1Friends4 questions
Are your friends mostly your age or different ages?
Do you usually see your friends during the week or at weekends?
The last time you saw your friends, what did you do together?
In what ways are your friends important to you?
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2Food And Cooking6 questions
What kinds of food do you like to eat?
What kind of new food would you like to try?
Do you like cooking?
What was the last meal you cooked?
Do you prefer home-cooked food or food from restaurants?
What types of food are popular in your country?
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3Leisure5 questions
Do you have any hobbies or interests?
How did you become interested in it?
What is there to do in your free time in your hometown?
How do you usually spend your holidays?
Is there anywhere you would particularly like to visit?
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4Favourite Place3 questions
What place do you most like to visit?
Is it popular with other people?
Has it changed much since you first went there?
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5Your Country4 questions
Which part of your country do most people live in?
Tell me about the main industries there.
How easy is it to travel around your country?
Has your country changed much since you were a child?
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6Colour5 questions
What is your favourite colour?
Do you like the same colours now as you did when you were younger?
Will you paint your house with the colour you like?
What can you learn about a person from the colours they like?
Do any colours have any special meaning in your culture?
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7Entertainment4 questions
Do you prefer relaxing at home or going out in the evening?
When you go out for an evening, what do you like to do?
How popular is this with other people in your country?
Is there any kind of entertainment you do not like?
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8Clothes5 questions
How do you prefer to buy your clothes, shops, large stores, or the internet?
How important are clothes and fashion to you?
What kind of clothes do you dislike?
How different are the clothes you wear now from those you wore 10 years ago?
What do you think the clothes we wear say about us?
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9Dancing4 questions
Do you enjoy dancing?
Has anyone ever taught you to dance?
Tell me about any traditional dancing in your country.
Do you think that traditional dancing will be popular in the future?
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10Musical Instruments4 questions
Which instrument do you like listening to most?
Have you ever learned to play a musical instrument?
Do you think children should learn to play a musical instrument at school?
How easy would it be to learn to play an instrument without a teacher?
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11Traffic Where You Live4 questions
How do most people travel to work where you live?
What traffic problems are there in your area?
How do traffic problems affect you?
How would you reduce the traffic problems in your area?
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12Your Friends8 questions
Do you prefer to have one particular friend or a group of friends?
What do you like doing most with your friends?
Do you think it's important to keep in contact with friends you knew as a child?
What makes a friend into a good friend?
How often do you go out with friends?
Tell me about your best friend at school?
How friendly are you with your neighbors?
Which is more important to you, friends or family?
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13Keeping In Contact With People4 questions
How do you usually contact your friends?
Do you prefer to contact different people in different ways?
Do you find it easy to keep in contact with friends and family?
In your country, did people in the past keep in contact in the same ways as they do today?
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14Laughing4 questions
What kinds of thing make you laugh?
Do you like making other people laugh?
Do you think it's important for people to laugh?
Is laughing the same as feeling happy?
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15Cold Weather4 questions
Have you ever been in very cold weather?
How often is the weather cold where you come from?
Are some parts of your country much colder than others?
Would you prefer to live in a hot place or a cold place?
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16Travelling To Work Or College4 questions
How do you usually travel to work/college?
Have you always travelled to work/college in the same way?
What do you like about travelling to work/college this way?
What changes would improve the way you travel to work/college?
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17Neighbours4 questions
How well do you know the people who live next door to you?
How often do you see them?
What kinds of problem do you sometimes have with your neighbours?
How do you think neighbours can help each other?
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18Newspapers And Magazines4 questions
Which magazines and newspapers do you read?
Which kinds of article are you most interested in?
Have you ever read a newspaper or magazine in a foreign language?
Do you think reading a newspaper or magazine in a foreign language is a good way to learn the language?
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19Flowers4 questions
Do you like to have flowers in your home?
Where would you go to buy flowers?
On what occasions would you give someone flowers?
Are flowers important in your culture?
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20Television4 questions
How often do you watch television?
Which television channel do you usually watch?
Do you enjoy the advertisements on television?
Do you think most programmes on television are good?
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21Games4 questions
Do you play any games?
What games are popular in your country?
How do people learn to play games in your country?
Do you think it's important for people to play games?
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22Giving Gifts4 questions
When do people give presents in your country?
Do you ever take a gift when you visit someone in their home?
When did you last receive a gift?
Do you enjoy looking for gifts for people?
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23Telephoning4 questions
How often do you make telephone calls?
Who do you spend most time talking to on the telephone?
When do you think you will next make a telephone call?
Do you sometimes prefer to send a text message instead of telephoning?
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24Bicycles4 questions
How popular are bicycles in your home town?
How often do you ride a bicycle?
Do you think that bicycles are suitable for all ages?
What are the advantages of a bicycle compared to a car?
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25Food And Cooking (2)6 questions
What sorts of food do you like eating most?
Who normally does the cooking in your home?
Do you watch cookery programmes on TV?
Do you prefer eating out or eating at home?
When was the first time you cooked something yourself?
How happy are you to try eating new things?
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26Photographs4 questions
What type of photos do you like taking?
What do you do with the photos you take?
When you visit other places, do you take photos or buy postcards?
Do you like people taking photos of you?
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27Names4 questions
Does your name have any special meaning?
How did your parents choose your name?
Is your name common or unusual in your country?
If you could change your name, would you?
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28Weekends7 questions
What do you usually do at the weekend? How you usually spend your weekends?
What is your favourite part of the weekend?
Do you think your weekends are long enough?
What do you think you will do next weekend?
Do you enjoy your weekends now more than you did when you were a child?
How important is it for you to relax at the end of the week?
How important do you think it is to have free time at the weekends?
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29Music4 questions
What types of music do you like to listen to?
At what times of day do you like to listen to music?
Did you learn to play a musical instrument when you were a child?
Do you think all children should learn to play a musical instrument?
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30Travel7 questions
Do you enjoy travelling?
Have you done much travelling?
Have you ever travelled outside your country?
What do you think is the best way to travel?
Do you think it's better to travel alone or with other people?
If you were going on a long trip, who would you prefer to go with?
Where would you like to travel in the future?
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31School4 questions
Did you go to secondary/high school near to where you lived?
What did you like about your secondary/high school?
Tell me about anything you didn't like at your school?
How do you think your school could be improved?
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32Where You Live4 questions
Do you live in a town or in the country?
Is it a convenient place to live?
What is interesting about the area where you live?
Where would you like to live in the future?
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33Sports3 questions
Which is the most popular sport in your country?
What are the advantages of doing sports regularly?
Which new sport would you like to try?
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34Home4 questions
Do you live in a house or a flat?
What do you like most about your house/flat?
Is there anything about it that you would like to change?
What is your idea of a perfect home?
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35Hobbies4 questions
Tell me about any hobbies you have now or had in the past.
Do you feel you have enough free time for hobbies?
How important is it for people to have hobbies at different ages?
If you had the chance to take up a new hobby, what would it be?
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36Entertainment (2)4 questions
Do you go out a lot or do you prefer home entertainment?
What kind of things do you watch on TV?
Can you easily entertain yourself when you are alone?
Are there many places for entertainment in your area?
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37Computers And The Internet4 questions
How often do you use the computer? What for?
Do you like using the Internet?
How did you learn to use a computer?
Do you think it is important to know how to use a computer?
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38City4 questions
How long have you lived in this city?
Do tourists visit your city?
What places do you think tourists should see in your city?
What is the best way for tourists to travel around your city?
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39Reading4 questions
Did your parents read to you when you were a child?
Do you read for pleasure very often?
What kind of books or magazines do you buy?
Which do you find easier, reading in English or writing in English?
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40Holidays4 questions
How often do you get holiday from work/college?
Do you usually stay at home when you have a holiday, or do you go somewhere?
What did you do the last time you had a holiday?
Do you wish you had more holidays?
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41Dream4 questions
Do you remember your dream when you wake up?
Do you like hearing others' dreams?
Do you share your dreams with other people?
Do you think dream will affect life?
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42Housework4 questions
Do you often do housework?
What kind of housework did you do when you were a child?
Do you like to use machines to do housework?
Who usually does the housework in your family?
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43Birthday4 questions
How do children in your country celebrate birthday?
Are birthdays important?
Which birthdays are especially important in your country?
Are birthdays more important for young people or elderly people?
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44Parents & Family8 questions
Do you often stay with your parents?
What do you do when you are with parents?
Do you have close relationships with your family?
Who do you resemble most in your family and in what ways?
Should parents be strict to their children?
What is the most valuable thing parents can give to their children?
Are parents the best teachers for children?
Do your parents teach you lots of things that cannot be learnt at school?
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45Weather5 questions
Which season do you like best?
Which season rains more?
Does weather have any influence on you?
Do you discuss weather with others?
Do you think the climate in your country is getting worse than before?
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46Sunny Days4 questions
Do you like sunny days? Why?
What do you usually do on sunny days?
What things do you think are harder to do in sunshine?
Have you ever been to a place without sunshine?
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47Toys4 questions
What toys did you like to play with when you were a child?
What is the most important toy for you?
What toys do girls like?
Why do children play with toys?
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48Chocolate4 questions
Do you eat chocolate?
When do you give chocolate?
Have you ever received chocolate?
Why do friends send each other chocolate?
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49Books5 questions
Do you like reading books?
Where do you read?
Did you read much when you were a child?
Do young children like reading books?
What do you think are the benefits of reading to you?
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50Teachers4 questions
Do you like any teacher of yours?
What have you learnt from this teacher?
Is there any teacher that you don't like?
Do you still keep in touch with your teachers?
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51Celebrities4 questions
Do you have any idol?
Have you seen the stars that you admire?
Would you want to become a celebrity in the future?
How do celebrities influence their fans in your country?
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52Visitors4 questions
Do you like to go to others' houses or invite others to your home?
How often do visitors come to your house?
How do you treat these visitors?
What do you usually prepare for these guests?
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53Sports (2)5 questions
What sports do you like best?
Do you like to watch sports on TV?
Do you have any favourite sports star?
What is the most popular sport in your country?
Have you tried any dangerous sport?
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54Indoor Games3 questions
What indoor games did you do when you were a child?
What indoor games do you like?
What sorts of indoor games do children play now?
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55Outdoor Activities4 questions
Do you like to go outside or stay at home?
What outdoor activities do you like to do?
How much time do you spend outdoors every week?
What types of outdoor activities are popular in your country?
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56Computer Games4 questions
Do you prefer playing computer games alone or with friends?
At what age did you first play computer games?
Do you ever buy computer games?
In general, are computer games more popular with men or women?
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57Animals4 questions
Are there many animals or birds where you live?
How often do you watch programmes or read articles about wild animals?
Have you ever been to a zoo or a wildlife park?
Would you like to have a job working with animals?
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58Money4 questions
When you go shopping, do you prefer to pay for things in cash or by card?
Do you ever save money to buy special things?
Would you ever take a job which had low pay?
Would winning a lot of money make a big difference to your life?
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59Age4 questions
Are you happy to be the age you are now?
When you were a child, did you think a lot about your future?
Do you think you have changed as you have got older?
What will be different about your future?