CONVERSATION – Additional Discussion Questions:

TRANSPORT

1. What type of transportation do you prefer? What type you don’t prefer?
2. How do you get to work or school? How long is your commute?
3. What do you do while you are in a car or on a bus / train? Do you listen to something? Do you
watch videos or play games? Do you read?
4. What is the most environmentally friendly form of transportation?
5. Do you get motion sickness? Which types of transportation make you feel sick?
6. What is good and bad about using public transport?
7. How often do you take a taxi?
8. Is it expensive to take a taxi in your country/city?
9. Are there seat-belts in the taxis? Do you use them?
10. Is it common to give the taxi driver a tip? If so, about how much do you give?
11. Does the taxi driver open the door for you, or do you open it yourself? Is it more appropriate to
sit in the front or back of the taxi?
12. Have you used a ride-sharing service (uber, lyft), or do you prefer to be the only passenger?
13. What are the advantages and disadvantages of using private transportation such as a car?
14. Does your city have a good public transportation system? What could be improved about it?
15. How do people treat each other on public transportation in your city? For example, do people
give up their seats to people who need them (old people, people with disability, pregnant
women)?
16. Can you sleep on transportation? How quickly do you fall asleep?
17. Many big cities have a subway system. Which is the best subway system you have travelled
on?
18. When you visit a new place, the transportation system can be confusing. What good or bad
transport experiences have you had in a new place?
19. How far or for how long are you willing to walk? Would you walk to the store if it’s 35 minutes
away on foot?
20. How is the traffic in your town or city? How do you feel about traffic jams?
21. Do you suffer from road rage? Have you seen any cases of people getting angry on the roads?
22. Have you ever been in a traffic accident? What happened?
23. What transportation method will be the most common 50 years in the future?
24. Do you have a drivers’ license? How about your family?
25. Where do you usually drive? Do you drive during rush hour?
26. When did you start driving? Who taught you how to drive or where did you learn to drive? How
long did it take? Was learning hard?
27. What is the age requirement to legally drive in your native country?
28. Is driving in in your country different from driving in other countries? How?
29. Do your parents drive? When did they get their first car? Do you remember it?
30. Do you have a car? If not, does your family have a car? How did you choose it?
31. What do you think: why is it better to buy a used car instead of a new one?
32. Do you enjoy driving? How do you feel when you drive? Relaxed? Nervous?
33. How can you tell if somebody is a good driver? Are you one?
34. Have you ever got a traffic ticket (parking or speeding)? How did it happen?
35. Do you prefer driving in the cities, in nature or on the freeways? What are your reasons?
36. Can you ride a motorcycle?
37. Have you ever ridden a horse?
38. Are there speed limits in your country? If so, what is the average speed limit?
39. Do you have a bicycle? If so, when did you get it? How much did it cost? How often do you ride
it? What color is it?
40. Do you ride a bicycle more than once a week?
41. Do you always wear a seat belt? Even if you are riding in the back seat? How about on a bus?
42. Have you ever missed your last train or bus home? If so, how did you get home that night?
43. Is parking a problem in your country?
44. What are the most annoying bad driving habits of other drivers in your country (/or this
country /or compared to this or another country)?
45. What do you have to do to get a driver's license in your country? Do you think it's a good test?
46. Is the public transportation in your city efficient? Is it overcrowded?
47. Is public transportation in your city too expensive? Do people always pay for the fares?
48. If public transportation were free, would you use it more?
49. Do you think that your city government maintains the public transportation well? In other words,
are the buses and trains kept clean?
50. Do you feel safe when you use public transportation?
51. What is your favorite make of car? Why?
TRAVELLING
1. Are there any nearby tourist attractions near your hometown? If so, what are they?
2. What did you travel to see in your native land? What spot in your homeland was most
interesting to you? Why?
3. Are there popular vacation sites in your homeland? What are they? Would you recommend
that tourists from other lands visit there? Why? Why not?
4. Do you like to use travel guidebooks? Which ones? How are guidebooks useful?
5. What are some other good sources of travel information?
6. In which other countries have you traveled?
7. Did you plan where you would go before you left? Did you make reservations ahead of time?
Did you travel alone or with others?
8. Of the places you have been, which was the prettiest, which was the most impressive and
which was the most educational? How?
9. In the countries you visited, which people were the friendliest and which people were the
least friendly?
10. What languages have you spoken while traveling?
11. What are some useful phrases to learn in a foreign language? Why?
12. While traveling, were you ever afraid? Why?
13. While traveling, were you ever lost? Where were you?
14. Have you ever asked a person on the street for help while you were traveling? What
happened? Have you ever asked for help from an embassy or Traveler’s Aid?
15. Were you ever cheated by a store or restaurant while you were traveling? What did you say
or do? How did you react?
16. Where do you exchange money when you travel? Is foreign money confusing?
17. Is there any country you would like to visit again? What sites would you visit?
18. Is there any country outside your native country in which you would like to live?
19. Has any place surprised you? How was it different from what you expected?
20. Where would you like to travel next? Why? What would you most like to see?
 AIR TRAVEL

1. Have you ever travelled by plane? How old were you when you went on your first flight? Where
did you go?
2. Do you like to travel by airplane? Would you like to try?
3. What was the longest flight you have ever taken?
4. What seat do you prefer: window, center or aisle?
5. What are three things you're supposed to do before the flight takes off?
6. What do you like doing during the flight?
7. Does the plane provide anything to do to pass the time?
8. What do you do when you experience turbulence?
9. Have you ever met anyone or established any relationships during a flight?
10. Can you sleep during the flight?
11. Have you ever seen a female pilot?
12. Why do you think that most pilots are men?
13. Would you like to be a flight attendant?
14. What are the benefits and/or downfalls of working as a FA?
15. Why do you think most flight attendants are female?
16. Is being a flight attendant considered a good job in your country?
17. What do you think are the qualifications necessary to be a FA?
18. Are planes really safer than cars? (A British study shows that flying is 176 times safer than
walking, 15 times safer than driving and 300 times safer than a motorbike.)
19. Would you rather have a younger, more beautiful/handsome flight attendant or an older, more
experienced one?
20. What are the advantages of traveling by airplane? What are the disadvantages?
21. Do you know someone who is afraid of flying in an airplane?
22. What questions should you ask when buying airplane tickets?
23. What things or places can you see in an airport?
24. What questions do they ask you when you check-in at the airport?
25. What questions do they ask you when going through immigration and customs at the airport?
26. Have you ever heard about an airplane crash or terrorists on the plane?
27. What would you do if you were on a plane that was crashing?
28. Do you like to watch movies or TV shows about airplane crashes? Why or why not?
29. What are some airplane disaster movies? Why are they popular?
30. Have you ever met an annoying person during a flight?
31. Do you only fly one airline? Which airlines do you know?
32. What is the smallest airplane you have ever been on? How small was it?
33. Do you prefer flying in big planes or small planes? Why?
34. Would you like to learn how to fly? Why or why not?
35. Do you think being a pilot is a good job? Why or why not?
36. Have you ever gone sky-diving? Why or why not?
37. Do you enjoy the foods on airplane?
38. How much baggage do you take with you?
39. What items should not be included in your hand baggage?
40. What documents do you need for international travel?
41. How was the service on your last flight? Have you ever had bad service?
42. Would you pay money for airline food and drinks?
43. Would you drink or have you ever drunk alcohol during the flight?
44. Do you enjoy talking with strangers on an airplane?
45. Do you enjoy takeoff / landing? Why?
46. What do you do when you get blocked ears during landing?
47. Where can you put your coat and other things after boarding an airplane?
48. Can you smoke while traveling by plane?
49. Have you ever experienced jet lag? How can you deal with it?
50. What are the most common reasons for flight delays and cancellations?

HOTELS

1. Do you like staying in a hotel? A motel? A hostel? Private accommodation?

2. How often do you stay in hotels?
3. Are there many hotels in your city?
4. What are some famous hotels in your country/city?
5. What do you think about hotel food?
6. What activities do you usually do in a hotel?
7. What can you do in a hotel to have fun?
8. Do you ever worry for your belongings when you stay in a hotel?
9. What do you take into consideration when choosing a hotel?
10. When was the last time you stayed in a hotel?
11. Would you like to work in a hotel?
12. What are three things that you like about staying in hotels?
13. Describe your worst hotel experience.
14. What’s your best hotel experience?
15. Would you like to open your own hotel?
16. Do you use room service?
17. What do you think about Airbnb/Booking?
18. Have you ever used Airbnb/Booking to find a place to stay?
19. What do you think about working out in a gym hotel?
20. What do you think about hotel charging an extra fee for using the hotel WIFI?
21. Is there a hotel that you would never stay at again? Why not?
22. What is your favorite service provided by the hotel staff?
23. What are the necessities every hotel should have for a guest?
24. What is the craziest thing you’ve seen at a hotel?
25. Have you ever had an issue with your room or service and dealing with customer service?
26. What are your thoughts about pets in hotels?
27. Do you think it’s harder to work in a hotel as a cleaning person or front desk staff?
28. What kind of service would you expect from a 1-star hotel? And from a 5-star hotel?
29. Have you ever been to a hotel for any of the following reasons: weddings, receptions,
conferences (business), for lunch/dinner, delayed or cancelled flight (paid by the airline)?
30. Many hotels now have keycards instead of keys to the room. What are the advantages and
disadvantages? Have you ever lost a key / keycard and had to ask for a replacement?
31. What irritates you most about a hotel (in order of bad to worst)?
Bad service
Small room
Comfort (bed, layout, etc.)
Lack of cleanliness
Noise
Parking problems
Food
Other reasons

CELEBRATIONS

Birthdays
1. Are birthdays really important in your country?
2. When is your birthday?
3. How do you celebrate your birthday? If do, how do you like to celebrate your birthday?
4. Which birthdays are usually celebrated in your country?
5. What are some birthday traditions you know of from other countries?
6. What is your best birthday memory?
7. What is your worst birthday memory?
8. Have you ever had a surprise birthday party for yourself or someone else?
9. What is the best birthday gift you have ever received?
10. What is the worst birthday gift you have ever received?
11. What are some things you like to do for your birthday?
12. Did your parents give you birthday parties when you were a child?
13. In your opinion, what is the best time of year to have a birthday?
14. Do you like going to work on your birthday?
15. Did you like going to school on your birthday when you were a child?
16. Have you ever had a surprise party?
17. Whose birthday do you always remember?
18. Among your close friends and relatives, whose birthday is coming up next?
19. About how many birthday gifts or cards do you send or give to people each year?
20. Have you ever forgotten someone's birthday that you should have remembered?
21. Do you know any famous people's birthdays? (Are any the same as yours?)
22. Do you know of any big events in history that happened the year you were born?
23. What is the best birthday gift you have ever received?
24. What is the best birthday gift you have ever given?
25. What is the worst birthday gift you have ever received?
26. What is the worst birthday gift you have ever given?
27. If you could celebrate your own birthday the way you wanted, what would you do? Where
would you like to go? How many people would you invite?
28. Would you rather celebrate your birthday with just your relatives or just your friends?
29. Do you remember what gifts you received on your last birthday?
30. What would you like to get most for your birthday this year?
31. Is the cost of a present important to you?
32. What kind of gift do you usually prepare for your friend's birthday? What about for family
members?
33. Which is a better present, a well-chosen gift or money?

Weddings
1. What is the best age for a man or woman to get married?
2. Can you tell me about the wedding traditions in your country?
3. Are weddings as popular nowadays as they were 50 years ago?
4. How much does it cost to organize a wedding ceremony?
5. What is your attitude toward a church wedding ceremony? Do you think it is necessary?
6. Describe the wedding you've been to or heard about. Who got married? What were your
impressions of that wedding?
7. What is your attitude toward wedding ceremonies? Are weddings important?
8. What is better, to have a traditional wedding with guests invited, wedding dress and the
reception or to have just an official registration without any guests?
9. What are the pros and cons of organizing a wedding with guests, wedding dress and so on?
10. What gifts do guests usually give to the bride and groom? What do you think is the best gift?
11. Is it common in your country to organize bachelor and bachelorette parties?
12. What kind of weddings do you think are best?
13. Do you wish you could go to more weddings?
14. Why do many people not like weddings?
15. Do you think it’s easy or difficult to plan your own wedding?
16. What’s the best and worst wedding you’ve ever been to?
17. What are the best and worst things about weddings?
18. Do you think weddings in other countries are better than those in your country?
19. Do you think your wedding is the happiest day of your life?
20. Which celebrity wedding would you really like to go to?
21. What do you think of royal weddings?
22. What is the best part of a wedding: customs before the ceremony, the ceremony in church,
or the reception?
23. Do you think that one day, weddings will become a thing of the past?
HOLIDAYS

1. When you were a child, what was your favorite holiday? Why? What did you enjoy? What
usually happens on this holiday?
2. What is your favorite holiday? How do you celebrate it?
3. What are some holidays in your religious tradition?
4. When is the New Year observed in your homeland? How is the New Year celebrated?
Which calendar do you use?
5. In your native land, is there a special day to honor mothers? Fathers? Children?
6. Can you think of any fantasy figure, such as Santa Claus, connected to holiday
celebrations?
7. Do any holidays in your native country celebrate the end of a war? Which war? How do you
mark the occasion? Do any holidays honor war veterans? How are they honored?
8. Can you think of some national holidays to honor the birthdays of famous leaders? Who are
the leaders? What did they do?
9. What are some traditional gifts for Valentine’s Day? How do you celebrate it if you celebrate
it at all?
10. Do you think Valentine's Day is too commercial or consumerist?
11. Which holidays include special songs, dances, or costumes?
12. Which holidays often include fireworks?
13. On what holidays, do people traditionally put on costumes? Did you celebrate a holiday
similar to Halloween in your native country?
14. What are some holidays that occur in the Spring? Winter?
15. Can you think of some movies centered around a holiday? Do you have a favorite movie to
watch during the holidays? Why?
16. Why do you think so many people find the holiday season stressful?
17. What are your best tips to make holidays a positive experience?
18. Would you like to add, or create, a new holiday? What? Why? How would you like to
celebrate this new holiday?
19. What traditional ways of welcoming the New Year do you have in your family or in your
region?
20. How old are your New Year traditions? Did your grandparents celebrate in the same way?
21. Are children allowed to stay up late on New Year's Eve in your country?
22. How did you celebrate last New Year's Eve? What did you do?
23. Can you think of two things you were happy about from last year?
24. What are you looking forward to this year? If you aren't looking forward to this year, why
aren't you?
25. Have you ever made any of these popular New Year's resolutions? Would you like to make
any of them:
Quit smoking
Eat more healthily
Do more exercise
Lose weight
Learn a language
26. Do you celebrate Easter? How do you celebrate Easter in your country?
27. Did the original meaning of Easter get lost? Do you know the meaning of Easter?
28. Do you consider Easter an important holiday? Why or why not?
29. Do you think most people consider Easter time a religious celebration? Why or why not?
30. How do you think the Easter bunny and hiding colored eggs came to be part of the
celebration of Easter?
31. Do you celebrate Christmas? How?
32. Did it snow last year at Christmas? Did you enjoy last Christmas?
33. Did you believe in Santa Claus when you were a child? What do you know about Santa?
34. Do people behave differently during Christmas?
Do they try to be better?
Do you donate something (money, clothes...) to charities?
Do you give something to homeless people?
Do you attend any special religious ceremonies during the Christmas season?
35. Do you decorate the Inside/outside of your house for Christmas?
36. Do you enjoy Christmas time? Do you enjoy singing Christmas songs?
37. Do you exchange presents with your friends or family on Christmas day?
38. Do you go to church on Christmas day?
39. Do you have a Christmas tree? If so, how do you decorate it? When do you put it up? When
do you take it down? Is it real or artificial?
40. What is the significance of a Christmas tree? What does it represent for you?
41. Do you know why Christmas is celebrated around the world? Do you know the history of
Christmas?
42. Do you remember when you found out that Santa Claus wasn't real/ or when your children
found out? What was your/their reaction like?
43. Do you see your relatives at Christmas time?
44. Do you think Christmas is depressing? (There is a high suicide rate at this time of year.)
Why?
45. Does your town get decorated at Christmas?
46. Do you do Christmas shopping? If yes, when?
47. Have you ever celebrated Christmas in a foreign country?
48. If you could go anywhere during Christmas vacation, where would you go?
49. What do you want Santa to bring you for Christmas?
50. What is the best Christmas present you have ever got?
51. Is Christmas becoming too commercialized?
52. Why some people do not like Christmas?
53. If you had a million dollars, what would you do during Christmas time?
54. Do you remember Christmas celebrations you had as a child?
55. Do you ever think about the real meaning of Christmas?
 FOOD

1. Do you consider eating an obligation or a pleasure? Why?

2. What did you eat yesterday? Was it a typical day?
3. Do you drink juice/tea/coffee in the morning? Which ones?
4. Do you eat at the same time each day? Or do you eat when you have time?
5. Do you prefer salty snacks or sweet snacks? How often do you have snacks?
6. Where do you usually shop for food? What shopping tips can you share?
7. What drinks do you often have with your evening meal?
8. What kind of meat do you enjoy eating? Beef? Pork? Chicken? Fish?
9. What is your favorite vegetable? Least favorite?
10. What is your favorite fruit? Which fruits do you find delicious? Least favorite?
11. Which dishes from your country would you recommend to a tourist?
12. Are you a chef? Do you like cooking?
13. What’s your favorite recipe? Where did you get it? What dishes do you cook?
14. Do you think that fruits and vegetables are good for your health? Why or why not?
15. Are you or would you like to be vegetarian?
16. What does this saying mean: "An apple a day keeps the doctor away?"
17. Can fruits and vegetables help you cure diseases?
18. Can fruits and vegetables help you lose weight if you are on a diet?
19. Do you grow fruits or vegetables in your garden?
20. Are there any foods that you wouldn't eat as a child that you eat now?
21. Are you concerned about your daily calorie intake when choosing something to eat?
22. At what times do you usually eat your meals (breakfast, lunch, dinner)?
23. Do you always eat with your family?
24. Do you eat bread every day? Do you drink milk?
25. Breakfast is often called 'the most important meal of the day'. Do you agree?
26. Do you like Thai food? Chinese food? Italian food? Greek? Or any other?
27. Do you like trying new food and drinks?
28. Do you read the nutritional information on the foods you buy?
29. Do you think a vegetarian diet is better than a diet that includes meat?
30. Have you ever been a diet? If so, how long did you stay on it?
31. How much do you eat when you are sad or happy? What do you usually eat then?
32. If you are living abroad, what is the food that you miss most from home?
33. What are some foods that are considered unhealthy?
34. What foods have you tasted which you will never forget for the rest of your life?
35. What have you eaten so far today?
36. What is the most unusual thing you've ever eaten? Did it taste good or bad?
37. Which do you eat more often, rice, bread or potatoes? Why?
38. Why are diets usually short?
39. Why can't people stop eating?
40. Why do you think obesity is becoming such a problem throughout the world?
41. Do you believe that "we are what we eat?"
42. If you were on death row, what would you request for your last meal?
43. Do you pray before each meal?
44. Does your family have any special recipes that are passed down from generation to
generation?
45. Have you ever found something disgusting in your food?
46. Do you have any food allergies?
47. Do you think that food defines a culture? If so, how?
48. Do you like pizza? What do you like to drink with your pizza?
49. Why is pizza popular? Do you know anything about pizza’s history?
50. Do you ever make pizza at home?

EATING OUT

1. What is your favorite restaurant? Why?

2. How often do you eat at a fast food restaurant? Why?
3. Are American fast food chains popular in your homeland? Why?
4. What is your ideal dinner? Please describe the dishes, the guests, and the location.
5. How often do you eat out? Where do you usually go when you eat out?
6. How much do you usually pay when you eat out?
7. Who do you usually go with when you eat out?
8. Can you name restaurants in this area that serve food from other countries?
9. Do you know how to order food in English? Have you ever done so? Was it easy?
10. What is your favorite appetizer? Main Course? Dessert?
11. Do you ever drink alcoholic beverages when you eat out? If so, what do you drink?
12. Did you enjoy eating out in other countries you have visited? Which country had the best
food? Did you think the cost was high or low?
13. Do you know anyone who has owned a restaurant?
14. Have you ever worked in a restaurant? Would you?
15. Would you send a dish back if it did not taste good or if you received the wrong food?
16. Do you ever leave a tip at a restaurant? How much?
17. Who pays when you go out for dinner with friends or family?
18. What's the worst experience you ever had at a restaurant?
19. What's the most disgusting food you ever ate in a restaurant?
20. Do you like eating at buffets? Why or why not?
21. Do you ever order out from a restaurant?
22. Do senior citizens get a discount in restaurants in your country?
23. Do you like to try new restaurants, or do you prefer to go to those you have already been to?
Why?
24. Do you care what a restaurant looks like, or is the food the only thing you care about?
25. What do you think about children crying in a restaurant when you are trying to eat?
26. What do you think about people smoking in a restaurant when you are trying to eat?
27. What would you think if you saw the cook at the restaurant smoking while he is cooking your
food?
28. What is the most expensive meal you have ever eaten?
29. What is the most expensive restaurant that you have ever been to? What did you eat there?
When did you go? Who did you go with?
30. Do you like brunch?
31. What type of restaurants would you not tip in?
32. Which food from this country do you like the least?
33. What do you think about food portions in restaurants?
34. What food would you like to see in a restaurant in this country?
35. Do you prefer eating out with a single person or with a group?
36. Do you remember eating out as a child? Where did you go?
37. Do you think eating out is only for special occasions?
38. In your opinion, what qualities make a good waiter?
39. What was the best part of working in the restaurant? The worst?
40. Do you have a favorite restaurant which serves food from your native country?
41. How do you judge, evaluate, or rate restaurants? Have you ever written an online review?

JOBS

1. At what age do people usually begin to work in your country?

2. At what age do people usually retire in your country?
3. At what age would you like to retire?
4. What do you think you will do after you retire?
5. Can you talk about what a typical day at your current job is like?
6. Can you describe some of the people that you work with?
7. Can you describe your current job?
8. What was your first job?
9. Do women usually work after they get married in your country?
10. Do you ever work overtime? If so, do you get paid more for overtime work?
11. Have you ever had a part-time job?
12. Do you have to attend a lot of meetings for your job?
13. Do you have to work on Saturdays or Sundays?
14. Do you like your boss? Why or why not?
15. Do you like your job? Why or why not?
16. Do you think it is more important to make a lot of money or to enjoy your job?
17. Do you think people over 65 should work?
18. Do you think women and men should be paid the same for the same job?
19. Do you think women are good bosses?
20. Have you ever been promoted?
21. Have you ever taken any courses that specifically help you with the job you are doing now?
22. How have working conditions changed in recent years? For better or for worse?
23. Do you think that working conditions have improved? If so, in what ways?
24. How long do you plan to continue working where you are?
25. How long have you been working at your present job?
26. How old were you when you got your first job?
27. How well do you get along with your boss?
28. If you could own your own business, what would it be?
29. If you had to choose between a satisfying job and a well-paid one, which would you choose?
30. Is it common for men and women to have the same jobs in your country?
31. Name three occupations that you could do.
32. Name three occupations that you could never do?
33. What influenced your choice of job? (Why did you choose your job?)
34. What job(s) do you wish to have in the future?
35. What jobs in your country are considered to be good jobs? Why?
36. What kind of volunteer work have you done?
37. What three adjectives would describe yourself as a worker?
38. What time do you get home from work? Is it the same time every day?
39. What time do your start and finish work?
40. What would be your dream job?
41. When you were a child, what job did you want to have when you grew up?
42. Who among the people you know has the most interesting job? What is it?
43. Why did you leave your last job - did you resign or were you sacked?
44. Would you be upset if your boss was a woman?
45. Would you consider yourself to be an ambitious person at work?
46. Would you describe yourself as a workaholic?
47. Would you like a job in which you traveled a lot?
48. Would you like a job that required you to sit at a computer all day?
49. Would you like to do the same job for the rest of your life?
50. Would you like to work in an office? Why or why not?
51. Would you rather be a doctor or a banker?
52. Would you rather work inside or outside?
53. How much money do you need to make to fulfill your dreams and desires?
54. If money weren't a problem for you, which job would you prefer to have?
55. How do your wants and desires affect your career options and goals?
56. Is it common for people from your country to have one job for life?
57. What are the pros and cons of being a manager?
58. What are the qualities a good boss should have?
59. What are some jobs that some people think only one gender can do, but can be done by
either gender?
60. What should you not do during a job interview?
61. Who would you hire an employee with a lot of experience or an employee with a lot of
education?
62. Did you need any special training to get your job?
63. Which do you think most people prefer, indoor or outdoor jobs?
64. What are the advantages and disadvantages to your job?
65. Which do you think are some of the more demanding jobs?
66. Which are the least demanding jobs?
67. Which jobs are badly paid?
68. Which jobs are over-paid?
69. Is your job competitive? Are you competitive?
70. What degrees do you have?
71. Do you think it’s ok to ask about someone’s marital status on a job interview?
72. What are your strengths and weaknesses?
73. Can you work under pressure?
74. Have you lied on your resume?
75. Have you ever spoken English at work?
76. Do you prefer working alone or with others?
77. What tips do you have for young people entering your profession?
78. Have you ever complained about a co-worker? A boss? How did they upset you?
79. How has a co-worker impressed you? What have you learned from your co-workers?
80. What are some common misconceptions about your profession?
81. How do some people neglect their work duties because of family responsibilities?
82. Have you ever known someone to neglect their family because of their work?
83. Do most people work to live or live to work?

TELEPHONING

1. Can you find someone's telephone number on the Internet? Why?

2. Have you ever called for pizza delivery?
3. Have you ever called a business (airlines, ELI, auto repair, insurance, bank, etc.) for
information?
4. Have you ever had a problem with your phone bill? What did you do?
5. Have you ever dialed the wrong number? What happened? How did you feel? (frustrated,
embarrassed, relaxed, etc.)
6. Have you ever left a voice mail or a message on an answering machine?
7. What is good telephone etiquette?
8. What is considered rude in your culture when it comes to telephoning?
9. How do you communicate with someone who is in another place/country?
10. How many phone calls do you usually receive and make in one day?
11. Do you have a cell phone? Which one?
12. When did you get your first phone?
13. How many text messages do you send in a day?
14. Who pays for your cell phone?
15. Who is the youngest person you know who has a cell phone?
16. What kind of features does your cell phones have?
17. Is it in bad taste to leave your cell phone on or use it when you are at a restaurant?
18. What are some of the advantages and disadvantages of cell phones?
19. Could you live without your mobile phone?
20. How much do you spend a month on your cell phone?
21. At what age do kids now get cell phones?
22. Do you know how to use all the functions on your phone?
23. Does it ever bother you when people use their cell phones? When? Why?
24. Are you worried about radiation from you cell phone?
25. Who do you call most often?
26. How many cell phones have you broken?
27. Are you allowed to have your mobile telephone switched on in class/at work?
28. Is it illegal to speak on your cell phone while you are driving in your country?
29. Do you think it should be illegal to speak on your cell phone while driving?
30. Has your cell phone ever broken down?
31. Have you ever lost your phone? Has your phone ever been stolen?
32. What age do you think children should be allowed to have a mobile phone?
33. Did you ever let the telephone ring without answering it? Why?
34. Are you aware of the current health risks associated with mobile phones?
35. Do you know of anybody who has had the mobile phone stolen?
36. Now that you own a mobile phone would you ever consider not possessing a phone in the
future?
37. On average how many hours do you use your mobile phone weekly?
38. Mobile phones can be seen as fashion trend, can this put pressure on you to renew your
phone to the newest model?

SPORTS

1. Do you play any sports?

2. Are you a good soccer player? Basketball player? Tennis player?
3. Are you a member of any sports team? If not, have you ever been?
4. Are you good at sports? What sports are you good at?
5. Do you often play sports?
6. Do you like to exercise?
7. Do you like to watch sports on TV?
8. Do you think athletes earn enough money, not enough money or too much money?
9. Do you think everybody should practice sports?
10. Do you think playing sports helps people work better as a team at work?
11. Do you think that parents are too involved in their children's sports activities?
12. Have you ever been to a game?
13. Have you ever been to watch a professional sporting event?
14. Is it good that professional sports are so commercial nowadays?
15. What do you think is the most popular sport in the world?
16. Are the same sports popular to men and women?
17. What is the most dangerous sport?
18. What is the most expensive sport?
19. What is the most popular sport in your country?
20. What is your favorite team sport?
21. What new sports would you like to try?
22. Who is your favorite professional sportsman/woman?
23. Which sport would you not let your child play? Why?
24. Does it bother you that people gamble on sporting events?
25. Is fishing viewed as a sport in your culture or solely a pastime activity?
26. Are people in your country crazy about sports? Which ones?
27. Do professional athletes in your country make millions of dollars a year?
28. Sometimes sports teams ask the city to help them build a new stadium. Do you think the city
should give money for this? Why or why not?
29. When the city helps build a new sports stadium, who benefits the most - the team, the city,
the nearby businesses, or the sports fans?
30. What do you do to keep fit?
31. What are some of the benefits of sports?
32. Which athletes are best known in your homeland? Which sport does he or she play? What
do people admire about this athlete?
33. Does your native country participate in the Olympics? In which sports are your countrymen
most competitive?
34. Do you prefer to play team sports or individual sports? Why?
35. Which foreign athletes are popular in your country?
36. If you could, would you outlaw any sports? Why?
37. Is chess a sport? How about car racing? And fishing?
38. Do sports help you build character?
39. Are there any disadvantages of playing sports?

FILMS

1. What is your all-time favorite movie?

2. Are there any kinds of movies you dislike? If so, what kinds? Why do you dislike them?
3. Do you prefer fiction or nonfiction books? How about movies?
4. Do you usually watch movies at home or at the cinema?
5. Have you ever seen the same movie more than once? If yes, name it (or them).
6. How often do you go to the cinema?
7. Have you ever rented movies?
8. If a book has been made into a movie, which do you prefer to do first, see the movie or read
the book? Why?
9. What do you think of people who talk during movies at the cinema?
10. What is the scariest movies you have ever seen?
11. What's the funniest?
12. What's the most romantic?
13. What is the worst movie you've ever seen?
14. What was the last movie you saw? Was it good? Who did you see it with?
15. Which do you like better, action movies or comedy movies?
16. What movie star would you most like to meet?
17. Who is your favorite actor or actress?
18. What do you think of reality shows?
19. Do you think that films can be educational?
20. Who's your favorite director?
21. See any good movies lately?
22. How much does it cost to see a movie in your country?
23. Do you like recommending movies to others?
24. Are you addicted to watching movies?
25. Would you like to be an actor/actress? Why or why not?
26. Do you think action movies are bad for children?
27. What do you prefer, animated movies or real movies?
28. What is your favorite movie soundtrack?
29. Do you think historical movies are educational?
30. Do you like documentaries?
31. Can you remember the name of the first movie you saw that made you cry?
32. What is your favorite classical movie?
33. Do you like foreign films that are dubbed in your mother tongue or do you like watching the
film in its original form with subtitles?
34. Do you think there should be more movies made in your country?
35. What things happen too often in movies?
36. If a movie star wanted to marry you, would you divorce your spouse?
37. Have you ever thought about what super powers you would like to have?
38. How often would you go to the cinema if you always had free tickets?
39. If they made a movie about your life, what kind of movie would it be?
40. Would you let a movie crew film in your house?
41. Would you like to be a movie extra?
42. Do you think there is too much nudity in movies?
43. Do you think there is too much violence in movies? Does it affect children?
44. When there's a new movie on and you are interested in it, do you usually go to the cinema
to watch it or download it/watch it online?
45. What do you think about eating during movies at the cinema?
46. Have you ever fallen asleep in the middle of a film? Why?
47. What is the longest film you've ever seen? How many hours was it?
48. Do you prefer watching foreign films in their original version or with subtitles?
49. Who chooses the programs the family watches together?
50. Should some kinds of movies not be made?
51. Should children under the age of 10 be allowed to see horror movies?
52. Would you be willing to leave your country forever if you could be a famous actor/actress?
53. What are some problems that actors or actresses have?
54. Are the most famous and most popular movies in your country made in your country? Or are
they foreign movies?
55. What are the names of some of the most famous directors of movies in your language?
How about actors and actresses? Do you like them?
56. Please name some of the best films made in your language. Describe their plots and tell
why you liked them.
57. Are animated films being originally produced in your language?
58. Describe some comedy films made in your language. How are they different from Hollywood
comedies?
59. Do films made in your language have the same kinds of special effects as Hollywood films?
60. Are there good documentaries made in your language? If so, describe some topics they
deal with.
61. What positive effects do foreign films have on the people and culture of your country?
62. What possible negative effects do foreign films have on the people and culture of your
country?
63. Do people in your country get the wrong kind of information from foreign films? And when
people from other countries watch movies about your culture, do they get the right
impression?
64. What kinds of films would you like your children to watch when they are young?
65. Did you have a favorite movie as a child? Teenager?
66. Did you have a favorite star as a child or teenager?
67. How do you decide which movie to see? Word of mouth? Ads? Awards? Reviews?
68. Why do some films have two different versions?
69. What are some good movies based on good novels?
70. What are some bad movies based on good novels? What went wrong?
71. Do you enjoy movie previews? Why? Are any of them misleading? Exciting?
72. Do you watch the Academy Awards show? Why?
73. Do you have similar taste in movies as your friends or family?