Короткие вопросы

• Where do you come from?
• What is your home like?
• Tell me about your family. 
• Tell me about your job/studies.
• Is there anything you dislike about your job/studies?
• What type of transport do you use most?
• Do you like reading?
• What kind of television programmes do you watch?
• Tell me about a film you have seen recently.
• Do you have a pet? 
• What kind of food do you like? 
• How often do you go shopping? 
• What’s your favourite festival? Why?
• How do people celebrate this festival? 

Family 

• Do you have a large family or a small family?
• Can you tell me something about them?
• How much time do you manage to spend with members of your family?
• What sorts of things do you like to do together?
• Did/Do you get on well with your family? [Why?]

Accommodation

• What kind of accommodation do you live in? What’s it like?
• Have you always lived there?
• What are the main advantages of this [accommodation]?
• What changes would you like to make to improve it? 
• Would it be easy for you to move to another accommodation?
• Do many people in your country live in such accommodation? 

Neighbourhood 

• Which part of town do you live in? 
• What’s it like? 
• What kind of shops are there in your neighbourhood?
• Do you get along well with your neighbours?
• What’s difficult about living there? 

Education (students) 

• What do you study?
• What is special about this subject? 
• Is there anything you find difficult about it?
• Where do you study…? What’s your university/college like? 

Education (graduates)

• Do you have higher education? 
• What have you studied at university? 
• What did you like about your studies? 
• Was there anything you found difficult? 

Job

• What’s your job? 
• Is it a common job in your country?
• What are your working hours like?
• Do you get a lot of vacation and off time?
• Are you thinking of changing your job? 

Cold weather 

• Have you ever been in very cold weather? [When?] 
• How often is the weather cold where you come from?
• Are some parts of your country colder than others? [Which parts?] 
• Would you prefer to live in a hot place or a cold place? [Why?] 

Laughing 

• What kinds of things make you laugh? 
• Do you like making other people laugh? [Why/Why not?] 
• Do you think it’s important for people to laugh? *Why/Why not?
• Is laughing the same as feeling happy, do you think? [Why/Why not?]

Keeping in contact with people 

• How do you usually contact your friends? [Why?]
• Do you prefer to contact different people in different ways? [Why?] ·
• Do you find it easy to keep in contact with friends and family? [Why/Why not?]
• In your country, did people in the past keep in contact in the same ways as they do today? [Why/Why not?] 

Daily Routine

• What would you like to change in your daily routine? 
• Are all your days the same? 
• Tell me about your typical weekday and your typical weekend.
• What is the balance of work/study and free time in your normal day?

Visitors 

• What would you suggest a visitor should see and do in your country?
• Are there any traditional arts or music you would recommend? 
• Tell me about the kind of foreign visitors or tourists who go to your country. 
• In what ways has tourism changed your country? 

Festivals 

• Tell me about the most important festival in your country. 
• What special food and activities are connected with this festival?
• What do you most enjoy about it?
•  Do you think festivals are important for a country? [Why?] 

Dancing

• Do you enjoy dancing? [Why/Why not?] 
• Has anyone ever taught you to dance? [Why/Why not?]
• Tell me about any traditional dancing in your country.
• Do you think that traditional dancing will be popular in the future? [Why/Why not?] 

Musical instruments

• Which instrument do you like listening to most? [Why?]
• Have you ever learned to play a musical instrument? [Which one?] 
• Do you think children should learn to play a musical instrument at school? [Why/Why not?] 
• How easy would it be to learn to play an instrument without a teacher? [Why?]

Traffic where you live

• How do most people travel to work where you live? 
• What traffic problems are there in your area? [Why?] 
• How do traffic problems affect you? 
• How would you reduce the traffic problems in your area? 

Your friends 

• Do you prefer to have one particular friend or a group of friends? [Why?] 
• Are your friends mostly your age or different ages? [Why?]
• What do you like doing most with your friend/s?
• The last time you saw your friends, what did you do together?
• What makes a friend into a good friend? 
• Do you think it’s important to keep in contact with friends you knew as a child? *Why/Why not? 

Food and cooking

• What kinds of food do you like to eat?
• What kind of new food would you like to try? [Why?]
• Do you like cooking? [Why/Why not?] 
• What was the last meal you cooked? 
• Do you prefer home-cooked food or food from restaurants? [Why?]

Leisure 

• Do you have any hobbies or interests? [What are they?] 
• How did you become interested in (whatever hobby/interest the candidate mentions)?
• What is there to do in your free time in (candidate’s hometown/village)? 
• How do you usually spend your holidays? 
• Is there anywhere you would particularly like to visit? [Why?] 

Your favourite place 

• What place do you most like to visit? 
• How often do you visit this place? 
• Why do you like it so much? 
• Is it popular with many other people? 
• Has it changed very much since you first went there? [In what way?] 

Your country

• Which part of your country do most people live in?
• Tell me about the main industries there.
• How easy is it to travel around your country? 
• Has your country changed much since you were a child? 

Colour 

• What’s your favourite colour? *Why?+ 
• Do you like the same colours now as you did when you were younger? [Why/Why not?] 
• What can you learn about a person from the colours they like? 
• Do any colours have a special meaning in your culture?

Entertainment

• Do you prefer relaxing at home or going out in the evening? [Why?] 
• When you go out for an evening, what do you like to do? 
• How popular is this with other people in your country?
• Is there any kind of entertainment you do not like? [Why/Why not?] 

Clothes 

• How important are clothes and fashion to you? [Why/Why not?]
• What kind of clothes do you dislike? [Why?]
• How different are the clothes you wear now from those you wore 10 years ago?
• What do you think the clothes we wear say about us? 

Fruits 

• Do you eat fruits?
• How often do you eat fruits?
• Where do you buy your fruits from?
• Do you think it’s important for people to eat fruits? *Why/Why not?] 

Books

• Do you like reading books?
• What kind of books do you like to read? [Why?]
• Where do you like to read? [Why?]
• Do others in your family read books too?
• Do you usually buy your books from a special place? [Where?] 

Telephone calls

•  How often are you on the phone? 
• Do you like calling friends or family more often? [Why?] 
• Did you call your friends a lot when you were a child? 
• Do you think children should have to pay their own telephone bills? [Why/Why not?] 

Technology at home/office 

• How often do you use electric appliances at home/office?
• How do you think they help you with your chores?
• Are there any other advantages? 
• Are there any drawbacks to using these appliances? 
• Do you think pe0ople should use electric appliances more often or less often than they do now? [Why/Why not?]

1. Work - What is your job?

- What company do you work for?

- Why did you choose that job?

- Do you like your job?

- Do you get on well with your colleagues?

- What was your first day like?

- What responsibilities do you have at work?

- If you had the chance, would you change your job?

- Do you plan to continue with your job in the future? 

2. Study - What (subjects) do you study?

- Where do you study?

- What is your favourite subject? Why?

- Do you get on with your classmates?

- What was your first day like?

- What teacher do you like? Why?

- If you had the chance, would you change any subject? Why? 

3. Hometown - Where is your hometown?

- Do you like your hometown?

- Do you often visit your hometown?

- What is your hometown like?

- What is the oldest place in your hometown?

- What is there for a foreigner to do or see in your hometown?

- How could your hometown be improved?

- Has your hometown changed much since you were a child?

- Is there good public transportation in your hometown?

- Do you think your hometown is a good place to bring up children? 

4. Home - Where is your home?

- Do you live in a house or a flat?

- Who do you live with?

- Are there many rooms in your home?

- What is your favourite room?

- How are the walls decorated?

- What would you change about your home?

- Do you plan to live there in the future?

- What facilities are there near your home?

- What is your neighbourhood like?

- Do most people live in houses or flats in your country? 

5. Childhood - Did you enjoy your childhood?

- What is your first memory of your childhood?

- Did you have a lot of friends when you were a child?

- What did you enjoy doing as a child?

- Do you think it is better for children to grow up in the city or in the countryside? 

6. Internet - How often do you go online?

- What do you use the internet for?

- How do you get online?

- Do you have your own computer?

- What’s your favourite website?

- Do you think children should be allowed unsupervised access to the internet? 

7. Leisure Time - What is your favourite leisure activity?

- What did you enjoy doing in your free time as a child?

- Do you prefer to spend your free time with other people or alone?

- What is a common leisure activity in your country?

- Do most people in your country get two days off a week?

- Do you think leisure time is important? 

8. Music - Do you like music?

- What’s your favourite type of music?

- Can you sing?

- Did you learn music at school?

- If you could learn a musical instrument, what would it be?

- Do you think music is important? 

9. Birthdays - Do you enjoy your birthdays?

- Do you usually celebrate your birthday?

- What did you do on your last birthday?

- Can you remember a birthday you enjoyed as a child?

- Do most people celebrate their birthdays with a party in your country?

- Which birthdays are considered important in your country? 

10. Clothes - Are clothes important to you?

- What kind of clothes do you usually wear?

- Do you ever wear the traditional clothes of your country?

- Where do you usually buy your clothes?

- Have you ever worn a uniform?

- Do most people in your country follow fashion? 

11. Computers - Do you often use a computer?

- How do you usually get online?

- Do you prefer desktops or laptops?

- What do you use your computer for?

- Do you think it is important to learn how to use a computer? 

12. Daily Routine - When do you usually get up in the morning?

- Do you usually have the same routine every day?

- What is your daily routine?

- Do you ever change your routine?

- Is your routine the same today as it was when you were a child?

- Do you think it is important to have a daily routine? 

13. Dictionaries - Do you often use a dictionary?

- What do you use dictionaries for?

- What kinds of dictionaries do you think are most useful?

- Do you think dictionaries are useful for learning a language?

- What kind of information can you find in a dictionary? 

14. Evenings - What do you often do in the evenings?

- Do you do the same thing every evening?

- Do you prefer to spend your evenings with family or friends?

- Do you ever work or study in the evenings?

- What is a popular activity for young people in your country in the evenings?

- Do you do the same thing in the evenings as you did when you were a child? 

15. Family & Friends - Do you spend much time with your family?

- Who are you closest to in your family?

- Do you prefer spending time with your family or friends?

- Who is your best friend?

- Are you still friends with people from your childhood?

- Is family important in your country? 

16. Flowers - Do you like flowers?

- What’s your favourite flower?

- When was the last time you gave someone flowers?

- Do any flowers have a special meaning in your country?

- Why do you think women like flowers more than men? 

17. Food - What’s your favourite food?

- Have you always liked the same food?

- Is there any food you dislike?

- What is a common meal in your country?

- Do you have a healthy diet?

- What do you think of fast food? 

18. Going Out - Do you often go out in the evenings?

- What do you like to do when you go out?

- Do you prefer going out on your own or with friends?

- How often do you go out in a week?

- Where do most young people like to go out in your country? 

19. Happiness - Are you a happy person?

- What usually makes you happy?

- Does the weather ever affect how you feel?

- What makes you feel unhappy?

- Do you think people in your country are generally happy people? 

20. Hobbies - Do you have a hobby?

- What equipment do you need for it?

- Do you think hobbies should be shared with other people?

- Did you have a hobby as a child?

- What hobbies are popular in your country?

- Why do you think people have hobbies? 

21. Neighbours & Neighbourhood -

- Do you like your neighbours?

- Are neighbours usually close to each other in your country?

- What is your neighbourhood like?

- Do you think your neighbourhood is a good place for children?

- How could your neighbourhood be improved?

- Do you think it is important to have a good relationship with your neighbours? 

22. Newspapers - How do you usually get your news?

- Do you often read the newspapers?

- What kind of news do you usually follow?

- How do most people get the news in your country?

- Do you think international news is important? 

23. Pets - Do you have a pet?

- Do you like animals?

- What’s your favourite animal?

- What is a popular pet to have in your country?

- Did you have a pet as a child?

- Why do people have pets? 

24. Reading - Do you often read?

- What is your favourite kind of book to read?

- Do you often read newspapers?

- Do you have any e-books?

- What books did you read as a child?

- Do you think it is important to encourage children to read? 

25. Shopping - Do you like shopping?

- What’s your favourite shop?

- Do you prefer shopping alone or with others?

- What kinds of shops are there where you live?

- Have you ever bought anything online?

- Do you think men and women have different opinions about shopping? 

26. Sport - Do you like sport?

- What’s your favourite sport?

- Do you often watch sport on TV?

- Did you play sport as a child?

- What is the most popular sport in your country?

- How do most people in your country keep fit? 

27. TV - Do you often watch TV?

- What sorts of things do you watch on TV?

- What is your favourite TV program?

- Do you ever watch foreign programs or films?

- What did you watch on TV when you were a child?

- Do you think children should watch TV? 

28. Transport - How did you get here today?

- What is your favourite mode of transport?

- Do you ever use public transport?

- Do you like the transport system in your country?

- What is the difference between taking a bus and taking a train? 

29. Weather - What’s the weather like today?

- What’s your favourite weather?

- Do you like the weather in your country?

- Is the weather the same in all parts of your country?

- Does the weather ever affect the way you feel?

- Does the weather in your country ever affect transportation?

30. Study

1. Is it hard for kids to study those days because of the large amount of school materials?

2.Do you think it is smarter to study on regular basis or not?

3.What do you prefer: studying  on regular basis or learning a lot of lessons for short period of time? Why?

4.Do you think that smart and intelligent people need not study because of their intelligence?

5.Do you think students nowadays should study more or not? Why?

6.Do you think students should study hard or they should study smart?

31. Hometown

1.Do you like the way your hometown is developed?

2.Do you think that city you call hometown is a city you were born into or the city in which you spent significant part of your life and why?

3.Do you think that your hometown has to do something with your further success and progress?

4.Would you like your hometown to be some other city and if so which one and why?

5.Would you like to see your hometown improve at some specific area and if so which one?

32. Living place and Accommodation

1.Do you like the way your accommodation is equipped?

2.What would you change when it comes to equipment in your accommodation?

3.Do you think that living place and accommodation have some influence in your further improvement?

4.Is it hard for people to change their living place after years and years spent there?

33. Weather/Favourite Season

1.Do you think that weather is somehow connected to human behavior?

2.If you ever had to choose one season which you spent rest of your life in, which would you choose and why?

3.If you ever had a chance to create perfect season how would it look like?

34. Punctual

1.Do you consider punctuality as a good quality or not?

2.Do you think that people should be punctual only when it comes to their jobs or they should be punctual in their every day life?

3.Do you think that every job requires punctuality or not?

4.Who do you prefer: people who are punctual or those ones who are not?

35. TV program

1.Do you think that TV program can help when it comes to children's mental development?

2.Do you think that TV program has bad influence on kids development?

3.Do you think that TV program can sometimes make a bad and wrong picture of world events?

4.Do you think that TV program is something that should be part of our every day routine?

5.Do you prefer watching TV program or you prefer to go out and do something else?