B1 (Intermediate)

Holidays

  1. What's a typical holiday for you?
  2. Which holidays do you celebrate? How? What are some of the customs and traditions?
  3. What are your favorite holidays? Why? What do you usually do during these holidays?
  4. What kind of holidays do you like? Sightseeing, cultural, relaxing,…?
  5. What did you do on your last holiday?
  6. What do you like doing on a long holiday?
  7. Describe your dream holiday?

Commuting

  1. How do you commute to work/school/University? How long does it take? How much does it usually cost? Is it the best way?
  2. How do you travel? Why?
  3. Did you think about commuting, when you were choosing your workplace?
  4. Would you accept to travel/commute to other cities to have a better job?
  5. Are there certain jobs which require commuting a longer distance in comparison to other jobs?
  6. What do you think is the fastest/slowest/cheapest, most expensive/safest/ most dangerous means of commuting?

Airplanes

  1. Do you like traveling by plane? Why?
  2. How old were you when you traveled by plane for the first time? Where did you go and who did you go with?
  3. What do you like to do during a flight?
  4. Can you sleep well on a plane? Can you read?
  5. Do you like to be a flight attendant or a pilot? Do you like to learn how to fly? Why? Why not?
  6. Do you talk to strangers on a flight?
  7. What things can't you take on a plane?

Transportation

  1. Do you have a driving license? Can you ride a motorcycle/bike? Do you enjoy driving?
  2. How do you get to school/University/work?
  3. Do you think public transportation is good in your country?
  4. Have you ever missed a train or plane?
  5. Is traffic a serious problem in your city? What do you usually do when you are stuck in a traffic jam?
  6. What is the safest/ the most dangerous form of transport do you think?
  7. Have you ever had an accident? Have you ever been in an accident?
  8. What is your favorite kind of car? Why?

Road Accidents

  1. Have you ever had an accident? Whose mistake was it?
  2. What are the main reasons of road accidents?
  3. What do you do when you see an accident on the road? Do you stop to watch/help or do you pass?
  4. Do you know how to help the people who are injured in an accident?
  5. Have you ever called the police for an accident? Do they arrive soon or does it take a long time?
  6. If an accident happened and it was your fault but the police mistakenly believed that the other person was guilty, what would you do? Would you tell the truth or not?

Travel

  1. Do you like traveling? What are the good things and bad things about traveling?
  2. Have you ever been abroad? Which countries have you visited? Which one did you like most? Why?
  3. Where did you travel last? Why did you choose it?
  4. Do you prefer to travel to the same place or visit new places?
  5. Is it better to travel or to arrive?
  6. Do you prefer traveling with your friends, family or alone?
  7. What are the five things that you always take with you on all trips?
  8. What is your favorite country to visit?

Business

  1. What are the top three businesses in the world? Is your country good at them?
  2. What business makes the most money in your country? Can everyone do this business or is it limited to a certain group of people?
  3. Have you ever had your own business?
  4. Are you good at making decisions? Are you quick?
  5. If you could have your own business, what would you choose to do?
  6. How have businesses changed in the last 15 years?
  7. What are the important qualities of a good businessperson?

Unemployment

  1. Do you have a job? Are you looking for one? When do you think is a good age to start working?
  2. Do you know anyone who has lost his/her job recently? Why?
  3. Have you ever lost your job? Why?
  4. What are the main reasons of unemployment? Who's responsible for unemployment? Why?
  5. Does your government support unemployed people? How?
  6. What are some good ways to find a job? How did you find a job?
  7.  Is unemployment a serious issue in your country? What percentage of people are unemployed?

Leadership

  1. Who do you think is the greatest leader of all times? What do you know about his professional/personal life?
  2. What are the most important qualities of a leader?
  3. What are the fatal qualities of a leader?
  4. Have you ever been in a position of leadership?
  5. Are you born to be a leader? What leadership qualities do you have?
  6.  Is leadership an art or science? Do you need to be talented or can you learn it?
  7. What are the challenges of leading people in your country? 

Languages

  1. What's the official language of your country? Are there other languages spoken as well?
  2. How many languages can you speak?
  3. Are you planning to learn another language? What languages would you like to learn? Why?
  4. Are you good at learning languages? What makes you a good/bad learner?
  5. How long have you been learning English? Why are you learning English?
  6. Can you communicate with English speaking people with your current knowledge of English language?
  7. What's the most difficult language to learn? What makes it difficult for you?

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