How easy is it to buy organic food in your area? Why do some people believe that organic food is important for health?
Reading
Do you find reading a good way to relax? (Why?) What do you remember about the first books you read? Which newspapers or magazines do you usually read? (Why?)
Travel
Tell me about a beautiful place you have visited. Is there a place you would like to visit again? (Why?) What might persuade you to visit a new place?
Prospects
What do you hope to be doing next year? Tell me something about your future plans regarding work. Are job prospects for your age group generally good?
Eating habits
How healthy is the diet you follow? What do you think of fast food? How can school help you eat more healthily? Is there a type of food that you avoid eating?
Climate and weather
What is your favourite type of weather? Does the weather influence how you feel? How does the weather influence your everyday activities?
The area where you live
Describe the area where you live. What do you like or dislike about your area? What problems does your area have? What is the best place you have lived
Manners
How important are good manners in your country? Why do you think older people often complain about younger people’s manners? Who should teach manners
Public transport
Why do you think some people pay lots of money to fly first class? What’s the best thing about public transport where you live?
Television
How much television do you watch in a week? What kinds of programmes do you like and dislike? What are the advantages and disadvantages of watching television
Friendship
What qualities do you look for in a good friend? Would you prefer a wide circle of friends or just a few close friends? Why? How can friends help you in times
Qualifications and examinations
What has been the most difficult examination you have taken? Would you prefer to be tested through course work or by an examination?
Education
What have you enjoyed most about your education so far? Which subject has been the hardest for you to understand? Where do you like to do your homework
Sport
What sport would you choose to do professionally and why? Why do you think professional sportspeople are paid so much money?
Clothes and fashion
How important is it for you to follow fashion? What kind of clothes do you like to wear? Do you wear different clothes in different situations?
Money management
How good do you think you are at saving money? Generally, what luxuries do you spend your money on? How do you decide how to spend your money?
Fashion
What’s better – being fashionable or having your own personal style? How do you think fashion will change in the future?
Photography
A picture is worth a thousand words’. Why do some people believe this? What makes a photograph important to you? What do you do with the photos you take?
Holidays
Where do you like to spend your holidays? How’s a typical day when on holidays? Do you like going camping?What is the best place you have ever been on holiday
Relationships with other people
Do you prefer to spend your free time with friends or family? (Why?) Are there any characteristics that most of your friends share?
Personal comfort
When do you feel most relaxed? Which is the most comfortable room in your house? (Why?) What sort of clothes do you wear for special occasions?
Foreign language ability
Why do you think it is important to speak a foreign language? Why do you think some people learn a language and then forget how to speak it?
Leisure facilities
What leisure facilities do you and your friends use? What kinds of leisure facilities are there in your town?
Cinema
What types of film do you enjoy watching? Do you prefer watching films at home or at the cinema? Is going to the cinema popular with people your age?
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