Konuşma Konuları

Hafta 1

Get to know you

What is your name?
How are you?
How old are you
What school do you go to?
What grade are you in?
What is your favorite subject in school?
What’s your favorite English word?
What do you do in your free time? What are your hobbies?
Do you play any sports?
What do you do daily during quarantine? Do you still do it daily now?
Where do you want to travel?
What’s your favorite book
What’s your favorite show/movie?
What’s your favorite food?
What’s your favorite American food?
What’s your favorite Turkish food?
What’s your dream job? What do you want to be in the future?
What’s one thing you’re excited about that’s coming up in the next year?
What’s your hidden talent?
If you had to eat one thing for the rest of your life, what would it be?
What’s one of your favorite memories?
If you could instantly become an expert in something, what would it be?

Hafta 2

Animals

What animal best represents you? Why?
What is your favorite animal? Why is it your favorite?
Do you have a pet? Why or why not?
Are you a cat or a dog person?
What creature scares you? Why?
Except for food, do humans need other animals? Why or why not?
What is the most effective way to save endangered species?
What are some examples of useful traits that help animals survive? (i.e. a giraffe’s long neck)
What is Darwin famous for?
What traits have made humans a successful species?
What are some animals you would like to learn more about?
What is the cutest animal you can think of? How about the ugliest?
Are there any animals that we should try to kill off completely?

Camping

What is the best activity to do while camping?
How many times have you gone camping? Did you enjoy it?
Where have you gone camping?
Where is the best place to go camping in your country?
What are the 4 most important things to bring when you go camping?
Is camping with lots of amenities (solar panels, fans, stove, etc.) still camping? How much luxury is too much?
What is the longest time you have spent camping?
Have you ever camped in extreme weather like snow or heavy rain?
What is the best thing about camping? How about the worst thing?
Do you have any advice for a first time camper?

What is the best food to bring on a camping trip?

Hafta 3

Cooking

How often do you cook?
How good are you at cooking?
What are some things that you can cook? Do you have a favorite dish to cook?
What dish or food are you best at cooking?
Do you think you can cook better than your mother?
Who is a better cook, your mother or your grandmother?
Does your family have any recipes that passed on through generations?
Are cooking shows popular in your country? Do you watch any cooking shows?
What is the hardest thing to cook?
What are some of the advantages of cooking your meals at home? How about the disadvantages?
Is it important for husbands to know how to cook? Does your father cook?
Who is the best cook you know?
Would you like to be a chef? Why?
If you had your own personal chef, what meal would you ask for most?
How hard is it to become a chef? What do you have to do to become a chef?

Fast Food

How would you define “fast food”?
What is your favorite and least favorite fast food restaurant and why?
Why is fast food so popular?
Does fast food taste good or bad? Why?
How often do you eat fast food? What do you usually eat? Where?
Can you think of any healthy fast food?
What is a food that people think is healthy but really isn’t?
Do you know anyone who has worked at a fast food restaurant? How did they like it?
How has fast food changed in your country?
How is your country’s fast food different from other countries’ fast food?

Hafta 4

Games

Do you like playing games?
What are your favorite games and why?
What type of games do you prefer (video games, board games, etc.)?
What makes a good game?
How many genres of video games can you name?
How are some of these genres unique and different from the others?
Choose one or two examples of games or video games. What are their rules?
What kinds of games are popular now?
What were some games that were popular in the past?
Are games in the present better or worse than games in the past?
Now it’s time to create a game, in your group think about:
What format will your game be in? (mobile, video, other)
What genre will your game be?
What will be the theme of your game? (adventure, scary, mystery, animals,
social, fashion, puzzle)
What will your game look like? (active, colorful, cartoon characters, real-like
characters)
What will be the name of your game?
How will people play your game? What are the rules?
What kind of music/sound effects will it have?
How will the controls work?

Habits

What are some things you do every day, WEEK/HAFTA and month?
What are some good habits you have?
Do you have any tips for how to add your habits into our lives?
Do you have any bad habits?
Do you think people can change their bad habits for better ones? Do you think it is easy or
difficult to do so?
Do you have any advice for bad habits?
What is something you should do every day but don’t?
Can you think of any behavior to help these activities stick as a habit?
What are some activities you like to do and how frequently do you do these
activities?
What are your favorite ways to exercise?
What is a successful life? What habits should you have to have a successful
life?
What three habits will improve your life?
What are some habits that can help you to improve your English?

Hafta 5

Homes

Are you an organized person?
What do you do to maintain your home? What do you do to keep your space clean at home in general? Is it easy or difficult for you?
Do you help your parents with any of the chores at home (like doing the
dishes, vacuuming the carpet, taking out the trash, undust the living space)
Do you enjoy doing chores?
What household chores do you hate doing?
Do you have a lot of decorations in your home or is it bare?
What is your favorite appliance, electronic device, or piece of furniture in
your home? Why is it your favorite?
If you had some money to improve your home, what would you spend it on?
Do you agree with the saying “Wherever I lay my head is home.”?
How is your home different from your childhood home?
What would you say the decoration style of your home is?
What would your ideal living space, house or apartment look like?

Seasons

What is your favorite season? What makes it your favorite?
What is the worst season in your hometown? Why?
What do you think of when you think of winter?
Does it snow in your hometown in the winter? Do you like to make a snowman?
Does your family have a unique winter tradition?
Where is the best place to be in winter?
What are some things your family did when you were a child in spring? Did you enjoy these activities? Do you still do those activities?
What is your favorite thing to do in summer?
Where is the best place to be in summer?
Do you ever go hiking when the leaves change colors in fall?
Does your country have a special food for any of the seasons?
Are there any festivals or celebrations in your hometown and country during the changing of the seasons? Do you enjoy these occasions?

Hafta 6

Luxury Items

What do you think of luxury items? Are you interested in luxury or not?
What type of items get your attention most?
What is one luxury item you really want to have?
What is imported by your country?
Do developed countries focus too much on luxury?
What do you think is the most popular luxury item in your country? Who is it made by?
What is the craziest example of a luxury item you have heard of?
Do you think that luxury goods make people happy? Why or why not?
What do you think expensive perfume is made from?
What is something that you can spend money on that will make you happy?
How long will it make you happy?
Who are the best electronics made by?
Does a brand name mean better quality?

Choices

Would you rather live in your home country or live abroad?
Would you rather be smart or beautiful / handsome?
Would you rather be poor and happy or rich and unhappy?
Would you rather marry someone plain with a good personality or someone
beautiful without much personality?
If war broke out in your country, would you rather flee the country or fight?
Would you rather be rich or famous?
If you had to lose one of your senses (sight, smell, hearing, touch, taste)
which would you rather lose?
Would you rather marry a celebrity or a CEO?
Would you rather have a brand-new Mac or PC?
Would you rather take a trip to a new country or get a new TV?

Hafta 7

Future

What will cities be like 50 years from now? Think about how these categories will change and make two or three predictions for each:
Transportation
Pollution
Crime
Advertising
Buildings
Work
Shopping
When will you graduate?
What are your goals for the next 10 years? How about in 20 years?
What is something that you are looking forward to in the future?
How do you think you will change in the future?
What kind of area do you want to live in, urban (like a city or suburb) or rural area (like the countryside)?
How will you use English in the future?
Do you think houses will be more environmentally friendly in the future?
What will be the main source of energy in the future?
Will science find a solution to the environmental problems we have? What kind of solution will there be?
How will electronics and communication be different?
What advancements do you think will be made to medicine and health care in the future?
How will fashion change in the future?
How will music change in the future?
What kind of sci-fi movie will the future be like? (The Matrix, Terminator, i-Robot, Minority Report etc.)
Will humans live on another planet?
Do you think space travel will be common? Would you like to take part in this experience?
In 50 years there are projected to be 10 billion people on the earth. How will that affect the future?
What other things will change about life in the future?

English

Since when have you been learning English?
What do you think your level is (beginning, intermediate, advanced)?
What area of English are you best at (pronunciation, grammar, vocabulary, listening comprehension, speaking, reading or writing)?
What is the most difficult thing about learning English?
Why are you learning English? How will you use the English you learn?
Which of these do you do to practice English: attend English classes at school, learn English with a tutor (private teacher) or study English yourself?
What materials do you use for learning English?
Do you use any language learning apps like Duolingo?
Is it effective to practice English with pre-made materials and check your own progress?
Do you do grammar exercises?
Do you do translation exercises to practice?
What do you use to improve your listening ability? Do you watch movies and listen to songs in English to improve your language skills?
How do you practice speaking English?
How do you expand your English vocabulary? Would reading help with improving your vocabulary?
Do you communicate in English with native English speakers? In what ways?
Are you interested in learning languages other than English and do you think knowing English will help you ramp up (quickly progress) in this new language?

Hafta 8

Space

Do you believe there is other life in the universe? How about intelligent life?
How many planets do you think are in our galaxy? How about the universe?
Do you think humans will travel to another planet in your lifetime?
How likely is it that Aliens exist?
If you could choose whether Aliens existed or whether they never did, which would you choose?
Do you think Aliens will be friendly or unfriendly?
What do you think aliens might look like?
Do you think aliens have ever visited earth?
What do you think the social reaction would be to aliens?
What’s your favorite movie about aliens? What is your favorite alien from a movie?
Do you find aliens in movies scary? If so, what is the scariest alien and which movie are they in?
Why are humans so fascinated by aliens?
How do you think we or aliens will get to other star systems like our own? (If we traveled at the speed of light, the nearest star with planets that we know of is 10.5 years away.)
What does UFO stand for?
Do you think UFO’s are real?
Have you seen a UFO or do you know someone who has seen a UFO?

Winter

Do you like winter?
What are your likes and dislikes about the wintertime?
What’s your favorite winter memory?
Do you celebrate any winter holidays?
Do you have any movies you like to watch during winter?
Do you like snow? Does it snow often where you live?
Has your school been canceled because of snow?
Has snow ever caused a power outage at your house?
Have you ever witnessed a blizzard?
Have you ever seen artificial snow?
Which is more fun: having a snowball fight or building a snowman?
Do you like making snow angels?
What do people drink in the winter? Do you drink hot cocoa, sahlep, or peppermint drinks?
What sports do people play in the winter? What is your favorite winter sport?
Do you like to watch the Winter Olympics?
Which activity do you prefer: snowboarding, skiing, or sledding?

Hafta 9

Color

What is your favorite color?
If you could only see one color, what would it be?
Does color affect your emotions? What color do you associate with different emotions?
Why do you think colors affect humans so much?
What color best represents your personality? Why did you choose this color?
Do you think that certain colors are only for boys or only for girls?
Which colors do guys usually like more? How about girls?
Why do you think there is a difference?
If you HAD to change your hair color, what color would you change it to?
Most electronics are either black, silver or white. Why do you think this is? Do you think we will have more colorful electronics in the future?
Do you like to wear colorful clothes? What is the color palette of your wardrobe?
Would you like to get a tattoo? If so, would it be colorful or not?
If you bought a car, what color would it be?
If you would paint your room, what color would it be, or would you have multiple colors?

Communication

How is communication changing between people?
It used to be common to talk to strangers. Do you think it’s okay to talk to people you don’t know?
How often do you start up a conversation with people you don’t know?
What are some icebreaker questions to ask when meeting new people?
Think about how your grandmother talks with people. Is it the same as how you talk to people?
Use your imagination. How will people communicate in the future?
Who would you talk to (past and present) if you could speak with anybody?
How have smartphones changed communication?
Do you use emojis in your messages?
How has communication changed through human history?
What is the most basic form of communication?
Have you successfully communicated with someone without using words?
If you could communicate with any animal, which one would you pick?

Hafta 10

Memory

How good is your memory? Do you forget things quickly?
Is the ability to memorize lots of things important? Why or why not?
What is the best memory you have?
Who was your most memorable teacher, can you share why?
Do you have any strong memories linked to a particular smell?
How much do you think memories change over time?
Why do you think some people remember the same events differently?
Are computers making our ability to remember better or worse? Give some examples.
How do you use technology, like smartphones, to help you remember things in your daily life?
How do you remember important dates? Do you use a calendar to help you?
Do you use a planner to help you remember due dates in school?
Do you think it’s more important to remember facts and information or life experiences and emotions? Why?
What are some memory tricks or techniques you’ve learned to remember people’s names when you first meet them
If you could improve one aspect of your memory (e.g., remembering schoolwork, conversations, or past events), what would it be, and why?

Tourism

If you could visit any place in the world, where would you go and why?
How does traveling to different places help you learn about different cultures and people?
Do you have a travel bucket list? What are some of the top items on it?
When you travel, do you prefer to explore local, or popular tourist attractions? Why?
What are some of the challenges you’ve faced while traveling, and how did you overcome them?
How important is tourism in your country?
What is the biggest tourist destination in your country?
What are the benefits of international tourism? Are there any drawbacks?
Do you prefer tourism package tours or do you prefer to plan your own vacations? Why?
Should a government try to improve domestic tourism or try to attract international tourists instead? Why?
What’s the best way to travel when you visit a country? Train, car, bicycle, bus, or some other way? Why?
If you could create a tourism slogan for your country, what would it be?
What’s the best way for a country to bring in more tourists?

Hafta 11

Free Time

What are your favorite activities that you do in your free time?
Do you have more free time now than when you were younger?
What else would you do if you had more free time?
Is there such a thing as too much free time?
How do free time activities differ now compared with the past?
Do you think people had more or less free time in the past?
What is the most worthwhile thing a person can do with their free time?
Is there something you wish you could do with your free time but can’t?
Do you have a specific space that you enjoy to relax during your free time?
What are some outdoor activities like hiking or having a picnic that you like during your free time?
Do you think a four day work WEEK/HAFTA would be a good idea?

Family

How do members of a family support each other?
Who do you think has the most power in the family? Why?
Do you agree with the saying “Children should be seen and not heard”? Why do you agree or disagree?
Are good family members or good friends more important? Why?
What problems do parents have to solve as their children grow up?
How close are you to your extended family? (cousins, aunts, great uncles etc.)
What is the ideal number of children a family should have?
What do you think is the most important thing to make a happy family?
Is it better for mothers to stay at home with kids or go to work to earn more money for the family?
Many families send their children to private institutes or daycares for most of the day. Is this good or bad?
How do you define the word “home”? Is it where you live? Where your family lives or where you grew up?
If you were offered an excellent job abroad, could you leave your family and country for 5 years?
How do you think family life is changing in your country? (example: wife working, husband cleaning, kids at institutes) Is this change good or bad?
What age is too young to get married?
Why do people get married?
When married people talk about having children they talk about “starting a family”. Can two married people be a family if they don’t have kids?

Hafta 12

Crime

What do you think the most common crime in your country is?
Should police in your country be stricter or less strict?
Is your country a safe country?
Have you ever seen a crime? (Don’t talk about it if it’s too upsetting for you.)
Do you think criminals can change?
Is shoplifting common in your country?
What kind of people shoplift and what kinds of things do they steal?
Does your country have a big organized crime group like the mafia?
Have you ever met someone from a mafia?
What is the best way for police to keep neighborhoods safe?
Can you tell if a kid will grow up to be a criminal?

Computers

Do you have a computer?
Where do you use your computer?
What do you use your computer for?
Why did you buy your computer?
How often do you use your computer?
Who taught you to use a computer?
Can your parents operate a computer? How do they use their computer?
Do you remember the first time you used a computer or the Internet?
Are you still using your first computer?
Do you have more than one computer?
When did you buy your first computer? When did you buy the current one?
If you could buy a new computer, what would you like to buy?
Do you use your computer when you do homework for school?
Have you ever taken a course at school where you needed a computer?
Have you ever studied English using your computer? How do you study English with your computer?
Do you think a phone is more useful or a computer? Why?
Do you think our lives have been improved by computer technology?
What are some good and bad things about having a computer?
Does having a computer make life more complicated or less complicated?
What do you do when your computer doesn’t work properly?
Can you do everything you need to do when your computer is broken?
Do you know any computer programming languages?
How many computer programming languages do you know?
Which language do you use the most often?
How fast can you type?
Do you think a computer can bring us happiness?
What computer games have you played?
Which are your favorites?
What Internet sites do you visit regularly?
What social media accounts do you have?
How many hours a day do you spend looking at it?
Do you use e mail? How often do you use it?
Have you ever sent an e mail to your teacher?
Do you know what a blog is?
Do you have one? Why/ why not?
Why do people have blogs?

Idioms

Go back to the drawing board
Hang in there

Hafta 13

Daily Life

What’s one thing in your home you couldn’t live without? Why?
If you had $5,000 that you had to spend today, how would you use it? (You can always raise or lower the dollar amount in the question.)
How do you cope with daily stressors? Do you have a different way of coping with long term stress?
What is the most rewarding part of your job or your studies? What is the most challenging part?
If you could live anywhere in the world for one year, where would you live and why?
Can you think of a time when a failure actually worked out well? Tell me about it.
What was the last movie you saw at the theater?
What is one thing you’ve never done but would like to do?
If you had to give up your cell phone, your computer, or your TV, which one item would you choose to give up and why?
If you were going on a twelve-hour flight and the only entertainment you could bring was a book, what book would you choose? Why?
What is something you like doing outdoors?
If you could meet one musician, living or dead, who would it be?
Do you think marriage as an institution is outdated? Why or why not?
Do you think it’s possible to have a happy family and a successful career at the same time?
What is your opinion about violence in TV, movies, and video games?

Tell me about ...

Can you tell me about something you love?
Can you tell me about something you hate?
Can you tell me about something you really care about?
Can you tell me about something you believe in?
Can you tell me about your favorite memory?
Can you tell me about something delicious?
Can you tell me about a teacher you had?
Can you tell me about your favorite class in school?
Can you tell me about something you regret?
Can you tell me about a mistake you made?
Can you tell me about someone in your family?
Can you tell me about your favorite book?
Can you tell me about the last book you’ve read / movie you’ve watched?
Can you tell me about someone you look up to?
Can you tell me about something you’ve achieved?
Can you tell me about a problem you have now?
Can you tell me about your fears?
Can you tell me about the most important lesson you’ve learnt in life so far?

Idioms

Hit the sack
It’s not rocket science

Hafta 14

Past

Who used to be your hero when you were young?
Have you ever had a pet?
Who were some of your favorite sports stars in the past? What did they play? Why were they your favorite?
Name some of your country’s famous sports stars of the past. Why were they famous?
What was your best memory from when you were a child?
What is your earliest memory?
Which of these do you prefer: elementary school, junior high school or high school? Why?
Do you live in the same city that you were born in? Are there large differences over time?
Do you think the past was better than the present? Why or why not?
What were some of the benefits of living in the past? What are some advantages that we have now?

My life so far

Where were you born?
How did you get your name?
What can you remember about elementary school?
What was your neighborhood like when you were growing up?
What was your favorite part of junior high school?
What sports have you played? Which ones do you prefer?
Did you/do you study hard in high school?
Do you still have friends from your early school days?
Have you lived in many different places?
What was a good decision you made?
What would you change about your life if you could?
What’s the best thing that happened to you recently?
What is the motto of your life?

Idioms

Let someone off the hook
Make a long story short

Hafta 15

Entrepreneurs

What are the pros and cons of being an entrepreneur?
Do you know any entrepreneurs?
Does your country have a lot of entrepreneurs? Why do you think so?
What is the most profitable type of business to open in your country?
How are businesses today different from businesses in the past?
Should a restaurant open where there are no restaurants or lots of restaurants?
In your country, is it better for a restaurant or café to be unique or familiar?
What must a company do or have to be successful?
Do you think most entrepreneurs are influenced by their families to continue business?
What traits make someone a good entrepreneur?
Would you like to open your own business? Why or why not?
What is a creative business that you would like to start? How would the business be like?

Creativity

What is creativity?
Do you consider yourself a creative person? Why?
What is something creative that you have done?
Is creativity a good thing? Why or why not?
What are some ways that a person can be creative?
Is taking a risk part of creativity?
Do you like to take risks? Give an example.
Do you often question the way things work?
Do you like to answer questions by explaining how things work?
Do you like to come up with new ideas?
Can you think of a device that would make people’s lives easier?
How does self-confidence affect a person’s creativity?
Can someone be inspired to get better at a creative skill? Have you heard of anyone that did this?
Can you be creative in a form of art even if you arent skilled at executing it?
How does early exposure to different environments and activities/arts, affect a child’s future creativity?
What creative activities did you do as a child?
What are some creative ways to entertain children?
How does a person’s surroundings and experiences affect their creativity?
Is creativity influenced mostly by genetics, surroundings, or passion?
Does the education system in your country encourage creativity? How?
Do you enjoy viewing creative works in museums?
Do you think creativity comes with time and thought or are you born with creative talent?
What are some incentives (encouraging factors) for creative people in the workplace?
Who is the most creative person you know?
Who are some of history’s most creative people?
In what jobs is creativity most important?
In which professional field do you think people are most creative? e.g. science
Is imagination more important, or knowledge?

Idioms

Break the ice
No pain, no gain

Hafta 16

Television

About how many hours of TV do you watch every day?
Do you think people watch too much television?
What are some of your favorite shows?
Do you like any foreign TV shows?
Do you have a favorite channel?
Do you have cable, satellite television, or neither?
Can you recommend a TV show to your classmates?
What is the funniest show on television?
What is the best drama on TV now?
Are TV shows getting better or worse?
Would you like to be on TV?

Habits

What are some things you do every day?
What are some good habits you have?
Do you have any bad habits?
What is some advice for changing those bad habits?
What is something you should do every day but don’t?
What are some activities you like to do?
How much do you exercise every WEEK/HAFTA?
What is a successful life?
What habits should you have to have a successful life?
What three habits will improve your life?
What are some habits that can improve your English ability?
What is something you do about once a WEEK/HAFTA, month or year?

Idioms

On the ball
Pull someone’s leg

Hafta 17

Movies

Are there any kinds of movies you dislike?
Which do you like better, action movies or comedy movies? Why?
Which horror movie is the scariest? Why?
Do you like animated films?
Have you ever seen the same movie more than once?
What is your all-time favorite movie?
What is your favorite classical movie?
What makes a movie good?
What is the worst movie you’ve ever seen?
What was the last movie you saw?
What is the longest film you’ve ever seen? How many hours was it?
What movie star would you most like to meet?
Do you choose a film for the plot/story or the actors?
Who’s your favorite director (if you know any)?
What is your favorite movie soundtrack?
Is there any music from movies that gets stuck in your head?
What are some of the movie characters you relate to?
If you could be a movie bad guy, which one would you be?
Would you rather be in a movie, or be given $500.000? Why?
Do you prefer watching films in their original version or dubbed in your mother language?
Is it better to read the book first or watch the movie?
If they made a movie about your life, what kind of movie would it be?

Being Productive

What is productivity?
How can people improve their productivity?
Are organization skills important for productivity?
What technology helps you to be productive?
Do you think smart phones increase or decrease productivity?
Do you think that some people are more productive because of genetics or how they were raised? How so?
What advice would you give to a child to be more productive?
Who is the most productive person you know personally? How are they being productive?
Do you know any productive famous people?
Do you think people today work harder than their parents? Why do you think so?
What motivates you to be productive?
What is procrastination?
Are you a very motivated person or do you wait until the last minute to do things?
What is the biggest waste of time for you?
What do you think was the most productive period of your life so far?
What are some things you want to do but don’t have time for?

Idioms

Pull yourself together
So far so good

Hafta 18

Hobbies

What is a hobby?
What can one do as a hobby?
What are your hobbies?
Why do people need hobbies?
How long have you had that hobby?
Why do people have hobbies?
How did you start your hobby?
Can people make money from hobbies?
Can you make money from doing your hobby? Can it be made into a job?
Do you spend money on your hobby?
Which hobbies are the most expensive?
Which hobbies are the cheapest?
How many hours a WEEK/HAFTA do you spend on your hobby?
Can a hobby be dangerous?
Is your hobby safe or dangerous?
Which hobbies do you think are the most difficult?
At what point is spending too much time on your hobby bad?
Does your hobby interfere with your work/study/personal life?
Does your hobby influence your choice of friends? Does it help with your social life?
Do you have friends who have the same hobbies as you?
Which hobbies are the most popular with women in your country? With men?
Is hunting a hobby or a sport in your country?
What was a hobby you had as a child that you don’t do anymore?
Why did you stop your childhood hobby?
Can you think of any hobbies which are popular with children and adults?
Are there any hobbies you would like to try?
Are there any hobbies you can do in other countries, but not your own?

The Internet

How much time do you spend on the Internet?
What are some of the benefits of the Internet?
What are some of the dangers of the Internet?
How much time should children spend on the Internet? How about a teenager?
Are grown ups as reliant on the internet as teenagers are?
How has the Internet changed the world?
What will the Internet be like in 10 years?
What is your favorite website?
How much did the internet effect daily life?
How did the internet impact your grades?

Idioms

Speak of the devil
That’s the last straw

Hafta 19

Accidents at Home

What is the most dangerous thing in your home? How can your home be made less dangerous?
What is the most dangerous thing in your home for a child? How can it be made less dangerous?
What is the most dangerous thing in your home for an elderly person? How can it be made less dangerous?
What dangers can be found in the kitchen that can cause accidents?
What can be done to prevent accidents in the kitchen?
What can a parent do to childproof a kitchen?
What dangers can be found in bathrooms that can cause accidents?
What can be done to prevent bathroom accidents? How can a bathroom be safer for children?
What dangers can be found outside the home in the yard that can cause accidents?
What can be done to prevent yard accidents?
What other dangers can be found in a home (perhaps in bedrooms, laundry rooms, garages, and living areas)?
What can be done throughout the house to prevent accidents?
What can a parent do to childproof the different rooms of the home?
Where at home would you put your first aid kit?
What would you have in it?
Why is it important to have a first aid kit?

Hometown

Where is your hometown?
What’s your hometown like?
After you graduate, do you want to live in your hometown? Why or why not?
Is your hometown popular? Does it have many famous tourist attractions?
Do you like your hometown? Why or why not?
How many TV channels do you get at your home?
Do you miss your home country?
What do you miss the most?
Do your childhood friends still live in your hometown? If not, where are they now?
Does anyone famous come from your hometown?
Does your hometown have any festivals? What happens at that festival?
How long does it take to get from your hometown to where you are now?
Has your hometown changed a lot since you were a kid? If so, how? Have the changes been for the better or worse?
Is your hometown famous for anything?
What does your hometown produce? What does it grow?
What is the average temperature in winter time and summer time?
What is the best season in your hometown?
What is the best and worst thing about your hometown?
When is the best time to come to your hometown?
What is the geography of your hometown? (i.e. beach, mountains, etc.)

Hafta 20

Books and Reading

What is your favorite story?
Who is your favorite author?
Who is your favorite character?
What is your favorite genre (action, mystery, science fiction, etc.)?
What was the last book that you read?
What is your favorite book of all time?
What is the longest book you have ever read? How long did it take you to read it?
Have you ever been a member of a book club? What books did you read?
What is the funniest book you have ever read? The saddest? The strangest?
How many books have you read?
Is there a time in your life when you read all the time?
How many hours do you spend reading a WEEK/HAFTA?
Have you ever been to a book signing or met an author?
Do you have any ideas for a story for you to write?
What factors are important to you when choosing a book to read?
Do you read books based on recommendations?
What are some of the books that were recommended to you?
Were you ever given a bad recommendation? Would you take a recommendation from them again?
What books have you recommended for other people?
How often do you go to the library?
How many books do you check out at a time?
How do you choose the books you are going to read?
Do you agree with the phrase ‘don’t judge a book from the cover’?
Do you watch movies that were inspired by books?
Most people say the book is better than the movie. Do you agree? Why or why not?
Did you enjoy reading books in school?
What was your favorite book growing up?
Is there a book that you have read more than once? What was the title? How many times did you read it?
Is there a book you just couldn’t finish? What was the title?
What is your favorite time of day for reading?
Where is your favorite place to read?
Do you listen to music while you read?
Do you often read books before you go to bed?
Who is the most famous writer from your country? Have you read any of their books? Do you think that they are overrated?
Have you ever tried to read a book in English?
Do you think that it is more valuable to read a book than to watch television?
Have you ever lent books to your friends and never got them back?
Do you think that the internet and television will eventually make books outdated?

Hafta 21

Celebrities

Have you ever seen a celebrity in person? What did you do?
Which celebrity do you most admire and why?
Which celebrity would you like to meet? What would you do if you could spend a day with this person?
Do you think famous people have the right to have a private life?
Do you think it’s moral to sell your private life to the media?
Do you approve of people who become famous as a consequence of appearing again and again in the media and not because of having an artistic career?
Do you think that some celebrities earn much more money than they deserve taking into consideration what they produce?
What do you think of the paparazzi?
Why do you think there is such a high demand for gossip magazines and gossip TV programs?
What are the pros and cons of being a celebrity?
What do you think of fans and fan-clubs?
Did you have any heroes when you were a teenager?
Why do you think teenagers need role models?
Should celebrities be role models?
Do you think being a celebrity means the person is good at business?
If you could influence people like a celebrity does, how would you use it for the benefit of the planet?
What do you think of celebrities supporting a cause? (e.g. – a cure for AIDS)
Would you like to be famous? Why or why not? What would you like to be famous for?
Do you think there is a relationship between good looks and fame?
Are famous people happy?
Do you know of celebrities that went crazy?
How does fame get in the head of celebrities?
Do you know someone famous?
Do you think celebrity singers write their own music?

Idioms

Slipped my mind

Hafta 22

Neighborhood and neighbor complaints

Can you describe your neighborhood?
Do you live far from the city center?
Do you know your neighbors?
Do you get along well with your neighbors?
What is it that neighbors do that peeves you the most?
What are the most common neighbor complaints?
Have you ever had problems with your neighbors? Explain.
Do you treat others as you’d like to be treated?
What is a community?
What do you think is the most important thing about community?
How welcoming is your general community? Your neighbors?
What are the good and bad things in your community? What would you change?
What facilities are there in your community?
Is there a neighborhood watch program in your community?
Are there little kids in your community? What about old people?
Would you like to raise your children in a community like yours? Why or why not?
Does your community have a group chat?
Does your community have meeting?
Does your community organize celebrations or special days to get together?
Do you do community service?
How can you help your community?

Artificial intelligence

What is artificial intelligence?
What do you think of it?
Do you know how to code to make an AI?
Do you use AI?
What is AI useful for?
Where is artificial intelligence used in your day-to-day life?
What would you like to use it for?
Do you think AI will take over jobs? What jobs do you think AI will take over?
How advanced is AI today?
Can AI be self-aware?
Can AI be actually smart and think for itself?
Do you think AI has bias? Is it a good thing for it to be biased?
What are some negative effects on humans to use AI?

Hafta 23

Going to a party

What time is a good time for parties?
What do you like to do at parties?
How was the last party you’ve joined?
Who do you invite to your parties?
Do you let people dance at your party?
Do you have birthday parties? If you do celebrate your birthday, how?
Have you let people sing at your birthday party in the past?
What activities are fun for parties?
Do you play games at your party? If so, what games?
What can people do at a party that annoys you?
Do you serve food at your parties?
What kind of food do you serve?
Would you rather go to someone else’s house for a party or have it at yours? Why?
Do you like to have your birthday parties at home or in different locations?
Describe the best party that you have been to. Why was it the best?
Do you get tired at parties? Do you get tired from socializing?
Do you eat birthday cake at your birthday party?
Do you buy a birthday cake or do you make it at home?
What would you do if someone broke something at your party in your house?
What is RSVP?
Do you go to many parties that require RSVP?
Why do some parties require RSVP?
If you are invited to a party but you don’t want to go, what do you tell the person inviting you?
What are some polite and impolite excuses to give for not going to a party?
Did you ever have dance parties in your middle/high school?
What kind of music do you like to play for your parties?

Hafta 24

How long?

How long have you lived in this country?
How long have you lived in this city/town?
How long have you lived in your apartment/house?
How long have you known your best friend?
How long have you studied English?
How long have you been at your school?
How long is one school day?
How long have you had your family car? House?
How long have you been awake?
How long do you study for?
How long has it been since you traveled?

How often?

How often do you travel?
How often do you wake up in the middle of the night?
How often do you go to the dentist?
How often do you eat sweets?
How often do you go to the doctor?
How often do you say have deep conversations with your parents?
How often do you study English?
How often do you exercise?
How often do you brush your teeth in a day?
How often do you listen to music?
How often do you read?
How often do you go to the shopping mall?
How often do you buy clothes?
How often do you eat fast food?
How often do you go out with your friends?
How often do you go to the movies?
How often do you use the Internet?

If you were...

If you were planning your best friend’s birthday party for six months from now, what would you start preparing this month?
If you were planning a big party for all your friends, and had all the money you needed, what would you have at the party ?
Food?
Entertainment?
Baby sitting??
If you were planning a party on a very small budget, what would you do to make it a great party?
Food?
Entertainment?
Baby sitting??
If you were invited to a fancy dinner with the president or a celebrity, what would you do to prepare?
If you were going to listen to a song to before you died, what song would it be? Why?
If you were a rich man, where would you go for the next holiday?

Hafta 25

Illness and Virus

How often do you get sick in a year?
Do you wash your hands well?
How should one cover their coughs?
Have you ever had coronavirus?
Do you think the spread of coronavirus was contained well?
What can we do to stop illnesses or coronavirus spreading? (wearing masks, washing hands, tests, vaccines …)
What do you think about vaccinations?
Do you think coronavirus will be in history books?
Is the pandemic for coronavirus completely over?
Do you think healthcare systems improved due to the coronavirus?
Would you like to become a doctor?

Natural Disasters

What are natural disasters? Can you list some?
Do you know how an earthquake feels like?
Do you live on a fault line?
Do you think your house is earthquake proof?
What mountains were caused by earthquakes?
What causes forest fires?
Would you like to be a firefighter?
If you had to leave your house quickly, what are three things you’d take?
What causes hurricanes?
Why do you think the number of hurricanes increased over the years?
How can you know if a tsunami is coming?
Do you think humans have effects on natural disasters occurring?

Idioms

Speaking of which
Stuck in my head

Hafta 26

Getting a Job

What is the best way to find a job?
How is the job market in your country, is it easy or difficult to get a job?
What do you think is the best job, benefits and payment wise?
What job would you like to get?
How many jobs have you had? What were the interviews like to get those jobs?
What do you think are the five most common questions asked at a job interview?
What are some things you should do for a job interview? How about things you shouldn’t do?
How should a person dress when they go for a job interview?
How should you act when you are in a job interview? Confident? Polite? Humble?
What are resumes like in your country? What information do employers want to know?
What are some good things to have on your resume?
Why do you think people change jobs often?
What kind of work culture/environment is good for productivity?

Sports

What are some sports you like watching? Why?
What are some sports you dislike watching? Why?
Do you play any sports? If so, which ones?
Would you like to learn how to play a sport or do an activity? What would you like to learn?
Why are sports so popular?
How good do you have to be to get college scholarship from sports?
Do you know of any interesting or strange sports or activities?
What two sports do you think would be fun if mixed?
Do you prefer to watch sports or play them? Why?
What do you think is the most dangerous sport?
What do you think of athletes making so much money? Is it a good thing or a bad thing?
Would you like to do sports professionally?

Hafta 27

Aging

What are some of the benefits of getting older?
Do you think humans will ever be able to stop aging?
Is aging more difficult for men or women? Why?
Do women or men develop faster?
Which celebrities have aged well?
Are older people actually wiser?
What kind of support should children give their aging parents?
How long would you want to live?
Who is the oldest person you know? How is their view of the world different than yours?
How are older people viewed in your country?
How well do you relate to people who are 5 years younger than you? How about 10 years younger?
Would you like to retire early?

Dreaming

How often do you dream?
Do you dream in color or black and white?
Have you ever had a flying dream?
What is lucid dreaming? Have you ever done it?
Have you ever been falling in a dream and just when you are about to hit the ground, you wake up?
Do you think dreams have meanings?
Do you think dreams can tell the future?
Have you ever been dreaming and woken up and couldn’t move?
What was the best or worst dream you can remember? Don’t share your dream if it’s too personal or too intense.
Why do we forget dreams so quickly?
Have you ever kept a dream journal?
Why do we dream? What is the purpose of them?
Do you think animals dream too? What kind of dreams do you think they have?
What does your country’s culture traditionally believe about dreams?
Have you ever had déjà vu?

Idioms

Wrap your head around something