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Free ESL Conversation Resource · AI Friends

AI Friends ESL Discussion Questions

15 conversation questions about AI companionship, loneliness, trust, friendship and whether a machine can ever replace real human connection.
A1–A2 BeginnerB1–B2 IntermediateC1–C2 Advanced

Use these AI friends ESL discussion questions for pair work, small-group speaking or whole-class conversation. Choose the level that fits your learners, or move through all three sections as the questions become more challenging.

A

Beginner · A1–A2

Start the conversation

  1. 01

    Who do you call when you have a bad day?

  2. 02

    Is it easier to tell a secret to an app or to a friend?

  3. 03

    Why do you think so many people feel lonely today?

  4. 04

    Is a friend who never argues with you a good friend?

  5. 05

    Should a child have an AI friend?

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B

Intermediate · B1–B2

Explore the issue

  1. 01

    Could an AI ever become your best friend?

  2. 02

    Why do some people trust AI more than other humans?

  3. 03

    Is talking to AI healthy or unhealthy?

  4. 04

    Would you feel comfortable telling AI your secrets?

  5. 05

    What makes a real friendship?

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If a friend can never let you down, is it really a friend?

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C

Advanced · C1–C2

Challenge the idea

  1. 01

    Would you tell an AI something you would not tell a friend? Why?

  2. 02

    Can a relationship be real if only one side has feelings?

  3. 03

    Why might a companion that always agrees make people less resilient?

  4. 04

    Should AI companions for children or the lonely be regulated? How?

  5. 05

    If AI eases loneliness, does society lose the pressure to fix its causes?

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Perspective English · Complete lessons

Turn the discussion into a full lesson.

Continue with the complete AI Friends lesson at the level your class needs. Perspective lessons combine reading, vocabulary, discussion and deeper speaking tasks around one conversation-worthy topic.

A1–A2

Accessible language and clear questions for beginner and elementary learners.

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Develop the issue with richer vocabulary, reading and discussion.

View intermediate lesson →C1–C2

Explore loneliness, emotional dependence, regulation and what makes a relationship real.

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