILDINGS ARE
MORE BEAUTIFUL THAN NEW ONES? WHY?

15. HAVE YOU EVER MOVED HOUSE?
DESCRIBE THE EXPERIENCE.

16. DO YOU GET JEALOUS OF OTHER
PEOPLE’S HOMES?

17. HAVE YOU EVER BEEN HOMESICK?

18. WHAT THINGS COULD BE DONE TO MAKE
HOUSES MORE ENERGY EFFICIENT?

19. WHAT KINDS OF THINGS CAN BE DONE
TO MAKE HOUSES MORE SECURE?

20. WHAT CITY'S ARCHITECTURE HAS
IMPRESSED YOU THE MOST?

21. DOES YOUR HOME HAVE A GARDEN? WHAT
IS YOUR OPINION OF GARDENING?

22. WHAT DO YOU LIKE ABOUT YOUR
HOME? WHAT DON'T YOU LIKE?

23. IF YOU COULD HAVE A HOUSE ANYWHERE
IN THE WORLD, WHERE WOULD IT BE?

24. WHAT IS YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH
YOUR NEIGHBORS?

25. DO YOU LIKE BEING AT HOME ALONE?

26. IS IT BETTER TO RENT OR BUY? GIVE
REASONS FOR YOUR ANSWER.

27. GIVE SOME REASONS WHY PEOPLE
BECOME HOMELESS.

28. WHAT IS YOUR DREAM HOUSE?

29. WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO CHANGE
IN YOUR HOUSE?

30. DO YOU GET ALONG WELL WITH YOUR
NEIGHBORS?

31. WHERE WOULD YOUR DREAM HOME
BE?

32. IS YOUR HOME IN A CONVENIENT
LOCATION?

33. HOW MANY ROOMS ARE THERE IN
YOUR HOUSE?

34. HOW MANY DIFFERENT HOMES HAVE
YOU LIVED IN?

35. DESCRIBE A WELL-KNOWN BUILDING
IN YOUR HOMETOWN.