Name: ______________________

Date: _______________________

2. Pre-Intermediate:
Appearance & character

Tell me about your best friend.

1. Elementary: Describe his / her appearance (e.g. colour of hair /
eyes, height) and character (e.g. kind, funny).
Personal information When did you meet?

What’s your name? Weather

How do you spell it?
Where do you live? What’s the weather like today?
What’s your phone number? Which is your favourite season?
What’s your e-mail address? What is the weather like then?
What weather makes you feel happy / sad / etc?
Family
Shopping
How many people are there in your family?
Tell me about your parents / brothers or sisters / Do you enjoy shopping?
children. How often do you go shopping?
What are their names, ages, etc? Do you go shopping alone or with friends?
What sort of things do you usually buy?
Home
Sports & exercise
Where are you from?
What is your home town or city? How much exercise do you do?
Do (or did) you like living there? Is exercise important?
Is it: big? – beautiful? – noisy? – clean? Why (not)?
Do you like playing / watching sports?
Studies What sports do you like playing / watching?

What do (or did) you study?

Is (or was) it: interesting? – difficult?
What will you do (or did you do) after finishing
3. Intermediate:
your studies? Food
Work Do you usually eat healthy meals?
What is some of your favourite food?
What job do you do (or want to do)?
Do you like eating out (e.g. restaurants)?
When did (or will) you start working?
Why (not)?
Why did (or do) you want to do this job?
Do you like cooking?

English Mid Term 1

Animals 5. Advanced:
Do you like animals? News & the media
What are some of your favourite animals?
What pet(s) do you have (or would you like to How closely do you follow the news?
have)? Which media (e.g. TV, newspapers, online) cover
How do animals help people? the news best? Give examples.
What will news media be like in the future?
Computers & gadgets
Cities
Do you often use computers, MP3 players,
games consoles, etc? Why do people choose to live in cities?
What do you mainly use the Internet for? What are the (dis)advantages of city life, compared
What problems can computers / etc. cause? to living in the countryside?
Which do / would you prefer?
Languages
Man & nature
What languages do you speak?
Is it important to speak several languages? How do we affect nature (e.g. rainforests)?
Why (not)? How does nature affect us (e.g. floods)?
Is it a good or a bad thing that most people in Will problems such as pollution or endangered
the world learn English? species ever be solved?

Society & culture

4. Upper-Intermediate:
Do you often mix with people from a different
Travel culture to yours?
Do you like or dislike this?
Do you like to travel? What are the benefits and / or problems of a
Why (not)? multicultural society?
What place would you most like to visit? Why?
What’s your (least) favourite way to travel?
Does travel really “broaden the mind”?

Crime

Is crime a problem in this (or your) country?

What can be done to reduce crime?
Are the laws in this (or your) country generally
Score:
too strict, or not strict enough?
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Careers
________________________________
What sort of career do you want?
What do you want most from it (e.g. money,
creativity, etc.)?
Should a career be the most important thing in
Observations:
someone’s life?
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Art, books, music etc.
________________________________
How often do you listen to music, read a book,
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visit an exhibition?
Do you play an instrument / paint / write / etc.? ________________________________
Are art / music / etc. important to society?
Why (not)? ________________________________

Oral Practice 2