India (0ct 2010) - How do you think celebrations in the past and at present are different?

- Are people celebrating in the same ways?

Interview
- What is your name? Indon(oct 2010)
- Where are you from? Speaking
- Where do you work / study?
- Is it easy to get a job in your country?
Interview
- How many languages do you speak?
- Tell me about your hometown.
- Is it easy to learn English?
- What do you remember about your hometown from your childhood?
- How did you learn English?
- What is so special about your hometown, in your opinion?
- How long did you learn English for?
- Did you recently have a vacation?
- Do you read newspapers?
- Do you think vacations are important? Why?
- Tell me about newspapers that you read.
- Do you enjoy going on vacation on your own or with other people? Who would you
- What section of a newspaper do you normally read?
take with you?
- Do you prefer TV or newspapers? Why?
Cue card
- Do you watch news over the Internet?
Talk about one of your long-time friends. Please say
- What type of news are you interested in?
　 - when you first met your friend,
Cue Card - what made you want to be friends with him/her in the first place,
Talk about your favorite outdoor activity, please say - how the two of you keep in touch with each other.
- What activity is that? Discussion
- Where do you do it? - How do people make new friends?
- How often do you do it? - What do you think makes people have a long friendship?
- Why do you like this activity? - Does it make things easier in a friendship if you have similar interests?
Discussion
Let’s talk about indoor & outdoor sports. Myanmar (sept 2010)
- Why do people prefer outdoor sports? Speaking
- What were the outdoor activities of the past compared to these of the present?
- Why are children less interested in outdoor activities nowadays?
Interview
- Where are you from?
Kazastan (Oct 2010)
- What is your hometown famous for?
Speaking - Does your country have museums?
- Have you ever been to a museum? When?
Interview - Did you like your visit to a museum?
- What are your favorite colors? - Did you enjoy sports when you were young? Why?
- What do they mean? - What sports did you play?
- Do you wear clothes in your favorite colors? - Is there a difference between types of sports that boys and girls play?
- Which colors are important for people in your country? Cue Card
- Lets talk about fashion: what kind of clothes do you wear? Talk about a law or a rule that you would suggest to improve your country, please
- Where do you buy your clothes? say
- Do you think that in the future you will wear the same clothes as now? - what law/ rule that is,
Cue Card - why you think it is needed,
Tell me about a part of your city that is changing, please say - explain how it would improve the situation in your country.
- where is it? Discussion
- how is it changing? - Do you think that being a policeman is an easy job in your country?
- why is it changing? - Do you think men and women make equally good police officers?
- how do you feel about that? - In general, is policeman’s job easy?
Discussion - Do you think it is a good idea for the police to carry guns around?
- Are the changes in the cities good or bad? - What do you think are the responsibilities of a good lawyer?
- How do people react to them? - Do you think men and women make equally good lawyers?
- Which facilities should the government make available for people?
- How do you and your friends spend time? India (sept 2010)
- What are the differences between the way people were spending time in the past Speaking
and now?
- Should government consider local people’s opinion when deciding on changes in
the city? Interview
- Should people know about everything the government is planning? - What’s your full name?
- Tell me about yourself.
- What colors do you like?
USA (oct 2010)
- Do you mostly wear clothes in your favorite color?
Speaking - What color would you paint your walls? Why?
- Which color do you think India connects with the most?
Interview - Which color represents India?
- What is your full name, please? - What did you collect as a child?
- Where are you from? - Did you collect stamps as a child?
- Can I see your identification? - If you had lot of money what would you collect now?
- Tell me about your home town. Cue Card
- Describe the most famous thing in your home town. Talk about a childhood hobby of yours, please say
Cue Card - what hobby it was,
Describe a great celebration that you participated in, please say: - how you developed this hobby,
- what is this celebration? - why you liked doing this.
- what did you do? Discussion
- who was involved in this celebration? - Do you think that hobbies are important?
- why do you think it was special? - What do you think are the hobbies of youngsters in your country?
Discussion - What hobbies should children develop that could help them as adults?
- How do you learn about celebrations that are related to your culture?
- What do you think are common celebrations all over the world?
- Do you think we should follow our culture and traditions and why?
- How do you react to spending a lot of money on celebrations?
 - Do you think it will be easy for you to get a good job in the future?
UAE (Sept 2010) - Let’s talk about shopping: do you like shopping?
Speaking - Do you like shopping in big shopping centers?
- Let’s talk about weather: what weather do you like?
- What did you do last week, when the weather was good?
Interview Cue Card
- What’s your name? Talk about a traditional story which is well-known in your country, please say
- Where are you from? - why you know this story,
- Do you prefer watching television or reading newspapers? - how you feel about this story,
- Why do you prefer it? - what the story is about,
- Have you tried watching television using the internet? - why this story is well-known.
- What is your favorite time of the day? Discussion
- How do you usually spend your day? - What is a good way to maintain traditional stories?
Cue Card - Why are traditional stories important?
Talk about a teacher from your childhood that you would like to meet again. Please - Do you think traditional stories are less popular nowadays?
say: - Do you think Hollywood productions distract people from traditional stories?
- What is the name of the teacher?
- What did you learn from this teacher?
Bangla & Brussel (Sept 2010)
- How much do you want to meet this teacher again?
Discussion Speaking
- Is teaching a good job?
- Would you choose teaching as a profession? Interview
- In your opinion, what qualities should a good teacher have? - State your full name.
- What do you think about people not being into teaching nowadays? - Where are you from?
- What can the government do to encourage people to take up teaching? - Do you like animals?
- Can a good teacher still remain good even if her students are bad in class? - What animals do you like and why?
- Do you still love the animals that you loved in your childhood?
Malaysia (Sept 2010) - Let’s talk about weather, what sort of whether do you like the most? Why?
Speaking Cue Card
Talk about a work that was done by your friend for which you admire him/her.
Please say:
Interview - who that friend is,
- Do you like to cook? Why? - why you admire him/her, and
- Who does the cooking at home? - explain why it was important.
- Will you do more cooking in the future? Discussion
Cue Card - What do you think, what type of personality do people of the young generation
Talk about a day off that you took to relax from work, please say admire?
- what you did, - Do you think admiration varies according to age?
- where you went, - What do you think, how important is education in one’s life?
- who was there with you, and - Do you think today education is in demand more than it was in the past?
- what you did to relax.
Discussion
Russia (Sept 2010)
- Do you think sleep is the best way to relax?
- Do you think that sleep is important? Speaking
- What do you think about the sleeping patterns of people of all ages?
- Where do you usually go on vacation? Speaking test
- What do you like to do on vacation? - Introduce yourself.
- Do you think paid leave is necessary? - Where do you work?
- Do you think people get enough paid leave? - Was it easy for you to find this job?
- How many hours of paid leave should one get a month? - Would you like to change your job?
- What are the advantages of paid leave? - Do you like animals?
- Were you surrounded by animals when you were a child?
USA (Sept 2010) - Do people in your country like animals? Why?
Speaking Cue Card
Talk about an interesting job which you would like to do:
- describe this job,
Interview - say what skills are required for this job and
- State your name. - explain why it is interesting to you.
- Can I see your identification? Discussion
- Do you work or study? - What are the effects of long working hours on leisure time?
- Do you watch news on TV or read it in magazines? Why? - What is the best age for retirement in our opinion? Why?
- Do you read news on the Internet? Why? - Who should be responsible for the good living standard of old people after their
- Tell me about the latest story you read. retirement – the government or their children? Why?
Cue Card
Describe a teacher whom you like, please say
Switzeland (Sept 2010)
- When did you meet him / her?
- What is your relationship with him / her? Speaking
- How often do you meet him / her?
Discussion Interview
- Why does he/she influence you? - Where are you from?
- What are his / her characteristics? - What kind of books did you read when you were a child?
- Compare the position of a teacher in society in the past and at present. - What are you reading now?
- How can a teacher influence students from childhood to adulthood? - Do you like books as a gift?
- What are the characteristics of a good teacher? Cue Card
Talk about an outdoor activity that you like, please say
Vietnam(Sept 2010) - Where do you do it?
Speaking - How often do you do it?
- Why is this activity important?
Discussion
Interview - What kinds of jobs exist where you have to work outdoors?
- What is your full name? - What are the differences between countryside and towns?
- Do you work or study?
- What are the advantages of working indoors and outdoors? Cue Card
- What are the disadvantages of working indoors and outdoors? Describe a good friend of yours, please say:
- who he/she is,
- what he/she is like,
Kazastan (sept 2010)
- how you met him / her and
Speaking - explain why you are still friends
Discussion
Interview - How do people make friends now?
- Talk about your hometown.
- What do you like the most about your hometown? Philiphine(sept 2010)
- Do you like shopping?
Speaking
- What things do you like to buy?
- Where do you like to do the shopping?
Cue Card Interview
Talk about your favorite subject in primary/secondary school, please say Questions about me, my work and everyday activities.
- what subject it was, Cue Card
- why you liked it and Describe someone who you think is successful, please say
- how long you have studied it. - who he/she is,
Discussion - what his/her achievements are,
- Are math and physics important subjects? - what made him/her be your choice,
- Do you think that usage of the advanced technology at schools is beneficial for - how his/her success contributed to the society.
pupils’ education? Discussion
- In your own opinion, is a rich person considered to be successful?
- Does work matter to you more than your family?
Canada (sept 2010)
Speaking
Kazastan (august 2010)
Speaking
Interview
- Introduce yourself.
- What is your name? Interview
- Do you work or study? - What is your full name?
- Talk about your job. - What is your job?
- Was this job easy to get? - Do you like flowers?
- Let’s talk about fashion and style of clothes. - What kind of flowers do you like?
- Where do you buy your clothes? - On what occasions do people give flowers as a gift in your country?
- Do you do anything to relax? Cue card
- Is relaxation important? Talk about a public event you attended, you should say:
- Are men and women different in their way of relaxation? - What was the public event and when was it?
Cue card - With whom did you go to the event?
Talk about a place in your country that has changed, please say: - Why was this public event so important?
- what place it is, Discussion
- how it has changed, - Is the population of your country growing?
- why this change occurred, and - What are the tendencies of the population growth/spread in your country?
- what made you remember this place. - How is the population growth affecting the environment?
Discussion - What kind of measures should the government take in this regard?
- Why do people not like changes?
- Have the traditions changed in your country?
Mongolia (august 2010)
- Do you think people should preserve their traditions?
Speaking
- What are the benefits of changing traditions?

France & Italy (Sept 2010) Interview

- Where are you from?
- Please talk about your hometown.
Speaking - Do you live together with your family?
Interview - Which place would you suggest you friends to visit in your hometown?
- Are you comfortable? - Please talk about the way you like to travel.
- Do you study or work? - Where do you travel often?
- What do you study? - What kind of books you would like to read?
- Do you love what you study? - Lets talk about TV programs. What kind of TV programs do people watch in your
- How important is it to like what you study? country?
Cue Card Cue card
Describe something naughty you did when you were a child, please say Talk about a TV program you like to watch, please say
- what you did, - What is the name of that TV program?
- why you did it, - Where do you watch the TV program?
- what happened after that - Why do you like to watch this TV program?
and why you remembered this incident. Discussion
Discussion - Are TV programs changing in your country in the recent years?
- What is a child’s attitude influenced by? - What qualifications should be required to become a TV star?
- What is the effect of parents’ attitude on children? - How much money is wasted on TV stars? Is it justified?
- Should children listen to parents? Why?
- While choosing a career what responsibilities should be kept in mind?
UK (August 2010)
Speaking
UK (Sept 2010)
Speaking
Interview
- What is your name?
Interview - Do you work or study?
- What is your name? - What do you do in your job?
- Where do you work? - Do you like flowers? Why?
- What kind of job is it? Cue Card
- Do you have friends? Talk about a program on TV that you usually watch, please say
- Do you think having friends is important? Why? - what program that is,
- when you watch it,
- why you like to watch it.
Discussion
- Do you think TV programs have advantages or disadvantages for children?
- Why do you think they have some negative points?
- Do you think that films on TV that include drinking, drug abuse or smoking should
be banned?

Australia (august 2010)

Speaking

Interview
- Describe your home town.
- What do you like there?
- What do you do in your free time there?
- What needs to be done there to improve it?
Cue Card
Tell about a job advertisement which you recently read, please say
- What job was it for?
- Where did you read it?
- Would you like to apply for that position, and why?
Discussion
- Which color do you like the most?
- What color will you choose to paint the walls of your room?
- Is there a particular color that is important to people in your country?

Belize (august 2010)

Speaking

Interview
- Tell me your full name.
- Where are you from?
- Tell me about your hometown.
- What do you like about your hometown?
- What can be done in your hometown to make it better?
- What type of pet do you like and why?
- Name one type of pet you would like to have in your home.
- What kind of food did you like as a child?
- Do you still eat that food now?
- Would you want your children to eat the same food now?

Cue Card
Talk about a TV or Radio broadcaster you know, please say
- What is his / her name?
- What type of program do they present?
- Do you enjoy his / her program and why?
Discussion
- What is the impact of technology on broadcasting?
- What are the required qualities of a news caster?

UK (August 2010)
Speaking

Interview
- Do you like the place where you live?
- Have you ever asked your neighbours for help?
Cue card
Talk about a famous person (not from your country) that you want to meet, please
say
- Who is this person?
- Why did you choose this person?
- Where do you want to meet this person?
Discussion
- Do you like sounds?
- Do you like a quiet place when you study? Why?
- What sound can you remember from your country?