• What do you study?
• At which school do you perform your studies?
• What made you choose that topic of study?
• Do many others also study this topic in your home country?
• Do you enjoy studying that topic?
• Do you get along with others at your school?
• Describe your first day at that school.
• Describe the different aspects of your field of study.
• If given the opportunity, would you study something else?
• Will you get a job in your field of study?

• Where is your hometown?
• Do you like your hometown?
• Do you get to visit your hometown very often?
• Describe your hometown.
• What is the oldest or most historic part of your hometown?
• What should a visitor from another country do in your hometown?
• What changes could improve your hometown?
• Has your hometown experienced much change since you were a child?
• Does your hometown have good public transportation?
• Does your hometown provide a good setting in which to raise children?

• Where is your home located?
• Do you live in a house or do you live in a flat?
• With whom do you live?
• Does your house have many rooms?
• Which room is your favourite?
• What decorations do you have on the walls?
• What would you change about your home?
• Will you live there in the future?
• What facilities are there in your local community?
• Describe your neighborhood.
• Do most people live in houses or apartments in your home country?

• Are you a talented artist?
• Did you study art in school when you were a child?
• What types of art do you enjoy?
• Do many people enjoy art in your home country?
• Have you ever been to an art gallery before?
• Would children enjoy art galleries in your home country?

• Do you prefer celebrating yours or other people’s birthdays?
• Do you celebrate your birthday?
• What did you do to celebrate your last birthday?
• Can you remember a fun birthday that you celebrated when you were a child?
• Do people customarily celebrate birthdays with a party in your home country?
• Which birthdays are considered the most important in your home country?

• Did you have a good childhood?
• What is your first memory as a child?
• When you were a child, did you have many friends and playmates?
• What kinds of things did you enjoy doing as a child?
• Is it better for children to grow up in the city or in the countryside?

• Do you consider it important to wear certain styles of clothes?
• What kinds of clothes do you normally like to wear?
• Do you ever wear your country’s traditional clothing?
• Have you ever had to wear a uniform?
• Do people in your country consider it important to follow fashion?

• Do you get to use a computer very often?
• What ways do you use to get online?
• Do desktops or laptops work better for you?
• What kinds of work do you do on your computer, or what kinds of entertainment do you enjoy?
• Do you think that it is important for people to learn to use a computer?

• At what time do you usually wake up?
• Do you follow the same routine every day?
• If you have a set daily routine, please describe it.
• Does your routine change very much?
• Has your routine changed much since you were a child?
• Do you think it is important for people to have their own daily routine?

• Do you enjoy spending time with your neighbours?
• Do neighbours generally live very close to each other in your home country?
• Describe your neighbourhood to me?
• Is your neighbourhood a good place for children to grow up in?
• If given the opportunity, how would you change your neighbourhood?
• Do you think that everyone should get along with their neighbours?

• In what ways do you usually get your news?
• Do you ever read newspapers?
• What kinds of news do you prefer to follow?
• In your home country, how do people prefer to get their news?
• Should people spend more time following international news?

• Do you read very often?
• What kinds of books do you enjoy reading?
• How often do you read newspapers?
• Do you prefer to read e-books?
• When you were a child, which kinds of books did you read?
• Should parents and teachers encourage children to read more?

• Do you enjoy following sports?
• What is your favourite sport to watch or to play?
• Do you often watch sports on television?
• Did you play sports when you were growing up?
• What is your home country’s favourite sport?
• How do most people in your country stay in shape, or is that a priority in your home country?

• Do you spend a lot of time watching television?
• What types of things do you most enjoy watching on television?
• What is your favourite show to watch on television?
• Do you ever watch television programs or motion pictures from other countries?
• What were your favourite television programs to watch when you were growing up?
• Do you think children should be allowed to watch television?

• How did you get to this facility today?
• What mode of transport do you prefer to use?
• Do you ever use any public transportation system?
• Do you like to use public transportation in your home country?
• Explain the difference between taking a bus and taking a train to get to where you want to go.

• Describe the weather outside today.
• Which kind of weather do you prefer?
• Do you like the weather that your home country typically experiences?
• In your home country, is the weather the same in every area?
• Is your mood ever affected by the weather?
• Does the weather in your home country interfere with public transportation?

Describe exercises that you enjoy doing

• What exercises do you regularly do?
• Describe how to do them.
• When did you first try it?
• What kinds of people would benefit from doing it?
• Explain why this exercise works for you and others.

Discuss a family member with whom you enjoy spending time.

• Who is the family member?
• How is this person related to you?
• Describe the person in detail.
• What activities do you do with them?
• Why do you get along with this particular person so well?

Discuss a favourite hobby.

• What is your favourite hobby?
• What kinds of people share your interest in this hobby?
• Describe your hobby and what you do to pursue it.
• Why are you interested in this kind of hobby?

Describe a journey that you have undertaken recently.

• Where did you go?
• What mode of transportation did you use to get there?
• Who did you go there with?
• Did you have any mishaps?
• What, if anything, would you do differently in the course of your journey?

Describe a person who is unusually kind.

• Identify who the person is.
• How did you meet this person?
• What kind of person is he or she?
• Explain what about them makes them kinder than others.

Describe your experience in learning a foreign language (you can talk about learning English, if you wish.)

• Which language did you try to learn?
• Why did you choose that language?
• Describe how you worked to learn it.
• What about learning it gave you the most trouble?
• How will you use knowledge of that language in the future?

Describe a recent event in your personal life that you found shocking and unexpected.

• What was the event or incident?
• When did it happen?
• Why was it unexpected?
• Explain how it affected you.

Describe an important vocation that a person might follow and why.

• What is it?
• What does this vocation involve?
• What kind of people pursue this kind of vocation?
• In what ways does this vocation benefit the community or society?

Describe a sport that you would like to learn or wish you had learned.

• What is the sport?
• What kind of equipment does it require for proper or safe play?
• How do you learn the sport?
• Explain how to play.
• Why do you like this sport?

Describe your favourite place to shop.

• What kind of shop is it?
• Where is it located?
• What do you buy there?
• Why do you enjoy going to this shop?
• What makes it a better shop than others of its type?

Describe a photograph that you have taken or seen that made a strong impression.

• What does the photo portray?
• When was the picture taken?
• Who took the photograph?
• Explain why you like it or why it has a strong impact on you.

Describe a person whom you respect, living or dead.

• Who is the person?
• What kind of person are they?
• What has made them more worthy of respect?
• How do they influence you and your life?

Describe an individual song that you enjoy.

• What is your favourite song?
• What is the song about?
• Do you remember when you first heard it?
• What about the song do you like the most?
• Does it carry any special meaning for you?

Discuss an older person whose impact on you has been positive.

• Explain who the person is.
• How old is he or she?
• How did you meet this person?
• Describe this person.
• How has this person had an impact on your life?
• Why do you like this person?

Describe your favourite place near a body of water.

• Where is the destination?
• How do people generally get there?
• How often do you go?
• What kinds of things can you do in this place?
• Why do you like going there?