Question bank for Final Exam English 1

Unit 9 What does she look like?

(Note: Bring in pictures of people. Add names.)
1. How long is his/her hair? What color is his/her hair? What color are his/her eyes?
2. Does [name] wear glasses? How old is [name]? How tall is [name]?
3. Does [male name] have a mustache/beard?
4. Is [female name] pretty/elderly/fairly short?
5. Which one/Who is [name]? Who’s the man/woman/one wearing [color + clothing item]?
6. Which ones are in their twenties/thirties/forties/fifties/sixties/seventies?

Unit 10 Have you ever been to Orlando?

1. Have you been to [place]? How many times?
2. Have you ever eaten [type of cuisine]?
3. Have you ever seen an alligator/visited a space center/gone to a theme park? When and
where did you do it?
4. Have you [activity] recently? How many times have you [activity] this week?
5. Has your [family member or friend] taken a vacation this year? Where did he/she go? How
long did he/she stay there?
6. How long have you lived in this town/city? Have you ever lived in another town/city?
7. How long have you studied English? Have you ever studied another language?
8. How long have you had that [object]?

Unit 11 It’s a really nice city.

1. What’s your hometown like? How big is it? Is it [adjective]?
2. Are there any interesting places to visit in your hometown? What’s the weather like in the
[season]?
3. What’s the shopping like in your hometown? What are the prices like?
4. What shouldn’t I miss in your hometown? What should I see there? What can’t I do there?
5. Can you get a taxi easily in [town or city]? Is it cheap or expensive?
6. How big is your hometown? Is it pretty big/really big/fairly small/very small?
7. What can you do in the evenings in this city/town? What can you do on weekends?
8. Is this city/town cheap or expensive? Is it crowded or spacious? Is it dangerous or safe?

Unit 12 It's important to get some rest.

1. What should you do for [health problem]?
2. Do you ever take pain medicine/vitamin C/cough drops? When/Why?
3. Have you ever used a heating pad/cream? When/Why?
4. What do you do when you feel very stressed/can’t concentrate?
5. What can you buy in a [name of container]?
6. What’s the last item you bought in a bag/bottle/box/can/jar/tube?
7. Imagine you have [health problem], and I’m a pharmacist. Ask me for something.
8. Imagine you have [health problem], and I’m a close friend. Ask me for advice.
Unit 13 What would you like?
(Note: Bring a restaurant menu.)
1. May I take your order?
2. What would you like to eat? What would you like to drink?
3. Would you like dessert? Would you like anything else?
4. I love [food] a lot./I’m in the mood for [food]./I’m crazy about [food]. How about you?
5. I don’t like [food]./I’m not crazy about [food]./I can’t stand [food]. How about you?
6. I can/can’t eat [food]. How about you?
7. What do you think of spicy/greasy/salty/rich food?
8. Imagine you’re a server. Take my order. or Take [classmate’s] order.

Unit 14 It's the coldest city!

1. Which country is larger, [country 1] or [country 2]?
2. Which city has the largest population: [city 1], [city 2], or [city 3]?
3. What is the most beautiful city/country in the world?
4. Which is the best place for a vacation: the beach, an island, or the mountains?
5. How far is your home from school?
6. How big is your hometown?
7. Tell me about a famous lake/waterfall/beach/island in this country.
8. How hot/cold is it here in the summer? How hot/cold is it in the winter?

Unit 15 What are you doing tonight?

1. What are you doing tonight? Are you going to see a baseball game/go to a rock
concert/have a barbecue?
2. Are you going out or having dinner at home tonight? What are you going to eat?
3. What are you doing tomorrow? Are you having friends over? Who are you inviting?
4. Are you doing anything this weekend? What are you going to do?
5. What are your friends going to do this weekend? Are they going to [activity]?
6. Think of some unusual messages. Ask me to pass them on to someone else. (Elicit
Please/Could you/Would you + tell/ask . . . ?)

Unit 16 How have you changed?

1. Tell me about some recent changes in your life.
2. Have you changed schools/learned a new sport/moved to a new apartment/got a pay raise?
3. Think about your life five years ago. Is your life more or less stressful now?
4. Have you changed your hairstyle recently? If yes, what was it like before? What is it like
now?
5. What are you going to do after this course? Do you plan to take another English class? Why
or why not?
6. Do you hope to travel abroad in the future? Why or why not?
7. Would you like to take a vacation somewhere? Where do you want to go?
8. What is something you’d love to do?