A1 Level – Elementary
1. What’s your name?
2. Where are you from?
3. How old are you?
4. What’s your favorite color?
5. Do you have any brothers or sisters?
6. What’s your favorite food?
7. What do you like to do in your free time?
8. What’s your favorite animal?
9. Do you have a pet?
10. What’s your favorite season?
11. What’s your favorite subject at school?
12. What kind of music do you like?
13. What’s your favorite day of the week?
14. Do you like sports?
15. What do you usually do on weekends?
Free ESL lesson plan for A2 learners – “Getting to Know Each Other”
A2 Level – Pre-Intermediate
1. Where do you live now?
2. What’s your job or what do you study?
3. Do you like living in your city? Why or why not?
4. What do you usually do after work or school?
5. Who do you spend most of your time with?
6. What’s your favorite kind of movie?
7. How do you usually spend your holidays?
8. What’s something you do every morning?
9. Do you prefer coffee or tea?
10. What kind of weather do you like?
11. What’s your favorite restaurant or café?
12. Do you prefer the beach or the mountains?
13. What are you afraid of?
14. What languages do you speak?
15. What’s one thing you want to learn this year?
B1 Level – Intermediate
1. How would you describe yourself in three words?
2. What do you usually do on a typical day?
3. How do you spend your weekends?
4. What’s one thing you’re good at?
5. Do you enjoy meeting new people? Why or why not?
6. What’s the best holiday you’ve ever had?
7. What kind of people do you like to spend time with?
8. What are your hobbies or interests?
9. What kind of music helps you relax?
10. What’s one thing that always makes you laugh?
11. Do you prefer staying at home or going out?
12. What’s your favorite app or website?
13. How do you usually celebrate your birthday?
14. What are three things you can’t live without?
15. What’s one interesting fact about you?
B2 Level – Upper-Intermediate
1. What’s the story behind your name?
2. How do you usually make new friends?
3. What do you think makes a good conversation?
4. What kind of people do you find easy to talk to?
5. What’s one experience that changed your perspective on life?
6. How do you usually spend time with friends?
7. What qualities do you look for in a friend?
8. Do you prefer small talk or deep conversations?
9. How do you feel about meeting people from other cultures?
10. What do you usually ask someone when you meet for the first time?
11. Do you believe first impressions are important?
12. What’s one thing you’d like people to know about you?
13. How has technology changed the way people make friends?
14. Do you enjoy talking about yourself or listening to others more?
15. What’s one lesson you’ve learned from someone new?
C1 Level – Advanced
1. How do you usually break the ice when meeting someone new?
2. In what situations do you find it difficult to open up?
3. How has your approach to making friends changed over time?
4. Do you believe people show their true selves online?
5. What role does humor play when getting to know someone?
6. How do cultural differences affect first impressions?
7. What topics are safe or risky when meeting new people?
8. How can body language influence your impression of someone?
9. Do you think it’s possible to truly know someone well?
10. How do you decide whom to trust?
11. What’s one question you wish people asked you more often?
12. Do you prefer making friends naturally or through shared activities?
13. How do you maintain friendships over long distances?
14. How do you think personality tests describe people accurately or not?
15. What do you think people usually misunderstand about you?
C2 Level – Proficiency
1. What does it really mean to “know” someone deeply?
2. How do shared experiences shape genuine connections?
3. To what extent are our first impressions biased?
4. How can vulnerability help or hurt new relationships?
5. Why do some people prefer to keep a “social mask”?
6. Do you think we can ever truly know ourselves?
7. How does culture shape the way people express friendship?
8. Are online friendships as meaningful as real-life ones?
9. How has globalization changed the concept of friendship?
10. What’s the difference between being friendly and being authentic?
11. Can you “click” with someone instantly? Why do you think that happens?
12. How does emotional intelligence affect the way we connect?
13. What do you think about the idea of “soulmates” in friendships?
14. How can we balance openness and privacy when meeting new people?
15. Do you believe we change depending on who we’re with? Why?
