A2 Family Discussion Questions for Late Teens (16-18)

50 elementary (A2) family discussion questions for 16-18 year olds. Each with 8 vocabulary items. Preview 5, use all 50 in YapYapGo.

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Who is the oldest person in your family?
grandmother (n)grandfather (n)elderly (adj)retired (adj)remember (v)wise (adj)age (n)relative (n)
Question 2
Do you have brothers or sisters? How many?
brother (n)sister (n)younger (adj)older (adj)twin (n)only child (n)sibling (n)close (adj)
Question 3
What do you like to do with your family on weekends?
cook (v)play (v)watch (v)picnic (n)movie (n)walk (v)together (adv)enjoy (v)
Question 4
Does your family eat dinner together? How often?
meal (n)table (n)share (v)talk (v)always (adv)sometimes (adv)rarely (adv)busy (adj)
Question 5
Who do you talk to when you have a problem?
mother (n)father (n)friend (n)advice (n)listen (v)help (v)trust (v)support (n)
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A2 Family Discussion Questions for Late Teens (16-18)

Sixteen- to eighteen-year-olds have complex feelings about family. They are simultaneously grateful for support and frustrated by restrictions, close to siblings and competing with them, loving their parents while wanting independence. At A2, they cannot express this complexity, but they can answer simple questions that touch on it: 'Who do you talk to most in your family?' 'Do you look like your parents?' 'What do you do together as a family?' Each question opens a door to genuine communication about the people who matter most.

The vocabulary gives A2 teens the basic family words they need for social conversation: 'relative,' 'sibling,' 'grandparent,' 'anniversary,' 'household,' and 'generation.' These words appear in everyday social interaction and are essential for building relationships in English.

Talking about the people who matter most

A2 teens discussing family respond best to questions about specific people rather than abstract family concepts. 'Tell your partner about someone in your family who makes you laugh' produces warmer, more detailed responses than 'Describe your family' because it invites a story about a real person.

Social family vocabulary

For school English programmes, family questions provide a topic every student knows intimately. No preparation is needed because every teenager has family experiences, stories, and opinions ready to share.

Frequently Asked Questions

The questions ask about family activities, relationships, and preferences, not about sensitive personal issues. Students share what they are comfortable with. The pair format keeps discussion private.
All questions accommodate diverse family structures. No question assumes a particular family configuration. Students discuss whoever they consider family.
50 family discussion questions at A2 for 16-18 year olds, each with 8 vocabulary items.