26 ELS Conversation Questions about News

  1. Do you watch the news on TV?
  2. How do you get the news?
  3. How important is it to follow the news?
  4. Do you follow news accounts on Instagram or Twitter2?
  5. Do people believe the news in the newspapers? Why/ Why not?
  6. Do you believe everything in the news?
  7. How often do you watch the news?
  8. Do you think some of the newspapers or news channels are lying? Why? 
  9. Do you buy newspapers? How often do you buy them?
  10. How have the habits of following the news changed in the last 20 years? What caused this change mostly?
  11. Which news accounts do you follow on social media? Which ones would you suggest us to follow?
  12. Which way is better to get the best news; following the news accounts on social media or watching the news on TV? Why?
  13. Give us some reasons why we should get the news about the world every day?
  14. Do you think teenagers should read/follow the news about what is going on in the world regularly? Why?
  15. What type of news do you prefer to read?
  16. What do you think about the clickbait headlines on the internet?
  17. Are headlines of the news important for you to click on quickly?
  18. How do most people in your country get the news?
  19. Do you react to the news on the internet? How? Do you write answers/comments/arguments?
  20. Should the news be more entertaining?
  21. Would you like to be a news reporter? Why/Why not?
  22. Is being a news reporter a hard job? Why/Why not?
  23. Do you have a favorite news reporter? Who is it? Where does she/he report the news?
  24. What kind of news hit the headlines these days?
  25. What makes something “news”? Explain it.
  26. Would you like to work as a war reporter? Is it a hard job?