Part 1
Name
Is there any special meaning behind your name?
What’s your name?
Why do you get this name?
Occupation
Are you a student or at work?
What are you studying for?
What are you responsible for?
Do you study part-time while working?
What are the subjects you study?
What’s your major?
Do you think people should get paid when they are required to work on weekends?
Activities
How do you spend your weekend?
Do you read a lot in your spare time?
Has anyone sent you a book before?
Do you like watching TV in spare time? What kinds of programs do you like?
What are the ways to relax?
What do you usually do in the evening?
Do the people have more time to relax now?
What kind of shopping do you like?
Music
What kind of music do you like to listen to?
Do you think children can benefit from listening to music?
Hometown
What are the features of your hometown?
What’s special about your hometown?
What are some of the changes that have taken place in your hometown?
Do you like the city you live in?
Apartment and House
Do you like the place you currently live in?
How is your relationship with your neighbors?
Describe your flat or house
Fashion
What is your taste of clothes?
When do you wear suits?
Arts
Which styles of arts do you like and why?
What do you think about arts? Are they important?
What’s your favorite art, such as painting or sculpture?
Modern Technology
How often do you use telephone?
Which do you prefer, sending emails or writing letters?
How often do you usually send or receive emails?
Language
Why do you learn English?
How long have you been learning English?
What do you think is a good way to learn English?
Health
Do people live longer now? Why is that?
How about people in the past?
Garden
Does your house have a garden? Why?
Do you like planting?
Who plants in the gardens in China?
Children
How to foster children?
Food
What’s your favorite food?
Where do you eat?
Mass Media
What’s the difference between magazine and newspaper?
Is the information on the Internet reliable?