Your Work or Your Studies
What do you do (in a typical day) at work?
Do you like your job?
Would you like to change your job?
Do you think you will need to receive any training in the future?
What job would you like to do in the future?
Why are you taking the IELTS test?
Why did you choose that university (or, school)?
How do you like your subject?
What's your favourite subject at school?
What's the most difficult part of your course?
What's the most interesting part of your course (your subject)?
For you, what's the most interesting part (or subject or class) of your course?
Do you think it will be easy to find that kind of work?
Did you like your first day at university?
Do you think the first day at university is important?
Your Hometown & Your Accommodation
Do you live in a house or a flat?
How long have you lived there?
Where do you come from?
Where do you live at the moment?
What are the benefits (or, advantages) of living in a flat/house?
What's your favourite room in your home? (Why?)
How do you think your home (your house or your flat) could be improved?
What is the environment like around your flat/house?
Is it easy to travel to and from your home?
Tell me something about your hometown.
What would you recommend a tourist see in your hometown?
Do you prefer to live in a big city or in the countryside?
Would you say it's a good place to grow up?
Would you say that's a good place to live?
What (other) city would you like to live in (in the future)?
What's the traffic situation like in your hometown (or, where you are living now)?
Sea
Have you ever see the sea?
How do people feel about the sea?
Animals
Do you like animals?
What's your favourite animal?
Are people in your country fond of animals?
Do you think cities are suitable places for keeping a pet?
Sports
Do you like (to play/to do) any sports?
What sports are most popular with young people today?
Did you take part in any (organized) sport in school?
Do you think sport is important?
Are there any sports facilities near where you live?
In the future, what sports would you like to play?
Food
What food did you like to eat when you were a child?
Do you still like that food now?
Do you think it's good to (often) take children to restaurants?
Films
What types of films do you like?
Do you prefer to watch films at home or in a cinema?
Are there any types of films that you dislike?
What kinds of films did you like to watch when you were a child?
Color
What color do you usually wear?
What would be the color of your future house?
What is the color most people in your city or your country like?
News
Do you read news on TV or on the newspaper? Why?
Do you read news on the Internet? Why?
What is the most interesting news you've recently read?
Dancing
Do you like dancing?
Have you ever learned to dance?
When was the last time you danced?
Do you like to watch dance performances?
Why do you think some people like to dance?
Reading
Do you like reading books?
What kinds of books do you like to read?
When you were young, what books made the greatest impression on you?
What do you think are the benefits of reading to children?
Would you like to write a book?
Would you like to receive a book as a gift?
Flowers
What is the most famous flower in China?
What meaning do people associate with this flower?
When do Chinese people send flowers? (Why?)
