A2 SPEAKING QUESTIONS

About daily routine About jobs

 What do you do in the mornings?  Do you work or are you are student?
 Do you get up early?  What is your ideal job?
 What do you normally eat from breakfast?  Where do you want to work?
 Do you have a shower every day?  What jobs do you dislike? (Why?)

About home About holidays

 Who do you live with?  Where do you usually go on holiday?

 Do you live in a house or a flat?  Who do you go on holiday with?
 How many bedrooms are there in your house?  How many holidays do you have every year?
 What’s your favourite room in the house?  What was your best holiday? (Why?)

About friends About hobbies

 How often do you see your friends?  Do you have a hobby?

 Where do your friends live?  Where do you normally do your hobby?
 What do you like doing with your friends?  When do you normally do your hobby?
 Did you see your friends last weekend?  What is the most popular hobby in your family?

About family life About the future

 Do you have brothers or sisters?  What are your plans for the future?
 Is your family big?  Where do you want to live in the future?
 Who do you see more, your friends or your family?  What job do you want to do?
 Did you like going on holiday with your family when  Will you live in your hometown in the future?
you were a child?

About school and education

 Do/did you like going to school?

 What is/was your favourite subject at school?
 Who is/was your favourite teacher? (Why?)
 Do you always do your homework?

About sports

 How often do you do sport?

 What is your favourite sport?
 Do you like doing sport inside or outside?
 Do you go to the gym?
 About Education
B1 SPEAKING QUESTIONS
 Did you use to like going to school as a child?
About Daily routine
 How did you use to get to school?
 What time do you normally get up in the morning?  What is your current English teacher like?
 What do you normally eat for breakfast?  Are you good at learning languages or do you find it
 Are you a fan of studying languages in your spare time? hard?
 How often do you meet friends and go out?  Are you planning on doing another course soon?
 Are you fond of going to the cinema with friends?

About People
About Free time
 Are you fond of watching TV in your spare time?
 Are you keen on doing sport to stay healthy in your free  Are you eager to improve your English at the moment?
time?  Would you be interested in studying a degree in
 Do you normally spend your free time with friends or languages?
alone?  Do you have an interesting job or is it boring?
 Where do you like to relax in your free time?  Do you ever cry about things that you hate doing?
 Do you ever listen to music while you are relaxing?
 How often do you meet friends to go out at weekends?
About Health

 Are you good at doing sport or do you only do it for fun?

About Work
 What is your favourite sport and why?
 Which job would you hate to have and why?  Have you ever tried a dangerous sport?
 Which job would you most like to do in the future?  When was the last time you played football?
 Do you commute to work or do you live in the same city?  Are you keen on team sports like rugby or basketball?
 How old will you be when you retire in the future?
 Are you planning on changing job in the future?
About Shopping

 When was the last time you went shopping to buy

About Travel
clothes?
 Where did you go on holiday last year?  Are you going to go shopping this weekend or do you
 Do you enjoy sightseeing when on holiday? have better plans?
 Where are you planning on going on holiday next  What is the most expensive thing you have ever bought?
summer?  Have you ever wasted a lot of money on something
 Would you like to try surfing in the future? useless?
 Which is your favourite city that you have visited?  Do you usually spend a lot of money on food?

About Environmental About Food

 Do you recycle plastic at home? Why (not)?  Have you ever eaten a really disgusting food while you
 What are some types of pollution in your country? were on holiday?
 Name some ways that you can reduce pollution in this  Are you keen on eating seafood or do you prefer meat?
country?  How often do you eat chocolate and sweets?
 What can we do to help prevent pollution in our country?  Did you use to eat lots of sweets as a child or did you
 What could you do to make this world a better and prefer fruit?
cleaner place to live in?  What is your favourite drink to order when you go to a
bar?
B2 SPEAKING QUESTIONS Education

 Have you got a university degree? If not,

Hobbies and free time why not?
 Do you enjoy learning languages or do
 What do you normally do to keep busy you prefer other topics?
in your free time?  What is the best way to learn something
 Is it healthy to spend your leisure time new?
doing what you enjoy?  Did you use to enjoy studying on your
 Would you rather stay in or go out? own as a child?
 Would you say that you are an outgoing  Is it easy to get used to doing a new
person? skill?
 Have you done anything fun in the last  Are you going to take up a new course
few weeks? in the future?
 How often do you work out in your free  Would you say that it is essential to get
time? a degree in today´s society?
 When was the last time you tried  Have you ever failed an important
something new and exciting? exam?
 How has the way we spend our free  Are you the kind of person who spends
time changed in recent years? a long time studying for exams?
 How do you think your free time will  Why are you studying English at the
change when you have kids? moment?
 Where do you normally spend your
spare time?
Work

Travel  Would you prefer to work or be a

student?
 Is travelling an important part of your  Should we get a job that you enjoy?
life?  What motivates you more, having a
 How often do you go on trips? challenging job or earning lots of
money?
 Are you arranging any trips at the
moment?  What would you work as in your ideal
 Have you ever been abroad? Where? job?
 If you were going to travel the world,  Would you like to set up your own
would you prefer to do it alone or with business in the future?
friends?  Have you ever worked in a job that you
 How has the way we book our holidays couldn´t stand?
changed over recent years?  Are you a very dedicated person when
 If you went abroad this summer, where you have to work on something?
might you go?  Do you tend to take many breaks while
 Do you wish you could travel more? you are working?
 If you were going to go backpacking,  How long have you been doing your
what would you need to take? current job?
 Do you generally go on holiday abroad  Have you ever been unemployed for a
or stay in your own country? long period of time?
Shopping  What do you usually do on your
birthday?
 How could you save time in your daily
 Would you say that money is the key to routine?
a person´s happiness?  When you organize something, do you
2. Do you prefer buying things online or normally plan ahead?
in actual shops?
3. What is the most fashionable thing to
Eating and drinking
buy nowadays?
4. Do you spend most of your money on
 How often should a healthy person eat
luxuries or save it up? fast food?
5. If you had all the money in the world,  What foods do you like eating least and
would you change your spending why?
 Are there any foods that you try to avoid
habits? eating because they are unhealthy?
6. Do you ever spend above your  Do you enjoy cooking at home or eating
means? out with other people?
7. Do you enjoy the act of shopping?  Do you consider yourself a fussy or a
picky eater?
8. Who do you usually hit the shops  Would you have liked to become a chef?
with?  Which type of food from your country is
9. Have you ever had a nightmare most popular abroad?
 Do you know how to cook? Which is the
shopping experience?
best way to learn?
10. Do you feel that you have enough  Do you enjoy trying unusual food or do
money to do the things you want? you stick to the same foods?
 If you could open your own foreign
restaurant in your city, what would it be
like?
Time

 What is the best way to spend your free

time if you have unlimited resources?
 Are you good at organising your time to Health and fitness
get lots of things done?
 Would you like to do full-time or part-  What do you do to keep fit and healthy
time work in the future? nowadays?
 What part of your routine do you  Is it a good idea to have a health check
consider to be a complete waste of at the doctors once a year?
time?  How can you avoid getting ill when the
 What are your future plans when you weather is bad?
finish your studies?  When you feel sick, who do you call?
 How has your life changed over the last  What is the best way to unwind when
few years and why? you feel stressed?
 Where do you think you will be, and  Which is worse for you, smoking or
what will you be doing in 20 years time? drinking alcohol?
  What are the advantages of getting  Have you ever spent a lot of money on a
regular exercise? useless gadget?
 How often should you work out?
 Are you interested in knowing how to
stay in shape?
The environment
 Would you ever go to the doctor even
though you didn´t feel ill?
 Do you ever worry about the
environment in your local area?
 What are the biggest environmental
People and their lives problems in the world in this day and
age?
 Which person has had the biggest  Do you think that there will be a problem
influence on your life? with clean water in your country?
 What are you a fan of doing with your  What can normal people do to help save
friends? the environment?
 Where do you prefer to hang out with  What do you actually do to help the
your friends? environment in your local area? explain.
 Have you done anything interesting with  Do you, your friends or your family
your friends recently? recycle plastic, paper and glass?
 Who do you take after in your family?  Is recycling an obligation in your
 Do you and your friends have a lot in country?
common and agree on things?  What are the main environmental issues
 Who is the most annoying person in affecting your country at the moment?
your family and why?  How has the weather changed in your
 What is the most memorable thing that country in recent years?
you have done in your life?  What kind of animals and plants live in
 Do you prefer to spend time alone or the area in which you live?
share experiences with other people?
 Tell me a little about your oldest friend.
(known for the longest time)

Crime
Technology
 Do you drink and drive?
 Are you fond of buying gadgets?  Have you ever committed a crime?
 Tell us about the best invention of recent  Do you know anyone who has been
times. mugged or robbed?
 Have you ever tried to design something  Do you know someone who has been a
technological? victim of a violent crime?
 Are you into playing computer games?  Are there any parts of this country that
 Do you use the internet much? are more dangerous than others? Why?
 Is the internet a useful tool for studying?  Are there any places you are afraid to
 What do you use the internet for? visit because of the high crime rate? If
 Do you ever listen to the radio or is it so, where?
now obsolete?  Would you ever take illegal drugs?
 What do you think is the worst invention  Are there problems with drugs where
of recent times? you live?
  Should people who take illegal drugs be
put in jail?
 Are there any crimes that should not be
illegal?

Fashion

 How much money do you usually spend

on clothes a year?
 Is the way you dress important?
 What does the way you dress say about
your personality?
 Do you make your own clothes?
 Would you like to be able to design your
own clothes?
 What items of clothing are worth
spending a lot of money on?
 Are there any brands of clothing that you
would never wear?
 Do you think that a models job is
difficult?
 Would you like to work in a clothes
shop?
 Do you need talent to be a fashion
designer?

Relationships

 When was the last time that you stood

up for a friend who was in trouble?
 Who do you look up to?
 How often do you fall out with your
friends or family?
 Do you pick on your siblings?
 Have you ever put down your best
friend?
 Which teacher do you get on with best?
 Have you ever fallen for a celebrity?
 Do you ever look down on your friends if
they make big mistakes?
 Do you always make up with friends
after an argument?
 What can´t you put up with in your day-
to-day life?