Oral Placement Test

What is your name?

Where are you from?

Where do you live now?

Is it easy to meet new people where you live?

What's the best place to spend a free afternoon in your town?

How expensive is it to go out in the evening where you live?

Could you tell me something about the area where you grew up?

Could you describe your family home to me?

What’s the most interesting place you’ve visited?

Is there anything you would like to learn about your country?

Which area of your country would you like to get to know better?

What do you like about living there?

Tell us about a festival or celebration in your home country?

Tell us about a day you’ve really enjoyed recently?

Are you planning to do anything special this weekend?

How much time do you spend at home?

What did you do on your last birthday?

Do you like cooking?

What’s your favourite food?

What’s your favourite day of the week?

What’s your favourite part of the day?

Which time of year is your favourite?

Do you use the internet to learn new things?

Do you prefer working on your own or with other people?

What do you think would be the most interesting job to do?

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Do you find it easy to study where you live?

What were the most important things you’ve learned at primary school?

Would you prefer to work for a big or small company?

What kind of work would you really like to do in the future?

Are you happier doing mental or physical work?

Can you remember your first English lesson?

Where would you like to go on holiday in future?

Do you prefer traveling by train, bus or airplane?

Do you plan your holidays or decide everything spontaneously?

Have you ever used English while traveling?

Is there a good public transport system in your country?

Do you ever go to concerts?

How important is TV to you?

How much TV do you watch in a week?

Do you like the same TV programmes as your parents?

Tell us about a TV programme you've seen recently?

Do you enjoy going to parties?

How often do you read newspapers?

Do you like shopping?

Where do you like listening to music?

Do you like going to the cinema?

Tell me about your favourite film star?

Tell us about a film you really like?

Do you enjoy playing computer games?

Do you use the internet much?

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What do you use the internet for?

Do you ever listen to the radio?

Who are the most important people in your life?

What do you enjoy doing with your friends?

Who do you spend your free time with?

Have you done anything interesting with your friends recently?

Do you and your friends share the same ideas?

Tell me about your best friend? Tell me about a good friend of yours?

Do you normally go out with family or friends?

Tell me a little bit about your family?

How much time do you spend at home nowadays?

Do you have a favourite book, newspaper or magazine?

What's the most exciting thing you've ever done?

Tell us about a TV programme you’ve seen recently?

What’s the difference between reading the news in the newspaper and watching it on TV?

Who do you spend your free time with?

Do you prefer to be outside or inside when you have free time?

What do you most enjoy doing when you're at home?

Is your routine at weekends different from your daily routine?

Do you enjoy reading?

What sort of books do you read?

Does anyone you know have an interesting hobby?

Are you interested in sport?

Is there a sport or hobby you enjoy doing?

Is there a sport you’d really like to try?

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What sports do people play most in your country?

How much exercise do you take each week?

Do you like to be physically active or do you prefer relaxing?

Is there anything you'd love to be able to do in the future?

Do you plan to study anything in the future?

What are you going to do this weekend?

Are you going to do anything special this weekend?

Do you think computers will replace newspapers and TV in the future?

Which country would you like to visit in the future?

Do you think you'll go there one day?

What do you enjoy most about learning English?

Where are you from?

What do you do here/there?

How long have you been studying English?

Are you the kind of person who can do two things at once?

How do you usually like to spend your free time?

Are you planning to do any courses in the near future?

If you could go anywhere in the world, where would you go? Why?

Do you use social networking sites a lot? Why/Why not?

Where do you live? What kind of place is it?

Which is better, the city or the country? Why do you think so?
You plan to paint your house one color. What color would you paint it?
Why did you choose this color? What does it say about your personality?
What do you like about your neighborhood? What do you hate about it? Please explain.

Do you like to live on quiet streets or busy streets?

Do you like to go out ?
Do you like to cook ?
Have you ever bought something because it was fashionable? If so, what?
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Do you prefer to go shopping or just browsing? Why?

What piece of clothing do you spend your money on the most? Why?
Do you read fashion magazines? Why?
What job do you want ?
Do you like outgoing people?
Who in your family is always busy ?
What places are near where you live ?

What do you want to do in the future ?

How many times have you travelled by air? Where did you go each time?
Which was the longest flight?

When do you think it is OK to be a little late?

What do you really like to do on the weekend?
Did you do anything special for your last birthday?
What is your favourite time of the year to go away on holiday?
What kind of weather do you like the most?
Where would you rather live – in the city, in a small town, or on a farm?
What kind of restaurant do you like ?
What do you prefer? a) eating at home b) eating out c) going to a dinner party
What do you like to order at your favorite restaurant?
What do you prefer? a) crowded places (ie. night clubs) b) rural areas c) the suburbs

Do you like to have a busy schedule? Why? Why not?

What are your strengths? Best skills?
What is your major weakness?
What things are most important to you in a work situation?

What kind of job interests you?

What kind of company do you want to work for?

Do you know anyone with an interesting job? What does he/she do?

What do you reply to someone who says:

I have a bad cold

I got a promotion

I went to the mountains last weekend

I lost my Iphone

What do you usually do on

Monday afternoon
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Thursday morning

What does

Nike design

Toyota manufacture

Apple design

What kind of work is

challenging for you (Why?)

fun (Why?)

easy (Why?)

What should you do if

you make a mistake at work

your friend is angry

What increased sharply in your life ?

On the telephone:

Say your name. Offer help.

Ask the caller to speak more slowly
Ask the caller for their telephone number
Say you are calling to ask if he /she is free for a meeting.

Say you are busy and give a reason.

What have been the best moments of your life so far?

Could you tell me about your family?

Would you rather be an only child or have brothers and sisters? Why?

How often and on what occasions do you see your relatives?

Could you tell me about your favourite relative?

What kind of family would you like to have in the future?

How do you share housework in your family?

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Do you think children should help with the housework? Why and how? / Why not?

What are some of the things that your family usually do together?

How are weekdays different from weekends in your family’s life?

What are your plans for the future?

What are you like as a person?

Could you tell me about your best friend?

What is important about a friend for you?

What family occasions do you celebrate in your family and how?

How do you usually celebrate your birthday?

What kind of clothes do you like to wear?

Do you try to follow the latest fashion? How? / Why not?

Could you tell me about the shopping habits in your family?

Do you prefer shopping in a small shop or a big supermarket/hypermarket/shopping

mall? Why?

What kind of people do you like to spend time together with?

Could you describe the area where you live?

Would you rather live in a big city or in the country? Why?

Could you describe your house/flat and the rooms in it?

Which is your favourite place at home and why?

Could you describe the home you would like to have in the future?

What do you and your family do to protect the environment?

What kind of weather do you like the most/the least? Why?

Which season of the year do you like best/the least? Why?

Why did you choose to study in this school?

What do you like most about your school?

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What are some of the things you would change about your school?

What are your favourite subjects/lessons at school and why?

What is an ideal teacher like for you?

What are some of the best memories of your school years?

What do you think? How can you use your English in the future?

How is it best to learn English? What has worked for you? Why?

What do you like most about learning languages?

Could you tell me about the job you would like to have in the future?

Would you like to be self-employed or an employee? Why?

Have you ever had a summer job? If yes: Could you tell me about it? / If no: Would
you like to have one this summer? Why/Why not?

What is an ordinary week-day of yours like?

How are your week-days different from weekends and holidays?

How do you think your days will be different after leaving secondary school?

How healthy is your life-style? What should you do differently?

What do you normally have for your breakfast / lunch / dinner?

How healthy is your diet? Why do you think so?

What does your family usually eat and drink on special occasions (e.g. Christmas,
Easter, birthdays)?

Where do you like to eat? Why?

Do you prefer traditional restaurants or fast-food places? Why?

Could you tell me about an illness you have had?

Have you or someone in your family ever had an accident? If, yes, tell me about it.

How do you try to keep fit?

How important is sport in your family?

What sports are you interested in? Why?

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What do you like doing in your free-time?

Could you tell me about a film you have seen recently?

Could you tell me about your family’s TV viewing habits?

What are your favourite TV programmes and why?

Which do you prefer: watching a film on TV/on video or watching a film in the
cinema? Why?

What are your favourite places for going out?

What does music mean to you?

Tell me what you read. Where and how often do you read that/those?

What’s your favourite means of transport and why?

What do you think of the traffic in your area/town? How would you improve it?

Could you give me directions to the nearest shop/your home from here, please?

Could you tell me about a holiday you enjoyed a lot?

What kind of holiday do you prefer and why?

What kind of accommodation and what way of travelling do you prefer when you go
on holiday? Why?

What do you like doing when you are on holiday?

Could you tell me about your dream holiday?

How do you prepare for a holiday?

How do you think our life is easier nowadays than it was in the past?

How do technological devices make your family’s life easier?

What technological devices would you not like to live without? Why?