Conversation questions
Daily Habits Conversation Questions (B1–C1)
Morning routines, bad habits and the small changes that stick.
- Age
- Ages 13+
- Level
- B1–C1
- Skill
- Speaking
- Format
- Teacher guide
Warm-up
In pairs, describe your morning routine in exactly five sentences. Your partner listens and finds two things you do differently from them.
Pick a question
All 12 questions
B1
- What does a typical weekday morning look like for you?
- What is one habit that makes your day better?
- Are you an early bird or a night owl? How can you tell?
- What do you usually do in the evening to relax?
B2
- Why is it so hard to break a bad habit, even when we know it's bad for us?
- How have your daily routines changed over the last few years, and why?
- Is it better to plan every part of your day or to leave room for surprises? Explain.
- How do phones affect everyday habits like sleeping, eating and talking to people?
C1
- To what extent do our habits reflect our character, and to what extent our circumstances?
- Some people track everything from sleep to steps. Does this lead to healthier lives or to unnecessary anxiety?
- How much of what we call willpower is really just a well-designed environment? Give examples.
- How far should schools and workplaces be responsible for helping people build healthy routines?
Wrap-up
Each student chooses one small habit to try for a week and explains it to a partner, who will check on their progress next lesson.
Printable question cards
Twelve cut-out cards with the level on each, plus the phrases and vocabulary.
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What does a typical weekday morning look like for you?
B1 · Daily Habits
What is one habit that makes your day better?
B1 · Daily Habits
Are you an early bird or a night owl? How can you tell?
B1 · Daily Habits
What do you usually do in the evening to relax?
B1 · Daily Habits
Why is it so hard to break a bad habit, even when we know it's bad for us?
B2 · Daily Habits
How have your daily routines changed over the last few years, and why?
B2 · Daily Habits
Is it better to plan every part of your day or to leave room for surprises? Explain.
B2 · Daily Habits
How do phones affect everyday habits like sleeping, eating and talking to people?
B2 · Daily Habits
To what extent do our habits reflect our character, and to what extent our circumstances?
C1 · Daily Habits
Some people track everything from sleep to steps. Does this lead to healthier lives or to unnecessary anxiety?
C1 · Daily Habits
How much of what we call willpower is really just a well-designed environment? Give examples.
C1 · Daily Habits
How far should schools and workplaces be responsible for helping people build healthy routines?
C1 · Daily Habits
Useful phrases
- I think the key is...
- My feeling is that...
- Speaking from experience, ...
- That makes a lot of sense...
- It's the same for me...
- That doesn't work for everyone, though...
- I'm not so sure. In my case...
- More or less, although...
Vocabulary
- stick to a routine — to keep doing things in the same planned way
- break a habit — to stop doing something you do regularly
- second nature — something you do easily, without thinking
- procrastinate — to delay doing something you should do
- wind down — to relax gradually, especially before sleep
- consistency — doing something in the same way, regularly