Description
Hygiene and grooming might sound like simple, everyday topics, but your advanced adult ESL students will discover there's a lot more to talk about than just washing hands. With 186 conversation cards covering everything from oral hygiene and skincare to the psychology behind grooming habits and how advertising shapes our ideas of cleanliness, this set goes deep.
Your advanced students need meaty topics with real substance. These cards deliver exactly that, covering 11 theme areas so your discussions don't stall after five minutes.
WHAT'S INSIDE:
✅ 186 hygiene and grooming-themed adult-appropriate conversation starters, each on its own card (perfect for small group activities)
✅ Topics include: handwashing, oral hygiene, grooming hair, skincare, nail care, personal grooming and aging, body odor, the psychology of grooming and hygiene, cultural differences in grooming and hygiene practices, the influence of media and advertising, and societal expectations and norms.
✅ Easel version with one discussion prompt per slide for showing to the entire class at once
HOW TO USE THESE CARDS
Before class, flip through the cards and pull out a handful that fit where your students are. Some themes, like handwashing and nail care, work fine at intermediate level. Others, like the psychology of grooming or cultural differences in hygiene norms, are better saved for advanced students who can handle the nuance.
During class, divide into pairs or small groups and let them go. These topics tend to get personal quickly, which is exactly what you want. Students usually have strong opinions about body odor expectations or how advertising sells us on what "clean" looks like. Encourage them to push back on each other and ask follow-up questions themselves rather than waiting for you.
Use the Easel version when you want the whole class focused on the same prompt at once.
THIS WAS CREATED FOR YOUR ADVANCED ADULT ESL STUDENTS
Most of these cards are written for advanced students. A handful of the more concrete topics work at intermediate, but if your class is primarily intermediate, preview the cards first and pull the ones that fit. For advanced learners, the depth here is exactly what they need to move past surface-level small talk and into real conversation.
GRAB IT AND GO
Download, print, cut, and you're ready. Laminate if you want to. Or skip all of that and use the Easel version. Either way, having 186 cards means you won't be scrambling for follow-up questions.
Questions? Drop them in the Q&A section.
If you teach conversation classes regularly, take a look at my Adult ESL Discussion Topics MEGA Bundle. It pulls together over two thousand discussion questions across 28 themes, so you'll always have something on hand when a conversation stalls or you need to fill time.
For more topics, click here.
HYGIENE AND GROOMING Themed Discussion Questions for Advanced Adult ESL
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Description
Hygiene and grooming might sound like simple, everyday topics, but your advanced adult ESL students will discover there's a lot more to talk about than just washing hands. With 186 conversation cards covering everything from oral hygiene and skincare to the psychology behind grooming habits and how advertising shapes our ideas of cleanliness, this set goes deep.
Your advanced students need meaty topics with real substance. These cards deliver exactly that, covering 11 theme areas so your discussions don't stall after five minutes.
WHAT'S INSIDE:
✅ 186 hygiene and grooming-themed adult-appropriate conversation starters, each on its own card (perfect for small group activities)
✅ Topics include: handwashing, oral hygiene, grooming hair, skincare, nail care, personal grooming and aging, body odor, the psychology of grooming and hygiene, cultural differences in grooming and hygiene practices, the influence of media and advertising, and societal expectations and norms.
✅ Easel version with one discussion prompt per slide for showing to the entire class at once
HOW TO USE THESE CARDS
Before class, flip through the cards and pull out a handful that fit where your students are. Some themes, like handwashing and nail care, work fine at intermediate level. Others, like the psychology of grooming or cultural differences in hygiene norms, are better saved for advanced students who can handle the nuance.
During class, divide into pairs or small groups and let them go. These topics tend to get personal quickly, which is exactly what you want. Students usually have strong opinions about body odor expectations or how advertising sells us on what "clean" looks like. Encourage them to push back on each other and ask follow-up questions themselves rather than waiting for you.
Use the Easel version when you want the whole class focused on the same prompt at once.
THIS WAS CREATED FOR YOUR ADVANCED ADULT ESL STUDENTS
Most of these cards are written for advanced students. A handful of the more concrete topics work at intermediate, but if your class is primarily intermediate, preview the cards first and pull the ones that fit. For advanced learners, the depth here is exactly what they need to move past surface-level small talk and into real conversation.
GRAB IT AND GO
Download, print, cut, and you're ready. Laminate if you want to. Or skip all of that and use the Easel version. Either way, having 186 cards means you won't be scrambling for follow-up questions.
Questions? Drop them in the Q&A section.
If you teach conversation classes regularly, take a look at my Adult ESL Discussion Topics MEGA Bundle. It pulls together over two thousand discussion questions across 28 themes, so you'll always have something on hand when a conversation stalls or you need to fill time.
For more topics, click here.
