IELTS speaking part1 topics

IELTS Speaking part 1 In part 1 of the Speaking test the examiner will introduce him or herself and ask general questions on familiar topics. The examiner will ask you to confirm your identity. He or she will then ask general questions on familiar topics such as home, family, work, studies and interests. Part 1 of the test will last 45 minutes. How to practise You will need a study partner to practise the Speaking test. Ask your study partner to interview you using the questions below. Record yourself if you can.

KNOW ENGLISH, KNOW SUCCESS Your work              What work you do? / What you for living? How did you get your job? Why did you choose to that kind of work? Do you like your job? Would you recommend that job to other people? Do you plan to continue doing this type of work? What job would you like to in the future? What are typical working hours in your country? Is it OK for employers to ask employees to work on Sundays? How you find your work load? Do you have any friends at your work? Do you like to be busy or to have some free time at work? Do you have to concentrate at work? Your study           What subject(s) are you studying? Why did you choose to study that? How long have you been studying (your subject)? Do you like it? What school/university you go to now? How long have you been going to that school/university? Do you like studying at that school/university? What's the most important thing in your study life (or part of your study life)? What you think is the most important part of being a student? What you plan to after you have finished your studies? Your country / Your hometown                What nationality are you? What's your hometown again? What part of the city you live in? Do you like your hometown? (If not: Where would you prefer to live?) Would you like to move to another city / country? What is the first thing you will when you arrive at the new place? If you could change one important thing about your hometown, what would you change? Can you tell me something about your hometown? What kind of place is it? Would you say it's an interesting place? What would you say are the good points and the bad points of your hometown? How you think your hometown could be improved? What's your favorite part of your hometown? Are there any tourist attractions in your hometown? What’s the most interesting part of your town / country? Can you tell me some famous landscapes or scenic spots in your hometown / country? NGUY N KH C TH C DANANG 2014 Email: KHACTHUC.PRO9X2009@GMAIL.COM Facebook: FACEBOOK.COM/KHACTHUCPRO KNOW ENGLISH, KNOW SUCCESS                     Can you tell me some history of your hometown / country? Did your friends also grow up in the same place as you? Would you like to live there in the future? How has your town changed since your childhood? What types of facilities are now available in your town? What would you regard as the most significant events in your country’s recent history? What role does religion have in everyday life in your country? What is the biggest social problem in your country? What role does tourism play in your country’s economy? How serious is unemployment in your country? Could you describe the traditional architecture of your country? What are some of the main industries in your country? What buildings in your country attract tourists? Are there more historical than modern buildings in your city? What you think are the positive and negative aspects of your country’s education system? What are some important festivals in your country? How people the New Year in Russia? Would you say it’s a good place to live? Why? What you think about weddings in your country? If I were to meet (an important older person) in your culture, how should I greet them to be polite and show respect? Your home (accomodation)               Do you live in a house or a flat? How long have you lived there? Please describe it a little What you think are the advantages of living in a (what you said you live in)? Would you say it's a comfortable place to live? What you like about living there? What's your favourite room in your home? What have you done to your room to make it look nice? In the future, what sort of home (flat, house etc.) would you like to live in? Do you want to become a designer of buildings? In what type of building you live? Some people prefer to live in a small town Others prefer to live in a big city Which place would you prefer to live in? Would you prefer to live in a traditional house or in a modern apartment building? Do you live with parents? Mobile phones     Do you often make phone calls? Do you have a cell phone? Is your cell phone important for you in your daily life? What you use it for? NGUY N KH C TH C DANANG 2014 Email: KHACTHUC.PRO9X2009@GMAIL.COM Facebook: FACEBOOK.COM/KHACTHUCPRO KNOW ENGLISH, KNOW SUCCESS           When / how often you use it? When did you first get a mobile phone? How did you feel when you got your first mobile phone? Do you prefer sending text messages (texting) or talking on the phone? Do people in your country like using mobile phones? Do you think people should turn off their phones in public places? Is there anything you dislike about using cell phones? Have you ever had any problems using your mobile phone while traveling? Who you usually call/send text messages to? Do you think you will be using your mobile phone more often (than you use it now) in the future?  How has advertising for cellphones developed in recent years?  Do men and women use telephones/cellphones in the same way?  Do Russian people prefer to use cellphones or the older-style phones? You? Entertainment     What you for entertainment? What did you for entertainment when you were a child? What (other) people for entertainment around where you live? What choices for entertainment are there for young people around where you live (or, in your hometown)?  Have you recently been to any place for entertainment?  Do you think modern lifestyles give people enough time for leisure? Daily Routine                    What are you usually doing at this time? Do you the same thing(s) every day? Tell me something about your daily routine Is your life now the same as it was before? If you could make one change to your daily routine, what would it be? Do you like to plan what you will each day? Do you usually the same things at the same time each day? Do you usually any housework? Do you like to housework? When you were a child, did you ever any housework? Do you think it's important for children to some housework? Have there been any changes in the housework people since the time when your parents were your age? Do you think people should be paid to household chores? What you (like to) in the evenings? Is there much difference between what you in the evenings and in the daytime? Do you go out much in the evenings? Where? Do you prefer to go out with a large group of friends or just a few friends? When was the last time you went out with your friends? What you did? What are some special occasions when people go out in the evening? NGUY N KH C TH C DANANG 2014 Email: KHACTHUC.PRO9X2009@GMAIL.COM Facebook: FACEBOOK.COM/KHACTHUCPRO KNOW ENGLISH, KNOW SUCCESS     What sorts of nighttime activities are available in your hometown? Do people different things in the evenings in different seasons? Are you willing to (or, would you like to) work in the evenings? What you think are some of the good and bad points about working in the evenings? The Internet / Computers                 Is the internet very popular in Russia? What kinds (groups) of people most often use the internet / computers? Do you often use the internet / computers? What you use it for? Do other people in your family also use the internet /computers? Do you think there are any bad points about using the internet / computers? When did you first start using the internet / computers? Do think you can live without the internet / computers? Do you often buy things on the internet? What can people learn from the internet? What you think are the benefits of "e-learning"? (= studying online) Do you think information on the internet is very reliable? Do you play computer games? What you when your computer has problems? Do you think computers are perfect now or they still need to be improved? In general, what impact does the internet / computers have on people's lives? Cards        Do you ever receive letters or cards? Have you ever sent a postcard to a friend? When was the last time you received a card? Do you (ever) give cards to your friends? Which you think is better (to send or receive), a card or an email? Which you prefer, to send a card or to receive a card? Do you keep / collect any cards? Museums      Have you ever visited a museum ? Are there any museums in your hometown? Do you often visit museums? Do you think they are important? Do you think going to museums and art galleries is beneficial for children? ( e.g., for their development) Weather  What's the weather like today? NGUY N KH C TH C DANANG 2014 Email: KHACTHUC.PRO9X2009@GMAIL.COM Facebook: FACEBOOK.COM/KHACTHUCPRO KNOW ENGLISH, KNOW SUCCESS                   What's the weather usually like in your country? Do you think the weather has changed much in recent years? What's your favourite season? What you in that season? What did you the last time the weather was good? Which city in Russia (or, which part of Russia) has the best / worst weather? Would you say the climate in your hometown is suitable for working (or studying)? Would you like to move to a place with different climate? What sort of climate you like the most? Have you ever been to a country with a climate that is very different to your hometown? Do you usually pay attention to the weather forecasts? Does it rain much in Russia? Do you like rainy days? What you on rainy days? What effects can a shortage of rain (a drought) have on people's lives? Can you remember any time when it rained particularly heavily in your hometown? Does rain ever affect transportation in your hometown? Do you think the seasons have changed in recent years, compared to the past? Healthy lifestyle     Do you anything to keep healthy? How (or how can) people maintain good health? What would you say is a "healthy lifestyle"? Is there any sport (or activity that promotes good health) that you would like to try in the future?  Did you any exercise at school?  Has your school/university taught you anything about how to live a healthy life? Art               Are you very interested in art? What form of art you like the most? What kind of art are you best at? How often you draw (or paint)? Do you think drawing is difficult? Have you ever studied anything about art? Did you any artistic activities such as painting when you were a child? Do you think art is an important part of people's lives? Have you ever been to an art gallery (or, an art exhibition)? How often you visit art galleries (or, an art exhibition)? Would you like to visit some places that have art (such as an art gallery)? Are there any museums or art galleries in your hometown? Do you ever buy (or, have you ever bought) a painting? Why you think people like to have a painting (or other artwork) in their homes? NGUY N KH C TH C DANANG 2014 Email: KHACTHUC.PRO9X2009@GMAIL.COM Facebook: FACEBOOK.COM/KHACTHUCPRO KNOW ENGLISH, KNOW SUCCESS Weekends                What you usually on weekends? When you spend time with your family? What did you last weekend? What other people in your hometown (or, in your country) usually on weekends? What are you going to next weekend? Which you prefer, Saturday or Sunday? What you usually on that day? Would you say weekends are important to people? How does the average person in Russia spend his or her weekend? Do you think it is important to something on the weekends that is different to what you during the week? Is there anything new that you would like to on weekends? Do you feel that weekends now are more important to you than when you were a child? Do you think employees should have to work on weekends? In your country, men and women usually the same kinds of things on weekends? Do you know anyone who works at the weekend? Sports                           Do you like sport? What sports have you played / you like? How often? Do you like to daily exercise? How often? Do you use any equipment for this exercise? How much time you have for exercise? What sports are popular in your country? Where people in Russia usually exercise? What are the advantages of doing regular exercise? Is there any sport you would like to try? (= a sport you have never played) What you think are the benefits of playing sport? Did you play any sport when you were a child? Can children play sport at school in Russia? Is children's sport or exercise very important in Russia? Did you take part in any organized sport at school? Do you think it's important to have P.E classes (or sports classes) at school? What sports old people like to do? Do you think people in Russia spend enough time outdoors? What are some examples of outdoor sports that are popular in Russia? Do you participate in any sports with your friends? Are there any sports facilities near where you live? (for the public to use) In the future, what sports would you like to play? Do men and women feel the same about sport? Are boys and girls good at the same sports? Why some people enjoy (watching) sports events? What are the most popular sports in Russia? Does Russia have any good sports teams? NGUY N KH C TH C DANANG 2014 Email: KHACTHUC.PRO9X2009@GMAIL.COM Facebook: FACEBOOK.COM/KHACTHUCPRO KNOW ENGLISH, KNOW SUCCESS      Do you have a favorite Russian sports team? Have you watched this team compete? Has this sports team been successful recently? Is there any team you don't like? Why? Do you think teamwork is important? Swimming              Can you swim? Do you like swimming? Have you ever tried to learn to swim? Did you learn to swim when you were a child? When did you learn to swim? Who taught you to swim? How did you learn to swim? Where (or can) people go swimming in your hometown? Is swimming very popular in Russia? Why many people like swimming? Do you think it's important to know how to swim? What you think are the benefits of swimming? Do you think swimming should be taught in school? Shopping                       Do you ever buy things on the internet (or, online)? What you think are the advantages / disadvantages of buying things on the internet? Do you use a credit card? Do you like shopping? Do you often go shopping? Do you have a regular time to go shopping? What you think is the most difficult (or, unpleasant) part about shopping? Is there anything you don't like about shopping? When was the last time you went shopping? (Include what you bought.) Which day of the week you usually go shopping? In what ways you think people's present and past shopping habits are different? Do you like to go window-shopping? Where you like to shop? Do you prefer shopping alone or with others? What you usually buy when you go shopping? When was the last time you went shopping? What did you buy? Who usually does the shopping in your home? Where you like to shop? Are there many shops near your home? Do you prefer shopping in small shops or big supermarkets and department stores? Would you say the people who work in those shops (the people who serve you) provide good service? NGUY N KH C TH C DANANG 2014 Email: KHACTHUC.PRO9X2009@GMAIL.COM Facebook: FACEBOOK.COM/KHACTHUCPRO KNOW ENGLISH, KNOW SUCCESS         Do you think it's good that there are more and more big shops nowadays? What type(s) of shop would you recommend a visitor to Russia go to? Why? How you think shopping has changed in Russia since you were born? Have any new shops recently opened near where you live? Do you think people spend too much time (or money) on shopping? Why you think they that? What kinds of people spend an excessive amount of time or money on shopping? What are some differences between men and women in shopping? Bags        Do you usually carry a bag when you go out? What types of bags you use in your everyday life? What you put in these bags? What sorts of bags women like to buy? When you are buying a bag, what factors you consider? Do you think the style of a bag is very important? Do you have a bag for special occasions? (Probably means a luxury handbag or an especially beautiful handbag.)  Have you ever lost a bag? Clothes and fashion            Are you very interested in fashion and clothes? What types of clothes you like? Do you ever buy clothes online? Would you say clothes are cheap in your country? Are people in your country very concerned about fashion? Do you think some people pay too much attention to fashion? Do you like to wear fashionable clothes? Is there anything that you used to wear in the past that you don't wear now? How often you go shopping for clothes? Do you plan to buy any designer (or, name brand) clothes? Do you ever buy designer (or, name brand) clothes? Friends and family         Is your family very important to you? What friends you most often see? Do you still have any friends from your childhood? Do you prefer to spend time with your family or your friends? Do you have many friends? Do you have any close friends? Are your friends mostly your age or different ages? Are most of your friends from school (or university) or from outside school (or university)? NGUY N KH C TH C DANANG 2014 Email: KHACTHUC.PRO9X2009@GMAIL.COM Facebook: FACEBOOK.COM/KHACTHUCPRO KNOW ENGLISH, KNOW SUCCESS                   What qualities make them good friends? Who are the people in your family? In what situations you think family is more important than friends? In what situations you think friends are more important than family? Do you live with your family? Do your family and friends still live in your hometown? Do you think family members should live together? When you spend time with your family? What you together? Where you meet with your friends? What you together? Are there any times when you prefer to be alone? Do you like meeting new people? Do you like face-to-face conversations with people? How long does it take to get to know a person? Do you think it's possible to become real friends with the people you meet on the internet, for example, on chat sites or personal introduction sites? Can you remember your first (or, your earliest) friends? (Who were they?) What your friends think of you? Are you married? Do you have any children? Do you have any siblings? Relatives      Do you have many relatives? When you were a child, which of your relatives did you see most often? Who you feel is the most important of your relatives? When you were a child, did you play more with your friends or with your relatives? In the future, you think you will have more opportunities to see your relatives (than you now)? Colors         What's your favourite colour? What was your favourite colour when you were a child? What colour is most popular among your friends? If you were to change the colour of your bedroom walls, what colour would you choose? Are colours important to you? Is colour very important to you when you are buying clothes? Do you prefer light or dark (or, bright) colours? Is there any colour you would not want your walls to be? (Why?) Transport     How did you get to the test today? Why did you choose that form of transport? Do you often use public transportation? Is it very expensive (dear)? NGUY N KH C TH C DANANG 2014 Email: KHACTHUC.PRO9X2009@GMAIL.COM Facebook: FACEBOOK.COM/KHACTHUCPRO KNOW ENGLISH, KNOW SUCCESS  What you think of the transport conditions in your hometown?  How you think the transport system could be improved?  How has the transport system in your hometown changed in the past few decades?  How you think transport (in your hometown) will change in the future (or, in the next        20 or 30 years)? Do you ever ride a bicycle? How old were you when you first learned to ride a bicycle? Are bicycles popular in Russia? What are the advantages (or, benefits) of riding a bicycle? Do children also ride bicycles in your country? Would you say bicycles are suitable for people of all ages? Would you say it's safe to ride a bicycle in the city Driving a car                      Do you like cars? Do you have a driver's licence? Have you ever driven a car? Do you think it's necessary to learn to drive? Do you have a car? Do you often drive it? (If you don't have a car) Do you plan to buy a car in the future? If you wanted to buy a car, what kind of car would you choose? What kinds of cars are most popular in your country? Why you think so many modern people drive a car? Do you like traveling by car? Who you prefer to travel with? Do you like to take long trips in a car? Is there anything you don't like about cars? Do you think it's important to pay attention to safety when driving? Do you think it's important to drive well? What advice would you give people about safe driving? Do high school students in Russia drive cars? Do you think teenagers should be allowed to get a driver's license? What you think is the most suitable age for a young person to get a driver's license? Do you think it's important to have driving classes at school? Flowers         Do you like flowers? What flowers you like? Why? Which/What is your favorite flower? Have you ever given flowers to anyone? Which you prefer, indoor flowers or outdoor flowers? Do any flowers have any special meaning in your country? Do you prefer real flowers or plastic flowers? Have you ever bought plastic flowers? NGUY N KH C TH C DANANG 2014 Email: KHACTHUC.PRO9X2009@GMAIL.COM Facebook: FACEBOOK.COM/KHACTHUCPRO 10 KNOW ENGLISH, KNOW SUCCESS          Do you think flowers are important? What are the occasions when people give or receive flowers? When was the last time you gave flowers to someone? When was the last time you bought flowers for yourself? Where did you buy these flowers? Do you like to have flowers in your home? Have you ever grown flowers at home? (Give details) Do many people in your country grow flowers at home? Do old people in your country like gardening? Photographs              Do you like taking photos? How often you take photographs? How you take these photographs? What you like to photograph? Do you prefer to take pictures of scenery or of people? How you keep your photos? How you think you will you keep your photos in the future? Are there any photos on your wall at home? Is there any particular photograph that you like? Would you say photographs are a good way to preserve memories? Is taking photographs very popular in your country? What kinds of photographs you most like to look at? Which you think is better to send to someone, a postcard that has a photograph on it, or a photograph you took yourself?  Do you think being a photographer would be a good job?  Why don't some people like having their photo taken? Your primary school              What was the first school you attended? Where was it? Was it far from your home? How did you go to school? Did you like it? What were the good things about that school? What did you learn there (or, what did you there)? Would you say it was a good school? Would you send your child to that school today? Have you been back to that school for a visit? What different types of schools have you been to? Which school did you like the most? Did your parents choose your secondary school (= high school) for you? Your secondary school NGUY N KH C TH C DANANG 2014 Email: KHACTHUC.PRO9X2009@GMAIL.COM Facebook: FACEBOOK.COM/KHACTHUCPRO 11 KNOW ENGLISH, KNOW SUCCESS        What subjects did you study in secondary school (= high school)? What was your favourite subject in secondary school? And which class did you like the least? Why? Which secondary school subject you think is most useful for people in adult life? What part of your secondary school education did you enjoy most? How you feel about your high school? Why did you choose to attend that particular school? Teachers            What you think of teachers? Did you like your high school / primary school teachers? Do you think it's important to like your teachers? When you were in school (primary school or high school) did any of your teachers have a strong influence on you? Who? Are teachers in Russia very strict? Do you think there are any benefits from teachers being strict with the students? What qualities should a good teacher have? Have you ever thought of being a teacher? What kind of teacher students most like? What sort of personality teachers need to have? Are you an extroverted or an introverted type of person? Toys       Did you like to play with toys when you were a child? What toys did you play with? What you think are the benefits of playing with toys? Do you think you learned anything from playing with toys? Did you prefer to play with those toys alone or with other children? If you had children, what toys would you give them? Food             Which you prefer to eat, lunch or dinner? Why? What you prefer to eat for breakfast / lunch / dinner? Have you always liked that food? Would you want your children to eat the same food now? Do you always (or, usually) eat the same food every day? Is there any special food that you particularly like? Is there any food you don’t like? (Why?) Is there any food that you liked when you were a child but you don't like now? Do you think there are any benefits from eating breakfast? Which you prefer – to eat one big meal or to eat several small snacks? Do you think eating three meals a day is important? What you consider to be a healthy diet? NGUY N KH C TH C DANANG 2014 Email: KHACTHUC.PRO9X2009@GMAIL.COM Facebook: FACEBOOK.COM/KHACTHUCPRO 12 KNOW ENGLISH, KNOW SUCCESS                                        Do you think you need to change your diet to make it healthier? In the past few years, have there been any changes to what people in your country eat? Do you think the food that people eat today is healthier than what people ate in the past? Are you willing to try any new food? What types of food children generally like to eat? What kinds of food are most popular in Russia? Do you think it's good to (often or sometimes) take children to restaurants? Do you know how to make (prepare) a meal? Do you like cooking? What you like to cook? How did you learn to cook? When? Do you think everyone should learn how to cook? Do you think it would be useful to teach cooking in school? Can you see yourself cooking more in the near future? Why? Do you often eat with your family? Do you usually eat at home or you usually eat out? What you think are the benefits of eating at home, (instead of in a restaurant)? How often you go to a restaurant? Why you (or, why people) go to restaurants? What kind of restaurants you like? What kind of restaurants young people in Russia prefer? Why? What kind of foods you like to eat in restaurants? How you think they might change in the future? What skills people need to work in a restaurant? What are the qualities of a good restaurant? Fruits and Vegetables Do you like to eat fruits and vegetables? How often you eat fruits and vegetables? What fruits / vegetables you especially like to eat? What's your favourite fruit? What fruit and vegetables did you like to eat when you were a child? Is it easy to buy fruit and vegetables where you live? Do you think people should eat more fruits and vegetables? Do you think it's really necessary to eat fruits and vegetables? How much fruit and vegetables you think a person needs to stay healthy? Generally speaking, children like to eat fruits and vegetables? What are the benefits for children from eating fruits and vegetables? Would you ever grow your own vegetables? What's the difference between growing your own vegetables and growing vegetables on a large farm?  What factors affect the growing of fruits and vegetables on a farm? Leisure time / Hobbies  Do you think it's important to have leisure time?  Do you think it's easy for people to relax (nowadays)?  How could we (or one, or you) find more time for leisure? NGUY N KH C TH C DANANG 2014 Email: KHACTHUC.PRO9X2009@GMAIL.COM Facebook: FACEBOOK.COM/KHACTHUCPRO 13 KNOW ENGLISH, KNOW SUCCESS  Do you think it's reasonable for an employer to ask his or her employees to work in their                                 rest time? What you in your spare time? How you usually spend your evenings? Do you prefer to stay at home in the evenings or you prefer to go out? Do you think modern lifestyles give people enough time for leisure? How people in your country spend their holidays / relax? What types of outdoor leisure time activities are there (in your country)? Do men and women relax ( = spend their free time) in the same way? Do older people like to the same activities? How you think people will relax in the future? How much time you spend relaxing (or, on leisure activities)? Do you often things with others in a group? What leisure activities you and your family like doing together? Do your friends ever come to your home in their free time? What you usually together? Do you have any hobbies or interests? Do you have enough time for your hobby (hobbies)? Have you ever collected anything (as a hobby)? Is collecting a popular pastime in Russia? What are the benefits of collecting? Do boys and girls usually collect the same things? If you had a lot of money, what would you like to collect? Have you ever learned to draw (or paint)? Do you like drawing (or painting)? Do you think drawing (or painting) is difficult? What you think are some of the benefits for children / adults from drawing (or painting)? Do adults draw (or paint) very often? Do you often play games? (Include examples such as: chess, card games, word games, drinking games, computer games etc and children's games such as hopscotch and hide-and-seek.).Don't choose sports games such as basketball, ping-pong etc These are most often just called "sports" in English Can you play this game with friends? How people learn to play this game? Can you get information about this game on the internet? What games are popular in Russia? Do you know of any games that are studied in university? (Hint: Games Theory) What can people learn from games? Dancing      Do you like dancing? What was the last time you danced? Do people in your country like to dance? When people in your culture dance? What dances are most popular in your country? NGUY N KH C TH C DANANG 2014 Email: KHACTHUC.PRO9X2009@GMAIL.COM Facebook: FACEBOOK.COM/KHACTHUCPRO 14 KNOW ENGLISH, KNOW SUCCESS      Do young people in your country like traditional dancing? Do you like to watch dance performances? Why some people learn dancing? Did you like dancing when you were a child? What you think about dancing for old people? Parties                        Do you like to go to parties? Do you often go to parties? Do you usually have these parties at home or at school? Do most Russian people like parties? Is there anything you dislike about parties? Do you prefer family parties or parties with friends? Do friends often come to your home for a gathering (a 'get together')? When you go to a party, what you usually do? When friends gather together to celebrate something they the same things that family groups do? Who you think enjoys parties more, old(er) people or young people? In Russia, old(er) people and young people the same sorts of things when they get together on social occasions? What you think are the benefits of parties? Visitors Do you often invite friends to visit your home? Do you like visitors coming to your home? When visitors come to your home? Do you prefer to have friends visit you, or relatives? What you usually together with your visitors? When someone visits you, how you usually show hospitality (or, entertain them)? Do you like to visit other people? On what occasions you visit other people? Do you have many festivals in your country? Do you invite guests to your home during these festivals? Celebrating / Gifts            How you / Russians usually celebrate your birthday? What's the most interesting part of birthdays? What birthdays mean to you? Who usually remembers your birthday? Who you think will remember your next birthday? Do you like birthdays? Do people in Russia celebrate birthdays? Are any birthdays ( = reaching a certain age) especially important in your country? Who you like to celebrate your birthday with? Do you prefer birthday parties with your friends or with your family? What did you on your last birthday? NGUY N KH C TH C DANANG 2014 Email: KHACTHUC.PRO9X2009@GMAIL.COM Facebook: FACEBOOK.COM/KHACTHUCPRO 15 KNOW ENGLISH, KNOW SUCCESS                   Do you think it's important for people to celebrate birthdays? Do you think it's important to give a special gift to someone on their birthday? Are birthdays more important for children or for adults? Do children and adults celebrate birthdays the same way? What children when they have a birthday party? Do you often give gifts to people? What was the last gift you received? What was the last gift you gave someone? Do you like giving presents to other people? Do you and your friends or family members give each other gifts? Do you think it's easy to choose what to give other people? When considering a present to give to someone, how you (or, how people) select this gift? Have you ever given someone a gift you made yourself? Do you think it's important to give expensive gifts? Do people in Russia like to give gifts (to other people)? What sorts of things people in Russia usually give as gifts? On what occasions people in Russia give gifts? In Russia, is it necessary to bring a gift when you visit someone? Holidays              Do you (ever) have holidays from your work/from your studies? What you usually in your holidays? How important are holidays to you? What you usually in your holidays (= vacations)? What did you in your last holidays? Do you prefer spending holidays alone or with other people? Is there anything you dislike doing during holidays? Would you like to go to the seaside for a holiday? Why you think people who don't live near the ocean like going to the seaside for a holiday? How people in Russia spend their holidays? Do you think it's important for people to have holidays? Do you think we have enough holiday time? Do you think it's reasonable for an employer to ask his or her employees to work in their rest time? Names      What's your full name again? Who gave you your name? Why did they choose that name? What name people at home (your family members) call you? Do many people in Russia have a nickname (or a name that only their friends & family call them)?  Is your surname very common in Russia? NGUY N KH C TH C DANANG 2014 Email: KHACTHUC.PRO9X2009@GMAIL.COM Facebook: FACEBOOK.COM/KHACTHUCPRO 16 KNOW ENGLISH, KNOW SUCCESS           What's the most common surname in Russia? Does your name have any particular meaning? Do you like your name? In your country, people feel that their name is very important? Would you like to change your name? Is it easy to change your name in your country? Who usually names babies in your country? Do you have any special traditions about naming children? What kinds of names are popular in your country (or, where you live)? If you have children in the future, what kind of name will you give to your children Animals                       Do you like animals? What's your favourite animal? Why? Are people in your country fond of animals? What kinds of animals as a pet the people have in your country? Compared with the past, have there been any changes concerning pets in your country/hometown? Do you think cities are suitable places for keeping a pet? Do children like animals? What was your favourite animal when you were a child? Did you have any pets when you were a child? Have you ever raised (or, had) a pet? What you think are the benefits of a child having a pet? If you have children in the future, will you allow them to raise a pet? What farm animals you have in your country? Do you think farm animals are important? How are these animals used? What's the most famous wild animal from your country? How you feel about birds? Are there many birds near your home? Have you seen many different kinds of birds? Do any birds have any particular significance in Russia? Do you think birds should be protected? Do Russian people like raising (keeping) pet birds? Television / Films / Radio         Do you like watching TV? What types of TV programs you (most) like to watch? What's your favourite TV program? What type(s) of television program you watch when you want to relax? Do you prefer to watch TV or listen to the radio? Why? When you watch TV / listen to the radio? Do you think watching TV is an important part of people's lives? Do you ever watch programs from other countries? NGUY N KH C TH C DANANG 2014 Email: KHACTHUC.PRO9X2009@GMAIL.COM Facebook: FACEBOOK.COM/KHACTHUCPRO 17 KNOW ENGLISH, KNOW SUCCESS                        What benefits can people get from watching foreign TV programs? Do you think watching TV can help students in their studies (in their education)? Has watching TV ever helped you in your work? Is there any difference between different people when they watch TV? When you were a child, did you watch more television than you now, or less? What types of program children in Russia like to watch? What was your favourite TV program when you were a child? What you think are the benefits of watching TV programs in English? How people get these programs? How you feel about advertisements on TV? Do you prefer to get your news from television or from some other source? How you think TV/radio broadcasts in Russia could be improved? Do you like to watch films? How often you watch a film? How often you go to the cinema? Are most of the people in the cinema usually children or adults? How much time does it take to watch one film? How much time you spend watching films? Who you usually watch films with? Where you prefer to watch films? What kind of films you like to watch? Why? Is there any kind of film that you don't like to watch? Why? Do you ever watch foreign films? News             Are you very interested in the news? Why you want to know the latest news? How important is it to you to get the news every day? What sort of news are you most interested in? How you usually find this news? Do you prefer to read newspapers or watch TV to get your news? Do you ever get your news from the internet? What sections of the newspaper you usually read? Besides newspapers, what are some other ways people get news? Which you think is more important, domestic news or international news? Would you say the news affects your life very much? Who is more interested in the news, older people or younger people? Advertising       Are there many advertisements in your country? Why you think there are so many advertisements now? What are the various places where we see advertisements? How you feel about advertisements? What kind of advertisement you like the most? Do advertisements ever influence your choice about what to buy? NGUY N KH C TH C DANANG 2014 Email: KHACTHUC.PRO9X2009@GMAIL.COM Facebook: FACEBOOK.COM/KHACTHUCPRO 18 KNOW ENGLISH, KNOW SUCCESS         Where can we see advertisements? Do you like advertisements on TV? Do you prefer advertisements on TV or those in magazines? What you think is the purpose of advertisements? Do you think advertising plays a very important role in today's world? What sorts of advertisements leave the deepest impression on people? What you think about the developments in advertising in Russia today? Have you ever bought something after watching an ad? Languages           What foreign languages have you studied (or, learned)? Why did you choose to study that language / English? How did you learn that language / English? When did you start to study that / English? What you think of your level in that language / English? Would you say it's a difficult language to learn? What is the most difficult part about studying a foreign language? Why people learn a second or third language? What you think is the most effective way to learn a foreign language? If you had the chance, would you like to learn another language? What? Communication / Writing                       Do you like to write letter and/or emails? Do you often write letters or emails? How often you write a letter or email? Who you usually write to and what you write about? Is it hard to think of what to write? How you feel when you receive letters or emails? What kinds of emails (or letters) you most like receiving? Why? What you think is the most difficult kind of letter or email to write? Why? What sorts of letters or emails are the most difficult to reply to? Do you think there are any (possible) negative points about emails? Do you think emails might one day replace handwritten letters? Which you prefer, to make a phone call or write an email? Why? How you communicate with others at work – by email or is it more convenient to communicate face-to-face? Do you often write things? Do you write every day? What you usually write? Do you like writing to people? Do you think computers might one day replace handwriting? How did you learn to write? Do you think handwriting is very important nowadays? How can children today improve (or, practice) their handwriting? What impression does a person's handwriting have on other people? NGUY N KH C TH C DANANG 2014 Email: KHACTHUC.PRO9X2009@GMAIL.COM Facebook: FACEBOOK.COM/KHACTHUCPRO 19 KNOW ENGLISH, KNOW SUCCESS Music                     Do you often listen to music? When you listen to music? How much time you spend listening to music every day? What kinds of music you like to listen to? When did you start listening to this type of music? Where you listen to it? How you feel when you listen to this music? Do you like listening to songs? Have you ever been to a musical performance? Have you ever learned to play a musical instrument? What musical instruments are most popular in Russia? What musical instrument you most enjoy listening to? Have you ever listened to anyone play this instrument? Who? What benefits children gain by studying music (learning a musical instrument) (in school)? Is music an important subject at school in Russia? What kinds of music did you like when you were a child? What are some differences between the music you listened to as a child and the music you listen to now? Compare the music that young people like and the music that old(er) people like Why many old people dislike pop music? How does music affect (or influence) people? Newspapers            Do you often read newspapers? Which you prefer reading, magazines or newspapers? What kinds of (types of) newspapers (or magazines) you usually read? How old were you when you first started to read newspapers? Do you think it's important to read newspapers? Do you care about the news? What kinds of news Russian people read in newspapers? Do you prefer to read about domestic (or local) news or international news? What are some methods that newspapers use to attract readers? What influence you think newspapers have on society? Do you think the internet is a good way to get news? Noise      Do you prefer a quiet environment or an environment with some sounds? What type of noise you come across in your daily life? Are there any sounds that you like? Are cities becoming noisier? What are some of the advantages of quiet places? NGUY N KH C TH C DANANG 2014 Email: KHACTHUC.PRO9X2009@GMAIL.COM Facebook: FACEBOOK.COM/KHACTHUCPRO 20 KNOW ENGLISH, KNOW SUCCESS  What natural sounds you like the most? Why?  What sounds you dislike?  What sounds remind you of your childhood? Parks / Gardens              Are there many parks or public gardens where you live? Do you often go to a park or a public garden? How often? What you (like to) when you go to a park or public garden? What other people in these places? When other people go there? Do you think parks and public gardens are important to a city? Does your family have a garden? Do many people in Russia have their own garden? Why wealthy people like to have a garden? Do you like growing things? Have you ever grown anything? (in a garden, or possibly in a flower pot) What people in Russia use their gardens for? If someone has a private garden in Russia, they usually prefer to grow flowers or vegetables? Age  Do you enjoy being the age you are now?  If you could change your age, what age would you choose to be? Do you think is the best age to be?  What age you think will be the best (happiest) in your future?  What you think is the most important age in a person's life? Why?  What age in life is the most difficult? Why? Reading / Books               Do you like reading? How much reading you every day? When did you learn to read? What types of things (books) you like/dislike reading? How much time each day you spend reading? Where you usually read? What books have you read recently? Do you much reading at work? In general, adults today in Russia like reading? Did you like reading when you were a child? What reading materials young people / children like to read? Do you think children today should spend more time reading? Do you think children should learn to read at an earlier age than they now? What types of people like reading? NGUY N KH C TH C DANANG 2014 Email: KHACTHUC.PRO9X2009@GMAIL.COM Facebook: FACEBOOK.COM/KHACTHUCPRO 21 KNOW ENGLISH, KNOW SUCCESS        Why some people dislike reading? Would you ever give / have you ever given a book as a gift to one of your friends? Do you like receiving a book as a gift? Do you think a 'book club' (where people discuss & exchange books) is a good idea? Would you like to write a book? Do you think it's important to have public libraries? Do you think the government has a responsibility to provide public libraries for everyone? Travelling                        Do you like to travel (in your holidays or free time)? Why? What you like about traveling? Do you often travel? Why you travel? (purposes) Are you a tourist or a traveler? Have you ever been on a long trip? Do you like long distance travelling? What form of transport you prefer to use when you travel? Where you like to go? What was the last place you traveled to? What was the most interesting place you have traveled to? What did you gain from that trip? Have you ever been to any unusual places? Which city (or place) that you have been to did you like the most? Do you think it's important to travel during your holidays? Why you think traveling is so popular nowadays? Do you think finding out about other people's culture is important? Which country would you like to travel to in the future? What makes a place attractive for tourists? What places in Russia are attractive for foreigners to travel to? Have you ever travelled alone? Do you prefer traveling alone or with friends? What you think of ecotourism? Plans / Goals       Please summarize your plans for the near future When you plan to start that? How you intend to achieve that? When you go abroad, you plan to live in the countryside or a big city? (Why?) Do you plan to spend many years overseas? After you go abroad, you plan to join any clubs? NGUY N KH C TH C DANANG 2014 Email: KHACTHUC.PRO9X2009@GMAIL.COM Facebook: FACEBOOK.COM/KHACTHUCPRO 22