ESL Questions Blogging
Blogging
75 discussion questions about blogging for ESL learners at every level. Great for digital media vocabulary, writing practice discussions, and debates about online culture.
Beginner
Do you know what a blog is?
Have you ever read a blog?
What topics do blogs usually cover?
Do you have a favourite blog or website you read regularly?
Have you ever written anything online?
What is the difference between a blog and a social media post?
Do you prefer reading blogs or watching videos online?
Have you ever commented on a blog post?
Do you know anyone who writes a blog?
What topic would you write about if you started a blog?
Do you think blogging is popular in your country?
Have you ever looked for information on a blog?
What makes a blog interesting to read?
Do you think blogs are more or less reliable than newspapers?
Have you ever found a useful recipe, travel tip, or advice on a blog?
What is a food blog?
Do you think anyone can be a blogger?
Have you ever taken a photo specifically to share online?
Do you follow any online writers or creators?
What is the difference between a blog and a vlog?
Do you think it takes a lot of time to write a blog?
Have you ever shared a blog post with someone?
Do you prefer long or short articles online?
Do you think blogging could be a job?
What is one blog post you would like to read right now?
Intermediate
What makes a blog trustworthy, and how do you decide whether to believe what you read online?
How has blogging changed journalism and news media?
Do you think bloggers should have the same rights and protections as professional journalists?
How do bloggers make money, and do you think it is a sustainable career?
Have you ever started writing something online and then stopped? What happened?
How do you feel about bloggers who receive free products in exchange for reviews?
Is there a difference between a personal blog and content marketing?
How has the rise of social media affected the traditional long-form blog format?
What do you think motivates people to blog when most blogs have very small audiences?
Do you think travel blogs give an accurate picture of the places they describe?
How do you feel about anonymous bloggers?
Should bloggers be held legally responsible for the information they publish?
How do bloggers build audiences, and does that change what they write?
What is the value of personal writing online compared to professional journalism?
Have you ever been influenced in a purchase or decision by something you read on a blog?
How do you feel about lifestyle blogs that present a very curated version of someone's life?
What is the most useful type of blog, in your opinion?
How has the blog format evolved since it first became popular in the early 2000s?
Do you think writing skills improve when someone blogs regularly?
Should companies have internal blogs for employees?
How do political blogs differ from mainstream political commentary?
What is the ethical responsibility of a blogger with a large audience?
Do you think AI-generated blog content is a problem for the quality of information online?
How do you feel about paywalled blog content?
If you started a blog tomorrow, how would you find readers?
Advanced
Did blogging democratise media, or did it just replace one set of gatekeepers with another?
Is there a meaningful editorial standard that distinguishes blogging from journalism, or is that distinction just professional protectionism?
The decline of traditional media and the rise of blogs and newsletters is often framed as progress. Is it?
How do you feel about the fact that most successful blogs are either monetised or promotional in some way?
Is the 'authentic voice' of personal blogging actually authentic, or is it a carefully constructed persona?
Has SEO optimisation ruined blog writing by prioritising what search engines rank over what readers actually want?
Should bloggers who receive undisclosed gifts or payments for positive reviews be regulated the same way advertisers are?
Do you think the algorithm-driven distribution of blog content is good for diversity of ideas or bad for it?
Is the problem of AI-generated content flooding the internet a genuine crisis for information quality?
What has been lost now that blogging has largely shifted to short-form social media posts?
Is there a responsibility on popular bloggers to fact-check their content to the same standard as newspapers?
How do you feel about bloggers who build a large audience sharing their personal struggles, mental health, or family life?
Is 'personal brand' a healthy concept or a symptom of the commodification of identity?
Do blogging and newsletter culture favour certain types of voices over others, and how?
Should platforms be liable for harmful content published by bloggers who use their services?
How has the ability of anyone to publish online affected the quality of public discourse?
Is the collapse of local journalism partly caused by blogging and digital media, and does that matter?
Do you think subscription newsletters are a better model for independent writers than advertising-based blogs?
How do you evaluate the claim that the blogosphere created more misinformation than it corrected?
Is it possible for a highly popular blog to remain honest about the commercial relationships that sustain it?
Has the internet made it easier or harder to find genuinely thoughtful, well-written content?
What does it say about media culture that some of the most widely read content is written by anonymous people?
Is long-form blogging a dying art, or is it just migrating to new formats like newsletters and Substack?
How do you think blogging will evolve as AI becomes able to produce convincing long-form content at scale?
If you were advising someone who wanted to start a blog today, what three things would you tell them?