Beach conversation questions

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Life's a beach

Are beaches in your country overcrowded?

Do you enjoy reading on the beach? What do you read?

• Do you like to visit the beach?
• When and where was the last time you were on the beach?
• What do you usually do on the beach? Lie down and soak up the sun or something more active?
• What sort of activities can you do on the beach?
• What water sports have you tried?
• Do you use sun protection cream? What protection factor do you use?
• What do you think of really heavy suntans? Would you like to have one?
• What are the health issues associated with suntans?
• Would you like to own a house on the beach? Why/why not?

Beach problems

• Have you ever got any oil on your clothes on the beach? How did you get it off?
• Have you ever been stung by a jellyfish? By a sea urchin? What is the treatment for a sting?
• Are there many sharks in the seas around your country? Do they make you afraid of swimming?
• Have you ever been caught out by a rising tide on the beach? What happened?
• In some parts of the world beaches are owned by private individuals or corporations, in others they are all public. What do you think are the advantages and disadvantages?
• In some parts of the world there are "all women" beaches. What do you think of this idea?
• Some people play beach tennis or beach football near others. What do you think of this? Have you done it? Have others got upset?

What to wear

• What do you usually wear on the beach?
• What do you think of topless sunbathing?
• What is your opinion of nudism on the beach?

Things

• What do you do with your valuables when you go swimming?
• Beachcombers are people who search beaches for articles of value or interesting things washed onto the beach. Have you ever found anything interesting?
• What animals have you seen on the beach?
• What do you think about people bringing pets onto the beach?
• What do you think about people bringing glass bottles or tin cans onto the beach?
• Do you like looking for/collecting seashells or beach pebbles?

See also

• Accessibility conversation questions
• Camping conversation questions
• Holidays conversation questions
• Leisure conversation questions
• Swimming conversation questions
• Travel conversation questions
• Weather conversation questions