Welcome to our Advanced ESL Conversation Lessons (C1–C2). These topics help fuel discussions for fluent learners who want to deepen fluency, express themselves with more complex vocabulary and syntax, explore complex ideas, and build critical thinking through real-world discussions.
Everyday life
What is your comfort food? (video)
What’s your comfort food? This ESL lesson uses a video and discussion prompts to get students talking about food, culture, and the memories that make certain dishes so comforting
- What do your hobbies do for you? (article)
- Why do humans treat their pets like human beings? (video
- What bad habit would you like to break? (video)
- How are you feeling? (video, handout)
- What movie do you want to see? (website)
- What kind of music improves your mood? (article)
- If you were a car, which would you be? (video)
- What books would you read? (article)
- 5 of the most interesting talking points (article)
- When you go to someone's house, what do you look at? (video)
The Weather and the Environment
- What is the weather today? ( Video, handout, game)
- Are your clothes environmentally friendly? (video)
- What can you do to prevent climate change (interactive presentation)
Media and News
Language and Grammar
Actions and Verbs
Psychology and Life Lessons
- Is failure always bad? (video)
- Would you rather talk or text? (video)
- Is too much choice making us unhappy?(video)
- Are you a multipotentialite?(video)
- Do you talk to strangers? (video)
- What kind of music improves your mood?(article)
- What bad habit would you like to break? (video)
- How are you feeling? (video, handout)
- Do you want to climb a mountain?--mechanisms of fear (video)
- What is your definition of success? (video)
- What body language should you avoid? (article and handout)
- Can my body language affect my mood? (video)
- What matters most in life? (video)
- How exactly does gender work? (video)
Current Events
Business
- Who is an entrepreneur? (video, handout)
- Do you have a job or a mission? (video)
- 8 secrets to success. Can you name them? (video)
- What is your definition of success? (video)
- How do you ask for a raise? (video)