1. Hometown 7.

Timing
Where is your hometown? Is being late acceptable in your culture?
What was it like growing up there? Are you ever late for appointments?
Has it changed much since you were a child? What type of excuses do you think are alright for
What do you like most about living there? lateness?
What kinds of things can visitors to your hometown go How do you feel when someone is late for an
and see? appointment with you?
Do you think you will live there when you are older? 8. Neighbours
2. Home Do you know the people who live next door to you?
Do you live in an apartment or a house? How often do you see each other?
Is it a large apartment/house? What kind of relationship do you have?
Who do you live there with? How can neighbours be helpful?
What is your favourite room in your apartment/house? What kind of problems can people have with their
Is it a quiet or noisy place to live? neighbours in a big city?
What can you see from the windows in your 9. Food
apartment/house? Do you enjoy cooking?
If you could change anything about your What type of things can you cook?
apartment/house, what would you change? What kinds of food are popular in your country?
3. Studies Is it an important part of your culture to have dinner
What are you studying? parties?
Why did you choose that particular course? Do you prefer to eat with other people or on your own?
What is your favourite subject? 10. Dreams
Are you friends with many other students on your Do you dream much at night?
course? Do you often remember your dreams?
What job would you like when you have completed all Do you think we can learn anything from dreams?
your studies? Do people in your country talk about their dreams?
Will you have to do further studies in the future? Do you think that dreams can come true?
4. Work 11. Magazines and Newspapers
What work do you do? Which do you prefer reading, newspapers or
What do you enjoy most about your work? magazines?
What are your main duties? What type of stories do you like to read about?
Is there any other work you would like to do in the Do you think reading a magazine or a newspaper can
future? help you learn a language?
What do you normally do when you finish work Why do you think some people prefer magazines to
everyday? newspapers?
Will you have to do more training for your work in the 12. Humour
future What type of programmes do you find funny on TV?
5. Free Time Which types of programmes are most popular in your
What type of activities do you like to do in your free country?
time? What kind of things make you laugh?
How long have you been interested in these activities? Do you like to make people laugh?
Do you like to do theses activities alone or with other Do you think it is important to have a sense of humour?
people? (Why)? (Why)?
Do you think people have enough free time? 13. Museums
6. Family Are museums popular in your country?
How many people are there in your family? Did you visit museums when you were a child?
Do you all live in the same house? Do you like to visit museums nowadays?
What things do you like doing together? Do you think you should pay to visit museums?
Who is your favourite family member? 14. Mobile Phones
Do you have a mobile phone? What age do children normally learn to write in your
At what age did you first get a mobile? country?
What do you most use it for? Did you used to write a lot when you were a child?
Is it a nuisance if people use mobiles in public places Do you ever write letters?
such as trains and buses? Do you prefer writing letters or sending emails?
15. Television 22. Animals
How many hours a day do you spend watching What is your favourite animal?
television? What types of animals do you have in your country?
What type of television programs do you like to watch? What types of animals are kept as pets in your country?
Do you think children in your country watch too much Do you think animals should be kept in zoos?
television? 23. Dictionaries
Do you think television is useful for education in Do you ever use a dictionary?
schools? Do you prefer paper or electronic dictionaries?
16. The Sea Are dictionaries used a lot in schools in your country?
Do you like to go on holiday by the sea? Do you think dictionaries are useful for learning a
Are there many hotels by the sea in your country? language?
What kind of activities can people do by the sea? 24. Fashion and clothing
How long do people normal visit the sea for when they Were you interested in fashion when you were a child?
go on holiday? Is fashion important to you now?
17. Flowers What types of clothes are fashionable for young people
How you ever given anybody flowers? in your country these days?
Is it popular to give flowers to people in your country? Does fashion change for people as they get older?
On what special occasions do people give flowers in 25. Birthdays
your country? What did you usually do on your birthday when you
What kinds of flowers would you like to receive as a were a child?
present? How do you normally celebrate your birthday now?
18. The Weather Is your birthday now still as important to you as when
What kind of weather do you like the most? you were a child?
Does the weather affect the way that you feel? Do you think it's important to give someone a card
Do people like the weather in your country? when it's their birthday?
Do the kinds of outside activities people do in your Do you think the price of a gifts/presents is important?
country change when the weather changes? 26. Books
19. Public Transport Do you like reading books?
What kinds of public transport do they have in your What kinds of books do you like to read?
country? What is the best book you've ever read?
What kinds of public transport do most people use? Is reading books a popular activity in your country?
What is your favourite type of public transport? Do you think that electronic books / eReaders are better
What do you do when you are travelling on public than real books?
transport? 27. Exercise
How could public transport in your country be Do you do much exercise?
improved? Do you do more exercise now than when you were a
20. Sport child?
What is the most popular type of sport in your country? Do people in your country do a lot of exercise?
Is there a lot of sport on television in your country? What do you think is the best exercise to keep fit?
What sports do children normally do at school? Have the types of exercise people like to do changed
Do you think people do enough sport these days? since you were a child?
21. Writing 28. The internet
Do you enjoy writing? Do you use The Internet?
Are children allowed to use The Internet at school in Do you like trees?
your country? Are there many trees in your hometown?
Do you think that The Internet is useful for study? Do you think there are enough trees in most cities?
Have you ever used The Internet to buy something? What are the benefits of planting more trees?
Are there any dangers of buying things online? 35. Email
29. Daily Routine Do you email people often?
Tell me about your daily routine? Do you chat with friends or family more with email?
Has your daily routine changed since you were a child? Do you think people prefer to receive an email or a
Is your daily routine different at the weekend to during letter?
the week? Do you think it's easier to write an email or a letter?
What would you like to change about your daily Do you think email will eventually replace letter writing?
routine?
Do you think it's important to have a daily routine?
30. Musical Instruments
Do you think it's important for children to learn to play
a musical instrument?
Do children have to learn to play a musical instrument
at school in your country?
Have you ever learned to play a musical instrument?
What do you think is the best age to start to learn to
play a musical instrument?
What do you think would be the most difficult musical
instrument to learn to play?
31. Pets
Do you have a pet?
What types of animals do you think make the best pets?
Why do people have pets?
Should dogs be left in the house alone while their
owners are at work?
Is there any types of animals that you think should not
be kept as a pet?
32. Seasons
What is your favourite season?
Tell me about the different seasons in your country.
How do the clothes people wear in your country change
with the seasons?
Do any types of jobs people do in your country change
with the seasons?
Is tourism popular in a particular season in your
country?
33. Photographs
Do you enjoy taking photographs?
Do you prefer to take photos with a phone or with a
camera?
Do you take many photographs when you travel?
Do you like looking at photographs of yourself?
Have you put any photographs you have taken on the
walls in your house?
34. Trees