Beach (Conversation Class)

• When was the last time you went to the beach? Where did you go?
• What do people do at the beach?
• Can you swim? When did you learn to swim? Who taught you to swim?
• Have you ever been night-swimming?
• Are there any problems with jellyfish, sharks or stonefish at your local beach?
• Have you ever played sports on the beach? Which sports? How are they different from non-beach versions of the sport?
• Have you ever collected seashells?
  • Can you describe a shell that you have collected?
  • What did you do with the shells that you collected?
• What sort of animals live at the beach?
• Have you ever been fishing on the beach?
  • What did you catch?
  • What did you use as bait?
• What is the "tide"?
  • Why is there a tide?
  • What is a "rip tide"?
• Have you ever been on a sail boat or a row boat?
• Have you ever used a surf board or body board?
• Do you like to sunbake?
• Do you think sunblock is important?
• Have you ever been to a famous beach?
• What do you wear to the beach?
• How do you keep your wallet safe while you are swimming?
• Is erosion a problem at your local beach?
• Is pollution a problem at your local beach?
• Should people be able to own a beach or part of a beach?
• Why is beachfront land so expensive? Why do so many people want to live there?
• Do you prefer a calm sea or do you prefer big waves?
• Should dogs be allowed on the beach?
  • Should dogs have to wear leashes at the beach?
• Should cars be allowed on the beach?
• What do you think of people who swim in the nude?
• Is there a nude beach near where you live?
• Have you ever gone to a nude beach?
• What do you think of topless swimming?