Sports & Physical Activities Conversation Starters | Question Cards | ESL, EFL
Sports & Physical Activities Conversation Starters | Question Cards | ESL, EFL
Encourage meaningful conversations about sports, exercise, fitness, and healthy lifestyles with this set of 60 conversation starter cards. Designed for middle school, high school, and adult learners, the prompts explore team vs. individual sports, workout habits, competition, injuries, motivation, and more—perfect for ESL/EFL, PE/Health classes, and conversation clubs.
What’s Inside
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60 printable & digital prompts across:
- General Sports & Exercise
- Team vs. Individual Sports
- Fitness, Health & Habits
- Competition & Professional Athletics
- Injuries, Safety & Recovery
- Motivation, Mindset & Personal Goals
- Print format: 6 cards per page (color & B/W)
- Digital format: Google Slides™ (no prep)
Why Teachers Love It
- Boosts speaking fluency, critical thinking, and confidence
- Works for warm-ups, pair work, small groups, and debates
- Ideal for ESL, EFL, ELL, conversation clubs, PE/Health
- Easy differentiation—choose cards by theme or difficulty
Classroom Ideas
- Four Corners: Read a statement (e.g., “Team sports teach better life skills”), students move to Agree/Disagree corners and discuss.
- Speed Chat: Rotate partners every 2–3 minutes with a new card each round.
- Role Play: Athlete, coach, parent, reporter—answer the same prompt from different perspectives.
- Writing Extension: Turn a prompt into a paragraph, opinion essay, or exit ticket.
Assessment & Differentiation
- Use a simple rubric for clarity, detail, turn-taking, and target vocabulary.
- Provide sentence frames for beginners (e.g., “In my opinion…”, “One benefit is…”).
- Challenge advanced learners to justify with examples/data or compare two sports.
Keywords (SEO)
sports conversation questions, ESL speaking cards, fitness discussion prompts, PE debate topics, healthy living ESL, teen speaking prompts, Google Slides conversation cards, EFL discussion topics
Pair It With
For visual, grammar‑focused practice alongside these discussions, pair with our Conversation Activities collection—great for mixing open‑ended prompts with targeted speaking tasks.
Also available on TpT: Sports & Physical Activities Conversation Starters | Question Cards | ESL, EFL
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