Study or work
1. Are you a student or do you work?
(What work do you do?
Why did you choose to do that type of job?
Do you like your job?
What do you like best about your job?
Do you miss being a student?)
Hometown
1. Where do you come from?
2. What's the most attractive part of your hometown?
3. What’s the weather like in your hometown?
4. Do you know much about the history of your hometown?
5. Has your hometown changed much these years?
6. Would you say your hometown is a big city or a small town?
7. For you, what benefits are there living in a big city?
Accommodation
1. What kind of house or apartment do you live in?
2. Do you live in a house or a flat?
3. Do you live alone or with your family?
4. Could you please describe the place you live in?
5. Can you describe the room you live in?
6. Which is your favourite room in your home?
7. Is there anything which you would like to improve about your flat?
8. What can you see when you look out the window of your room?
The area you live in
1. Do you like the area that you live in?
2. What are some changes in the area recently?
3. Do you know any famous people in your area?
4. Where do you like to go in that area?
Break
1. How often do you take a break?
2. Do you prefer to take a long break or several short breaks?
3. Why do you need to take a break?
(Why do you think people need to have breaks?)
4. What do you usually do during a break?
Spending time by yourself
1.Do you like spending time by yourself?
2) What do you usually do when you spend time by yourself?
3)What did you do last time you were by yourself?
4)How do you usually spend your time by yourself?
5)do you think people need to be alone?
Laughing
1. Do you think it is important to laugh with friends?
2. Do you usually make your friends laugh?
3. Are you the kind of person who makes people laugh?
4. Do you like to watch movies or TV shows that make people laugh?
Cake
1. Do you like eating cakes?
2. Do you like dessert？
3. What desserts do Chinese people like?
4. Have you ever made cakes?
Scenery
1. Is there good scenery in your hometown?
2. When you travel, do you like to live in hotels with scenic views?
3. Do you like to take pictures of good scenery with your smart phone? Why?
4. Is there good scenery in cities?
Water sports
1. What kind of water sport have you done?
2. What water sports do you like doing?
3 Are water sports popular in China?
4..What kind of water sport would you want to try?
Number
1. Are you good at maths?
2. Do you usually use numbers?
3. Are you good at remembering phone numbers?
4. What ‘s your favou rite number?
1. well, I wouldn’t say that I am an expert in math,Because I didn't do well in
mathematics when I was in school. However,in daily life, I don’t have any problem
with math, like...when I go shopping, sometimes I need to calculate the price after
the discount, and I can always get that immediately.
Running
1. Do you think running is a good way to stay healthy?
2. Do you like running?
3. Where do you run?
4. How often do you go for a run?
Art
1. Do you like art?
2. Have you ever visited an art gallery?
3. Is there any artwork on the wall in your room?
4. Have you ever had art classes?
Pen or pencil
1. When was the last time that you bought a pen or pencil?
2. Do you usually use a pen or pencil?
3. Which one do you use more often? A pen or apencil?
4. What would you think if someone gives you a pen or a pencil as a gift?
Science class
1. Do you like science class?
2. Did you have science class in primary school or high school?
3. Do you think science classes are important?
4. What kind of science did you do at school?
History
1. Do you like history?
2. Have you ever been to historical museum?
3. When was the last time you read about history?
4. Do you like history?
Cake
5. Do you like eating cakes?
6. Do you like dessert？
7. What desserts do Chinese people like?
8. Have you ever made cakes?
Being Tidy
1. Are you a tidy person?
2. Do you think people should be tidy all the time?
3. Are you tidier at work(school) or at home?
4. Do you r family consider you a tidy person?
5. How do you keep thing tidy? I How often do you tidy up your own room ? I Do you
always keep your room tidy?
celebrities
1. Have you ever met a celebrity in real life?
2. Which celebrity do you want to interview if you have the chance?
3. Do you want to be a celebrity?
4. Are international superstars popular in your country?
Staying up late
1. Do you often stay up late?
2. What do you do when you stay up late?
3. How do you feel when you have stayed up late the night before?
4. What will you do to help you get up early?
Jokes＆comedies
1. Do you like telling jokes?
2. Are you good at telling jokes?
3. Do your friends like to tell jokes?
4. Do you like to watch comedies?
5. How often do you joke around with you r friends?
6. Have you watched live comedy show?
Shopping
1. Do you like shopping?
2. Do you compare prices when you shop?
3. How often do you go shopping?
4. Is it difficult for you to make choices( when you shop)?
5. Where do you usually shop?
6. What do you usually buy while shopping?
Extreme sports
1. Tell me about an extreme sport
2. Do you want to do extreme sports?
3. What is the most popular extreme sport in your country?
4. Do you find extreme sports dangerous?
Meeting someone
1. Do you like meeting new people?
2. Is it easy to meet new people?
3. Is easy to make new friends?
4. Would you know the person well on a first meet?
Public transport
1. Do you often use public transportation?
2. Do you think people will still use the public transport in the future?
3. What change do you want to make to the public transport?
4. What kind of public transportation does people in your country use the most? Why?
5. Will you ride public transportation in the future? Why?
6. Do people in you r country travel by public transport often? I Do people usually use
public transportation in you r country?
Borrowing things
1. Do you borrow books from your friends?
2. Do you lend things to others?
3. Will you lend your mobile phone to others?
4. What do you think about borrowing money from friends?
Presents and gift
1. What is considered a good present in you r country?
2. What’s the best gift you have ever received?
3. What kind of gift would you buy for others?
4. Do you enjoy choosing present for other people
Newspaper and Magazines
1. Do you often read newspapers or magazines?
2. Do you prefer to read news online or on paper?
3. Do you trust the news on newspaper?
4. Which do you prefer reading magazines or newspapers?
Discussion
1. What kinds of things do you like to talk about?
2. Have you changed the way you discuss things since you were a child?
3. Do you talk about the same thing you did when you were a child?
4. Do you change your opinions frequently?
5. Do you prefer to talk or listen?
Fish
1. Why do some people like fishing?
2. Do you like eating fish?
3. Where can you see fish?
4. Where do you buy fish?
5. What do people do while fishing?
Meeting someone
5. Do you like meeting new people?
6. Is it easy to meet new people?
7. Is easy to make new friends?
8. Would you know the person well on a first meet?
