Conversation Questions
Would you ever...?

A Part of Conversation Questions for the ESL Classroom.

Note: You can follow up most of these questions with a why or why not or with the question "In what situation(s) would you consider doing so?"

• Would you ever donate blood?
• Would you ever consider being a farmer?
• Would you ever consider getting plastic surgery?
• Would you ever donate a kidney or another vital organ?
• Would you ever donate an organ in order to save other person's life?
• Would you ever give money to a charity?
• Would you ever marry someone your parents didn't approve of?
• Would you ever drive a car if you had forgotten your license at home?
• Would you ever drive at night with only one headlight?
• Would you ever drive your car with a flat tire?
• Would you ever walk home alone at night?
  • In this country?
  • In your own country?
• Would you ever lie to your parents?
• Would you ever consider going bungee jumping?
• Would you ever consider going skydiving?
• Would you ever eat rice with sugar?
• Would you ever feed the animals at the zoo?
• Would you ever get hair implants?
• Would you ever give money to a panhandler? (a beggar)
• Would you ever go skinny dipping? (swim naked)
• Would you ever lie to your children?
  • To your husband/wife?
  • Your boyfriend/girlfriend?
• Would you ever lie to help a friend?
• Would you ever paint your living room black?
• Would you ever pick up a hitchhiker?
• Would you ever slap someone for something they said?
• Would you ever smoke in a no smoking area?
• Would you ever spank your child?
• Would you ever steal from your family or friends?
• Would you ever "take a bullet" for someone else?
• Would you ever walk downtown without any shoes on your feet?
• Would you eat a live cricket for $500? If not, how much money would it take?
• Would you ever consider killing yourself?
• Would you ever eat human flesh?
• Would you ever resort to cannibalism if it were the only option left to stay alive?
• Would you divorce your husband/wife if your favorite celebrity wanted to marry you?
• Would you name your children after favorite characters in movies or books?
  • Would you do so if the names were strange, as in science fiction movies or books?
• Would you ever pull over and help someone on the side of the road?
  • Do you think this could be dangerous to do?
• Would you ever say yes to someone even if you meant no?
• Would you ever consider plastic surgery if a friend suggested it to you?
• Would you ever consider writing your own book?
• Would you ever try staying in the jungle for a month?
• Would you ever consider surrogacy?
• Would you ever consider being a surrogate mother yourself?
• Would you ever consider egg or sperm donation?
• Would you ever pretend to be someone (like a policeman, or a teacher, or a survey taker) just to get something that you wanted?
• Would you ever drink your own urine?
• Would you ever cheat on your husband/wife?
• Would you ever consider being a criminal?
• Would you ever adopt a child?
  • Would you ever give your child up for adoption?
• Would you ever defy your boss if he/she asked you to do something you didn't agree with?
• Would you ever eat rat meat?

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Thanks to Rhett Merz who suggested this topic and contributed the first 20 questions in October 2002.
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