What kind of house/accommodation do you live in?

Do you live in a house or a flat?

What’s the difference between where you are living now and where you have lived in the past?

Can you describe the place where you live? 

Which room does your family spend most of their time in?

How long have you lived there?

What do you usually do in your house/flat/room?

Do you plan to live there for a long time? 

Is the public transport near your home very good? 

Please describe the room you live in? 

Would you prefer to live in a house or a flat? 

What part of your home do you like the most?  / What do you like most about your home?

Hometown

What’s the name of your hometown ? 

Is it a big city or a small town?

How long have you been living there? 

Do you like your hometown? 

Is there anything you dislike about it?

What do you like (most) about your hometown?

Do you like living there? 

Please describe your hometown a little. 

Do you think you will continue living there for a long time? 

The area you live in

Do you like the area that you live in?

 Have there been any major changes in the area recently?

Do you know any famous people from your area? 

Where do you like to go to that area? 

Transport

What is the convenient means of transport?

What is the most expensive means of transport? 

Do most young people prefer taking public transport to school or work?

What are the advantages of using public transport?

Plants

Do you have any plants at home? 

What plants did you grow when you were young?

Do you know anything about growing plants?

Do Chinese people give plants as gifts? 

Flowers

What is your favorite kind of flower?

Are there any flowers that have special a meaning in China?

Have you ever planted any flowers? 

Have you ever sent flowers to someone? 

Challenges

What school subject do you think is the most challenging ?

Do you like to challenge yourself? Do you like to challenge yourself?

Do you like to live a life that has a lot of challenges? Do you like to live a life that has a lot of challenges?

How do you usually deal with challenges in daily life?

Birthday

What do you usually do on your birthday?

What did you do on your birthday when you were young?

Do you think it is important for you to celebrate your birthday? Do you think it is important for you to celebrate your
birthday?

Whose birthday do you think is the most important to celebrate in China? Whose birthday do you think is the most
important to celebrate in China?

Shopping

Do you like shopping? Do you like shopping?

Do you compare prices when you shop? Why?

Is it difficult for you to make choices when you shop? Is it difficult for you to make choices when you shop?

Do you think expensive products are always better than cheaper ones? Do you think expensive products are always
better than cheaper ones?

Staying at Home

Are you a person who likes to stay at home?

What do you do when you stay at home?

What is your favorite place at home?

What did you often do at home as a child?

Would you like to stay at home a lot in the future?

Morning Routines

What do you do in the morning?

Is breakfast important?

What is your morning routine?

Do you like to get up early in the morning?

Asking for Help

Do you ask for help when you have a problem?

Why are teachers always willing to help students?

What kinds of help do you often ask for?

When was the last time you asked for help?

Childhood Memory

What did you enjoy doing as a child?

Did you enjoy your childhood?

What are your best childhood memories?

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

Holidays

Where did you go for your last holiday?

Do you like holidays? Why?

Which public holiday do you like best?

What do you do on holidays?

Do you prefer a leisurely or a busy holiday?

Schools and Workplaces

Where is your school?

Do you like your school?

Do you think your school is a good place to study?

What is the environment like at your school?

What do you think could be improved in your school?

Exciting Activities

Have you ever tried any exciting activities?

What do you think were exciting activities when you were a child?

Has anything exciting happened to you recently?

Would you like to try scuba diving and bungee jumping?

Doing Sports

What sports do you like?

Where did you learn how to do it?

Did you do some sports when you were young?

Do you think students need more exercise?

Daily Routine

What is your daily study routine?

Have you ever changed your routine?

Do you think it is important to have a daily routine for your study?

What part of your day do you like best?

E-books and Paper Books

Which do you prefer, e-books or paper books?

What do you usually read online?

Will you read more online in the future?

Do you think paper books will disappear in the future?

Science

Do you like science?

When did you start to learn about science?

What kinds of interesting things have you done with science?

Do you like watching science TV programs?

Do Chinese people often visit science museums?

News

Are you interested in the news?

How do you usually find news?

How do your friends get news?

Have you read the news this morning?

Do you often talk with your friends about the news?

Internet

When did you start using the internet?

How often do you go online?

How does the Internet influence people?

Do you think you spend too much time online?

What would you do without the internet?

Library

Do you often go to the library?

What do you usually do in the library?

Did you go to the library when you were a kid?

Do Chinese kids often go to the library?

Keys

Do you always bring a lot of keys with you?

Have you ever lost your keys?

Do you often forget the keys and lock yourself out?

Do you think it’s a good idea to leave your keys with a neighbor?

Jewelry

Do you often wear jewelry?

What type of jewelry do you like?

Do you usually buy jewelry?

Why do you think some people wear a piece of jewelry for a long time?

Breakfast

What do you usually eat for breakfast?

Do you think breakfast is important?

Are there any differences between the mornings of your childhood and now?

Would you like to change your morning routine?

Social media

When did you start using social media?

Do you think you spend too much time on social media?

Do your friends use social media?

What do people often do on social media?

Music/Musical instrument

Do a lot of people like music?

Do schools in your country have musical lessons?

Have you ever learned to play a musical instrument?

What musical instruments do you enjoy listening to the most?

Films

What films do you like?

Did you often watch films when you were a child?

Did you ever go to the cinema alone as a child?

Do you often go to the cinema with your friends?

Language

What language can you speak?

What languages would you like to learn in the future?

How do you learn a foreign language?

How are languages taught and learned in your school?

The city you live in

Would you recommend your city to others?

What’s the weather like where you live?

Are there people of different ages living in this city?

Are the people friendly in the city?

Relaxing

What would you do to relax?

Do you think doing sports is a good way to relax?

Do you think vacation is a good time to relax?

Do you think students need more relaxing time?

Weekends

Do you like weekends?

What do you usually do on weekends? Do you study or work?

What did you do last weekend?

Do you make plans for your weekends?

Numbers

What’s your favourite number?

Are you good at remembering phone numbers?

Do you usually use numbers?

Are you good at math?

Art

Do you like art?

Do you like visiting art galleries?

Do you want to be an artist?

Do you like modern art or traditional art?

Outer Space and Stars

Have you ever learned about outer space and stars?

Do you like science fiction movies? Why?

Do you want to know more about outer space?

Do you want to go into outer space in the future?

T-shirts

Do you like wearing T-shirts?

How often do you wear T-shirts?

Do you think older people who wear T-shirts are fashionable?

Would you buy T-shirts as souvenirs on vacation?

Staying Up

What does it feel like the next morning if you stay up late?

What do you do when you stay up late?

Did you stay up late when you were a kid?

Do you often stay up late?

Happy Things

Is there anything that has made you feel happy lately?

What made you happy when you were little?

What do you think will make you feel happy in the future?
When do you feel happy at work? Why?

Chocolate

Do you like eating chocolate? Why or why not?

How often do you eat chocolate?

Did you often eat chocolate when you were a kid?

Why do you think chocolate is popular around the world?

Pens & Pencils

Do you usually use a pen or a pencil?

Which do you use more often? Pen or pencil?

When was the last time you bought a pen or pencil?

What do you think if someone gives you a pen or pencil as a present?

Languages

What language can you speak?

What languages would you like to learn in the future?

How do you learn a foreign language?

How are languages taught and learned in your school?

Sharing

Did your parents teach you to share when you were a child?

What kind of things do you like to share with others?

What kinds of things are not suitable for sharing?

Do you have anything to share with others recently?

Small Businesses

Do you know many small businesses where you live?

Have you ever worked in small businesses?

Do you prefer buying things from big companies or small businesses?

Have you ever thought about starting your own business?