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Thursday, January 29, 2009

Questions-0008: Home

Good Day!
  • Are there any parks near your home?
  • Describe each room of your home.
  • Do you like the place where you are living? Why or why not?
  • Do you like to keep pets in your home?
  • How are homes different in your home country and in this country?
  • How have you changed your home since you've started living there?
  • How long have you lived where you are living now?
  • How many different homes have you lived in?

Which one did you like the best? Why?

Which one did you like the least? Why?

  • How many rooms are there in your house?
  • How much is your rent? (Some people may not consider this to be a polite question.)
  • If you could change anything about your present home, what would it be?
  • Is your home in a convenient location?
  • What changes would you like to make to your home?
  • What do you like about your home? What don't you like?
  • What do you think is the worst color for a living room?
  • What is in your bedroom?
  • What things in your home couldn't you live without?
  • What things in your house could you easily live without?
  • What's your favorite room? Why?
  • Where would your dream home be?
    What would it be like inside and out?
  • Which room do you spend the least time in?
  • Which room do you spend the most time in?
  • Who are your neighbors?
    Do you get along well with your neighbors?
    How well do you know them?
    What have you done with your neighbors?
  • Who lives with you? / Who do you live with?
  • Would you prefer to live in a house or an apartment? Why?
  • Is every house a home?
  • What makes 'a house' into 'a home'?
  • Have you ever been homesick?have you changed anything in your house recently? If so, what was that?
  • What would you like to change in your house?
  • What would you like to change in your house?
  • What is the color of your front door?
  • What kind of housing would you prefer?
  • What is your dream house?
  • What is your favorite room in your house? Why?
  • What strange materials do you know of that have been used to make houses?
  • Could you build a house for yourself? How would you do it?
  • How could you live without electricity? Could you make your own electricity? How?
  • How can houses be made more environmentally friendly?
  • Describe how you go about buying a house in your country. Can you borrow money from a bank? Is it easy to buy and sell houses?
  • What would be important to consider when designing a city? Was your city planned? Describe a perfect city
  • Draw/describe your dream house (money is no problem) where, materials, design, interior, landscaping etc..
  • Imagine you have arrived in a country where they don't speak your language. You have no money or friends there. What would you do for accommodation?
  • Give some reasons why people become homeless.
  • What problems do home owners have? What can they do about them?
  • Is it better to rent or buy? Give reasons for your answer.
  • What do you think houses in the future will be like?
  • How important is security? How do you make a house secure?
  • Make a list of the 10 most important things you would look for when choosing a house to live in.
  • Some people say houses are too much like boxes or cages. Do you agree or disagree? Why?
  • What are the advantages and disadvantages of homestay/boarding?

Good Luck

Thursday, January 22, 2009

Questions-0007: Behavior

Good Day!

  • What is good behavior?
  • What is bad behavior?
  • What should you do with a child who has very bad behavior?
  • Should some parent give medicine to their children to calm them down?
  • What is the right behavior to use in a restaurant? At school? At a party?
  • Would you teach your child to "hit back" at school if somebody hits them?
  • Can bad behavior lead to crime?
  • How should we punish children who commit crimes?
  • Should parents be held responsible for their children's behavior?
  • Can you think of a behavior that is 'good' behavior in one culture and a 'bad' behavior in another culture?
  • Can we teach our children good behavior?
  • How can we teach our children good behavior?
  • How do children acquire good behavior?
  • What would you do if your child behaves badly in public?
  • What would you do if you saw somebody else's child behaving badly in public?
  • Would you spank your child for bad behavior?
  • What would you do if you saw somebody spanking their child for bad behavior?
  • What behavior is not acceptable among friends?
  • How should movie stars behave in public?
  • Should you always be on your best behavior?
  • Is it OK to show negative types of behavior when you are angry?
  • What behaviors make you feel good?
  • What behaviors make you feel angry?
  • What behaviors are expected from children towards their parents?
  • What behaviors are expected from university and college students?
  • Is it acceptable for parents to spank their children?
  • Should corporal punishment be illegal?

Good Luck

Thursday, January 15, 2009

Questions-0006: Classrooms

Good Day!
  • What do you like about your classroom?
  • Do you think the teacher should assign seats to students?
  • What kind of classroom setting is the best for you?
  • What are five things you like about your classroom?
  • What are five things you don't like about your classroom?
  • What are five things you would like to change in your classroom?
  • Do you enjoy changing classrooms for different classes?
  • What is the ideal seating plan or arrangement in a classroom?
  • Is there any air-conditioning in your classroom?
  • Is your classroom a nice place to study?
  • Do you like the location of your desk in your classroom?
  • Do you think that smart students always sit down in front?

I wish you Good Luck with your English

Thursday, January 8, 2009

Questions-0005: Birthdays

Good Day!

  • How are birthdays celebrated in your country?
  • What are some birthday traditions you know of from other countries?
  • How do you like to celebrate your birthday?
  • What is your best birthday memory?
  • What is your worst birthday memory?
  • Have you ever had a surprise birthday party for yourself or someone else?
  • What is the best birthday gift you have ever received?
  • What is the worst birthday gift you have ever received?
  • What are some things you like to do for your birthday?
  • When is your birthday?

I wish you good luck with your English

Thursday, January 1, 2009

Questions-0004: Advertising

Good Day!

  • What is the most shocking advertisment you have seen?
  • What is the funniest advertisement you have seen?
  • What makes an ad memorable?
  • What are the different types of advertising? (Eg. TV)
  • What types of companies choose each type?
  • Do you buy products because of advertising?
  • Do you find advertising persuasive?
  • Why do you buy one product over another?
  • Should advertisers be allowed to advertise to children?
  • Should alcohol be allowed to advertise? Why or why not?
  • What do you think of celebrity endorsements?
  • Which celebrities advertise which products?
  • Do favorite or annoying celebrities make you want or not want to buy a product?
  • Should there be advertisement-free zones?
  • Is there truth in advertising?
  • What kind of advertisements attract your attention?
  • Why is it necessary to advertise?
  • Do you think advertising should be allowed to interrupt TV or radio programmes?
  • What is the best way to advertise to children? Adults? Seniors? etc..
  • Do you think advertising is too expensive?
  • What are some effective adverts you have seen lately (on TV, newspaper, etc)?
  • What are some ineffective adverts you have seen lately?
  • Can you remember an advertising campaign that caught your attention?
  • What are the different methods of advertising?
  • What is the most popular way of advertising?
  • Do you think that the Internet and cable/satelite TV have become more important than ational TV for advertising products?
  • What do you think is the best way of discovering the tastes and interests of teenage consumers?
  • Can TV advertising be a force for good?
  • How easy do you think it is to influence children with advertising?

I wish you good luck with your English