Study Hometown
*Where is your hometown? Do you like your hometown?
*What do you study? Where do you study that?
*Do you often visit your hometown? What is your
*Why did you choose that subject?
hometown like?
*Is it a popular subject in your country? Do you like that
*What is the oldest place in your hometown?
subject?
*What is there for a foreigner to do or see in your
*Do you get on with your colleagues? What was your first day
hometown? How could your hometown be improved?
like?
*Has your hometown changed much since you were a
*What are the main aspects of your subject?
child? Is there good public transportation in your
*If you had the chance, would you change subject? hometown?
*Do you plan to get a job in the same field as your subject? *Do you think your hometown is a good place to bring up
children?
Home Birthdays
*Where is your home?
*Do you enjoy your birthdays?
*Do you live in a house or a flat? Who do you live with?
*Do you usually celebrate your birthday? What
*Are there many rooms in your home? What is your favorite did you do on your last birthday?
room?
*How are the walls decorated?
*Can you remember a birthday you enjoyed as a
child?
*What would you change about your home? Do you plan to
live there in the future? *Do most people celebrate their birthdays with a
*What facilities are there near your home? What is your
party in your country? Which birthdays are
neighborhood like? considered important in your country?
*Do most people live in houses in your country?
Clothes Daily Routine
*Are clothes important to you? *When do you usually get up in
*What kind of clothes do you the morning?
usually wear? *Do you usually have the same
*Do you ever wear the traditional routine every day? What is your
clothes of your country? daily routine?
* Where do you usually buy your *Do you ever change your
clothes? routine?
*Have you ever worn a uniform? *Is your routine the same today
*Do most people in your country as it was when you were a child?
follow fashion? *Do you think it is important to
have a daily routine?
Evenings Family & Friends
*What do you often do in the evenings? *Do you spend much time with
*Do you do the same thing every your family?
evening?
* Who are you closest to in
*Do you prefer to spend your evenings
your family?
with family or friends?
*Do you prefer spending time
*Do you ever work or study in the
evenings?
with your family or friends?
*Who is your best friend?
*What is a popular activity for young
people in your country in the evenings? *Are you still friends with
*Do you do the same thing in the people from your childhood?
evenings as you did when you were a *Is family important in your
child? country?
Hobbies Internet
*Do you have a hobby? *How often do you go online?
*What equipment do you need for *What do you use the internet
it? for?
*Do you think hobbies should be *How do you get online?
shared with other people? *Do you have your own
* Did you have a hobby as a child? computer?
*What hobbies are popular in your *What’s your favorite
country? website?
*Why do you think people have *Do you think children should
hobbies? be allowed unsupervised access
to the internet?
Leisure Time Music
*What is your favourite leisure activity? *Do you like music?
*What did you enjoy doing in your free What’s your favorite type of
time as a child? music?
*Do you prefer to spend your free time *Can you sing?
with other people or alone?
*Did you learn music at
*What is a common leisure activity in
school?
your country?
*Do most people in your country get two
*If you could learn a musical
days off a week? instrument, what would it be?
* Do you think leisure time is important? *Do you think music is
important?
Neighbors & Pets
Neighborhood *Do you have a pet?
*Do you like your neighbors? *Do you like animals?
*Are neighbors usually close to each other *What’s your favorite animal?
in your country?
*What is a popular pet to have in
*What is your neighborhood like?
your country?
*Do you think your neighborhood is a
good place for children? *How could your *Did you have a pet as a child?
neighborhood be improved? *Why do people have pets?
*Do you think it is important to have a
good relationship with your neighbors?
Shopping Reading
*Do you like shopping? *Do you often read books or
*What’s your favorite shop? magazines?
*Do you prefer shopping alone or with *What is your favorite kind of book
others? to read?* Do you often read
newspapers?
*What kinds of shops are there where
you live? *Have you ever bought *Do you have any e-books?
anything online? *What books did you read as a
*Do you think men and women have child?
different opinions about shopping? *Do you think it is important to
encourage children to read?
TV Sport
*Do you often watch TV? *Do you like sport?
*What sorts of things do you watch on *What’s your favourite sport?
TV? *Do you often watch sport on TV?
*What is your favorite TV program? *Did you play sport as a child?
*Do you ever watch foreign programs *What is the most popular sport in
or films? *What did you watch on TV your country?* How do most
when you were a child? *Do you think people in your country keep fit?
children should watch TV?
Weather Transport
*What’s the weather like today? *How did you get here today?
*What’s your favorite weather? *What is your favorite mode of
*Do you like the weather in your transport?
country? *Do you ever use public transport?
*Does the weather ever affect the way *Do you like the transport system
you feel? in your country?
*Does the weather in your country ever affect
*What is the difference between
transportation?
taking a bus and taking a train?
