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YOU
o Describe yourself. o What do you do?
o What do you do in your leisure time?
o Where do you see yourself in the next 5 years?
o Describe your educational background.
o Describe the place where you come from.
FAMILY
o Describe your family?o Do you have a large or small family?
o How much time do you spend with your family?
o Do you go outside together?
o What is personal contribution to your family?
o What type of task you do at your home to assist your family members?
o Whom you like most in your family? Why?
o What do you like to do together as a family?
o Do you get along well with your family?
o Are people in your country generally close to their families?
o What types of families are more common in your home town?
o How important the family bonding to you?
o What is your favourite memory with your family members?
WORK
o What do you do?o What are your responsibilities?
o How many hours do you work each day?
o Do you enjoy your work?
o If you are given a chance to change your work place, would you do that?
o Are you satisfied to work in your current office?
o Is there some other kind of work you would rather do?
o If you could change your job or profession, what would you do?
o Describe the process of getting a job in your country.
o Describe the company or organization you work for.
o What is your position?
o Describe the office where you work.
o What do you like about your job?
o What do you dislike about your job?
EDUCATION
o Describe your education. o What kind of school did you go to as a child?
o Did you go to a co-educational school?
o What was your favorite subject as a child?
o Who was your favorite teacher?
o What is the education system like in your country?
o Do you think your country has an effective education system?
STUDIES
o What are you studying now? o What is your area of specialization?
o What was your favourite subject in school?
o What single aspect you would like to change in your school or university?
o How the education is helpful to shape a person’s life?
HOMETOWN
o Describe your hometown. o What’s special about it?
o Where is your hometown located?
o Is it easy to travel around your hometown?
o What is it known for?
o What do people in your town do?
o What are the main industries in your hometown?
o What problems face your hometown?
o What languages are spoken in your hometown?
o What are the advantages of living in your hometown?
o What are some problems faced by your hometown?
o Compare your hometown with another city.
o What are some environmental problems faced by your hometown?
o Is there any tourist attraction in your hometown?
o What is the most interesting part in your hometown?
o What is your favourite place in your hometown?
o How long have you been living there?
o Who else live in your hometown?
WEATHER
o What’s the weather like in your country? o Does the weather affect your mood?
o How do rainy days make you feel?
o What’s your favorite season of the year?
o What do you like to do when it’s hot?
o What do you usually do in the winter?
o How many seasons does your country have?
o Have you noticed any changes in weather and atmosphere in the last few years?
o How can you contribute to improve the environment surrounding you?
HOME
o Describe your home. o What kind of building do you live in?
o How long have you lived there?
o Describe your room.
o Describe what you do when you stay at home?
WEDDING
o Have you ever been to a wedding? o Whose wedding was it?
o Where was it held?
o What clothes do people wear?
o Describe the wedding ceremony.
o What sort if gifts do people buy for the bridal couple?
o What kind of clothes did the bride and groom wear?
o What is the most common tradition of wedding in your country?
TRAVEL
o Do you like to travel? o What kind of places have you visited in your life?
o Which place would you really like to visit? Why?
o What’s the best place you’ve ever visited?
o What are some places where you would live to travel in future?
o Describe a place where you have recently been to.
COMPUTERS
o Do you think computers help society? o Do you think computers are bad for health?
o How do you think computers have changed the world?
o How long have you been using a computer?
o What do you mostly do in a computer?
o Do you use internet?
o How do you interact with your friends?
INTERNET
o Do you use the Internet much during the day? o What do you usually do on the Internet?
o What are some advantages of the Internet?
o What are some disadvantages?
o Do people in your country use the Internet a lot?
o Do you do any shopping on the Internet?
o Do you send and receive email regularly? o Who do you usually communicate with?
o How often do you check your email?
o Do you think writing email has strengthened or weakened people’s writing skills?
o What are some disadvantages of email?
FRIENDS
o Describe a friend. o How long have you known each other?
o What do usually do together?
o What do you like the most about him / her?
o How often do you see each other?
PLACE
o Describe a place you like to go. o Why is this place special to you?
o When did you first visit this place?
o Where is this place located?
o What language is spoken here? Do you speak this language?
SMOKING
o What do you feel about smoking in public places? o Do you think smoking should be banned in people’s homes?
MARRIAGE
o What is the attitude toward marriage in your country? o Do most young people plan on getting married in your country?
o What are some of the advantages of marriage?
o What are some of the disadvantages?
o Is the divorce rate high in your country?
o Do you think people should be allowed to get divorced?
HOBBIES
o Do you have any hobbies? o What are some of your hobbies?
o When did you first develop this hobby?
o What are some of the advantages of having a hobby?
o How much time do you spend on your hobby?
FILMS/MOVIES
o Do you enjoy watching movies? o What’s your favorite film?
o Who are your favorite actors?
o How often do you watch films?
SHOPPING
o Do you enjoy shopping? o How do you feel about shopping?
o Do you like shopping on the Internet?
o Do you have any favorite stores?
o What don’t you like about shopping?
o Which is the most popular place to shop in your hometown?
SPORTS
o Do you like sports? o Do you enjoy watching sports?
o Do you enjoy participating in any sports?
o Which sports are most popular in your country?
o What’s your favorite sport/
o When did you first become interested in sports?
o How often do you participate in sports?
o What equipment do you need for your favorite sport?
FOOD
o What are some of your favorite foods? o What foods are popular in your country?
o What are some of the famous dishes of your country?
o Do you enjoy cooking?
FESTIVAL
o What’s the most important festival in your country? o How do people celebrate this festival?
o What special food is associated with this festival?
o What special activities are associated with this festival?
o What do you enjoy most about this festival?
o Do you think festivals are important for a society?
TELEVISION Do you watch television a lot?
o What do you usually watch on television?o How many hours of television do you usually watch?
o What are the most popular shows in your country?
o What kind of shows do you like to watch?
o What are some advantages of television?
o What are some of the disadvantages of television?
o What did you last watch on television?
o Why do you think certain TV shows are so popular?
TOURISM
o Which places would you recommend to a visitor to your country? o Do a lot of tourists visit your country?
o What do they usually do there?
o How has tourism changed your country?
o Is your country expensive for most tourists?
o What are some famous landmarks in your country?
DAILY ROUTINE
o Describe your daily routine. o What do you usually do?
o What do you do on the weekend?
o What is you typical weekday like?
o Does your life change much from week to week?
o Do you have any free time during the week?
YOUR COUNTRY
o Describe your daily routine. o What do you usually do?
o What do you do on the weekend?
o What is you typical weekday like?
o Does your life change much from week to week?
o Do you have any free time during the week?
CLOTHES
o What type of clothes do you like to wear? o What kind of clothes do people in your country usually wear?
o How important is fashion to you?
o What kind of clothes do you dislike?
o Do you think people behave differently in different kinds of clothes?
o What kind of clothes do people wear to work in your country?
o Are clothes expensive in your country?
GOING OUT
o Do you like going out or staying at home? o What do you like to do when you go out?
o How often do you go out?
o What types of places you prefer to go to?
o Do you like visiting public places?
o Do people in your country go our a lot?
o How and where do people in your country usually socialize?
o What kind of entertainment is popular in your country?
GAMES
o Do you enjoy playing any games? o What kind of games do you play?
o Do you think adults should play games?
o What do children learn from games?
o What kind of games did you play when you were a child?
o What games are popular in your country today?
o What kinds of games were popular when you were young?
o Do you think mental games like chess are good for you?
o What is the national sport in your country?
o Do you play any outdoor games?
COLOURS
o Do you have a favorite color? o What are your country’s colors?
o Do you think colors affect our moods?
o Can you learn anything about a person from the colors he / she likes?
o Do you like the same colors now as you did when you were a child?
o Does the colour of someone’s costume reflect his/ her personality?
o What is your favourite colour for dresses you wear?
MUSIC
o Do you like music? o What kind of music do you like?
o When do you usually listen to music?
o What kind of music did you like when you were younger?
o What kind of music is popular in your country?
o Do you play any musical instruments?
o Do you wish you could play any musical instruments?
o Which is your favorite instrument?
o Who is your favourite singer?
o What type of song you often listen?
o Do you think listening music helps?
o Who are some famous singers in your country?
