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15 Different English Speaking Topics For Intermediate Students (+Free PDF)
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Justlearn
3/15/2021
12 minute read
For every ESL student, speaking with native English speakers is like a dream come true. To get to a decent conversational level to be able to talk to native speakers, you have many things to learn and many words and phrases to remember.
And while we are talking about words and phrases, have you been thinking about some English-speaking topics?
There are plenty of entertaining topics you can chit-chat about. The following topics are suitable for intermediate students, so keep reading and see which ones you find most entertaining or which ones are your favorites.
15 Different English Speaking Topics For ESL Intermediate Students
You don’t know what to talk about with native English speakers?
Don’t worry because, in the following lines, you can find 15 different discussion topics ideal for English intermediate students.
Travel
Everyone likes to travel. Visiting other places, learning about other cultures, and meeting new people is always fun. Besides, it is one more experience and opportunity to practice the language.

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  What country would you like to visit?
  
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  Which country you would never visit again?
  
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  Which country did you visit more than once?
  
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  What do you like to visit in a foreign country?
  
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  Do you like traveling in summer or winter?
  

Food And Cooking
Food is also one of the favorites topics because everyone likes talking about food and delicious dishes.
It is mainly one of the topics suitable for beginners because of the related vocabulary, but you can expand and ask for more details for a more advanced level.

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  What is your favorite food? And why?
  
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  Which country, according to your opinion, has the best dishes?
  
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  What is the worst thing you’ve ever tasted?
  
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  Do you like to cook?
  
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  What do you like to cook?
  
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  How often do you cook?
  
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  What are the advantages or disadvantages of cooking?
  
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  Where do you get ingredients for cooking?
  
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  What do you think about organic food?
  
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  Do you eat only organic food?
  

Hobbies
Hobbies are something we enjoy doing in our spare time, so, naturally, everyone loves talking about their hobbies.

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  Do you have any hobbies?
  
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  How often do you do your hobbies?
  
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  How did you start these hobbies?
  
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  What do you think about (not) having hobbies?
  
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  What hobbies did you used to have and which ones you would like to do?
  

Work
Work is a very important part of our lives. Most of us have jobs and work, so we always have to say something about that. Talking about work is one of the topics that can get people together.
Here are some suggestions when talking about work.

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  What work do you do?
  
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  Do you like your job?
  
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  Is your job demanding?
  
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  What is your opinion about work in general?
  
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  What is your dream job and why?