Warm-up

 Could you show me your identification card please?

 Could you tell me your full name please?
 What shall I call you?
 Does your name have any special meaning?
 Why do so many people change their names?
 Is your name important to you?

Hometown or birth place

 Where do you come from?
 Where do you live?
 Can you tell me something about your hometown?
 Can you tell me some famous landscapes or scenic spots in your hometown?
 Can you tell me some history of your hometown?

Personal background and information

 Are you a student or do you have a job?
 What do you like most about your study?
 What kind of job do you prefer after graduation?
 What is your major?
 What do you do for living?

Personal background and information

 Could you tell me a typical day of yours?
 How do you get your job?
 Are you satisfied with your job?
 What do you like most about your job?
 What kind of job do you prefer in the future?

Hobby or inclination -1
 What do you usually do in your spare time?
 Do you prefer to stay alone or with your friends?
 What do you usually do on weekends and weekdays?
 What do you usually do when you go out?
 What do you usually do with your friends?
Hobby or inclination 2
 Do you like reading?
 What kind of books do you like best?
 Do you like English? Why or why not?
 What do you think of the importance of English?
 What are good hobbies and bad hobbies? Why?

Future plan
 Why do you take the IELTS test?
 What are you planning to do in the next five years?
 What are you planning to do in the next ten years?
 What is the first thing you will do when you arrive at the new place?

Travelling-1
 Do you like traveling?
 Do you like travel alone or with your friends?
 Have you traveled to other places? Where are they?
 What do you usually do when you first arrive in a new place?

Travelling-2
 What are the benefits of traveling?
 Why do so many people like traveling nowadays?
 Do you think it's true that travel broadens the mind?
 Do young people and older people benefit differently from travelling?
 How can you make sure you get the most from your travels?

Family
 Tell me something about your family.
 What do you like doing most with your family?
 Who are you close to in your family?
 In what way is your family important to you?
 In what ways have families changed in the last hundred years?
 Should we rely heavily on our families or is it better to try to be independent?
Friends -1
 Do you have many friends? Are they casual acquaintances or close friends?
 Do you prefer to stay with your family or with your friends?
 Do you prefer one or two close friends or many friends?
 Can you talk about your best friend?

Friends -2
 How to make friends?
 What do you usually do with your friends?
 What do you expect from a good friend?
 Are friends as important to you as family?
 Do you think friendships change as we get older? How?

Music
 Do you like music?
 What are the benefits of listening to music?
 What kind of music do you like best?
 Why do you like this kind of music?
 What is your favourite musical instrument?

Transportation
 Can you say something about the transportation in your hometown?
 What is the common means of transport in your country?
 Do traffic jams often occur in your hometown or in the city where you live?
 How to solve the problem?
 What changes in transportation have taken place in the past several years in your
country?

Sport
 Are you good at sport?
 What sports do you play?
 What is the most popular sport in your country?
 What do you do to keep fit?
 What are the best ways to keep fit?
 Do you think most people consider exercise a chore or do they find it fun?
 What is the most popular form of exercise in your country?

Hometown
  What type of place is it?
 What was it like growing up there?
 Has it changed much since you were a child?

Studies

 What are you studying?

 Why did you choose that particular course?
 What job would you like when you have completed all your studies?

Free Time

 What type of activities do you like to do in your free time?

 How long have you been interested in these activities?
 Do you like to do theses activities alone or with other people? (Why)?
 Do you think people have enough free time? (Why/why not)?

Work

 What work do you do?

 What do you enjoy most about your work?
 What are your main duties?
 Is there any other work you would like to do in the future?

Timing

 Is being late acceptable in your culture? (Why/why not)?

 Are you ever late for appointments? (Why/why not)?
 What type of excuses do you think are alright for lateness?
 How do you feel when someone is late for an appointment with you?
Neighbours

 Do you know the people who live next door to you?

 How often do you see each other?
 What kind of relationship do you have?
 How can neighbours be helpful?
 What kind of problems can people have with their neighbours in a big city?

Dreams

 Do you dream much at night?

 Do you often remember your dreams?
 Do you think we can learn anything from dreams? (Why)?
 Do people in your country talk about their dreams? (Why)?
 Do you think that dreams can come true?

Accommodation
 Do you live in a house or an apartment/flat?
 What do you like about living there?
 Which is your favourite room in your home? Why?
 Would you change anything about your home? Why/why not?
 Would you like to move to a different home in the future?
 What sort of accommodation would you most like to live in?

Hometown
 Tell me about your hometown.
 What’s your hometown known for?
 Do you like your hometown?
 Is it big or small?
 How long have you been living there?
 Do you think you’ll continue living there for a long time?
 How has your town changed in the last 20 years?

Your Country
 Tell me about your country.
 Where is your country located?
 Which part of your country do most people live in?
 What are the main industries in your country?
 What are some of the good things about living in your country?
 What are some of the bad things about living in your country?
New Activities-1
 Do you like to try new activities?
 Is it good for people to try new things?
 Why are some people afraid of trying new things?
 What help do people need when they're trying new things?

New Activities -2
 What are some of the difficulties a person might have when they try something
new?
 Do you think it's better to have new experiences when you're young or when
you're older?
 Did you try new activities when you were younger?
 Do you like to try new activities alone or with friends?

Picnics -1
 Do you enjoy picnics?
 How often do you go on a picnic? Where? Why?
 Who do you go with?
 Why do people go on picnics?
 What do they do?

Picnics
 When was the last time you went on a picnic?
 Do many people enjoy picnics in your country?
 Where do people in your country go on a picnic?
 Will you go on picnics more often in the future?

Meeting New People

 Do you often meet new people?
 How do you feel about meeting new people?
 Are you able to decide whether you like the person by the first meeting?
 Is it easy for you to meet new people?
 Do you care about people’s opinions about you?
 How do you meet new people? Like where? Where do you find new people?
 When was the last time you met a new person?
Discussions
 What do you like to talk about?
 How often do you talk to people on different topics?
 Who do you usually have discussions with?
 Have your discussion topics changed since you were a child?
 Do you often change your opinions?
 Do you prefer to talk or to listen?

Jokes
 Are you good at telling jokes?
 Do you like listening and telling jokes?
 Do your friends like to tell jokes?
 How do you know what jokes are proper to say to your friends?
 Do you like to watch comedies?
 Are there comedy shows in your country?
 Have you ever watched a live comedy show?

Borrowing and Lending

 Have you ever borrowed books from others?
 Have you ever borrowed money?
 Do you mind if someone asks to borrow something from you?
 How do you feel when people don’t return things they borrowed from you?
 Do you like to lend things to others?
 Would you let someone borrow your mobile phone?

Laughter
 Do you often laugh?
 When was the last time you laughed?
 Do you like watching funny TV programmes on TV? Live comedy shows?
 What kinds of thing make you laugh?
 Do you like making other people laugh? [Why/Why not?]Are you good at it?
 Do you think it’s important for friends to laugh together? [Why/Why not?]

Handwriting
 Do you have good handwriting?
 How did you learn your handwriting?
 Do you like receiving hand-written letters?
 How important is handwriting in your country?
Concentration 1
 When is it hard for you to concentrate?
 What may distract you when you are trying to stay focused?
 In what situations do you need to concentrate?
 When do you need to be focused?

Concentration 2
 What do you do to improve your concentration?
 What do you do to help you concentrate?
 Is it easy for you to do two things simultaneously?
 Is difficult for you to stay focused on something?

Rubbish
 Why do some people throw garbage on the street instead of using trash bins?
What do you do if you see garbage on the street?
How do you feel when you see people throw garbage on the street?
Do you help in maintaining the streets tidy?
Do you always try to recycle paper and plastic?
Do you always try to recycle paper and plastic?

Making lists
 Do you like making lists?
How often do you make lists?
Do you make a shopping list when you go shopping?
Do you make a to-do lists at work? Does it work?
Why don’t some people like making lists?
Do you prefer to make a list on paper or on your phone?
When was the last time you made a list?

Tidiness -1
 Are you a tidy person?
 What do you do to be tidy?
 Do you think that it’s necessary to be tidy?
 Do you think that people should be tidy all the time?
Tidiness -2
 Do you keep your workplace tidy?
 What about your house?
 When was the last time you cleaned up?
 What did you do during this spring cleaning?

Famous People / Stars / Celebrities -1

 Do you want to be a star?
 Have you ever met celebrities/pop stars in person?
 What pop stars do you like? Do you like any foreign celebrities?
 Who is your favourite celebrity?

Famous People / Stars / Celebrities -2

 Who is your favourite movie star?
 Are international movie stars famous in your country?
 Do you read news about celebrities?
 How do celebrities influence their fans in your country?

Recycling -1
 Do you recycle? Why?
 What kind of things do you recycle?
 Did you learn about recycling when you were a child? At school?
 Is it easy to recycle where you live?

Recycling -2
 Do people usually recycle in your hometown?
 Do you think recycling is important? Why?
 Have your attitudes towards recycling changed over the last couple of years?
 Will you keep recycling in the future?

Sport-1
 Do you like sport? What?
 Do you like extreme sports?
 Do most people in your country like sport?
 What sports do people in your country play?
 What was your favourite sport when you were a child?
Sport 2
 Did you do much sport when you were younger?
 What are the benefits of doing sport?
 Who is your favourite sport star?
 Do you like to watch sports on TV?
 What kinds of sports would you like to try in the future?

Weekends -1
 What do you usually do on the weekend?
 Do you like to work on the weekends?
 Do you feel that weekends now are more important to you than when you were a
child?
 What would your ideal weekend be like?
 Is it important to make the most of your weekends?

Weekends-2
 Which is your favourite part of the weekend?
 Do you think your weekends are long enough?
 How important do you think it is to have free time on the weekends?
 In your country, do men and women usually do the same kind of things on
weekend?
 Why do you think many people consider the weekend to be important?
 What are you going to do next weekends?

Changes -1
 Do you like changes? Why?
 Do you often change?
 What do you change?
 What would you not like to change?

Changes -2
 Have you changed a lot since your childhood?
 What was the last change you made?
 What has been the greatest change in your life so far?
 Have there been any changes in your hometown recently?
 What do you plan to change next year?
Buying things
 Do you often buy things?
 Do you enjoy buying expensive things?
 Do you compare the price in different shops before you buy something?
 Do you usually search for bargains?
 Where do you go to get a low price?

Shopping
 Do you like shopping?
 Is it difficult for you to make choices when you shop?
 How often do you buy something in a shop?
 Do you buy things online? What?
 What was the last thing you bought?

Furniture-1
 Do you have a lot of items of furniture at home? At work?
 What furniture do you own? Which items do you like?
 What's your favourite item of furniture?
 Have you ever received furniture as a gift?

Furniture-2
 Do you often buy furniture? Why? Where?
 What furniture do you usually buy? What did last you buy?
 What would you like to buy?
 What styles do you prefer: modern or traditional furniture?

Text Messages -1
 Do you like texting?
 How often do you write texts?
 Why do you send texts?
 So you use any apps to write texts?
 Do you text someone if they don’t answer your phone call?

Text Messages -2
 Do you prefer sending or receiving messages?
 Do you always reply to a text message?
 In what situations is making a call better than writing a text?
 Is texting better than calling people?
 Have you ever received a confusing text message?
 Do you receive texts with ads?
Being in a hurry-1
 How often are you in a hurry?
 Do you like doing things quickly?
 What do you often do in a hurry?
 When was the last time you did something in a hurry?
 What did you do? Why did you do it in a hurry?

Being in a hurry -2
 Do you like to finish things quickly?
 What kind of things do you never do in hurry? Why?
 Is it good to be always in a hurry?
 Why do people make mistakes when they are in hurry?

Newspapers/magazines -1
 Do you read news in newspapers or on the Internet?
 Do you think the Internet is a good way to get news?
 Which do you prefer: reading magazines or newspapers?
 Do you often read newspapers?
 How old were you when you started reading newspapers?

Newspapers/magazines -2
 Do you think it's important to read newspapers?
 How do newspapers attract readers?
 What effect do newspapers have on society?
 Is news important to you? How often do you read the news?
 Do you prefer to read local or international news?
 Do you discuss the news with your friends?

Gifts -1
 Do you enjoy giving gifts?
 Do you prefer to give or receive gifts?
 How often do you buy gifts for other people?
 What do you usually give other people as gifts?
 Do you give expensive gifts?
 Do you take a gift when you visit someone in their home?
 What kind of gifts do you like to receive?
Gifts -2
 What gifts did you get in your childhood?
 When did you last receive a gift? [What was it?]
 What kinds of gifts are popular in your country?
 Why do people give gifts?
 What’s the best present you have ever received?
 Have you ever received a gift which you didn’t like?

Staying up late
 Do you stay up late? How often? Why?
 How do you feel when you've stayed up late the night before?
 What do you usually do when you stay up late?
 How do you stay awake?
 Is staying up healthy for you?
 What do you do to fall asleep?

Fish/Going fishing
 Do you like going fishing? Have you ever done that?
 Where do people go fishing in your country?
 Is fishing a good hobby?
 How often do you eat fish?
 What kind of fish do you like eating?
 Where do you get the fish from?
 Do you keep fish as pets?

Public Transport
 Do you travel by public transport? How often?
 When was the last time you travelled by public transport?
 What’s the most popular mode of transportation in your hometown?
 What’s the difference between planes and trains?
 Do you think people will drive more in the future? What about you?

Age
 Are you happy to be the age you are now?
 When you were a child, did you think a lot about your future?
 Do people change as they grow older?
 Do you think you have changed as you have got older?
 What will be different about your life in the future?
 Is childhood the happiest time in a person's life?
Clothes/Fashion
 What different clothes do you wear for different situations?
 Do you wear different styles of clothes now compared to 10 years ago?
 Do you think the clothes we wear say something about who we are?
 Have the kinds of clothes you like changed in recent years? [Why? / Why not?]
 Do you care about fashion?
 Do people from your country think fashion is important?

Clothes/Colours-1
 What colour clothes do you like to wear?
 Do people in your country like to wear bright colours?
 What are the differences between men and women’s preference in colour?
 How do colours affect one’s moods?

Clothes/Colours -2
 What kind clothes do you like to wear?
 What kind of clothes do you never wear?
 Do you wear the same style of clothes on the weekend and on the weekdays?
 Do you wear the same clothes at school/work?
 Did you have any special clothes when you were a child?

Cakes 
 Do you like cakes? 
 Have you ever made a cake yourself?
 Did you like cakes when you were a child?
 Do you eat cakes or other sweet things after a meal?
 When do people eat cakes in your country? 

Science
 Do you like science? 
 Did you like science classes when you were young? 
 Who was your favourite science teacher? 
 Do you think children should have art and science classes? 
 Do you think science classes are important?
 
History-1
 Do you like to learn about history? 
 Do you think history is important?
 Do you like to watch TV shows about history? 
  Do you think you can learn about history from TV or films? 
 Do you like to watch historical films? 
History-2
 Do you think the internet is a good place to learn about history?
 Do you go to museums to learn about history?
 Did you study history at school?
 When was the last time you read a book or article about history?
 
Parks-1
 Do you like to go to parks?
 When was the last time you went to the park?
 Do people in your country often go to parks?
 Are there many parks where you live?
 Are parks important for people?

Parks-2
 Are parks important for people?
 Do you think people will go to parks more in the future?
 Do you think parks should be free?
 Did you play in a park when you were a child?
 What activities do you do in parks?
 
Laughter
 Do you laugh a lot?
 Did you laugh a lot recently?
 Are you good at making people laugh?
 Do you like movies/TV shows that make you laugh?
 Is it important that you and your friends laugh together?
 
Pens and Pencils
 Do you usually use a pen or a pencil?
 How often do you buy pens and pencils?
 What types of pens and pencils do you buy?
 Did you learn to write with a pen or a pencil?
 How would you feel if you got a pen or a pencil as a gift?
 When was the last time you bought a pen or pencil?
 
Running
 Do you like running? 
 How often do you run?
 Where do you run?
 Did you run in sports lessons at school?
  Have you ever tried to run a long distance? 
 Would you like to run more in the future?

Water Sports
 Do you like water sports?
 Are water sports popular in your country?
 What water sports would you like to try in the future? 
 Did you like to spend time in water when you were a child?
 Do you prefer to spend holidays by a lake or by the sea?

Alone Time
 Are you happy when you are alone? 
 Do you like spending time by yourself?
 What do you do when you are alone?
 How much time do you spend alone in a day?
 When was the last time that you spent time by yourself? Would you like to spend
more time on your own?

Money
 Is money important to you?
 How much money would you need each month to be comfortable?
 Do you think people spend too much time focusing on money?
 Some people say “Money can’t buy happiness”. Do you agree?
 Money, family or success. Which one is the more important to you?

Money-2
 How can young people learn to manage their financial affairs?
 Do you think it’s easy for (young) people to save money?
 Do you think parents should give pocket money to the kids?
 In your opinion, why do many people derive pleasure from spending money?
 Do you think the government should let people know how it spends money?

Perfume
 Do you use perfume (women) or after shave (men)?
 What kind of perfume/after shave do you like?
 When and where do you usually wear perfume/after shave?
 Have you ever given perfume/after shave as a gift?
 Do you use other fragrant toiletries such as deodorant or body spray?