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Interview

- What is your full name?
- Can I see your ID?
- Where are you from?
- Do you work or study?
- Tell me about the place you are living in now.
- Do you like it? Why?
- Is there something that you don’t like?
- Do you interact with your neighbours?
- Have you ever been on a train?
- When was your first time?
- How did you feel about it?
- Is there a train system in your country?
- What was your favourite subject in primary school? Why?
- What subject didn’t you like in secondary school?

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Talk about money that you have saved for something special. Please say

- What was it?
- How long were you saving for it?
- How did you feel when you eventually bought it?

Discussion

- Do you think advertisements make people spend more? Why?
- Do you buy products online?
- Who do you think spends more, women or men? Why?

Cue Card 51

Interview

- What is your full name?
- Can I see your ID?
- Where are you from?
- Do you work or study?
- Do you remember the first day at the university?
- Let’s talk about maps.
- Do you use maps?
- Do you prefer electronic or paper maps?
- Did you learn how to use a paper map?

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Describe a beautiful place where you would like to have a home. Please say

- Where and what is this place?
- When did you first see it or hear about it?
- Why do you think it is such a beautiful place?

Discussion

- Do you prefer small or big houses? Why?
- What are the advantages of having a small house?
- Do you prefer to live close to your family or far from them?
- What are the advantages and disadvantages of it?
- Do you think it is better to live in the countryside or in the city?
- What are the advantages of living in the countryside?
- Do you think that people should have permission to build houses in the countryside?
- How should the government improve the lifestyle in the countryside?

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Interview

- What is your full name?
- Can I see your ID?
- Do you work or study?
- Where are you from?
- How do you feel about living there?
- Is there anything you dislike about this place?
- Do you like shopping?
- What specific shopping center do you like to go to?

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Talk about a destination you have recently gone to far away from home. Please say

- When and where did you go to?
- Whom did you go with?
- How did you feel about the place you travelled to?

Discussion

- Do you think people like to travel far away from home? Why?
- What’s the difference of travel today compared to the past?
- What means of transportation do people prefer while travelling? Why?
- Do you think new trains are more environmentally friendly compared to the older models? Why?
- What amenities do the new trains have?
- Some people like to stay in the same place all their life. Why?

Cue Card 49

Interview

- What is your full name?
- Can I see your ID?
- Where are you from?
- Do you work or study?
- What kind of work do you do?
- Why do you do this job?
- Do you like it?
- Do you watch TV?
- What kind of TV shows do you watch?
- Why do you like them?

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Describe a subject or a course that you have studied in school or college. Please say

- What was it?
- Did you like it? Why?
- How long did you study it for?
- Explain your feelings towards this subject.

Discussion

- Do you know about any education programs in this country?
- Do you consider teaching profession popular in your country?
- What is better to have, a strict or a permissive teacher? Why?

Cue Card 48

Interview

- What is your full name?
- Can I see your ID?
- Where are you from?
- Do you work or study?
- What don’t you like about the place where you live?

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Talk about a time when you saved money for a special occasion. Please say

- What was it for?
- How did it feel?
- Did you tell anyone about it?

Discussion

- Do you think credit cards increased the amount of money people spend?
- Do you think online shopping has increased people’s spending?

Cue Card 47

Interview

- What is your full name?
- Can I see your ID?
- Where are you from?
- Do you work or study?
- Do you like your work? Why?

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Talk about a movie that you watched and didn’t like. Please say

- what movie it was
- what was the movie about
- why you didn’t like the movie.

Discussion

- What do people do in their leisure time?
- Is there any difference between the previous and current generations in the way they spend leisure time?

Cue Card 46

Interview

- What is your full name?
- Can I see your ID?
- Where are you from?
- Do you work or study?
- Where do you live now?
- What kind of area is it?
- Do you plan to move somewhere else in the near future?
- How often do you refer to dictionaries?
- Did you ever think about writing a dictionary?

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Describe a gift that you have received as a child. Please say

- What was the gift?
- When did you receive it?
- Do you still have it? Why?

Discussion

- Do you think boys and girls will prefer different gifts?
- What is the reason behind this?
- Is it an innate or an acquired behaviour, in your view?

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Interview

- What is your full name?
- Can I see your ID?
- Where are you from?
- Do you work or study?
- What do you do at your work?
- Do you enjoy your job?
- Let’s talk about photography.
- Do you prefer to take photos with your mobile or a camera?
- How did people take photos in the past?
- Why do people take photos during special occasions?
- Would you like to become a professional photographer?
- Do you read blogs before planning your travel?

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Describe a special gift that you have given to someone that was brought from your recent travel. Please say

- What was it?
- Where was the gift brought from?
- Whom did you give it to?
- Did he/she like it?

Discussion

- Let’s talk about gifts.
- Do you like gifts? Why?
- What type of gifts do you like to give to someone?
- What gifts would you like to receive? Why?
- What gifts did you like when you were young?
- What is the importance of preserving souvenirs?

Cue Card 44

Interview

- What is your full name?
- Can I see your ID?
- Where are you from?
- Do you work or study?
- Where do you live now?
- What do you like about the place you live in?
- Is this place suitable for kids and families?
- What do you like the most about this place?
- Do you prefer to be with relatives or friends?
- Do you think guests should do house chores when they visit?

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Talk about a time that you have spent away from home. Please say

- Where did you spend it?
- How long were you away?
- Did you like it there? Why?
- How did you feel about being away from home?

Discussion

- Describe the hospitality industry in your hometown.
- How does the hospitality industry affect your country in general?
- Do you think the hospitality industry should be regulated or not?

Cue Card 43

Interview

- What is your full name?
- Can I see your ID?
- Where are you from?
- Do you work or study?
- What do you do for a job?
- Did you always want to do it?
- How did you feel on the first day at work?
- Let’s talk about your weekly schedule.
- Do you do the same things every day?
- What is your favourite day of the week? Why?
- What is the busiest day of the week for you?
- If you could change something in your daily schedule would you do it? Why?
- What changes would you do exactly?

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Talk about a friend that you had during your school days. Please say

- Who was he/she?
- How did you become friends?
- What did you two talk about?
- Why was he/she interesting to you?

Discussion

- When did you last see your friend?
- Let’s talk about friends and friendship.
- What is the importance of friends?
- Would you like to have a few very good friends or a lot of just friends?
- If you had a problem, would you go to your friends or family? Why?
- Can you give me an example of such situation?
- Do you think it is always better to talk to your friends about such a problem?