B1 (Intermediate)

Trauma

  1. What are some common traumatic events of these days?
  2. How can you help someone who is suffering from a trauma?
  3. What is PTDS? Is professional consultation of any help in this case?
  4. Can natural disasters lead to traumatic experiences?
  5. Can traumatic events make people stronger?
  6. Can traumatic events bring people closer to each other?
  7. What's the worst thing that has ever happened to your country?

Time

  1. Do you have enough time to do what you like? What would you do if you had more free time?
  2. Do you usually waste a lot of time? How?
  3. Is watching junk TV a waste of time?
  4. Are you a punctual person? What does it tell about you?
  5. What's your favorite time of the day/week/year? Why? What do you do at those times?
  6. Have you ever forgotten an important appointment? What happened?
  7. Do you usually show up early or late at parties?
  8. How do you feel when you are late for a class/appointment/date?

Telepathy

  1. What is telepathy? To what extent has it been scientifically proven?
  2. Have you ever experienced a telepathic connection with someone? What happened?
  3. Have you ever had dreams that have come true?
  4. Have you ever predicted the future? How?
  5. Do you think telepathic abilities belong to certain people or does everybody have it?
  6. Can we train people to send and receive telepathic messages?
  7. What's the most interesting story/ experience you have heard about telepathy?

Teenagers

  1. What's the best/worst thing about being a teenager?
  2. Did you enjoy the time when you were a teenager?
  3. Were you an obedient teenager or a rebel? How did your parents deal with you?
  4. Did you have strict or permissive parents while a teenager?
  5. Did you enjoy school as a teenager? Did you ever have serious problems with your teachers or lessons?
  6. Who was your role model as a teenager? Who was your favorite pop star?

New Year

  1. When is New Year in your country? What's the weather like at that time of the year?
  2. How do you welcome the New Year in your country?
  3. Is there a traditional dish that you prepare for New Year?
  4.  Has celebrating New Year changed in your country in the last 100 years?
  5. What do you usually do during the New Year holidays?
  6. Do you write New Year resolutions? How long do you keep doing them?
  7. What was the best thing that happened to you last year?
  8. What do you wish for this year?

Neighborhood

  1. How would you describe your neighborhood? Do you like it?
  2. Is your neighborhood convenient for raising children? How about adolescents?
  3. How safe is your neighborhood?
  4. What are the best/worst things about your neighborhood?
  5. How much do you know your neighbors? Do you trust them?
  6. Have you ever asked for your neighbors' help? Have you ever helped them?
  7. What would you do if you found out your neighbor was a serial killer?
  8.  If you could change one thing about your neighborhood, what would that be?

Shopping

  1. Is shopping a hobby for you? Do you ever go on shopping sprees? Do you go shopping when you are depressed? Do you feel better afterwards?
  2. When was the last time you went shopping? What did you buy? Did you really need it or just liked it?
  3. Why do women like shopping more than men?
  4. Who do you prefer to go shopping with? What makes him/her a good companion?
  5. Do you usually haggle over the prices? Do you enjoy it?
  6. Where do you prefer to go shopping?
  7. Do you ever plan to buy what you need on the sale season?

Jokes

  1. Are you good at telling jokes? Do you like jokes?
  2. Do you have a good sense of humor?
  3. Do you understand English jokes or jokes from other countries?
  4. What's the funniest joke you've ever heard?
  5. What are some common subjects that people joke about in your country? Is any of them offensive?
  6. How can a joke hurt someone? Have you ever been hurt by a joke?
  7. Do you ever laugh at flat jokes just to be polite?
  8. Are racist/sexist jokes common in your country? What do you do when you hear one?

Home

  1. What color do you associate with the word home?
  2. How big is your home? Is it big enough for you?
  3. Do you like to live in a big luxurious house or a normal cozy one? Why?
  4. If you could change something about your home, what would that be?
  5. What's the best/worst color for a bedroom/living room/kitchen?
  6. Do you like to live in old houses or in modern ones? Why?
  7. Describe the most beautiful and lovely house you have ever seen?
  8. What's in your home that you can't live without?

Future

  1. How often do you think about future?
  2. How long have you planned in future?
  3. What fears do you have for future?
  4. What hopes do you have for your future?
  5. How will the world change in the next 50 years do you think?
  6. Do you believe you can change your future or is it something fixed?
  7. When will you get married do you think? How many children will you have?
  8. Will you still have the same job in 10 years from now?
  9. Will you still live in the same city/country in the next 10 years?

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