ESL TEFL Conversation Topics and Questions - The Alphabet and Alphabets Around The World


How many letters are there in the alphabet of your country?

What are the differences between the English alphabet and that of your country?

What is the most frequently used letter of the English alphabet?

- What is the most frequently used letter / symbol of your alphabet?

How many vowels are there in the English alphabet?

- How many vowels are there in your alphabet?
- What are they?

How many consonants are there in the English alphabet?
- How many consonants are there in your alphabet?
- What are they?

What is the difference between
consonants and vowels?

Where does the word '
alphabet' come from?

What is
Alpha and Beta?

Does your language have an alphabet?

What are the differences between the English alphabet and your language’s writing system?

Which letters of the alphabet do you not like or have problems with (writing or pronouncing)?

Are the letters of the English alphabet pronounced the same in British, American, Australian, Canadian and South African?

Was it difficult learning the letters of the alphabet?

What is the
International Phonetic Alphabet?

How did you learn the alphabet?

What do you think of other alphabets (Russian, Greek, Arabic, Hebrew, Sanskrit, etc)?

Why do you think each letter has so many different pronunciations and uses?

How do you think the alphabet could me made easier to use and understand?

Would you like to learn a character-based system like Chinese?

What is alphabet soup?

What does “the ABCs of” mean?



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ESL questions and discussion topics on Alphabet and Alphabets Around The World  for use when teaching English as a foreign or second language. Discussion topics questions and ideas for teaching Adult ESL CELTA TEFL EFL English as a foreign language / teaching abroad.Discussion topics questions and ideas for teaching Adult ESL English as a foreign language / teaching abroad, ESL lessons, speaking practice, debate clubs, lesson add-ons, and more.
ESL questions and discussion topics about alphabets and how they differ around the world

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