SPEAKING. PRE-INTERMEDIATE

Pre-intermediate

           

     Make questions and ask your partner about a day trip he / she went on.

·         What time / leave?

·         stop / on the way?

·         What / do / during / day?

·         What / eat?

·         have / free time?

·         What time / get home?

        Ask your partner these questions.

·                Where do you work / study?

·                Who do you live with?

·                What are your hobbies?

·                What kind of personality do you have?

·                Who’s your ideal partner?

Make questions to ask your partner.

name?

age?

job?

     personality?

hobbies?

       What do you do?

                         Where do you live?

       What do you do in your free time?

       What three adjectives describe your personality best?

       What kind of men / women do you like?

Talk to your partner about your problems and ask for advice.

 Give advice to your partner about their problems.

You aren’t very fit.

Your boyfriend / girlfriend has left you.

You don’t understand your homework.

You’ve got an important exam on Monday.

You want to speak another language.

Photos   

                

How often do you take photos? Do you enjoy it?

       Did you take many photos on your last holiday? What were they like?

       What’s the best photo you’ve ever taken / seen? Where were you at the time?

       Do you enjoy taking photos of your family and friends? Why (not)?

       Did you take many photos on holiday last year? What were they like?

                   Have you ever taken a really good / bad photo?

             What is your favourite photo? Why?

Language

Do you enjoy learning English? Why (not)?

       Why are you learning English?

       Do you find it more difficult to speak or to write English?

       Do you think it’s possible to learn more than one language at the same time?
        Why (not)?

       Would you like to learn another language? Which one?

How long have you been an English student?

       Why did you decide to learn English?

             What is / was your favourite subject at school?

       Why are you studying English?

                   Which other language would you like to learn? Why?

Do you find it easy to learn new things?

What would you do if …

·         a crocodile attacked you?

·         you saw a ghost?

·         your best friend told everybody else your secrets?

·         you missed an important interview?

·         a spaceship landed outside your home?

·         you lent your best friend a lot of money?

·         you forgot to do your English homework?

·         it were your mum’s birthday tomorrow?

·         you had to work late every day?

·         you thought your best friend’s girlfriend was seeing someone else?

What would you do if …

·         a bear attacked you?

·         you saw a snake?

·         you lost your passport on holiday?

·         you forgot your best friend’s birthday?

·         you were late for an important meeting?

 FRIENSHIP

       How long have you known your best friend?            How long have you known your oldest friend?

       Where did you meet?

       How long have you lived in this place? Where did you live before?

                   Have you ever lived in another town or country?

       How long have you had your job?

       What did you do before?

    

    FEARS OR PHOBIAS

             Do you have any fears or phobias?

       What makes you feel happy?

      HEALTHY OR UNHEALTHY FOOD

      

What did you have for breakfast?

Do you eat healthy food?

Do you eat snacks between meals?

What did you have for dinner last night?

      

OTHERS

       Do you like working with music or in silence?

       What do you usually use your computer for?

What is the most useful electronic item in your house?

             Would you like to have a pet? Why (not)?

       How good is your memory?

What makes you angry?

       What’s the most frightening thing you’ve ever done?

                  

      FREE TIME   

How often do you do any exercise?

       Can you describe the last party you went to?

Have you ever been to a concert? Who did you see? What was it like?

       When did you last play a sport? What was the sport? Did you enjoy it?

       Have you ever been to a football or a basketball match? Did you enjoy it?

       When did you last go to the cinema? What did you see?

What is the best film you have ever seen?                                                                                                           

When was the last time you went to a party? Was it good?

       What holidays did you use to have when you were a child?

       Do you enjoy sport?

       Do you like playing computer games? Which ones?

What would be a perfect night out for you?

HOLIDAYS

Do you like quiet or exciting holidays?

       Where would you most like to go on holiday? Why?

       Have you ever been to a cold country?

Have you ever been anywhere very hot? Where?

             What do you enjoy doing on holiday?

What did you do last weekend?

       Where are you going next summer?

       If you could visit any country, where would you go? Why?

       What are you going to do this weekend?

                   What did you do last summer?

       If you could have any kind of holiday, what would it be? Why?

       What’s your favourite city? Why?       

       Which city would you most like to visit? Why?

             Have you ever been on a day trip to a big city? What did you do?

       Have you ever been on a weekend trip abroad? Where? What did you do?

       Have you ever been shopping in a foreign city? What did you buy?

       What was the last city you went to? What did you like about it?

       Would you like to visit New York? Why (not)?

       Have you been sightseeing in a big city on your own? What did you see?

       Have you ever spent a whole holiday in a city? Where? What did you enjoy most?

       Have you ever been on a shopping trip in a foreign city? What was it like?

       Where is the most beautiful place you have ever been?

Lifestyle

            

Are you a morning or an afternoon person?

How often do you do exercise?

               Do you think you get enough sleep?

       How much sleep do you usually need?

What are your ideal working hours?

       What’s your routine at weekends?

       How do you think you could improve your lifestyle?

       How important is a healthy lifestyle?

       How do you usually feel when you wake up?

       Do you prefer studying in the morning or at night?

       Do you usually relax more at weekends?

       Could you organize your days better? How?

             What would be a perfect night out for you?