Conversation Questions
Clothes & Fashion
A Part of Conversation Questions for the ESL Classroom.
- About how much money do you spend on clothes a year?
- Do you like shopping for new clothes?
- Do you often buy new clothes?
- Do you prefer to go shopping or just browse? Why?
- Do you think men should be allowed to wear skirts?
- What piece of clothing do you spend your money on the most? Why?
- Do you read fashion magazines?
- Do you sometimes wear a hat?
- Do you think it is important to wear fashionable clothes?
- (Do you think it is important to be in fashion?)
- Do you wear jewelry?
- If so, what kind of jewelry do you wear?
- How often do you wear jewelry?
- Do you wear the same color clothes now that you wore ten years ago?
- Do you wear the same size clothes this year as you wore last year?
- Do you think people feel different when they wear different clothes?
- Have you ever made your own clothes?
- If so, what did you make?
- Do you often make your own clothes?
- How many pairs of gloves do you have?
- What are some of the strangest fashions you have seen?
- What colors do you think look good on you?
- What colors do you think look good on your mother?
- What did you wear yesterday?
- What do you think of body piercing?
- Do you have pierced ears?
- Do you know anyone with a pierced nose?
- Would you ever pierce your tongue?
- What do you think of people who dye their hair green?
- What do you think of women who wear high heel shoes?
- Do you think high heel shoes are bad for a person's health?
- What fashions that you see today do you think will be out of fashion within two years?
- What is your shoe size?
- What kind of clothes are in fashion now?
- What kind of clothes do you usually wear?
- What's the most expensive piece of clothing you have ever bought?
- What's your favorite color for shoes?
- When was the last time you got dressed up?
- Why?
- How often do you get dressed up?
- Do you like to get dressed up?
- Where are some good stores to buy clothes in this area?
- Where do you usually buy clothes?
- Would you like to be a fashion model?
- Questions on Styles, Clothing and Fashion-based Stereotypes
- What would you think of a women who cut off all her hair and went around bald as a fashion statement?
- What do you think of a man who is bald for fashion's sake?
- What do you think of women who wear short mini-skirts?
- Do you think that the clothes we wear reflect what is inside us ?
- What do you think of people who always and only wear black?
- What do you think of people with tattoos?
- Do you have a tattoo?
- Do you know someone with a tattoo?
- What do you think of people with body piercing?
- Do you have pierced ears?
- Would you pierce other parts of your body?
- What would you think of a high school student who always wore very conservative clothes?
- What type of clothing do you wear when you are angry and you want to express yourself?
- What colors do you choose to wear when you are happy?
- Would you dress the same as you do in your country if you went to America for a visit?
- Do you dress the same when you are depressed as you do when you are very happy?
- In what ways do you dress differently?
- If you went out with a group of high school friends, would you dress differently then if you went out with your grandmother and her friends?
- In what ways does your Grandmother dress differently then you?
- When you get old do you think you will dress like your grandmother or grandfather?
- Would you ever wear dreadlocks?
- What do you think of the people who wear them?
- Have you ever worn your hair braided in small braids.
- Did anyone look at you differently because of it?
- Would you ever wear contacts to change your eye color?
- What is the difference in the people who choose to wear contacts and the people who choose to were glasses?
- What do you think about women who don't wear earrings?
- What do you think about men who wear earrings?
- What do you think of women who do?
- Is it possible for women to wear too much make-up?
- When is a person wearing to much make-up?
- What do you think of men who wear make-up?
- Is it possible to be beautiful without wearing any make-up, earrings or other accessories?
- Do fashionable clothes really change the way a person looks?
- What differences have you noticed in the fashions here and in your country?
- What do you think of men who where tights?
- What do you think about secondhand clothes?
- Why do you think people buy secondhand clothes?
- Have you ever been to a store that sells secondhand clothes?
- Have you ever bought secondhand clothes?
- Would you buy secondhand clothes?
- When and where did you buy an article of clothing you're wearing right now? Why did you choose it?
- What would you think if the mother of the groom wore black at a wedding?
- What would you think if a bride wore red?
- Should a bride's dress be long or do you think it could be the length of a regular skirt?
- What items of clothing do you consider provocative?
- (It would be interesting to see if foreigners perceive their own clothing to be provocative or not, but to get them to admit that, the question should be phrased - would it be so in American or Canada, etc.)
- What do you think of men wearing high heels?
- What do you think of women wearing high heels?
- Why is it acceptable for women to wear men's clothing, but not for men to dress in women's clothing?
- Is there a stigma attached to people who buy no-name (no brand) clothing?
- Are some people more fashion conscious than others? What types/groups of people?
- Have you ever bought imitation brand clothing?
- What traditional costumes do people from your country wear?
- When do you wear them?
- Are they comfortable?
- In your country do children have to wear school uniform? Do you think it is a good idea or not?
- What would you do or feel if you were refused entry to somewhere because of what you are wearing?
- Do you think dress codes should be adhered to if requested on an invitation?
- What would you wear to meet royalty or the President of your country?
- Would you go to a fancy dress party? Why or why not?
- How much do you spend getting ready to go to school/college/work; out with friends; to a party? Do the times vary much?
If you can think of another good question for this list, please add it.
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