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Five minutes left and no plan for them, a speaking club that needs a subject, a class that can't agree on what to talk about: press the button. Pick the age group and the generator offers a topic sized for it, from “Pets” for the little ones to “The future of work” for adults, with one question to open the conversation. Switch to three at a time and let the class vote.
- Age
- Ages 3+
- Skill
- Speaking
- Format
- Online tool
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My dream bedroom
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What would be in your dream bedroom?
My dream bedroom
Need a question for younger learners? Try the question of the day →Every topic in the generator
The full list for each age group, with the question that opens it — handy for planning a term, or for letting the class vote on next week's topic.
Young Learners · 3–7
- My favourite toy — What is your favourite toy? What colour is it?
- Pets — Have you got a pet? What does it eat?
- On the farm — Which animals live on a farm? What does a cow say?
- My family — Who is in your family?
- Colours around me — What can you see that is red?
- The weather today — Is it sunny or rainy today?
- Food I like — Do you like apples? What do you like?
- My body — Can you touch your nose? How many fingers have you got?
- At the park — What do you play at the park?
- Fruit salad — Which fruit is your favourite?
- Clothes — What are you wearing today?
- Birthday party — What do you want for your birthday?
- Bath time — What do you play with in the bath?
- Bedtime — What do you do before bed?
- Under the sea — What lives in the sea?
- Minibeasts — Can you name a small animal in the garden?
- My house — Which rooms are in your house?
- Things that go — Do you like cars, trains or planes?
- Shapes — Can you find a circle in the room?
- Counting — How many windows are in the classroom?
- Feelings — How do you feel today?
- Breakfast — What do you eat for breakfast?
- Snow and ice — What can you do in the snow?
- At the zoo — Which zoo animal is the biggest?
- Music and dancing — What is your favourite song?
- Helping at home — How do you help at home?
- Hot and cold — What do you wear when it is cold?
- My friends — Who do you play with?
- Fairy tales — Which fairy tale do you like best?
- Dinosaurs — Which dinosaur is your favourite?
- The night sky — What can you see in the sky at night?
- In the garden — What grows in a garden?
Kids · 8–11
- My dream bedroom — What would be in your dream bedroom?
- Superpowers — Which superpower would you choose, and why?
- School rules — Which school rule is the most important?
- Inventions — What would you invent to help at school?
- Wild animals — Which wild animal would you like to see in real life?
- Healthy habits — What do you do to stay healthy?
- Jobs people do — What do you want to be when you grow up?
- Holidays and trips — Where would you like to go on holiday?
- Weekend plans — What are you doing this weekend?
- Sports day — Which race would you win?
- Robots — What job would your robot do?
- The ocean — What is the most amazing sea creature?
- Recycling — What can we recycle at school?
- Camping — What do you need for a camping trip?
- Time travel — Would you visit the past or the future?
- My town — What is the best place in your town?
- Games — What makes a game fun?
- Wild weather — What would you do on the hottest day of the year?
- Cooking — What can you cook?
- Books and comics — What is the best book you have read?
- Pocket money — What would you buy with your pocket money?
- Kindness — How can we help a new classmate feel welcome?
- Castles and knights — Would you like to live in a castle?
- The planets — Which planet would you visit?
- Mysteries — Which mystery would you like to solve?
- A day without electricity — What would you do without electricity for a day?
- Collections — Do you collect anything?
- Celebrations — What is your favourite celebration?
- My dream school — What would your dream school have?
- Explorers — Where would you go if you were an explorer?
- Time capsule — What would you put in a time capsule?
- Rainforests — Why are rainforests important?
Teens · 12–17
- Social media — How much time do you spend online each day?
- Friendship — What makes someone a good friend?
- Future careers — Which job could you see yourself doing?
- Music taste — What music would you play at a class party?
- Gaming — Are video games a waste of time?
- School uniforms — Should students wear uniforms?
- Fashion — Does what you wear say who you are?
- Part-time jobs — Should teenagers have part-time jobs?
- Climate action — What can young people do about climate change?
- Role models — Who do you look up to?
- Online safety — How do you stay safe online?
- Gap years — Would you take a year off before university?
- Series worth watching — Which series would you recommend?
- Sport at school — Should PE be optional?
- Learning languages — Why are you learning English?
- Fake news — How can you tell if a story is true?
- Phones at school — Should phones be allowed in class?
- Dream trips — Where would you go on a trip with friends?
- Food trends — Which food trend would you try?
- Exam stress — How do you deal with exam stress?
- Influencers — Is being an influencer a real job?
- Volunteering — Which cause would you volunteer for?
- Artificial intelligence — Should students use AI for homework?
- Studying abroad — Would you study in another country?
- Sleep — Do teenagers need more sleep?
- Superheroes — Which superhero is the most realistic?
- Inventions — Which invention could you not live without?
- City or countryside — Where would you prefer to grow up?
- Rules and freedom — Which rules do teenagers really need?
- Money skills — How should teenagers learn to manage money?
- Life on Mars — Would you go to Mars?
- New hobbies — Which hobby would you like to start?
Adults · 18+
- Work–life balance — How do you switch off after work?
- Remote work — Is working from home here to stay?
- Lifelong learning — What would you like to learn this year?
- Travel stories — Which trip changed you?
- Food and home — Which dish reminds you of home?
- Privacy — How much do your apps know about you?
- City life — What would make your city a better place to live?
- Health trends — Which health trend do you trust, and which do you doubt?
- Money and happiness — Can money buy happiness?
- Books that matter — Which book would you recommend to everyone?
- Customer service — Describe the best or worst service you have had.
- Ambitions — What is one goal you have for the next five years?
- Neighbours — How well do you know your neighbours?
- Habits — Which habit would you like to build?
- The future of work — Which jobs will disappear?
- Living greener — How green is your lifestyle?
- Generations — What can different generations learn from each other?
- Advertising — Which advert has stuck in your head?
- Hospitality — What makes a good host?
- Getting around — How do you get around your town?
- Leadership — What makes a good leader?
- Big decisions — How do you make big decisions?
- Childhood memories — What was your favourite game as a child?
- Milestones — How do you celebrate big moments?
- Giving back — Have you ever volunteered?
- News — Where do you get your news?
- Art and museums — When did you last visit a museum?
- Shopping habits — Do you buy more online or in shops?
- Learning English — What has been hardest about learning English?
- Change — How do you handle change?
- Recharging — What do you do to recharge?
- Home — What makes a house a home?
How teachers use it
- Speaking club: show three topics, let the group vote, then use the opening question to start the discussion.
- Five-minute filler: one topic on the board and every student says one sentence about it before the bell.
- Writing prompt: give each table its own topic and ten minutes to write a short paragraph.
Questions teachers ask
How many topics are there?
Thirty-two for each of the four age groups, 128 in all, each with an opening question. The full list is on this page, under the generator.
Can the same topic come up twice in a row?
No. A new press never repeats the topics already on the screen, and the three-at-a-time view never shows the same topic twice.
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