SPEAKING PART 1

INTRODUCTION/APPEARANCE

1. What is your (full) name?

2. Can I have your name please?
3. Could you tell me your full name please?
4. What shall I call you?
5. How can I address you?
6. Does your name have any special meaning?
7. Is your name important to you?
8. Have you ever changed your name? Why or why not?
9. Why do so many people change their name?
10. What’s your height?
11. How would you describe yourself?
12. In which ways are you similar to your friends?
13. Are you similar or different to your brother(s)/sister(s)?
14. Would you describe yourself as an optimist or a pessimist?
15. Are you happier in the morning or the evening?

WORK/JOB

16. Do you work or study?

17. What is your job?
18. Why did you choose that job?
19. Are there lots of English teachers in your City?
20. Do you enjoy your job?
21. Do you get on well with your co-workers?
22. What was your first day at work like?
23. What responsibilities do you have at work?
24. Would you like to change your job in the future?
25. What is your typical day like in work?
26. What would you change about your job?
27. What are the advantages of having your own business rather than working for someone
else?
28. What do you see yourself doing in the next 10 years?

EDUCATION

29. What is your education?

30. Have you completed your education?
31. In which school you have completed the primary education?
32. Why did you choose this institute for study?
33. Are you a full-time or part-time student?
34. What subject(s) are you studying?
35. Why did you choose this/these subject(s)?
 36. Which topic/subject do you find the most difficult/interesting?
37. What was your favourite subject when you were at school?
38. Is your subject very challenging (or difficult) to study?
39. What do you do when you have a difficulty with your studies?
40. How did you learn science at school?
41. Why did you choose …as your major?
42. What do you like about your major?
43. What’s more important when studying – the student or teacher?
44. What do you plan to do when you finish studying?
45. Is there anything else you would like to study in the future?

HOUSE/HOME

46. Do you live in a house or an apartment?

47. Which rooms do you like most in your house? Why?
48. Is there anything about your house that you would like to change?
49. Tell me something else about your house.
50. Who do you live with?
51. How are the walls decorated?
52. Do you plan to live there in future?
53. What facilities are there in your home?
54. Do most people live in houses in your country?

FAMILY

55. Could you tell me something about your family?

56. What do you think are the changes in family structure in China recently? Do you think it
is good to live with the grandparents?
57. What’s the women’s status in families?
58. Do you think it good to be the only child in the family?
59. Is there any generation gap in your family?
60. Do you like your family?
61. Who is your closest family member?
62. What are your parents like?
63. How to foster children?

SHOPPING

64. Are there many shops near your home? (What kind?)
65. Do you like shopping? (Why? Why not?)
66. Who usually does the shopping in your home?
67. How often do you buy something in a shop?
68. What kinds of shops are there where you live in?
69. What’s your favorite place for shopping?
70. Have you ever bought something online?
71. Do you think men and women have different opinions for shopping?
 72. Do you prefer shopping alone or with others?

HEALTH

73. Are you careful about what you eat?

74. Do you like to exercise regularly?
75. How important is a healthy lifestyle for you?
76. Do you eat much junk food?
77. Are there any sport or fitness facilities where you live?

BOOKS AND FILMS

78. Do you like to read books?

79. How often do you go to the cinema?
80. Do you prefer reading books or watching films?
81. Do you read ebooks?
82. Have you read any books in English?
83. What kind of films do you like to watch?

CHOCOLATE

84. Do you like sweets or chocolate?

85. What’s your favorite flavor?
86. How often do you eat chocolate?
87. When was the first time you ate chocolate?
88. Is chocolate popular in your country?
89. Why do people like chocolate?
90. Do you think people use chocolate differently now than in the past?
91. Is chocolate good for our health?
92. Have you ever given chocolate as a present to someone? Why?

TELEVISION

93. How much TV do you watch?

94. What’s your favourite TV program?
95. Did you watch much TV when you were a child?
96. What types of programs did you watch when you were a child?
97. Do you think television has changed in the past few decades?
98. Has television changed your life in any way?

CELEBRITIES

99. Who is your favorite celebrity in your country?

100. How do celebrities influence their fans in your country?
101. Do you like any foreign celebrities?
102. Would you like to be a celebrity? Why?
 103. Do you think we should protect famous people’s privacy?

PUBLIC TRANSPORT

104. What form of transport do you prefer to use? Why?

105. How often do you take buses?
106. Can you compare the advantages of planes and trains?
107. How much time do you spend travelling on a normal day?
108. Would you ride bikes to work in the future?
109. What will become the most popular means of transport in your country?
110. Do you prefer public transport or private transport?

BAGS

111. Do you like bags?

112. What types of bags do you like?
113. Do you usually carry a bag (when you go out)?
114. Do you have different bags for different occasions (or, different purposes)?
115. What do you put in these bags?
116. What sorts of bags do women like to buy?

HANDWRITING

117. Do you usually write by hand or write using a computer (typewriter or word-processor)?
118. Nowadays, how do most people write things?
119. Do you think computers might one day replace handwriting?
120. When do children begin to write in your country?
121. How did you learn to write?
122. Do you think handwriting is very important (nowadays)?
123. How can children today improve (or, practice) their handwriting?
124. What impression does a person’s handwriting have on other people?
125. Do you love writing?
126. Doyou prefer to write letters or E-mails?
127. Doyou think some people are still addicted to writing letters?
128. What are the main differences between handwriting and writing on a computer?

ART

129. Do you like art?

130. Do you think art classes are necessary? (Why?)
131. How do you think art classes affect children’s development?
132. What kind of paintings do people like?
133. What benefits can you get from painting as a hobby?
134. How often do you visit museums and art galleries?
135. Do you think going to museums and art galleries is beneficial for children? Do school in
your country have field trips to museums?
 136. What kinds of things do you like to draw?
137. Is it easy to learn how to draw?

DREAMS

138. Do you remember your dreams when you wake up?

139. Do you like hearing others’ dream?
140. Do you believe that dreams have meanings?
141. Do you think dream will affect life?
142. Do you want to learn more about dreams?
143. What’s the goal of life for you? Why is it important? How can you make your dream
come true?
144. Do you think that goals are different for people of different ages? Would you separate
dream from reality?

HOLIDAYS

145. What do you do in your holidays?

146. Do you think holidays are becoming more and more important?
147. What kind of places do you want to travel to?
148. Do you prefer travelling alone or in a group?

FLOWERS

149. Do you love flowers? Why?

150. Which/What is your favorite flower?
151. Do you think flowers are important?
152. Are flowers important in your culture? (Give examples)
153. Do people in your country ever use flowers for special occasions?
154. What are the occasions when people give or receive flowers?
155. In your country, do people (ever) give flowers as a gift?
156. When was the last time you gave flowers to someone?

PHOTOGRAPHY

157. Do you like to take photographs? (Why?)

158. Do you prefer to take photos alone or with other people? (Why?)
159. How long have you liked taking photographs?
160. How (why) did you become interested in photograph?

TERRORISM

161. Have you ever heard of terrorism?

162. Do you think it is the biggest problem in the world today?

OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES
 163. How often do you go outside every week?
164. What activities do you usually do when you go outside?
165. Do you spend enough time doing outdoor activities?
166. What’s the amount of exercise that modern people do?
167. What kind of outdoor activity do you often do?
168. What’re the advantages of outdoor activities?
169. How should children balance outdoor activities and indoor activities?

MIRROR

170. Doyou often look in the mirror?

171. Doyou often buy mirror?
172. Where do you think mirrors are a necessary decoration?

ROBOT

173. Are you interested in robots? Why?

174. Do you like robots to work at your home?
175. Do you want to take a car which robot is the driver?
176. Will robots replace human beings in the workplace completely?

SWIMMING

177. Do you like swimming?

178. How often do you swim?
179. Do you like to go swimming on holiday?
180. Should everyone learn swimming? Why?

VISIT HOMES

181. Do you often invite friends to visit your home?

182. Do you like visitors coming to your home?
183. Do people often visit you at your home? How often do visitors come to your home?
When do visitors come to your home?
184. Do you prefer to have friends visit you, or relatives?
185. What do you usually do together with your visitors?
186. When someone visits you, how do you usually show hospitality (or, entertain them)?

TOY

187. Why was your favorite toy in childhood?

188. Should parents buy many toys to their children?
189. What are the benefits of children playing toys?
190. What are the disadvantages of children playing toys?

WATCHES/TIME
 191. Do you usually wear a watch?
192. Do you think time is very important?
193. Where did you get your watch?
194. What do you use your watch for?
195. Do you often look at your watch?
196. Are you ever late for anything?
197. How do you feel when you are late for an appointment?
198. How do you feel when others are late?
199. If you could go back in time, what would you do?

FRIENDS

200. Do you think friends are important in your life?

201. What does friendship mean to you?
202. How can be a good friend to others?
203. What are the qualities you value in yourbest friend?
204. How do people make friends with others? How do you make new friends?
205. What are the differences between adults and children in making friends?
206. Where do young people usually meet in your city?
207. Do you usually meet new people?
208. Have you made any friends on the Internet?
209. How can you keep in touch with your friends if you two are not seeing each other
frequently?

SHOES

210. How many shoes do you have?

211. Do you like shopping for shoes? Do you like shoes?
212. How often do you buy shoes?
213. What kinds of shoes do you usually buy?
214. Do you prefer comfortable shoes or good-looking shoes?
215. Are people willing to buy expensive shoes?

ACTIVITIES NEAR WATER

216. Why do so many people like going to places with water such as lakes, rivers or the
ocean?
217. What kinds of leisure activities do people like to do in places such as on the ocean, at a
beach, at a river, at a lake etc.?
218. As a place to spend some leisure time, do you think the beach or the seaside is more
suitable for children or for old people?
219. Do you think children and old people do the same types of things when they go to a
beach?
220. What activities would you do if you were spending some leisure time at a beach or near
the ocean?
221. Why do some people like water sports?
 222. Do you think the government should invest money in developing facilities tor water
sports?
223. Do you think that human activity is posing a threat to the oceans of the world?
224. How important is water in people’s everyday lives?

DRAWINGS AND PAINTINGS

225. How often do you visit art galleries?

226. What kinds of things do you like to draw?
227. Is it easy to learn how to draw?
228. Do you like painting/ drawing? Why?
229. Do you think children should learn drawing?
230. Why do primary schools have painting class?
231. Why do people display art work (painting) at their homes?
232. Have you ever bought any painting?
233. Do you think painting (or drawing) is important for adults?
234. Do you still draw those pictures that you did in your childhood?
235. Hanging out with friends
236. How often do you like to hang out with friends?
237. Who do you usually like to hang out with?
238. Where do you like to go when you hang out with your friends?
239. Do you like to go out with a big group or juts few friends?

TEACHERS

240. Do you have a favourite teacher?

241. What kinds of teachers do you like?
242. What are the qualities of a good teacher?
243. Do you think teachers should be angry at students or not?
244. Do you like strict teachers?
245. What’s the difference between young and old teachers?

MUSIC

246. What kind of natural sound do you love to listen to? And explain why.
247. Do you love listening to music?
248. What kinds of music do you love listening to?
249. Where and when do you usually listen to music?
250. Where would you prefer to listen to music, at home or in the concert hall?
251. Which way would you prefer to listen to music, MP3 or Hi-Fi?
252. Do you play any instrument? And what is it?
253. How do you feel about the parents who are always forcing their kids to learn all kinds of
instruments?
254. How do you feel about those kids who know how to play lots of instruments?
BUS AND TAXI

255. How often do you take the bus?

256. When was the first time you took a taxi?
257. What are the advantages of taking a taxi compared with buses?
258. Is it convenient to take the bus/taxi in your city?

SUNNY DAYS

259. Do you like sunshine? Why?

260. What you like to do in sunshine/ on sunny day?
261. What things do you think is hard to do in sunshine? / What you dislike to do when it’s
sunny outside?
262. Do you like going outside on weekends on sunny days?

FOOD/COOKING

263. Is food important to you? (Why?)

264. What kinds of food do you particularly like?
265. Is there any food you don’t like? (Why?)
266. What kinds of food are most popular in your country ?
267. Do you like cooking? (Why?/Why not?)
268. Who usually does the cooking in your home?

NAMES

269. Does your name have any particular meaning?

270. What’s the origin of your name? (or your surname)
271. Do you like your name?
272. What do your friends call you?
273. Did your family have a certain (nick) name that they called you when you were a child?
274. What names are popular to give to babies in your country?

LEISURE TIME

275. When do you have free time?

276. Do you think it’s important to
have leisure time?
277. Do your friends ever come to your home in their free time?
278. Compare the way people in your country relax today and the way they used to relax years
ago.

SPORT/EXERCISE

279. What sports do you like? (Why?)

 280. What sports are most popular in your country?
281. Are boys and girls good at the same sports?
282. What sports do children prefer?
283. Do you like to do daily exercise? (Why?/Why not?)
284. What are the advantages of doing regular exercise?
285. Where do people in your country usually exercise?

SWIMMING

286. Do you like swimming?

287. How often do you swim?
288. Where do you swim in your city?
289. Is it difficult to learn how to swim?

WEATHER

290. What’s the weather like today?

291. What’s the weather (usually) like in your hometown?
292. What’s your favourite weather? (Why?)
293. Do you like snow? (Why?)
294. Do you watch the weather forecasts?
295. Does the weather ever affect what you do?

RAIN

296. Does it rain much in your country? (Where? When?)

297. Is there any part of your country where it doesn’t rain much? (Where?)
298. When (in what month/season) does it rain most in your hometown?
299. Can you remember any time when it rained particularly heavily in your hometown?
(When?)
300. Does rain ever affect transportation in your hometown? (How?)

INDOOR GAMES

301. Do you play any indoor games?

302. Do you prefer to play indoor games or outdoor games?
303. What indoor games did you play when you were a child?
304. Is there any particular indoor game that you liked (when you were a child)?
305. What sorts of indoor games do children play now?

HISTORY

306. Do you like (to learn about) history?

307. What historical event do you find most interesting?
308. Do you think history is important?
309. Do you like to watch programs on TV about history?
 310. How (or. from where) do you get information about history?

GOING OUT

311. Do you like going out with your friends?

312. Do you often go out with friends?
313. What do you do when you go out?
314. Where do you go when you go out?
315. Do you prefer to go out with a large group of friends or just a few friends?

PATIENCE

316. What do you think “patience” is?

317. Do you think patience is important?
318. Do you think being patient is an important part of being polite?
319. Would you say you are a patient person?
320. Have you ever lost your patience?
321. What do you become impatient about?

PLANS AND GOALS

322. When do you plan to start that?

323. How do you intend to achieve that?
324. When you go abroad, do you plan to live in the countryside or a big city? (Why?)

BIRDS

325. How do you feel about birds? (Why do you feel that way?)
326. How do people in your country feel about birds?
327. Are there many birds near yourhome?
328. Have you seen many different kinds of birds?

HOUSEWORK

329. Do you do housework at home?

330. What kind of housework do you often do?
331. Did you do housework when you were a child?
332. Do you think that children should do housework?

WALKING

333. Do you like to walk?

334. Do you like to walk on your own or with others?
335. Would you say that your city is a good place for walking?
336. Do people in your country walk a lot?
337. Do you think walking is important?
 338. Doyou think walking in the countryside is better than walking in the city?
339. What could be done to improve the experience of walking in cities?
340. What could be done to improve the experience of walking in cities?

HATS

341. Do you like to wear hats or caps?

342. What kind of hats do you have?
343. Where do you like to buy hats?
344. Is wearing hats popular in your country?

NOISE

345. Do you mind noises?

346. What types of noise do you come across in your daily life?
347. Are there any sounds that you like?
348. Where can you hear loud noise?
349. Do you think there’s too much noise in modern society?
350. Are cities becoming noisier?

HOMETOWN 351-360