Introduce yourself
- What’s your name?
- Where are you from? Where do you live?
- Do you live in a house or a flat?
- Do you have a pet?
- What do you do? Do you work or study?
- What are your hobbies and interests? What do you do in your free time?
- Do you like travelling? Which countries have you been to?
- What did you do last summer?
- What are you going to do this summer?
- Do you speak any other foreign languages?
Family
- Do you have a big family?
- Do you have siblings?
Friends
- Do you have many friends?
- Do you have a best friend? Describe him/her.
Hobbies, Interests
- Can you cook? Are you into cooking?
- Are you fond of reading?
- What kind of music, films, books do you like?
- What are you good at?
- Do you do any sport?
English classes
- Where did you learn English before? Did you enjoy the experience? What did you particularly like/dislike? Which books did you use?
- How long have you been learning English?
- What do you expect from the classes?
- What is your ideal English teacher like? What are you ideals classes like?
- What are your goals? Why are you learning English?
- What areas/topics would you like to focus on? (Reading, writing, speaking, listening; particular voc/gr topics)
- Have you been abroad? Have you ever practised English with a native speaker?
- Are you more interested in a British or American version of English?
- How much homework would you like to get?
- Would you like your teacher to correct your mistakes?
- Which textbook(s) would you like to use?
- Do you have any achievements in English you’re proud of?
- Do you enjoy watching films/reading books in the original?
- What are you favourite activities en English?
For schoolchildren:
- What are English classes at school like?
- What mark do you have?
- Which textbook do you use?
- How often do you have classes?
- How many groups are there?
- What’s your teacher like? Does he/she speak English at the classes?
- Which university would you like to enter?