Conversation Questions
Gossip and Rumors
A Part of Conversation Questions for the ESL Classroom.
- Do you like to gossip?
- Do your friends often gossip about you?
- Why do you think people like to listen to gossip ?
- Why do people like to gossip about the rich and famous?
- What are the most common themes for gossip?
- What are some of the things you like to gossip about?
- What are some ways which gossip can be harmful?
- Do you think gossip can be used for something good?
- Why is it considered that women gossip more then men?
- Where are some places where people like to gossip?
- Which newspapers can be called gossip newspapers?
- Do you like to read gossip newspapers?
- What is your attitude to gossip newspapers?
- Have you ever told a rumor that got someone in trouble?
- Has someone ever spread a rumor about you?
- Has spreading rumors ever got you in trouble?
- Do you think that a friend who gossips or starts rumors will ever gossip or start a rumor about you?
- How would you try to resolve the problem, if you had got into trouble through gossiping?
- Has answering these questions changed your attitude towards gossip?
- If you discovered that someone had been gossiping about you, would you confront them?
- If no-one at your high school had ever gossiped, how would it have been different?
- If you heard some harmful gossip about someone you knew, what would you do?
- Who gossips more men or women?
- Would you say that people who like gossiping do it because their lives are empty or because it is just a way of entertainment?
- Have you ever had problems because of gossip?
- What would you do if someone gossips about you?
- Have you ever told a rumor that got someone into trouble?
- Has someone ever spread a rumor about you?
- Has discussing gossip and changed your attitude towards gossip?
- If no one at your high school had ever gossiped, how would your school be different?
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