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Speaking 1 Practice 1 (Accommodation & Hometown)
1.
Let’s
talk about your hometown. Where is your hometown?
2.
What
do you like about it?
3.
What
do you not like about it?
4.
How
important is your hometown to you?
5.
Do
you think you will continue to live in your hometown?
6.
Let’s
move on to talk about accommodation. Tell me about the kind of accommodation
you live in?
7.
Does
the place you live in have many amenities?
8.
Is
there anything you would like to change about the place you live in?
9.
Do
you plan to live there for a long time?
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Speaking 1 Practice 2 (Hometown & Weather)
1.
What
is your country famous for?
2.
Where
do you live in your country?
3.
Is
it a interesting place to live?
4.
Are
you planning to live there in the future?
5.
How
is the weather today?
6.
What’s
your favourite kind of weather?
7.
Is
there any type of weather you really don’t like?
8.
What
is the climate like in your country?
9.
Does
the weather affect people’s lives in your country?
10. Do people change in the summer?
11. Does bad weather ever affect transport
in your country?
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Speaking 1 Practice 3 (Work)
1.
Do
you have a job right now?
2.
Do
you enjoy your job?
3.
What
responsibilities do you have at work?
4.
What
is your typical day like at work?
5.
What
would you change about your job?
6.
What
job do you think you will be doing in five years?
7.
What
skills and qualifications are required for this job?
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Speaking 1 Practice 4 (Volunteer works)
1.
Have
you ever worked before?
2.
What
was your first day at work like?
3.
What
responsibilities did you have at work?
4.
What
was your typical day like at work?
5.
Have
you taken any volunteer works?
6.
Why
did you do the volunteer works?
7.
Do
you know any volunteers?
8.
How
do you define volunteer work?
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Speaking 1 Practice 5 (Hometown)
1.
Can
you tell me about your hometown?
2.
How
has your hometown changed over the years?
3.
Is
there any way your hometown could be made better?
4.
Are
there good transportation links to your hometown?
5.
What
kind of jobs do the people in your hometown do?
6.
Do
you have a lot of friends?
7.
Who
is your best friend and why?
8.
Who
would you most like to be friends with and why?
9.
What
kind of person can you make friends with easily?
10. Which is more important to you,
friends or family?
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Speaking 1 Practice 6 (High School & Hometown)
1.
Where
is your hometown?
2.
How
often do you visit your hometown?
3.
How
many people live in your hometown?
4.
What
is your hometown famous for?
5.
What’s
the oldest part of your hometown?
6.
Who
was your favorite teacher in high school?
7.
What’s
your favorite subject in high school?
8.
Do
you still remember what happened on your first day of high school?
9.
Do
you still keep in touch with your friends from high school?
10. Do you miss your life in high school?
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Speaking 1 Practice 7 (Lifestyle & Work)
1.
What
do you do in your free time?
2.
Do
you have a busy social life?
3.
Do
you lead an active life?
4.
Has
your life changed much in the last year?
5.
What
would you like to change about your lifestyle?
6.
Do
you work right now?
7.
Do
you get on well with your co-workers?
8.
What
responsibilities do you have at your work?
9.
Are
there good work opportunities in your home country?
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1 Practice 8 (Family & Housework)
1.
How
many people are there in your immediate family?
2.
Who
do you get on best within your family?
3.
Do
you have a large extended family?
4.
What
do you do together with your family?
5.
Why
is family important to you?
6.
Do
you do housework at home?
7.
What
kind of housework do you often do?
8.
Did
you do housework when you were a child?
9.
Do
you think that children should do housework?
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Speaking 1 Practice 9 (Books & TV)
1.
Do
you like watching TV?
2.
How
often do you watch TV?
3.
What
kind of TV programmes do you like to watch?
4.
What
are the most popular TV shows in your country?
5.
Has
the internet affected your viewing habits?
6.
How
often do you read?
7.
Do
you like reading books? Why?
8.
Do
you have many books at home?
9.
Do
you prefer to buy books or borrow them?
10. What are the benefits of reading?
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Speaking 1 Practice 10 (Home & TV)
1.
Who
do you live with?
2.
What
is your favourite room in your home?
3.
How
is your home decorated?
4.
Do
you like visitors coming to your home?
5.
Do
you like watching TV?
6.
What
is your favourite TV show now?
7.
What
was your favourite show when you were a child?
8.
Do
you like watching TV shows from other countries?
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Speaking 1 Practice 11 (Accommodation & Weather)
1.
Do
you live in a house or a flat?
2.
Is
it a big place?
3.
How
long have you lived there?
4.
What
do you like about living there?
5.
Is
there a garden in the place you live in?
6.
Do
you prefer to hot weather or cold?
7.
Tell
me about the weather in your country in different times of the year?
8.
Which
time of the year did you enjoy the most when you were the child?
9.
Do
you (usually) pay attention to the weather forecasts?
10. Has the weather changed much in your
country in recent years?
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Speaking 1 Practice 12 (Advertisements & Books)
1.
Do
you like reading books? Why?
2.
What
book would you take on a long journey?
3.
How
easy is it for you to read books in English?
4.
Have
you given up reading a book recently?
5.
What
kind of people like reading and what kind of people don’t like reading very
much?
6.
Do
you like watching advertisements?
7.
Will
you buy something because of an advertisement?
8.
How
do you feel when you see pop-up ads on the internet?
9.
Do
you like funny or serious advertisements?
10. What makes a good advertisement?
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Speaking 1 Practice 13 (Celebrity & Computer)
1.
Do
you use computers?
2.
What
do you use a computer to do?
3.
Did
you use computers when you were little?
4.
Do
people often use computers these days?
5.
Will
people continue to use computers in the future?
6.
Who
is your favorite celebrity?
7.
Do
you like any foreign celebrities?
8.
Would
you want to be a celebrity in the future?
9.
Do
you think we should protect famous people’s privacy?
10. How do celebrities influence their
fans in your country?
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Speaking 1 Practice 14 (Movies & Music)
1.
How
often do you go to the cinema?
2.
Are
cinema tickets expensive in your country?
3.
What
are the advantages of seeing a film at the cinema?
4.
Do
you usually watch films alone or with others?
5.
Which
actor would you like to play you in a film?
6.
How
do you listen to music?
7.
When
do you listen to music?
8.
What’s
your favorite kind of music?
9.
Is
music an important subject at school in your country?
10. What kinds of music are (most) popular
in your country?
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Speaking 1 Practice 15 (Music & Newspaper and magazine)
1.
What’s
your favorite kind of music?
2.
Do
you like to listen to live music?
3.
Is
live music popular in your country?
4.
Have
you ever been to a concert before? Or Have you ever been to a musical
performance?
5.
Do
you often read newspapers?
6.
Do
you prefer to read local news or international news?
7.
Which
is more popular where you live, newspapers or magazines?
8.
Do
many people today read newspapers?
9.
In
the future, do you think more people than today will read magazines, or fewer
people?
10. Do you think newspapers will be very
important to you in the future?
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Speaking 1 Practice 16 (Music & Travel)
1.
Where
was the last place you visited on holiday?
2.
Would
you like to go back there again?
3.
What
kind of tourist destinations do you usually prefer?
4.
Has
a foreign visitor ever stayed at your home?
5.
What’s
the best way to save money while traveling?
6.
How
much time do you spend listening to music every day?
7.
Are
your music tastes varied?
8.
What
is your favorite song?
9.
Do
you like to sing along to your favorite songs?
10. Are you learning to play a musical
instrument at the moment?
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Speaking 1 Practice 19 (Internet & Major)
1.
How
important is the Internet to you?
2.
Do
you use the Internet more for work or in your free time?
3.
Do
you think you use the Internet too much?
4.
How
will the Internet develop in the future?
5.
Are
there any negative things about the Internet?
6.
What
is your major? Or what was your major?
7.
Did
you or do you like it?
8.
Is
it a popular major at your university?
9.
If
you could change to another major, what would it be?
10. Would you change it if you had the
chance?
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Speaking 1 Practice 20 (Internet & Outdoor activities)
1.
Do
you like outdoor activities?
2.
What
outdoor sports do you like?
3.
How
much time do you spend outdoors every week?
4.
What
types of outdoor activities are popular in your country?
5.
How
often do you use the Internet?
6.
Do
you think you use the Internet too much?
7.
What
are your favourite websites?
8.
What
are the positive and negative things about the Internet?
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Speaking 1 Practice 21 (Indoor activities & Transportation)
1.
Do
you prefer public transportation or private transportation?
2.
What’s
the most popular means of transportation in your hometown?
3.
Is
it easy to catch a bus in your country?
4.
Is
driving to work popular in your country?
5.
What
do you think will become the most popular means of transportation in your
country?
6.
Do
you like indoor activities?
7.
What
indoor activities do you like?
8.
How
much time do you spend indoors every week?
9.
What
types of indoor activities are popular in your country?
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Speaking 1 Practice 18 (Major & Sports)
1.
Do
you work or study?
2.
What
is your major? Or what was your major?
3.
Why
did you choose that major?
4.
What
is the most difficult part of studying that subject?
5.
Do
you plan to use the subject you are studying in the future?
6.
Do
you play any sports?
7.
Do
you watch sports on TV?
8.
What
is the most popular sport in your country?
9.
How
do people in your country stay fit?
10. Is it important for children to play
sports?
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Speaking 1 Practice 22 (Gift & Noise)
1.
Do
you mind noises?
2.
What
types of noise do you come across in your daily life?
3.
Are
there any sounds that you like?
4.
Where
can you hear loud noises?
5.
Do
you think there’s too much noise in modem society?
6.
Are
cities becoming noisier?
7.
When
do you send gifts?
8.
When
was the last time you received a gift?
9.
Have
you received a gift you didn’t like?
10. How do you feel when you receive a
gift?
11. Do people in your country send gifts
to show their generosity?
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Speaking 1 Practice 23 (Patience & Politeness)
1.
What
do you think patience is?
2.
Do
you think patience is important?
3.
Do
you think you are an patient person?
4.
Have
you ever lost your patience?
5.
Are
you a polite person?
6.
Who
taught you to be polite?
7.
Is
it important to be polite?
8.
What
do you do if others are not polite to you?
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Speaking 1 Practice 25 (Colors & Weather)
1.
What’s
the best season of the whole year?
2.
What
do people normally do in that season?
3.
What’s
the weather usually like in your country (or, your hometown)?
4.
How
is the weather here different from the weather in your home country?
5.
What
colors do you like?
6.
What’s
the most popular color in your country?
7.
Do
you like to wear dark or bright colors?
8.
What’s
the difference between men and women’s preference for colors?
9.
Do
colors affect your mood?
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Speaking 1 Practice 27 (Food & Weather)
1.
Do
you have a healthy diet?
2.
Do
you prefer eating at home or eating out?
3.
Do
you like ordering food to be delivered?
4.
Who
do you get food delivered with?
5.
Do
you eat meals differently now compared to when you were little?
6.
What
sort of weather do you like the most?
7.
Would
you say the weather in your hometown is suitable for working (or studying)?
8.
Would
you like to move to a place with the different weather?
9.
What
season (or weather) do you think is most suitable for work and/or study?
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Speaking 1 Practice 28 (Clothes & Photos)
1.
What
is your favourite item of clothing?
2.
Are
there any traditional clothes in your country?
3.
Where
do you usually purchase your clothes?
4.
Have
you ever bought clothes online?
5.
Who
do you usually take photos of?
6.
How
do you keep your photos?
7.
Do
you keep your photographs on your computer?
8.
Have
you framed any of your photos?
9.
Do
you prefer to send postcards to people or to send photos that you took
yourself?
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Speaking 1 Practice 29 (Art & Photography)
1.
Do
you like art?
2.
Do
you think art classes are necessary?
3.
How
do you think art classes affect children’s development?
4.
What
kind of paintings do people in your country like?
5.
What
benefits can you get from painting as a hobby?
6.
Do
you like to take photographs?
7.
Do
you prefer to take photos yourself or to have other people take photos?
8.
How
often do you take photographs?
9.
Do
you prefer to take pictures of people or of scenery?
10. Are there any photos on the walls of
your home?
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Speaking 1 Practice 31 (Bags & Boat)
1.
Have
you ever taken a ride on a boat?
2.
Do
you like traveling by boat?
3.
What
are the advantages of travelling by boat?
4.
Do
people in your country like to travel by boat?
5.
Will
it get more popular in the future?
6.
Do
you like bags?
7.
What
types of bags do you like?
8.
Do
you usually carry a bag (when you go out)?
9.
What
types of bags do you use in your everyday life?
10. What do you put in these bags?
11. What sorts of bags do women like to
buy?