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Speaking part 1
Work & Study
1. What do you study?
2. What do you like about your study here?
3. Why did you choose your current major?
4. What do you dislike about your study here?
5. How old were you when you started school?
6. Who was your favourite high school teacher? Why did you like her/him?
7. Do you think your university is a good place? (Why/ Why not?)
8. Is there anything special about your university? What is it?
House
1. Do you live in a house or a flat? Where is it?
2. Do you like to have a small garden? Why/Why not?
3. Do you prefer to live in a house or a flat? Why?
4. What do you like most about your house?
Families and Friends
1. Do you have a small or a big family?
2. What do you often do with your family?
3. What are the good and bad things about life in a big/small family?
4. Do you have a close friend? Tell something about him/her.
5 . What do you like to do with your friends on weekends?
Daily routines
1. What is your favourite part of the day?
2. What do you often do after school/work?
3. What is your favourite day of the week?
4. What do you often do at the weekend?
Neighbours & Neighbourhood
1. Where is your neighbourhood located?
2. What activities can you do in your area?
3. Do you get on well with your neighbours?
4. How often do you see your neighbours?
5. What do you like about your current living area?
6. What would you like to change about your area?
Newspapers & Magazines?
1. Where do you often read news?
2. Are newspapers popular in your country?
3. How do you usually get your news?
4. What kind of news do you usually follow?
Sports
1. What sports can you play?
2. Do you think that learning to swim is important? (Why/Why not?)
3. What sport did you play as a child?
4. How do most people in your country keep fit?
5. Do you think running is a good way to stay healthy? (Why/ Why not?)
6. Where is a good place to exercise?
Animals
1. What is your favourite animal?
2. Do you like going to the zoo? (Why/Why not?)
3. Why do some people keep pets at home?
4. Where can you see wild animals?
Computers
1. How often do you use your computer?
2. How important is your computer to you?
3. What do you usually do with a computer?
4. Should children learn to use computers? (Why/ Why not?)
Movies
1. Do you like watching movies? Why/Why not?
2. Do you prefer to watch movies at home or in the cinema? Why?
3. Do you like to watch movies alone or with your friends? Why?
4. What kinds of movies do you think young people like?
Mobile phones
1. What do you use your mobile phone for?
2. Is there anything you dislike about using cell phones?
Fashion & Clothes
1. What type of clothes do you like to wear?
2. Do you like to wear uniform at school? (Why/Why not?)
Travelling
1. Do you like travelling?
2. Do you prefer travelling alone or in a group?
Languages
1. Do you like learning languages? (Why/Why not?)
2. Why do you learn English?
3. Do you want to learn other languages in the future? What is it?
4. Do you think it is difficult to learn a new language? (Why/ Why not?)
5. When did you start learning your first foreign language?
6. Do you think it is important to learn a foreign language? (Why/ Why not?)
Music
1. Do you like music? (Why/Why not?)
2. What’s your favourite music?
3. What’s your favorite kind of music?
4. If you could learn a musical instrument, what would it be? Why?
5. Would you like to go to a live concert? (Why/ Why not?)
6. Do you hate any kind of music? (Why/ Why not?)
Weather
1. What is the weather like in summer in your country?
2. What do you like to do when it’s sunny?
3. What’s the weather like today?
4. Do you like the weather in your country? (Why/ Why not?)
5. Which season do you like best? Why?
6. What’s the weather like in your city?
Shopping
1. Do you enjoy shopping? How often do you go shopping?
2. Where do you usually shop?
3. Do you prefer shopping alone or with others? Why?
4. What’s your favorite shop?
Feelings
1. What things make you tired?
2. What do you do when you feel tired?
3. What usually makes you happy?
4. What do you often do when you are not happy?
Food & Drinks
1. Do you have a good diet? (Why/ Why not?)
2. What food do you like to eat?
3. Did you learn to cook when you were a child? Who taught you how to cook?
4. Do you think it’s important to know how to cook well? (Why/ Why not?)
5. What do you often have for breakfast?
6. Is it popular to drink coffee in your country? How popular is it?
Holidays
1. Do you like holidays? (Why/ Why not?)
2. What do you often do when you have a day off?
3. What do you like to do on your holidays?
4. Do you want to spend a holiday with your family or your friends? Why?
5. Where do you like to spend your holidays?
6. What do you often do in summer vacation?
7. Are holidays necessary? (Why/ Why not?)
8. Do you want to go on holiday in another country? (Why/ Why not?)
Hometown
1. What do you like about your hometown?
2. Do you think your hometown is a good place for children? (Why/ Why not?)
3. What is it like where you live?
4. Do you like living in the city? (Why/ Why not?)
Transports
1. What is your favorite means of transportation? Why do you like it?
2. How do you go to school/work every day?
3. Do you like the transport system in your country? (Why/Why not?)
Cycling
1. Do you like cycling? (Why/why not?)
2. What are benefits of cycling to people’s health?
3. Is it easy for you to ride a bike in your country?
4. Why are there more people cycling nowadays?
Reading
1. What’s your favorite kind of book to read?
2. Do you think it is important to encourage children to read? (Why/ Why not?)
3. Do you like reading? How often do you read?
4. What type of books do you read?
Noise
1. Do you live in a noisy area?
2. Where do you go to spend time in peace?
Patience
1. Are you a patient person?
2. Which person in your family is the most patient? How patient is he/she?
Television
1. Do you like watching TV shows from other countries?
2. Should children watch TV too much? (Why/ Why not?)
3. How much time do you spend watching TV?
4. What types of TV programs do you like watching?
Health
1. How often do you exercise?
2. What do you often do when you are sick?
3. Is it important to you to eat healthy food? (Why/ Why not?)
4. How do you stay healthy?
5. What are the health benefits of playing sports?
6. Do you eat healthily? (Why/ Why not?)
The Internet
1. Do you think you use the Internet too much?
2. How important is the Internet to your work and study?
3. How often do you use the Internet?
4. What do you usually do on the Internet?
Environment
1. Are there any environmental problems in your country? What are they?
2. What can you do to help the environment?
2. Speaking part 2
Student A: Describe a person in your family you really admire.
You should say:
Who the person is
How the person is
What you usually do together
And explain why you admire him/ her
Student B: Describe your best friend.
You should say:
When and where you first met this person
How the person is
What you often do together
And explain why the person becomes your best friend
Student A: Describe your ideal house
You should say:
• Where it is
• What it looks like
• When you would like to live in it
And explain why you would like to live in it.
Student B: Describe your favorite room
You should say
• What the room is
• What furniture it contains
• What you do in it
And explain why it is your favorite room.
Student A: Describe an outdoor activity.
You should say:
What it is
When you do it
Where you do it
And explain why you like it
Student B: Describe a trip you took by bike.
You should say:
When and where the trip was
Who you went with
What you did during the trip
And explain how you felt about it.
Student A: Describe your favorite singer.
You should say:
Who this person is
When you first knew him/ her
What genre he/ she specializes in
And explain why you like him/ her.
Student B: Describe your favorite season of the year.
You should say:
When the season is
What the weather is like
What activities you usually do during this season
Anh why you like this season.
Student A: Describe a job you’d like to do in the future.
You should say:
• What it is
• What you will need to do
• How demanding it is
And explain why you are interested in this job.
Student B: Describe your favorite teacher.
You should say:
• Who he/ she is
• What subject he/she teaches
• How he/ she is
And explain why you like him/ her
Student A: Describe your hometown.
You should say:
Where it is
What you can see and do there
How it has changed since you were a child
And explain why you love it.
Student B: Describe a special occasion in your life.
You should say:
Where this occasion took place
When it occurred
Who was there
And explain how you felt on this special occasion.
Student A: Describe a food you like.
You should say:
• What it is
• How it tastes
• How often you make/ eat it
And explain why you like it.
Student B: Describe a language (not English) you would like to learn.
You should say:
• What it is
• Where it is spoken
• How difficult it is
And explain why you would like to learn it
Student A: Describe a part of the world you like to visit.
You should say:
Where it is
What you know about it
What you would like to do there
And explain why you would like to visit this place.
Student B: Describe an interest or hobby that you enjoy.
You should say:
What the hobby is
How you became interested in it
Why you enjoy it
And explain what benefits you get from it.
Student A: Describe a festival that is important in your family.
You should say:
When the festival occurs
What people do during the festival
Whether you like it or not
And explain why this festival is important.
Student B: Describe a special gift you gave someone.
You should say:
Who you gave this gift to
What the gift was
Where you got it from
And explain why this gift was special.
Student A: Describe a person who made you laugh happily when you were a child.
You should say:
Who this person was
What this person was like
What this person did to make you laugh
And how you felt about it.
Student B: Describe an environmental problem that has occurred in your country.
You should say:
What causes of the problem are
What effect it has had on your country
What we should do to solve this
And explain why you think this problem is so important to solve.
Student A: Describe a water sport you would like to try in the future.
You should say:
What it is
Where you will do it
Whether it is easy or difficult
And explain why you would like to try it.
Student B: Describe your favorite movie.
You should say:
What it is
When you watched it
What it is about
And explain why you like it.
3. Speaking part 3
Student – student interaction
- Ask partner 2 questions about his or her topic
