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50 Writing Prompts fo
Teacher Instructions: These prompts can be printed out and given to students. Students can read through the
prompts and choose which one they feel is most interesting. Alternatively, these prompts can be cut out and
put into a deck, for students to choose at random.
Creative Writing Prompts (For Intermediate and Advanced Students)
Write a story that starts with: “I was

Write a dialogue between two characters
always very good at making terrible
who deeply dislike each other.
decisions.”
Create a fictional character who develops Write a story titled, ‘The Loneliest Animal/
superpowers. Describe the power and Person in the Jungle/Space/City’.
what they do with it. [choose 2 words]
Write a story that includes all the Write a story that starts with: “The
following words: witch – moon – tree – lake looked deceptively peaceful in the
confused – argument – jam mornings.”
Write a story about a strange piece of Write a story from the perspective of a
jewellery with magic powers. soldier.
Find an English novel that is currently

near to you. Open the book on a random
End your story with the line, “We never
page. Close your eyes and point at a
visited that cave/mountain/beach again.”
random word. That word is now the title
of your story.
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50 Writing Prompts for Adult ESL Students
Persuasive Essay Prompts (For Intermediate and Advanced Students)
Write a persuasive essay about a Write a persuasive essay about a law

smartphone’s impact on a person’s that you believe should be passed in your
attention span. country.
Write a persuasive essay where you

identify an interesting trend in the media Write a persuasive essay about why
and identify possible problems / benefits everyone in the world should learn
of this trend. (For example, the popularity English.
of true crime podcasts.)
Write a persuasive essay in which you Write a persuasive essay in which you
try to convince someone to move to your state that the world, at present, is the best
hometown. it has ever been.
Write a persuasive essay about why the

Write a persuasive essay about the
world should / should not use a single
benefits of travel.
currency.
Write a persuasive essay about what the

Write a persuasive essay about how a
world’s biggest challenge will be in the
certain technology makes our lives worse.
next 20 years - and how best to solve it.

Personal Experience Prompts (For Pre-Intermediate and Intermediate Students)
Write a short story about a memorable Write a letter to your 13-year-old self.
encounter you’ve had with a stranger. Include advice, warnings, and reflections.
Describe one of your most vivid childhood

Describe your favourite travel memory.
memories, and what impact it has on you
Where did it happen? Why was it special?
to this day.
Write a letter to your 80-year-old self.

Describe a difficult life lesson you have
What would you want them to remember
recently learned.
about your current life?
What was your favourite year of your life? Write a story about your favourite
What made it so memorable? childhood pet.
Write a letter giving advice to someone Describe the advice you have received
starting their first day of work. from a person more senior than you.

Hypothetical Situation Prompts (For Advanced Students)
Imagine you are given the power to

Imagine you are stranded on a desert
magically understand and speak one
island. Write a diary entry, describing your
extra language. Which language do you
day-to-day life and your hopes for the
choose and why? What would you do with
future.
your abilities?
Imagine you could use a time machine Imagine you won 5 million USD in the
to visit a famous historical event. Which lottery. How would you spend the money?
event would you choose and why? Would Why? Describe your different purchases
you change anything? and investments.
Imagine you are now the CEO of the Imagine you have been given 1 month off
company you currently work at. How does work to go anywhere in the world, with an
this change your life? Describe your new unlimited budget. What do you do? Create
routine. a travel itinerary.
Imagine you could have dinner with any

If you could do one thing to change the
person from history. Who would you
world, what would it be? Describe the
like to have dinner with, and why? What
problem and how your change would
questions would you ask them? How
benefit society.
would they answer?
If you could “live” in the universe of any Imagine that you could travel back in time
book, which book would you choose and and relive one day of your life. Which day
why? Describe a typical day in your life as would you choose? What would you do
a character in this book. differently?

Writing Prompts for Beginners
Write a short letter to your best friend

Write a short letter to your friend,
in your hometown, describing your new
describing your daily and weekly routine.
home.
Write an email to a penpal, and convince

Write a recipe for a meal you love to cook.
them to move to your hometown.
Write a short story about your perfect Write a note to your teacher, explaining
weekend. why you want to learn English.
Think of a hobby that you have. Write a

Write a paragraph about the benefits of
letter describing why you enjoy it and why
exercise and hobbies.
you do it.
Write a review of the last movie/TV show/ Write a review of the last restaurant you
book you watched/read. ate at.
Disclaimer: This resource has been made for the purpose of teaching English language learners. We know that students can be learning English in many different places, in many different ways and at age,
so we try to keep these resources as general as possible.
There are many acronyms associated with English language teaching. These include (but are not limited to) ELT, TEFL, EFL, ELL, EAL and ESOL. While the term ESL may not fully represent the linguistic
backgrounds of all students, it is the most widely recognised term for English language teaching globally. Therefore, we use the term ‘ESL’ in the names of our resources to make them easy to find but they are
suitable for any student learning to speak English.

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Creative Writing Prompts (For Intermediate and Advanced Students)

Write a story that starts with: “I was

Find an English novel that is currently

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Persuasive Essay Prompts (For Intermediate and Advanced Students)

Write a persuasive essay about a Write a persuasive essay about a law

Write a persuasive essay where you

Write a persuasive essay about why the

Write a persuasive essay about what the

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Personal Experience Prompts (For Pre-Intermediate and Intermediate Students)

Describe one of your most vivid childhood

Write a letter to your 80-year-old self.

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Hypothetical Situation Prompts (For Advanced Students)

Imagine you are given the power to

Imagine you could have dinner with any

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Writing Prompts for Beginners

Write a short letter to your best friend

Write an email to a penpal, and convince

Think of a hobby that you have. Write a

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