100 Familiar Topics Nation, I.P. (2013). What Shoud Every EFL Teacher Know? Compass Publishing. Living in the city Living in the country Travelling by train The seasons A day in my life My favorite holiday Rain My favorite month Umbrellas Tobacco Pets Insects My garden Sleep When I was ill Getting my hair cut Washing An accident Going to the doctor Buying clothes My favorite color When I was frightened Likes and dislikes Being patient After-life My beliefs Laws Neighbors Peace Being polite Our house Houses of the future Electricity Computers The internet Guns Computer games Rules Cell phones Whistling My favorite food Playing cards Cooking Cigarettes Being hungry My favorite music Chocolate Playing music Vegetables Going to the movies My family My favorite movie Grandparents Advertising My favorite book Pens Exams Newspapers The library Telling stories Teachers The funniest joke Learning English History Making mistakes My country When I was a child Voting Dictionaries Writing Learning a foreign language Singing Spelling My favorite song Arithmetic Going to prison Saving money The army Grammar Pretending Farming Sailing Going to the market Swearing The police War Writing letters My favorite year Working in a shop Being generous Banks A big surprise Goals When I felt ashamed Airplanes Public holidays Riding a bicycle Catching a cold Staying healthy Riding a horse Here are some things you can say about a topic (controlling ideas): reasons, causes, effects, steps (procedure), benefits, disadvantages, ways, methods, problems, precautions, changes, characteristics, sections (parts, kinds, types)
