ESL Discussion Questions and Idioms about the words "Great," "Greatness," "Greatest," & "Grate"

What does the word "great" mean? What does the word "grate" mean? (What grates on you.)

How does the word "great" compare with the word "good"?

What is great in your life?

Are you a great person? Why? Why not?

How can we decide if a person is great? Can everyone be great?

Are great people admired by everyone? Was Hitler great? Why? Why not?

To be great, you have to be one in ten, one in a hundred, one in a thousand, one in a million?

What determines history? Great men or historical forces?

Why be great?

How to make your organization great? How to make your country great?

Do you want your children to be great?

Do you want your friends to be great?

What does it take to be a great person?

Do great people always become famous?

Who is the greatest singer?

What is the greatest work you ever did?

What is the greatest country?

Who is the greatest American?

What is the greatest book ever written?

Who is the greatest leader in the past?

Who is the greatest country leader today?

Who is the greatest cook you know?

Who is the greatest basketball player?

Who is the greatest football player?

Who is the all-time greatest athlete in world?

Where is the greatest place to be in your city?

Where is the greatest place to be in the world?

What is the greatest all-time movie?

Who is the greatest actress?

Who is the greatest actor?

Who is the greatest kung fu master?

Who is the greatest businessman in the world?

Who is the greatest person of all time?

What was the greatest time you ever had?

Who/What is the greatest ___________? Have students ask the question.

Idioms and sayings using the word "great"

I am feeling great.

You are looking great.

Great minds think alike.

I am no great shakes.

Some are born great; some have greatness thrust upon them.

One of life's great mysteries.

Time is a great healer.

I set great store by what he says.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

I am a member of the great unwashed.

He was going great guns.

It is the greatest thing since sliced bread.

We will make a great show of it.

Great Balls of Fire!

Great Scott!

Also grate

You are grating on my nerves!

You grate. G-r-a-t-e grate!