Part One Speaking Practice
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Housework
Topic: Housework
• Do you do housework at home?
• What kind of housework do you often do?
• Did you do housework when you were a child?
• Do you think that children should do housework?
• Do you do housework at home?
• What kind of housework do you often do?
• Did you do housework when you were a child?
• Do you think that children should do housework?
Hometown
Topic: Hometown
• Where is your hometown?
• What do you like about it?
• What do you not like about it?
• How important is your hometown to you?
• Do you think you will continue to live in your hometown?
• How has your hometown changed over the years?
• Is there any way your hometown could be made better?
• Are there good transportation links to your hometown?
• Where is your hometown?
• What do you like about it?
• What do you not like about it?
• How important is your hometown to you?
• Do you think you will continue to live in your hometown?
• How has your hometown changed over the years?
• Is there any way your hometown could be made better?
• Are there good transportation links to your hometown?
Accommodation
• Tell me about the kind of accommodation you live in.
• Does the place you live in have many amenities?
• Is there anything you would like to change about the place you live in?
• Do you plan to live there for a long time?
• Does the place you live in have many amenities?
• Is there anything you would like to change about the place you live in?
• Do you plan to live there for a long time?
Weather
• How is the weather today?
• What’s your favourite kind of weather?
• Is there any type of weather you really don’t like?
• What is the climate like in your country?
• Does the weather affect people’s lives in your country?
• Do people change in the summer?
• Does bad weather ever affect transport in your country?
• What’s your favourite kind of weather?
• Is there any type of weather you really don’t like?
• What is the climate like in your country?
• Does the weather affect people’s lives in your country?
• Do people change in the summer?
• Does bad weather ever affect transport in your country?
Volunteer Work
• Have you ever worked before?
• What was your first day at work like?
• What responsibilities did you have at work?
• What was your typical day like at work?
• Have you taken any volunteer work?
• Why did you do the volunteer work?
• Do you know any volunteers?
• How do you define volunteer work?
• What was your first day at work like?
• What responsibilities did you have at work?
• What was your typical day like at work?
• Have you taken any volunteer work?
• Why did you do the volunteer work?
• Do you know any volunteers?
• How do you define volunteer work?
Family
• How many people are there in your immediate family?
• Who do you get on best with in your family?
• Do you have a large extended family?
• What do you do together with your family?
• Why is family important to you?
• Who do you get on best with in your family?
• Do you have a large extended family?
• What do you do together with your family?
• Why is family important to you?
Books
• How often do you read?
• Do you like reading books? Why?
• Do you have many books at home?
• Do you prefer to buy books or borrow them?
• What are the benefits of reading?
• What book would you take on a long journey?
• How easy is it for you to read books in English?
• Have you given up reading a book recently?
• What kind of people like reading and what kind of people don’t like reading very much?
• Do you like reading books? Why?
• Do you have many books at home?
• Do you prefer to buy books or borrow them?
• What are the benefits of reading?
• What book would you take on a long journey?
• How easy is it for you to read books in English?
• Have you given up reading a book recently?
• What kind of people like reading and what kind of people don’t like reading very much?
TV
• Do you like watching TV?
• How often do you watch TV?
• What kind of TV programmes do you like to watch?
• What are the most popular TV shows in your country?
• Has the internet affected your viewing habits?
• What is your favourite TV show now?
• What was your favourite show when you were a child?
• Do you like watching TV shows from other countries?
• How often do you watch TV?
• What kind of TV programmes do you like to watch?
• What are the most popular TV shows in your country?
• Has the internet affected your viewing habits?
• What is your favourite TV show now?
• What was your favourite show when you were a child?
• Do you like watching TV shows from other countries?
Adverts
• Do you like watching advertisements?
• Will you buy something because of an advertisement?
• How do you feel when you see pop-up ads on the internet?
• Do you like funny or serious advertisements?
• What makes a good advertisement?
• Will you buy something because of an advertisement?
• How do you feel when you see pop-up ads on the internet?
• Do you like funny or serious advertisements?
• What makes a good advertisement?
Accommodation
Topic: Accommodation
• Do you live in a house or a flat?
• Is it a big place?
• How long have you lived there?
• What do you like about living there?
• Is there a garden in the place you live in?
• Do you live in a house or a flat?
• Is it a big place?
• How long have you lived there?
• What do you like about living there?
• Is there a garden in the place you live in?
Weather
• What’s the best season of the whole year?
• What do people normally do in that season?
• How is the weather here different from the weather in your home country?
• What sort of weather do you like the most?
• Would you say the weather in your hometown is suitable for working or studying?
• Would you like to move to a place with different weather?
• What season or weather do you think is most suitable for work and/or study?
• What do people normally do in that season?
• How is the weather here different from the weather in your home country?
• What sort of weather do you like the most?
• Would you say the weather in your hometown is suitable for working or studying?
• Would you like to move to a place with different weather?
• What season or weather do you think is most suitable for work and/or study?
The Internet
• How important is the Internet to you?
• Do you use the Internet more for work or in your free time?
• Do you think you use the Internet too much?
• How will the Internet develop in the future?
• Are there any negative things about the Internet?
• Do you use the Internet more for work or in your free time?
• Do you think you use the Internet too much?
• How will the Internet develop in the future?
• Are there any negative things about the Internet?
Celebrities
• Who is your favorite celebrity?
• Do you like any foreign celebrities?
• Would you want to be a celebrity in the future?
• Do you think we should protect famous people’s privacy?
• How do celebrities influence their fans in your country?
• Do you like any foreign celebrities?
• Would you want to be a celebrity in the future?
• Do you think we should protect famous people’s privacy?
• How do celebrities influence their fans in your country?
Computers
• Do you use computers?
• What do you use a computer to do?
• Did you use computers when you were little?
• Do people often use computers these days?
• Will people continue to use computers in the future?
• What do you use a computer to do?
• Did you use computers when you were little?
• Do people often use computers these days?
• Will people continue to use computers in the future?
Movies
• How do you listen to music?
• When do you listen to music?
• What’s your favorite kind of music?
• Is music an important subject at school in your country?
• What kinds of music are most popular in your country?
• When do you listen to music?
• What’s your favorite kind of music?
• Is music an important subject at school in your country?
• What kinds of music are most popular in your country?
Newspapers and Magazines
• Do you often read newspapers?
• Do you prefer to read local news or international news?
• Which is more popular where you live, newspapers or magazines?
• Do many people today read newspapers?
• In the future, do you think more people will read magazines or fewer?
• Do you think newspapers will be very important to you in the future?
• Do you prefer to read local news or international news?
• Which is more popular where you live, newspapers or magazines?
• Do many people today read newspapers?
• In the future, do you think more people will read magazines or fewer?
• Do you think newspapers will be very important to you in the future?
Weather
• Do you prefer hot weather or cold?
• Tell me about the weather in your country in different times of the year.
• Which time of the year did you enjoy the most when you were a child?
• Do you usually pay attention to the weather forecasts?
• Has the weather changed much in your country in recent years?
• Tell me about the weather in your country in different times of the year.
• Which time of the year did you enjoy the most when you were a child?
• Do you usually pay attention to the weather forecasts?
• Has the weather changed much in your country in recent years?
Travel
• Where was the last place you visited on holiday?
• Would you like to go back there again?
• What kind of tourist destinations do you usually prefer?
• Has a foreign visitor ever stayed at your home?
• What’s the best way to save money while traveling?
• Would you like to go back there again?
• What kind of tourist destinations do you usually prefer?
• Has a foreign visitor ever stayed at your home?
• What’s the best way to save money while traveling?
Music
• How much time do you spend listening to music every day?
• Are your music tastes varied?
• What is your favorite song?
• Do you like to sing along to your favorite songs?
• Are you learning to play a musical instrument at the moment?
• Are your music tastes varied?
• What is your favorite song?
• Do you like to sing along to your favorite songs?
• Are you learning to play a musical instrument at the moment?
The internet
• How often do you use the Internet?
• Do you think you use the Internet too much?
• What are your favourite websites?
• What are the positive and negative things about the Internet?
• Do you think you use the Internet too much?
• What are your favourite websites?
• What are the positive and negative things about the Internet?
Indoor Activities
• Do you like indoor activities?
• What indoor activities do you like?
• How much time do you spend indoors every week?
• What types of indoor activities are popular in your country?
• What indoor activities do you like?
• How much time do you spend indoors every week?
• What types of indoor activities are popular in your country?
Sports
• Do you play any sports?
• Do you watch sports on TV?
• What is the most popular sport in your country?
• How do people in your country stay fit?
• Is it important for children to play sports?
• Do you watch sports on TV?
• What is the most popular sport in your country?
• How do people in your country stay fit?
• Is it important for children to play sports?
Noise
• Do you mind noises?
• What types of noise do you come across in your daily life?
• Are there any sounds that you like?
• Where can you hear loud noises?
• Do you think there’s too much noise in modern society?
• Are cities becoming noisier?
• What types of noise do you come across in your daily life?
• Are there any sounds that you like?
• Where can you hear loud noises?
• Do you think there’s too much noise in modern society?
• Are cities becoming noisier?
Gift
• When do you send gifts?
• When was the last time you received a gift?
• Have you received a gift you didn’t like?
• How do you feel when you receive a gift?
• Do people in your country send gifts to show their generosity?
• When was the last time you received a gift?
• Have you received a gift you didn’t like?
• How do you feel when you receive a gift?
• Do people in your country send gifts to show their generosity?
Patience and Politeness
• What do you think patience is?
• Do you think patience is important?
• Do you think you are a patient person?
• Have you ever lost your patience?
• Are you a polite person?
• Who taught you to be polite?
• Is it important to be polite?
• What do you do if others are not polite to you?
• Do you think patience is important?
• Do you think you are a patient person?
• Have you ever lost your patience?
• Are you a polite person?
• Who taught you to be polite?
• Is it important to be polite?
• What do you do if others are not polite to you?
Weather
• What’s the weather usually like in your country (or your hometown)?
• How is the weather here different from the weather in your home country?
• What’s the best season of the whole year?
• What do people normally do in that season?
• How is the weather here different from the weather in your home country?
• What’s the best season of the whole year?
• What do people normally do in that season?
Colours
• What colors do you like?
• What’s the most popular color in your country?
• Do you like to wear dark or bright colors?
• What’s the difference between men and women’s preference for colors?
• Do colors affect your mood?
• What’s the most popular color in your country?
• Do you like to wear dark or bright colors?
• What’s the difference between men and women’s preference for colors?
• Do colors affect your mood?
Food
• Do you have a healthy diet?
• Do you prefer eating at home or eating out?
• Do you like ordering food to be delivered?
• Who do you get food delivered with?
• Do you eat meals differently now compared to when you were little?
• Do you prefer eating at home or eating out?
• Do you like ordering food to be delivered?
• Who do you get food delivered with?
• Do you eat meals differently now compared to when you were little?
Weather
• What sort of weather do you like the most?
• Would you say the weather in your hometown is suitable for working or studying?
• Would you like to move to a place with different weather?
• What season or weather do you think is most suitable for work and/or study?
• Would you say the weather in your hometown is suitable for working or studying?
• Would you like to move to a place with different weather?
• What season or weather do you think is most suitable for work and/or study?
Clothing
• What is your favourite item of clothing?
• Are there any traditional clothes in your country?
• Where do you usually purchase your clothes?
• Have you ever bought clothes online?
• Are there any traditional clothes in your country?
• Where do you usually purchase your clothes?
• Have you ever bought clothes online?
Photos
• Who do you usually take photos of?
• How do you keep your photos?
• Do you keep your photographs on your computer?
• Have you framed any of your photos?
• Do you prefer to send postcards to people or to send photos that you took yourself?
• How do you keep your photos?
• Do you keep your photographs on your computer?
• Have you framed any of your photos?
• Do you prefer to send postcards to people or to send photos that you took yourself?
Art and Photography
• Do you like art?
• Do you think art classes are necessary?
• How do you think art classes affect children’s development?
• What kind of paintings do people in your country like?
• What benefits can you get from painting as a hobby?
• Do you like to take photographs?
• Do you prefer to take photos yourself or have other people take photos?
• How often do you take photographs?
• Do you think art classes are necessary?
• How do you think art classes affect children’s development?
• What kind of paintings do people in your country like?
• What benefits can you get from painting as a hobby?
• Do you like to take photographs?
• Do you prefer to take photos yourself or have other people take photos?
• How often do you take photographs?
Bags
• Do you like bags?
• What types of bags do you like?
• Do you usually carry a bag (when you go out)?
• What types of bags do you use in your everyday life?
• What do you put in these bags?
• What sorts of bags do women like to buy?
• What types of bags do you like?
• Do you usually carry a bag (when you go out)?
• What types of bags do you use in your everyday life?
• What do you put in these bags?
• What sorts of bags do women like to buy?
Boats
• Have you ever taken a ride on a boat?
• Do you like traveling by boat?
• What are the advantages of travelling by boat?
• Do people in your country like to travel by boat?
• Will it get more popular in the future?
• Do you like traveling by boat?
• What are the advantages of travelling by boat?
• Do people in your country like to travel by boat?
• Will it get more popular in the future?
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