B1 (Intermediate)
- What wishes do you have for your life?
- What wishes do you have for your family?
- What are your wishes for your country? Do you think they'll come true soon?
- Can you remember your wishes as a child/teenager? How have they changed?
- If you have a wish that your family doesn’t like/agree, what will you do?
- Would you be happy if all your wishes came true?
- Do you try hard for your wishes to come true or do you just wish for them?
- How many religions can you name?
- What's the official religion of your country? Do you practice it or do you have a different religion?
- Are people judged by their religion in your country? How about you, do you personally judge people by their religion?
- Is it polite to ask about someone's religion? Why? Why not?
- Is being religious important to you?
- Do you think it's better to have religious freedom or to have one official religion in a country? Why?
- Do you make New Year's resolutions every year? Do you write them down?
- What are some of the most common New Year's resolutions people make?
- What were your New Year's resolutions last year? Are you still keeping them?
- Why do people need a starting point in time to begin an activity (like the beginning of the week, month,…)?
- What do you do to keep yourself motivated?
- Do you keep your New Year's resolutions private or do you share them with friends and family?
- Do you need support to keep up with your New Year's resolutions?
- When was the first Olympic Game? Where was it held?
- Whose idea was it to start these games?
- Are you a fan of Olympics? Which one is your favorite and why?
- Would you like your country to host the games? Is it appropriate for this purpose? What changes does it need?
- What do the rings on the Olympic flag symbolize?
- What Olympic sports can you name?
- When and where are the next Olympic Games held?
- What comes to your mind when you hear the word happiness? What is happiness for you?
- Are you a happy person?
- Do you think happiness comes from inside or it depends on other people and things?
- When did you last feel very happy? What happened?
- How do you show your happiness? Do you share it with others or keep it private?
- Who are happier, single people or married ones? Why?
- What makes you unhappy?
- Which country has the happiest people in the world? Which has the saddest? Why is it so?
- How often do you remember your dreams? How about your nightmares?
- Have you ever had the same dreams? Why do you think is it so?
- Do dreams have any special meanings? How can you understand?
- Do you know any good book on dream interpretation? How about a good website?
- Have you ever had a dream that came true in future?
- Do you ever dream in English?
- Do you talk in your sleep when you dream? Do you walk?
- Do you ever daydream?
- Do you think there is a truth behind superstitions like touch the wood, 13 is unlucky, black cats, etc? Do you know of any stories regarding these issues?
- What are some of the common superstations in your country?
- Is there any particular superstition in which you believe?
- Do you have a lucky number? How about a lucky day?
- What are the roots of superstations?
- Have you ever been in a cemetery at night? Why/ why not? Would you ever go?
- Do you describe yourself as extrovert or introvert? When did you discover this?
- Do you enjoy reading books/listening to music/doing individual sports? How about going out with friends and partying with a pretty large number of people?
- When was the last time you spent some time alone? What did you do? Did you enjoy it?
- How long can you live on a deserted island? What things do you take with you?
- Which one do you prefer to spend in solitude? Mornings or the evenings?
- What activities can you do in solitude?
- Is positive thinking a strong belief in your life?
- What is the philosophy of positive thinking? How does positive thinking work?
- How can positive thinking help you in your personal life?
- Do you know anyone who practices positive thinking seriously? Do you find it encouraging or irritating?
- How can the power of positive thinking change your approach to problem solving?
- How can you apply positive thinking in practice?
- How can we say positive thinking from false hope and self deception?
- Do you believe in God? Is it a typical God or a personal one?
- Why do people need to believe in a God?
- How comes that in past there were many gods and goddesses and currently most religions believe in a single God?
- What is the main characteristic of the God YOU believe in?
- Have you ever questioned the wisdom or merit of God?
- Have you ever tried to change someone's idea about God? What was it like? Did you succeed?
- Do you think God has more feminine characteristics or masculine ones? Why?
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