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Is it too easy become beautiful?
Does someone face lot of pressure if they are beautiful?
Has the way people consider as beautiful changed compared with past?
Do you think outer beauty affects one’s success?
What do you think the connection is between beauty and fashion?
How do the beauty and fashion industries impact society?
Should clothes selling companies hire beautiful models? Why?
Do you think people are focusing more on physical appearance today? Why?
How has the growing influence of celebrity cosmetic surgery influenced young people’s
opinions about beauty in your country?
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O Are most intelligent people happy? Why?
O Do you think people with high IQ tend to be selfish?
O Do you think computers can improve one's intelligence?
O What can parents and teachers do to develop children's intelligence respectively?
O How can we help children realize their talents?
O How can one achieve the balance between success in business and happiness in
personal life?
O Does the government provide enough support to education in your country? Why?
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3. Describe a time when you were cheated/ when someone lied to you /
someone did not tell you the complete truth
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O Do you think telling White lies is acceptable sometimes?
O Do you think honesty is the only important quality that should be in a person?
O Do you think children should be taught honesty in young age?
O Do you think being completely honest all times can be not good?
O Why sometimes witnesses of the events do not agree in front of judiciary?
O How can modern technology help to find the truth?
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O Do you still in touch with him/hers?
O Do you think old people and young people can share the same interest?
O What skills can the old teach the young?
O Are there any common likes and dislikes in young and old people? If yes, what are
they?
O Do you think it happens sometimes that youngsters don’t get agree with the old
people’s decision or view?
O What average age is normal for retirement in your opinion?
O How does the government in your country treat the retired people?
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O Do you still in touch with him/hers?
O What type of person do you like to talk to- an introvert or an extrovert?
O How do you initiate conversions when you meet strangers?
O How safe is it in your country to talk to strangers in public transport?
O Do you think we should give contact details to someone we meet while travelling?
O Is it safe to share our food or snacks with co-passengers in public transport?
O Does the government provide any security in public transport vehicles?
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O What do you think is the most difficult job?
O What are other difficult jobs?
O Do difficult jobs deserve high salary?
O What people do when they don’t have their jobs?
O Do you think having patience is helpful at workplace?
O What average age is normal for retirement in your opinion?
O How does the government in your country treat the retired people?
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O How healthy is your country’s food?
O What do you think that more and more young people like to eat fast-food now?
O How are the eating habits now in your country different from eating habits in the
past?
O On what occasions do you eat special foods?
O Why do people in your country celebrate with food?
O Do you think people in your country still like to eat dinner together as a family?
Why?
O Why some people prefer planting food themselves?
O Will there be more and more people planting food in future?
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O What do you think we can learn by studying the events of the past?
O What important events do you think might take place in the future?
O Do you think internet is a good place to learn about history?
O How can we motivate children to learn about historical events?
O What should government do to protect such places from pollution?
O Should government develop the infrastructure of historical places, or should be
maintained as they are?
O Should government sell parts of historical monuments to private companies?
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O Is it important to keep reading up to date news?
O How important is it to know the world news?
O Are young people and old people interested in same kind of news?
O Do you think people will use the internet to read news online
O Do you think the information on the internet is reliable?
O How do you think people will get their news in the future?
O How has the social media changed the way we share the news with other people?
O In terms of news, do you think there is much difference between newspapers and
news channels?
O Do you think negative information in the news will have negative influence?
10. A subject you did not like when you were at school but now you
find interesting:
What was the subject
Why you did not like it then
Why do you find it interesting now
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O Is that subject compulsory in your school?
O Do men learn that subject faster than women?
O Is a good education more important to a boy or a girl? Why?
O How well do you think schools should prepare young people for working life?
O How are education priorities today different from those in the past?
O What school subjects do you think are most important in primary or high school?
O What subject or subjects do you think will be the most important in the future?
O Should the government provide free education?
O What are the advantages of studying computing in high school?
O In the west, (upper) high school students are allowed to choose many of the subjects
they study. Do you think it would be a good idea in India?
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11. Describe a time when you showed or taught a young person how
to do a thing:
Who was the young person
What did you teach him/her
How did you feel after teaching
Do you think the young person was benefited
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O Do people of your age learn such skills in your country?
O Why should we learn from others?
O What skills should the younger generation learn in order to grow well in the society?
O What is more important for children- group activities or unilateral activities? Why?
O Do you think children should develop skills for teamwork?
O Why do people give up their hobbies?
O Do you think governments should pay for old people to learn some skills?
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O Do you believe in teamwork? Why?
O Do you think children should develop skills for teamwork?
O How can we inculcate co-operation skills in children?
O What is more important for a child to learn – competitive or cooperative skills?
O Does having leadership skills qualify a person to be a team leader?
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O Do you still have that thing?
O Do people in India like to hoards things?
O Why do you think many people like to accumulate material objects?
O Why do some people go shopping alone?
O What is the difference in the shopping habits of men and women?
O How is shopping today different to several decades ago?
O Why are supermarkets gaining more popularity nowadays?
O Will smaller shops survive in the current business system?
O In what ways do you think globalization is changing shopping trend?
O What would be the trend of shopping malls in future?
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O Do changes always lead to a positive result?
O How has your hometown changed over the past years?
O Why it is difficult for some people to make a change in their lives?
O Do you think governments should spend more money in making a city beautiful?
O What is the role of the government in promoting healthcare?
O How can individuals take more responsibility for their own health?
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O Do you think the way kids growing up is different in today than in the past?
O How do you think about famous people?
O Why do people want to be famous?
O Is it important for children to have role models?
O Are all famous people good examples for children?
O What happens when young people lack good role models?
O Some say that you should never meet your heroes. Do you agree?
O Do you think that companies should use celebrities to advertise for their products?
18. Describe a situation when you did not have enough time
What were you trying to do when you didn’t have enough time
Why was this task important to you
What circumstances led to you not having sufficient time
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O Do you think nowadays children are learning too much about history?
O Do you think history can be learned in museums?
O Many children these days don’t like museums. Why is that?
O Do you think museums should be free of cost to enter?
O How do you think the museums of the future might portray the 21st century?
O How can people get reliable historical information?
O How do you think famous historical figures can serve as models for young people
today?
O Some people tend to go against the idea of learning from past experiences, what
about you?
O Do you think local people and tourists should pay the same amount to enter a
museum?
O How does technology play role in learning history?
20. Describe a time when you found something that someone lost
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23. Things you usually do well (or do regularly) for your job or
study
What are the things
Where do you do
When do you do
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O Have you received anything that was handmade by the person who gave it to you?
O Do you prefer something that is self-made, or something bought in stores as a gift?
O Which is better, self-made food or food that you buy?
O Are art classes important in schools?
O What skills are required in making crafts?
O Do you agree that government should support handcrafts art?
O Do you think handcrafted products are still in demands?
O Why do you think the handicraft industry is facing survival problems?
O According to you what is the difference between art gallery and a museum?
O What can we do to make young people pay more attention to traditional art?
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30. Describe when someone gave you something you really wanted
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31. Talk about an equipment that was broken and you got repaired
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O What do you like generally repairing equipment or rather buy a new one?
O What sorts of equipment/device are easy to break?
O Do you think advanced technology is making people lazy?
O Is it important to teach children to repair stuff?
O What causes equipment to get broke?
O What can people do to protect their equipment from technical problems?
O Do you think manufacturers are responsible for equipment when it got broke early?
32. Describe about a faraway place that you would like to visit
What place is it
Where is it located
How would you go there
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33. Talk about a foreign language you want to learn (other than
English)
What language would you like to learn
Why you want to learn this language
How will you learn this language
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36. Talk about a thing you complained about something ( but finally
got a good result)
What did you complain about
Who you complained to
What was the result and why you were satisfied with the result?
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O Would you buy things in the shops in which you have made complaints before?
O When do people usually complain?
O Can complaining help solve problems?
O What other measures you should take to solve problems rather than complain?
O Do you usually get angry?
O Do you think customers’ complaints will improve product or services?
O Is it necessary for companies to set up customer service?
O Are there any disadvantages to set up customer service?
O What product or services do people in your country like to complain about?
O Why do you think employees sometimes don't provide good customer service?
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41. Talk about something that you borrowed from your friend
What was it
Whom you borrowed it from
Why you borrowed it
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42. Talk about a game or sport you enjoyed when you were young
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43. Describe a person whom you have never met but heard a lot about
him and would like to meet
Who this person is?
What this person does
Why you think this person is interesting
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Who is he/she?
How do you know him/her
Do you like him/her?
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47. An animal you like the most (Strange/ seen for the first time)
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48. Design of a building you visited and liked / Talk about a building
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Where is it
What can you buy there
How you felt about it
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50. Describe an outdoor sport that you haven’t done yet and would
like to do in the future.
What activity is it?
When and where would you like to do it?
What special skills or equipment would you need?
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51. Describe a time when you had to change your plan / you changed
your mind
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O If a movie is based on a book, would you prefer to read the book or to watch the film?
O What do you think is the difference between reading novels and watching movies?
O What is the benefit of reading?
O What can you do to influence others to read more?
O Do you think people read less nowadays? Why?
O What are the differences between past and now in reading?
O What kinds of books do children read these days?
O What can parents do to encourage children to read?
O On what occasions people have to read fast?
O How do technologies involve in reading?
O Why men and women prefer different books?
O Do you think electronic books will eventually replace paper books?
O What is the difference between the books sold in the past and the books sold nowadays?
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