Your Work or Your Studies What do you do (in a typical day) at work? Do you like your job? Would you like to change your job? Do you think you will need to receive any training in the future? What job would you like to do in the future? Why are you taking the IELTS test? Do you think the first day at work is important? What subjects are you studying? Why did you choose that subject? What school (or university) do you go to? Why did you choose that university (or, school)? How do you like your subject? What's your favourite subject at school? What's the most difficult part of your course? What's the most interesting part of your course (your subject)? For you, what's the most interesting part (or subject or class) of your course? Do you think it will be easy to find that kind of work? Did you like your first day at university? Do you think the first day at university is important? Your Home& Your Accommodation Do you live in a house or a flat? How long have you lived there? Do you plan to live there for a long time? Please describe your home a little. What are the benefits (or, advantages) of living in a flat/house? What's your favourite room in your home? (Why?) How do you think your home (your house or your flat) could be improved? What is the environment like around your flat/house? Is it easy to travel to and from your home? Would you say it's a good place to live? Where do you come from? Where do you live at the moment? Does your whole family live there? Tell me something about your hometown. What would you recommend a tourist see in your hometown? Do you prefer to live in a big city or in the countryside? Would you say it's a good place to grow up? Would you say that's a good place to live? Do you plan to live there/here for a long time? What (other) city would you like to live in (in the future)? What's the traffic situation like in your hometown (or, where you are living now)? Weather What's the weather (usually) like in your hometown? What changes are there between the different seasons in your country? What's your favourite season? (Why?) Do you usually pay attention to the weather forecasts? Does the weather ever affect what you do? Do you (or, do people in China) do the same things in the different seasons of the year? Cooking Do you like cooking? Who usually does the cooking in your family (or, in your home)? When did you learn how to cook? In the future, do you think you will be cooking more than you do now, or less? (Why?) Clothes and Fashion Do you like shopping for clothes? Are you very interested in fashion (or, clothes fashions)? Do many people (in China) follow fashion? Animals Do you like animals? What's your favourite animal? Are people in your country fond of animals? Do you think cities are suitable places for keeping a pet? Sport Do you like (to play/to do) any sports? What sports are most popular with young people today? Did you take part in any (organized) sport in school? Do you think sport is important? Are there any sports facilities near where you live? In the future, what sports would you like to play? Food What food did you like to eat when you were a child? Do you still like that food now? Do you think it's good to (often) take children to restaurants? Collecting Did you collect anything when you were a child? Do you still collect them now? Why do you think people like collecting things? If you had a lot of money, what would you like to collect? Films What types of films do you like? Do you prefer to watch films at home or in a cinema? Are there any types of films that you dislike? What kinds of films did you like to watch when you were a child? Museum Are there many (or, any) museums in your hometown? Do you often visit a museum? Did you go to museums when you were younger? When was the last time you visited a museum? Do you think museums are important? Do you think museums should sell things to visitors? Dancing Do you like dancing? Have you ever learned to dance? When was the last time you danced? Do you like to watch dance performances? Why do you think some people like to dance? Reading Do you like reading books? What kinds of books do you like to read? When you were young, what books made the greatest impression on you? What do you think are the benefits of reading to children? Would you like to write a book? Would you like to receive a book as a gift? Daily routine What do you do mainly do with your time? What is the best part of the day for you? (Why?) When do you do most of your study? Would you like to change your daily routine? Languages What language do you usually speak? Would you say it's a difficult language to learn? What language would you like to learn in the future? (Why?)
