Animals
1. What's your favorite animal? (Why?)
2. Are people in your country fond of animals?
3. Do you think cities are suitable places for keeping a pet?
4. Do children like animals?
5. What was your favorite animal when you were a child?
6. Did you have any pets when you were a child?
7. What do you think are the benefits of a child having a pet?
8. If you have children in the future, will you allow them to raise a pet?
Sounds and Noise
1. Do you prefer a quiet environment or an environment with some sounds?
2. Does your school have any quiet places for studying?
3. What natural sound do you like (the most)? (Why?)
4. What sounds do you dislike? (Why?)
5. (Possibly the question above is worded this way:) Are there any sounds that you dislike? (Why?)
6. What sounds remind you of your childhood?
Collecting
1. Did you collect anything (such as stamps or CD's) when you were a child?
2. Do you still collect them now?
3. Do you collect anything as a hobby now?
4. Why do you like collecting things?
5. Do people in your country like to collect things?
6. Why do you think people like collecting things?
7. What are some examples of things that some people collect (as a hobby)?
8. Do you think you will collect anything in the future?
9. If you had a lot of money, what would you like to collect?
Weather and Seasons
1. What's the weather (usually) like in your hometown?
2. Do you like that weather (or, that kind of climate)? (Why?/Why not?)
3. Have there been any changes in the weather over the past few years?
4. What's your favorite season? (Why?)
5. What do you usually do during your favorite weather (or season)?
6. Is there any season you dislike? (Why?)
7. Would you prefer to have (or live in a place that has) the same climate all year, or a place that has different seasons?
Films
1. Do you like to watch films?
2. How often do you watch a film?
3. What types of films do you like?
4. Are there any types of films that you dislike?
5. What kinds of films did you like to watch when you were a child?
6. Where do you prefer to watch films?
7. Do you like to watch films in a cinema? (Why?/Why not?)
8. Do you prefer to watch films at home or in a cinema? (Why?)
Shopping
1. Do you like (going) shopping? (Why?/Why not?)
2. How often do you go shopping?
3. When do you think is the best time to go shopping?
4. Which day of the week do you usually go (or, do you like to go) shopping?
5. What do you usually buy when you go shopping?
6. When was the last time you went shopping? (Include what you bought.)
7. What did you buy?
8. What are some differences between men and women concerning shopping?
9. In what ways do you think people's present and past shopping habits are different?
10. Do you prefer to buy things in small shops or in big shops such as supermarkets and department stores?
Flying
1. Have you ever traveled by (= flown in a) plane?
2. Do you like it (like flying)?
3. How does flying compare to other forms of transport?
4. Would you like to travel by plane again?
5. Do you think aircraft will be used more in the future?
6. If you travel by plane again, where do you think you will go (or, you will be going)?
Museum
1. Are there many (or, any) museums in your hometown?
2. Do you think museums are useful for visitors to your hometown/country?
3. Do you often visit a museum?
4. Did you go to any museums when you were a child?
News
1. How do you usually get your news? *
2. Do you prefer to read newspapers or watch TV to get your news? NC
3. What news topics are you most interested in watching/reading about? N
4. Do you ever get your news from the internet? N
5. How important do you think the news is?
Holiday
1. What do you usually do when you have holidays?
2. What did you do in your last holidays?
3. Would you like to go to the seaside for a holiday?
4. Why do you think people who don't live near the ocean like going to the seaside for a holiday?
5. Do you think holidays are important?
Traveling
1. Do you like travelling?
2. Where do you like to go when you go traveling?
3. Have you ever traveled for a long time? = Have you (ever) been on any long trips?
4. Do you like long trips?
5. What's the longest journey you've been on?
6. How do you feel when you travel?
7. What form of transport do you prefer to use when you travel?
Reading
1. Do you like reading books? (Why?/Why not?)
2. What (kinds of ) books do you like to read?
3. Did you read much when you were a child?
4. What (kinds of) books did you like reading when you were a child?
5. Do (young) children like reading books?
1. What's your favorite animal? (Why?)
2. Are people in your country fond of animals?
3. Do you think cities are suitable places for keeping a pet?
4. Do children like animals?
5. What was your favorite animal when you were a child?
6. Did you have any pets when you were a child?
7. What do you think are the benefits of a child having a pet?
8. If you have children in the future, will you allow them to raise a pet?
Sounds and Noise
1. Do you prefer a quiet environment or an environment with some sounds?
2. Does your school have any quiet places for studying?
3. What natural sound do you like (the most)? (Why?)
4. What sounds do you dislike? (Why?)
5. (Possibly the question above is worded this way:) Are there any sounds that you dislike? (Why?)
6. What sounds remind you of your childhood?
Collecting
1. Did you collect anything (such as stamps or CD's) when you were a child?
2. Do you still collect them now?
3. Do you collect anything as a hobby now?
4. Why do you like collecting things?
5. Do people in your country like to collect things?
6. Why do you think people like collecting things?
7. What are some examples of things that some people collect (as a hobby)?
8. Do you think you will collect anything in the future?
9. If you had a lot of money, what would you like to collect?
Weather and Seasons
1. What's the weather (usually) like in your hometown?
2. Do you like that weather (or, that kind of climate)? (Why?/Why not?)
3. Have there been any changes in the weather over the past few years?
4. What's your favorite season? (Why?)
5. What do you usually do during your favorite weather (or season)?
6. Is there any season you dislike? (Why?)
7. Would you prefer to have (or live in a place that has) the same climate all year, or a place that has different seasons?
Films
1. Do you like to watch films?
2. How often do you watch a film?
3. What types of films do you like?
4. Are there any types of films that you dislike?
5. What kinds of films did you like to watch when you were a child?
6. Where do you prefer to watch films?
7. Do you like to watch films in a cinema? (Why?/Why not?)
8. Do you prefer to watch films at home or in a cinema? (Why?)
Shopping
1. Do you like (going) shopping? (Why?/Why not?)
2. How often do you go shopping?
3. When do you think is the best time to go shopping?
4. Which day of the week do you usually go (or, do you like to go) shopping?
5. What do you usually buy when you go shopping?
6. When was the last time you went shopping? (Include what you bought.)
7. What did you buy?
8. What are some differences between men and women concerning shopping?
9. In what ways do you think people's present and past shopping habits are different?
10. Do you prefer to buy things in small shops or in big shops such as supermarkets and department stores?
Flying
1. Have you ever traveled by (= flown in a) plane?
2. Do you like it (like flying)?
3. How does flying compare to other forms of transport?
4. Would you like to travel by plane again?
5. Do you think aircraft will be used more in the future?
6. If you travel by plane again, where do you think you will go (or, you will be going)?
Museum
1. Are there many (or, any) museums in your hometown?
2. Do you think museums are useful for visitors to your hometown/country?
3. Do you often visit a museum?
4. Did you go to any museums when you were a child?
News
1. How do you usually get your news? *
2. Do you prefer to read newspapers or watch TV to get your news? NC
3. What news topics are you most interested in watching/reading about? N
4. Do you ever get your news from the internet? N
5. How important do you think the news is?
Holiday
1. What do you usually do when you have holidays?
2. What did you do in your last holidays?
3. Would you like to go to the seaside for a holiday?
4. Why do you think people who don't live near the ocean like going to the seaside for a holiday?
5. Do you think holidays are important?
Traveling
1. Do you like travelling?
2. Where do you like to go when you go traveling?
3. Have you ever traveled for a long time? = Have you (ever) been on any long trips?
4. Do you like long trips?
5. What's the longest journey you've been on?
6. How do you feel when you travel?
7. What form of transport do you prefer to use when you travel?
Reading
1. Do you like reading books? (Why?/Why not?)
2. What (kinds of ) books do you like to read?
3. Did you read much when you were a child?
4. What (kinds of) books did you like reading when you were a child?
5. Do (young) children like reading books?