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1. What is the meaning of your given name?

2. Does your name affect your personality?
3. Tell me something about your hometown.
4. What are the differences in accent between your hometown and (test city)?
5. What is the character of the people like in your hometown?
6. What is people's favorite food in the region where you live?
7. Are there any traditional festivals in your region?
8. Tell me something about a local Festival.
9. How have weddings changed in recent years?
10. Describe a traditional wedding ceremony.
11. How do (Nationals) usually celebrate birthdays?
12. Are there any traditions concerning the birth of a baby?
13. How do you like (test city)? Compare it to your hometown.
14. What place do you like best in (city)?
15. What places in (your city/test city) should a foreigner visit?
16. What places would you recommend a visitor to go to in your region/hometown?
17. If you had the choice, where would you choose to live in (your country)?
18. Which parts of (your country) would you recommend a foreigner to visit?
19. Tell me something about your family.
20. Which is the worst place you've been to in (your country)?
21. Who takes the greatest responsibility for bringing up your child in your family?
22. Which is the best place you've been to in (your country)?
23. Who does most of the household chores in your family?
24. Are the traditional sexual roles within the family changing?
25. Why is the divorce rate increasing so rapidly? Is it a problem?
26. What is your opinion of the (some problem) situation in (your country)?
27. How are children disciplined in (your country)?
28. Is it acceptable for couples to live together without marrying?
29. If you had the choice, would you have a son or a daughter?
30. Would you bring your child up any differently to the way your parents did?
31. Who is your favorite musician?
32. Do women still have too heavy a burden in their day to day life?
33. Is the increasing influence of American culture largely a positive or negative thing?
34. What, according to you, has been the greatest change in recent years?
35. What, according to you, has been the most problematic change in recent years?
36. What, if you are a lecturer what changes have you seen in education over the past few years?)
37. Who should bear the responsibility for payment of tuition fees?
38. What can be done to improve education in rural areas?
39. Have recent changes affected your job in any way?
40. Do you agree with private education?
41. What can be done to close the gap between urban and rural areas?
42. If you had the power, what reforms would you carry out within education?
43. Describe a typical working day for you.
44. How do you see yourself in ten years time?
45. If you had the opportunity to change your job, what would you do instead?
46. If you had one million (local currency), what would you do with it?
47. If you could start your life again, would you do anything differently?
48. Do you have any ambitions?
49. Which country/place would you most like to visit?
50. What changes do you think (your country) will see in the next few years?
51. Will any possible future changes affect your job in any way?
52. How do you think you will cope in (your host country)?
53. What do you do in your spare time?
YOU
Describe yourself.
FAMILY

Describe your family?

Do you have a large or small family?
How much time do you spend with your family?

WORK

EDUCATION

What do you like to do together as a family?

Do you get along well with your family?
Are people in your country generally close to their families?

What do you do?

What are your responsibilities?
How many hours do you work each day?
Do you enjoy your work?
Is there some other kind of work you would rather do?
If you could change your job or profession, what would you do?
Describe the process of getting a job in your country.
Describe the company or organization you work for.
What is your position?
What do you like about your job?
What do you dislike about your job?

Describe your education.

What kind of school did you go to as a child?
Did you go to a co-educational school?
What was your favourite subject as a child?
Who was your favourite teacher?
What is the education system like in your country?
Do you think your country has an effective education system?

STUDIES
What are you studying now?

What is your area of specialization?

HOMETOWN
Describe your hometown.
Whats special about it?
Where is your hometown located?
Is it easy to travel around your hometown?
What is it known for?
What do people in your town do?
What are the main industries in your hometown?
What problems face your hometown?
What languages are spoken in your hometown?
What are the advantages of living in your hometown?
What are some problems faced by your hometown?
Compare your hometown with another city.
What are some environmental problems faced by your hometown?
WEATHER
Whats the weather like in your country?
Does the weather affect your mood?
How do rainy days make you feel?
Whats your favourite season of the year?
What do you like to do when its hot?
What do you usually do in the winter?
How many seasons does your country have?
HOME
Describe your home.
What kind of building do you live in?
How long have you lived there?
WEDDING
Have you ever been to a wedding?
Whose wedding was it?

TRAVEL

Where was it held?

What clothes do people wear?
Describe the wedding ceremony.
What sort if gifts do people buy for the bridal couple?
What kind of clothes did the bride and groom wear?

Do you like to travel?

What kind of places have you visited in your life?
Which place would you really like to visit? Why?
Whats the best place youve ever visited?

COMPUTERS

INTERNET

EMAIL

FRIEND

PLACE

SMOKING

MARRIAGE

HOBBIES

FILMS

Do you think computers help society?

Do you think computers are bad for health?
How do you think computers have changed the world?

Do you use the Internet much during the day?

What do you usually do on the Internet?
What are some advantages of the Internet?
What are some disadvantages?
Do people in your country use the Internet a lot?
Do you do any shopping on the Internet?

Do you send and receive email regularly?

Who do you usually communicate with?
How often do you check your email?
Do you think writing email has strengthened or weakened peoples writing skills?
What are some disadvantages of email?

Describe a friend.
How long have you known each other?
What do usually do together?
What do you like the most about him / her?
How often do you see each other?

Describe a place you like to go.

Why is this place special to you?
When did you first visit this place?
Where is this place located?
What language is spoken here? Do you speak this language?

What do you feel about smoking in public places?

Do you think smoking should be banned in peoples homes?

What is the attitude toward marriage in your country?

Do most young people plan on getting married in your country?
What are some of the advantages of marriage?
What are some of the disadvantages?
Is the divorce rate high in your country?
Do you think people should be allowed to get divorced?

Do you have any hobbies?

What are some of your hobbies?
When did you first develop this hobby?
What are some of the advantages of having a hobby?
How much time do you spend on your hobby?

SHOPPING

SPORTS

FOOD

FESTIVAL

TELEVISION

TOURISM

Do you enjoy watching movies?

Whats your favourite film?
Who are your favourite actors?
How often do you watch films?

Do you enjoy shopping?

How do you feel about shopping?
Do you like shopping on the Internet?
Do you have any favourite stores?
What dont you like about shopping?
Which is the most popular place to shop in your hometown?

Do you like sports?

Do you enjoy watching sports?
Do you enjoy participating in any sports?
Which sports are most popular in your country?
Whats your favourite sport/
When did you first become interested in sports?
How often do you participate in sports?
What equipment do you need for your favourite sport?

What are some of your favourite foods?

What foods are popular in your country?
What are some of the famous dishes of your country?
Do you enjoy cooking?

Whats the most important festival in your country?

How do people celebrate this festival?
What special food is associated with this festival?
What special activities are associated with this festival?
What do you enjoy most about this festival?
Do you think festivals are important for a society?

Do you watch television a lot?

What do you usually watch on television?
How many hours of television do you usually watch?
What are the most popular shows in your country?
What kind of shows do you like to watch?
What are some advantages of television?
What are someof the disadvantages of television?
What did you last watch on television?
Why do you think certain TV shows are so popular?

Which places would you recommend to a visitor to your country?

Do a lot of tourists visit your country?
What do they usually do there?
How has tourism changed your country?
Is your country expensive for most tourists?
What are some famous landmarks in your country?

DAILY ROUTINE

Describe your daily routine.

What do you usually do?
What do you do on the weekend?
What is you typical weekday like?
Does your life change much from week to week?
Do you have any free time during the week?

YOUR COUNTRY
Which country are you from?
Where is this country located?
Which part of the country do most people live in?
What are the main industries in your country?
Is it easy to travel around your country?
CLOTHES
What type of clothes do you like to wear?
What kind of clothes do people in your country usually wear?
How important is fashion to you?
What kind of clothes do you dislike?
Do you think people behave differently in different kinds of clothes?
What kind of clothes do people wear to work in your country?
Are clothes expensive in your country?
GOING OUT
Do you like going out or staying at home?
What do you like to do when you go out?
How often do you go out?
Do people in your country go out a lot?
How and where do people in your country usually socialize?
What kind of entertainment is popular in your country?
GAMES
Do you enjoy playing any games?
What kind of games do you play?
Do you think adults should play games?
What do children learn from games?
What kind of games did you play when you were a child?
What games are popular in your country today?
What kind of games were popular when you were young?
Do you think mental games like chess are good for you?

MUSIC

COLOURS
Do you have a favourite colour?
What are your countrys colours?
Do you think colours affect our moods?
Can you learn anything about a person from the colours he / she likes?
Do you like the same colours now as you did when you were a child?

Do you like music?

What kind of music do you like?
When do you usually listen to music?
What kind of music did you like when you were younger?
What kind of music is popular in your country?
Do you play any musical instruments?
Do you wish you could play any musical instruments?
Which is your favourite instrument?

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Describe yourself.
What do you do?

What do you do in your leisure time?

YOU

Where do you see yourself in the next 5 years?

Describe your educational background.

Describe the place where you come from.

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Describe your family?

Do you have a large or small family?

How much time do you spend with your family?

Do you go outside together?

What is personal contribution to your family?

What type of task you do at your home to assist your family members?

Whom you like most in your family? Why?

What do you like to do together as a family?

Do you get along well with your family?

Are people in your country generally close to their families?

What types of families are more common in your home town?

How important the family bonding to you?

What is your favourite memory with your family members?

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What do you do?

What are your responsibilities?

How many hours do you work each day?

Do you enjoy your work?

If you are given a chance to change your work place, would you do that?

Are you satisfied to work in your current office?

Is there some other kind of work you would rather do?

If you could change your job or profession, what would you do?

Describe the process of getting a job in your country.

Describe the company or organization you work for.

What is your position?

Describe the office where you work.

What do you like about your job?

What do you dislike about your job?

Describe your education.

FAMILY

WORK

EDUCATION

What kind of school did you go to as a child?

Did you go to a co-educational school?

What was your favorite subject as a child?

Who was your favorite teacher?

What is the education system like in your country?

Do you think your country has an effective education system?

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What are you studying now?

What is your area of specialization?

What was your favourite subject in school?

What single aspect you would like to change in your school or university?

How the education is helpful to shape a persons life?

STUDIES

HOMETOWN

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Describe your hometown.

Whats special about it?

Where is your hometown located?

Is it easy to travel around your hometown?

What is it known for?

What do people in your town do?

What are the main industries in your hometown?

What problems face your hometown?

What languages are spoken in your hometown?

What are the advantages of living in your hometown?

What are some problems faced by your hometown?

Compare your hometown with another city.

What are some environmental problems faced by your hometown?

Is there any tourist attraction in your hometown?

What is the most interesting part in your hometown?

What is your favourite place in your hometown?

How long have you been living there?

Who else live in your hometown?

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Whats the weather like in your country?

Does the weather affect your mood?

WEATHER

How do rainy days make you feel?

Whats your favorite season of the year?

What do you like to do when its hot?

What do you usually do in the winter?

How many seasons does your country have?

Have you noticed any changes in weather and atmosphere in the last few years?

How can you contribute to improve the environment surrounding you?

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Describe your home.

What kind of building do you live in?

How long have you lived there?

Describe your room.

Describe what you do when you stay at home?

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Have you ever been to a wedding?

Whose wedding was it?

Where was it held?

What clothes do people wear?

Describe the wedding ceremony.

What sort if gifts do people buy for the bridal couple?

What kind of clothes did the bride and groom wear?

What is the most common tradition of wedding in your country?

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Do you like to travel?

What kind of places have you visited in your life?

Which place would you really like to visit? Why?

Whats the best place youve ever visited?

What are some places where you would live to travel in future?

Describe a place where you have recently been to.

HOME

WEDDING

TRAVEL

COMPUTERS

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Do you think computers help society?

Do you think computers are bad for health?

How do you think computers have changed the world?

How long have you been using a computer?

What do you mostly do in a computer?

Do you use internet?

How do you interact with your friends?

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Do you use the Internet much during the day?

What do you usually do on the Internet?

What are some advantages of the Internet?

What are some disadvantages?

Do people in your country use the Internet a lot?

Do you do any shopping on the Internet?

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Do you send and receive email regularly?

Who do you usually communicate with?

How often do you check your email?

Do you think writing email has strengthened or weakened peoples writing skills?

What are some disadvantages of email?

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Describe a friend.
How long have you known each other?

What do usually do together?

What do you like the most about him / her?

How often do you see each other?

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Describe a place you like to go.

Why is this place special to you?

When did you first visit this place?

Where is this place located?

What language is spoken here? Do you speak this language?

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What do you feel about smoking in public places?

Do you think smoking should be banned in peoples homes?

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What is the attitude toward marriage in your country?

Do most young people plan on getting married in your country?

What are some of the advantages of marriage?

INTERNET

E-MAIL

FRIENDS

PLACE

SMOKING

MARRIAGE

What are some of the disadvantages?

Is the divorce rate high in your country?

Do you think people should be allowed to get divorced?

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Do you have any hobbies?

What are some of your hobbies?

When did you first develop this hobby?

What are some of the advantages of having a hobby?

How much time do you spend on your hobby?

HOBBIES

FILMS/MOVIES

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Do you enjoy watching movies?

Whats your favorite film?

Who are your favorite actors?

How often do you watch films?

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Do you enjoy shopping?

How do you feel about shopping?

Do you like shopping on the Internet?

Do you have any favorite stores?

What dont you like about shopping?

Which is the most popular place to shop in your hometown?

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Do you like sports?

Do you enjoy watching sports?

Do you enjoy participating in any sports?

Which sports are most popular in your country?

Whats your favorite sport/

When did you first become interested in sports?

How often do you participate in sports?

What equipment do you need for your favorite sport?

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What are some of your favorite foods?

What foods are popular in your country?

What are some of the famous dishes of your country?

Do you enjoy cooking?

SHOPPING

SPORTS

FOOD

FESTIVAL

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Whats the most important festival in your country?

How do people celebrate this festival?

What special food is associated with this festival?

What special activities are associated with this festival?

What do you enjoy most about this festival?

Do you think festivals are important for a society?

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Do you watch television a lot?

What do you usually watch on television?

How many hours of television do you usually watch?

What are the most popular shows in your country?

What kind of shows do you like to watch?

What are some advantages of television?

What are some of the disadvantages of television?

What did you last watch on television?

Why do you think certain TV shows are so popular?

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Which places would you recommend to a visitor to your country?

Do a lot of tourists visit your country?

What do they usually do there?

How has tourism changed your country?

Is your country expensive for most tourists?

What are some famous landmarks in your country?

TELEVISION

TOURISM

DAILY ROUTINE

o
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Describe your daily routine.

What do you usually do?

What do you do on the weekend?

What is you typical weekday like?

Does your life change much from week to week?

Do you have any free time during the week?

YOUR COUNTRY

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Describe your daily routine.

What do you usually do?

What do you do on the weekend?

What is you typical weekday like?

Does your life change much from week to week?

Do you have any free time during the week?

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o

What type of clothes do you like to wear?

What kind of clothes do people in your country usually wear?

How important is fashion to you?

What kind of clothes do you dislike?

Do you think people behave differently in different kinds of clothes?

What kind of clothes do people wear to work in your country?

Are clothes expensive in your country?

o
o

Do you like going out or staying at home?

What do you like to do when you go out?

How often do you go out?

What types of places you prefer to go to?

Do you like visiting public places?

Do people in your country go our a lot?

How and where do people in your country usually socialize?

What kind of entertainment is popular in your country?

o
o

Do you enjoy playing any games?

What kind of games do you play?

Do you think adults should play games?

What do children learn from games?

What kind of games did you play when you were a child?

What games are popular in your country today?

What kinds of games were popular when you were young?

Do you think mental games like chess are good for you?

What is the national sport in your country?

Do you play any outdoor games?

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Do you have a favorite color?

What are your countrys colors?

CLOTHES

GOING OUT

GAMES

COLOURS

Do you think colors affect our moods?

Can you learn anything about a person from the colors he / she likes?

Do you like the same colors now as you did when you were a child?

Does the colour of someones costume reflect his/ her personality?

What is your favourite colour for dresses you wear?

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Do you like music?

What kind of music do you like?

When do you usually listen to music?

What kind of music did you like when you were younger?

What kind of music is popular in your country?

Do you play any musical instruments?

Do you wish you could play any musical instruments?

Which is your favorite instrument?

Who is your favourite singer?

What type of song you often listen?

Do you think listening music helps?

Who are some famous singers in your country?

MUSIC

Describe an artist or entertainer you admire.

You should say:

Who they are and what they do

How they became successful
How you found out about them
And explain why you admire them

Describe a subject you enjoyed studying at school.

You should say:

When and where you started studying it

When you had this choice

How you got the job

What lessons were like

What made the subject different from other subjects

And explain why you enjoyed the subject

Describe an important choice you had to make in your life.
You should say:
What you had to choose between
Whether you made a good choice

And explain how you felt when you were making this choice
Describe a job you have done.
You should say:

What the job involved

Where it is

What it is and what it looks like

What kind of newspaper / magazine it is

What you do

What kind of sport it is

How this person is related to you

Where it is

When it happened

What the song or music is

How long the job lasted

Describe how well you did the job

Describe an area of countryside you know and like.
You should say:
What its special features are
What you and other people do in this area

And explain why you like it

Describe an object you particularly like.
You should say:
What it is made of
What it is for

And explain why it is special for you

Describe a newspaper or magazine you enjoy reading.
You should say:
Which parts of it you read regularly
When and where you read it

Explain why you enjoy reading it

Describe something healthy you enjoy doing.
You should say:
Where you do it
Who you do it with

And explain why you think doing this is healthy

Describe a game or sport you enjoy playing.
You should say:
Who you play it with
Where you play it

And explain why you enjoy playing it

Describe someone in your family who you like.
You should say:
What this person looks like
What kind of person he/she is

And explain why you like this person

Describe a museum or art gallery that you have visited.
You should say:
Why you went there

What you particularly remember about the place.

Describe an enjoyable event that you experienced when you were at school.
You should say:
What was good about it

Why you particularly remember this event.

Describe a song or piece of music you like.
You should say:

What kind of song or music it is

When the festival occurs

Where you first heard it

And explain why you like it

Describe a festival that is important in your country.
You should say:
What you did during it
What you like or dislike about it
And explain why this festival is important