Topics and questions for English language learners conversation group.

1. First Impressions
◎Do you like to meet new
people, or do you prefer to
spend time with friends you
already know?
◎When and where did you meet
most of your friends?
◎What are the best ways to
make a good first impression?

2. Food
◎What is your favorite snack?
◎How would you describe your
country’s food?
◎Do you usually eat healthy
food?
◎What is the best food to eat
when you are sick?

3. Favorites
◎What are your favorite
hobbies?
◎What was your favorite job OR
◉What is your dream job?
◎What is your favorite place on
earth?
◎What are your favorite books?

4. Success and Failure
◎Describe a successful person
◎Is your idea of success the same
as your parents’ idea?
◎Why is money often used to
judge success?
◎Have there been any failures
that made your life better?
◎Can you think of any famous
people who failed at something?

5. Animals
◎What animal best represents
you? Why?
◎What animal scares you? Why?
◎Why do humans have pets? Do
you have a pet? Why or why not?
◎What is the cutest animal you
can think of? The ugliest?
◎What traits have made humans a
successful species?

6. Conspiracies and Cover-
ups
◎ What are some common conspiracy
theories? Do you think they will be
proven right or wrong?
◎ What are some famous political cover-
ups?
◎ Do you think newspapers sometimes
cover up events?
◎ How often do politicians in you country
get in trouble because of cover-ups?
◎ How open should governments be? Do
they need some secrecy?

7. Tourism
◎ How important is tourism in your
country? What is the biggest tourism
destination there?
◎ How do you feel about tourists in your
country? Why?
◎ What’s the best way to travel when you
visit a new country?
◎ What’s the best way for a country to
bring in more tourists?

8. Science and Medicine
◎ Who is the most famous scientist from
your country?
◎ In what ways has science most
advanced society?
◎ In your opinion, what is the greatest
medical achievement of the past
century?
◎ How do you feel about cloning? Do you
think it’s ethical for humans to clone
animals? What about human organs?

9. NASA and Mars
◎ What substance was found on Mars
recently?
◎ Do you think there is/was life on Mars?
◎ Why are scientists so interested in
Mars?
◎ Would you rather go to Mars or the
Moon?
◎ What do you think was NASA’s greatest
triumph?
◎ Do you think space exploration is
important?

10. Holidays
◎ What holidays do you celebrate?
◎ Which holidays do you look forward to
the most?
◎ What holiday food do you like?
◎ Are there holidays in other countries or
religions that you wish were also
celebrated in your country?
◎ Is it better to travel for the holidays or
stay home?
◎ What do you think is the most overrated
holiday?

11. Journalism
◎ What do you think of news stations
like the BBC and CNN?
◎ What is the quality of journalism like
in your country?
◎ What do you think a career in
journalism would be like?
◎ What kind of people are good at
journalism?
◎ What good and bad things does
journalism do for the world?

12. Junk Food
◎ What do you picture when you hear the word
“junk food”?
◎ What is your favorite junk food? How often do you
eat it?
◎ Do a lot of people eat junk food in your country?
◎ Do you think junk food manufacturers are morally
responsible for the unhealthiness of their
products?
◎ Do you think we will eat more or less junk food in
the future?
◎ If you had to choose between a strict vegetarian
diet forever, or a strict junk food diet forever,
which would you choose?

13. Productivity
◎ Are you a very motivated person, or do you
wait until the last minute to do things?
◎ Do you think smartphones increase or
decrease productivity?
◎ How can people improve their productivity?
◎ Do you think people today work harder than
their parents?
◎ Who is the most productive person you
know personally? How about really
productive famous people?
◎ What is the biggest waste of time for you?
◎ What are some things you want to do but
don’t have time for?

14. Getting a job
◎ What is the best way to find a job?
◎ What are the most commonly asked questions
at a job interview?
◎ What are some things you should do during a
job interview? What should you avoid doing?
◎ How is the job market in your country? Is it easy
or difficult to get a job?
◎ How many jobs have you had? What were the
interviews like to get those jobs?
◎ How should a person dress when they go for a
job interview?
◎ What are some good things to have on your
resume?

15. Remedies
◎ What do you do when you have a cold?
◎ What ailments is Western medicine better at
curing?
◎ What ailments is Eastern medicine better at
curing?
◎ What do you do when you have a hangover?
◎ What are some strange remedies you have
heard of?
◎ What should you do to stop the bleeding if
someone is hurt badly?
◎ What is the best cure for a bad day?
◎ What do you think the idiom “An ounce of
prevention is worth a pound of cure” means?

16. Environmental Problems
◎ What are some of the most serious
environmental problems?
◎ What can individuals do to help the
environment?
◎ What do governments do to help the
environments?
◎ What is your opinion on climate change?
◎ What kinds of technologies do you know of that
might solve environmental problems?
◎ Are corporations responsible for helping the
environment?
◎ Where will we get our energy when we run out
of oil?

17. Art
◎ How often do you go to art museums?
◎ Do you consider yourself to be artistic?
◎ How many forms of art can you name? What is
your favorite form?
◎ Who is your favorite artist?
◎ What is the most famous statue or painting in
your country?
◎ Is graffiti art?
◎ Do you think that art is important to society?
◎ Why is art so expensive? Do you think it should
be more or less expensive?
◎ Do you have any artistic friends? What kinds of
art do they create?

18. Hotels
◎ Which do you prefer to stay in when you travel:
hotels, hostels, or another type of place? Why?
◎ What are the best and worst things about
staying in hotels?
◎ Couch surfing is staying for free at people’s
homes in different countries. Is this a good idea
or bad idea? Why?
◎ Do you feel comfortable when you are staying
at a hotel?
◎ Have you ever ordered room service?
◎ What is the nicest hotel you've stayed at?
◎ What would it be like to work in a hotel as a
cleaning person or front desk staff?

19. New Year’s Traditions
◎ How do you celebrate the new year?
◎ Do you celebrate on January 1st or on a
different date?
◎ Are there any foods you typically eat for New
Year's Day?
◎ Did you make a new year's resolution?
◎ Do you find it easy or difficult to stick to
resolutions? Do you have any strategies that
help you stick to your goals?

20. TV and Movies
◎ What is your favorite movie genre? TV genre?
◎ Who are some of your favorite actors?
◎ What are some of your favorite movies and TV
shows?
◎ Do you think TV program quality is getting
better or worse?
◎ Do you prefer to watch movies in theaters or at
home?
◎ What do people do during movies that annoys
you?
◎ If you could make a movie, what would it be
about?
◎ If someone made of a movie of your life, what
kind of movie would it be?

21. Restaurants
◎ What is your favorite restaurant near where you
live?
◎ What is the best restaurant you have ever eaten
at?
◎ What types of foreign food restaurants have
you eaten at?
◎ What (besides food) makes a restaurant great?
◎ Do you prefer to eat at your parents’ house or a
restaurant?
◎ What is the worst restaurant you have eaten at?
◎ What is the strangest restaurant you have heard
of?
◎ How do you feel about theme restaurants?
◎ Do you prefer darker or brighter interiors for
restaurants? Why?

22. Architecture & Natural
Wonders
◎ What do you think of your country’s architecture?
◎ What are your favorite buildings or neighborhoods around
Houston?
◎ What would your ideal house be like?
◎ How does architecture affect your mood?
◎ What are the three most famous natural wonders in your
country?
◎ Should humans try to protect natural wonders? If humans
protect natural wonders, are the wonders still natural?
◎ Should people be allowed to visit a natural wonder if the
visitors hurt the natural wonder just by visiting it?
◎ Do natural phenomena (i.e. the aurora borealis) count as
natural wonders? How about things like thunderstorms?
◎ Would you rather visit natural wonders or man made
wonders?

23. Gift giving
◎Which holiday in your country
involves the most gift giving?
◎Which life events or milestones
typically involve gifts? What type of
gifts would you give for each event?
◎What is the best gift you have ever
received?
◎What is the best gift you have ever
given?

24. 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?
◎ Are older people actually wiser?
◎ What kind of support should children give their
aging parents?
◎ How are older people viewed in your country?
◎ How long do you want to live?
◎ Who is the oldest person you know? How is
his/her view of the world different from yours?
◎ How well do you relate to people that are 5
years younger than you? How about 10 years
younger?

25. Learning a language
◎ What is your mother tongue?
◎ How many languages do you speak?
◎ How did you learn your second language?
◎ What's the best way to learn a foreign
language?
◎ Is it possible to teach yourself a language?
◎ Do you agree that it's better to learn language
as a child? Why or why not?
◎ To speak its language well, how important is it
to know something about the culture of a
country?
◎ What is the most difficult thing about learning
English?
◎ What is value of learning languages?

26. Super heroes
◎ Who is your favorite super hero? Why?
◎ What super power would you like to have?
◎ If you had super powers would you be a super
hero or a super villain?
◎ Do you prefer dark super heroes like Batman or
purely good super heroes like Superman? Why?
◎ Does a person’s favorite super hero tell you
anything about their personality?
◎ Are there any real super heroes?
◎ What is your favorite super hero movie?
◎ Why have super hero movies become so
popular?
◎ Do you think comic books are good or bad for
children?

27. Communication
◎ How is communication changing between
people?
◎ How have smart phones changed
communication?
◎ It used to be common to talk to strangers. Do
you think it’s okay to talk to people you don’t
know?
◎ 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?
◎ Name at least 10 forms of communication.
◎ How has communication changed through
human history?
◎ What is the most basic form of communication?

28. Communication
◎ How is communication changing between
people?
◎ How have smart phones changed
communication?
◎ It used to be common to talk to strangers. Do
you think it’s okay to talk to people you don’t
know?
◎ 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?
◎ Name at least 10 forms of communication.
◎ How has communication changed through
human history?
◎ What is the most basic form of communication?

29. Planning a party
◎ Who is the party for? Why are you throwing this
party?
◎ Where would you like to have the party?
◎ What are some parties that you are expected to
bring gifts?
◎ Who will you invite? Will you send out
invitations?
◎ What do you need to think about if you are
having a BBQ party outside?
◎ What time do you like for parties to start or to
end?
◎ Do you enjoy hosting parties at your house?
◎ What are the characteristics of a good host?
◎ Do you enjoy going to parties alone or with a
date?

30. Appearance
◎ What is the first thing you notice about a person?
◎ What do the clothes someone wears say about that
person?
◎ What is the most interesting haircut you have seen?
◎ Have you every gone through the entire day without
noticing something was wrong with your appearance? (i.e.
missing button, food in your teeth)
◎ What kinds of things do you do to improve/maintain your
appearance?
◎ Are there any fashion trends in the past you followed but
think are silly looking now?
◎ How long does it take you to get ready in the morning?
◎ Have you ever been intimidated by someone’s
appearance?
◎ Do people in your country talk a lot about other people’s
appearance?
◎ Is it rude to tell the person that they need to improve their
appearance?

31. Books
◎ Do you read many books?
◎ How often do you read books?
◎ Did your parents read to you when you were a child?
◎ What are some of the advantages of books vs.
movies? How about the disadvantages of books vs.
movies?
◎ What was the last book you read about?
◎ Do you prefer fiction or non-fiction books?
◎ If you could only read one more book for your entire
life, what would it be?
◎ Can a book change the world?
◎ Who is an author that you like? Why do you like their
books?
◎ What is one example of traditional literature in your
country? Did you have to read it in school?

32. Books
◎ Do you read many books?
◎ How often do you read books?
◎ Did your parents read to you when you were a child?
◎ What are some of the advantages of books vs.
movies? How about the disadvantages of books vs.
movies?
◎ What was the last book you read about?
◎ Do you prefer fiction or non-fiction books?
◎ If you could only read one more book for your entire
life, what would it be?
◎ Can a book change the world?
◎ Who is an author that you like? Why do you like their
books?
◎ What is one example of traditional literature in your
country? Did you have to read it in school?

33. Extreme weather
◎ What extreme weather occurs most
often in your home country?
◎ Have you ever lived through a major
weather event? What was it like?
◎ How do you prepare for weather
emergencies?
What sources do you use to stay updated
during emergencies?
◎ What time of year has the worst weather
in your country?
◎ What time of year has the best weather?
What do you like to do when the weather
is good?

34. Public Speaking
◎ What are some of the biggest challenges
you run into when having conversations
in a new language?
◎ What are some of the biggest challenges
you run into when giving a presentation
in a new language?
◎ Do you like public speaking? Explain why
or why not.
◎ Do you have any public speaking tips?
◎ Does your job require you to give a lot of
presentations? How do you prepare for
them?

35. Museums
◎ What comes to mind when you hear the word
‘museum’?
◎ What’s the best museum you’ve ever been to?
◎ What do you like most and least about
museums?
◎ Do you think museums should be free to enter?
◎ Do you prefer going to museums alone or with
others?
◎ What do you think is the best museum in the
world?
◎ If you could have one item from any museum in
the world, what would it be, and why?
◎Would you like to work in a museum?
◎What kinds of museums are there in your town?
◎What is the strangest museum you have heard
of?

36. Cities
◎ Do you like cities or the country side? Which is better
and why?
◎ If you could make one change to your country’s
capital city, what will you change?
◎ What are some of most famous cities in the world?
What makes them famous?
◎ Why do you think that humans started living in cities?
◎ Do you think that we will still live in cities 100 years
from now?
◎ How do you think cities will change in the future?
◎ What city would you like to visit?
◎ What city is best known for: fashion? Technology?
Art? Industry?
◎ What makes a city great to live in?
◎ Are cities good for the environment or bad for the
environment?

37. Humor
◎ Do you like to watch comedies at the cinema or do you
think they are silly?
◎ What was the last comedy you saw at the cinema?
◎ "Slapstick" is very obvious humour which involves people
falling over or being hit with food. What is your opinion of
this type of humour?
◎ Do you still remember comedians from your youth? Do
you still find them funny or has your sense of humour
changed? In what way do you think it has changed?
◎ What elements of humour do you think are universal?
◎ Is humour always at someone's expense?
◎ Are you any good at telling jokes? Can you remember
many?
◎ How do you react if you hear a joke which you simply
don't think is funny?
◎ What sort of things make you laugh?
◎ Do you laugh out loud or do you chuckle quietly?
◎ Laughter is catching. Do you start laughing when you see
or hear other people laughing? Why do you think this
happens?

38. Health
◎ Have you ever donated blood?
◎ Are you afraid of needles?
◎ Are you a member of a health spa or gym?
◎ Do you exercise?
◎ Do you go for regular medical check-ups?
◎ Do you catch a cold more than once a year?
◎ Do you have any allergies?
◎ Do you ever read magazines or news articles about
health? If yes, what subject(s) do you find the most
interesting?
◎ Do you take medicine when you are sick?
◎ Do you have a lot of stress? What are some ways to deal
with stress?
◎ Do you usually get enough sleep?
◎ Have you ever broken a bone?
◎ Have you ever had stitches?
◎ Have you ever been to an acupuncturist? What do you
think of acupuncture?
◎ What is the best way to find a doctor, if you're new in the
area?

39. Olympics
◎ Are you interested in the Olympics?
◎ Have you ever been to the Olympics? Would you want to go
(again) someday? Why/not?
◎ Has your country ever hosted the Olympics? If yes, when? What
are the benefits of hosting?
◎ Which do you find more interesting, the Summer or the Winter
Olympics? Why?
◎ How do you feel about some of the more unusual sports, like
curling or synchronized swimming?
◎ How do you feel about sports in which the winner is chosen
subjectively? In other words, the person wins on the artistic
interpretation of the judges, not because he/she is the fastest
or strongest competitor.
◎ Imagine you are a member of the Olympic Committee. Which
event would you wanted included, but presently isn't? Why?
◎ Should professional athletes like NBA or FIFA players be
allowed to participate in Olympic events? Why/not?
◎ Doping in the Olympics has become quite common. What do
you think about making it legal, and thereby leveling the
playing field?

40. Social Networks
◎ What social networking sites do you use?
◎ What are some good points about social networking?
◎ What are some bad points about social networking?
◎ What information do you have on your webpage?
◎ What kind of information are you comfortable releasing to the
public?
◎ Do your parents use social networking sites?
◎ How acceptable is online dating in your country?
◎ What are some of the good and bad things about online
dating?
◎ What are some popular online dating sites in your country?
◎ How do you think apps like Tinder have changed online dating?
◎ What dating apps are popular in your country?
◎ Do you think that all the tech solutions to dating have made
dating easier or more complicated?

41. Color
◎ What is your favorite color?
◎ Is color important to you?
◎ Does color affect your emotions?
◎ Imagine being in a room where everything is dark blue how
would you feel? What if the room was red? Black? Yellow? Pink?
◎ Why do you think colors affect humans so much?
◎ 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?
◎ Colorful tattoos are becoming more popular in places like
America. Do you think they will become as popular in your
country? Why or why not? Would you ever get a tattoo? Why or
why not?
◎ If you bought a car, what color would it be?
◎ Can you think of some examples of camouflage in daily life?

42. Extraterrestrial Life
◎ Do you think there are aliens somewhere in the universe?
◎ Why do you think aliens in movies and comic books generally
have a human shape and eyes?
◎ Do you think aliens are likely to be more or less intelligent than
us? Do you think aliens are likely to be friendly or unfriendly?
◎ What are the aliens like in your culture’s movies and books?
◎ What do you think of people who say they have met or were
kidnapped by aliens?
◎ What’s your favorite movie about aliens?
Do you think aliens would prefer to communicate with us or
other species?
◎ Do you think aliens are likely to be friendly or unfriendly?
◎ What would you do if you saw a UFO in a field near your house?
◎ If the secret service discovered an alien, do you think they
would tell the general public?
◎ Do you think aliens would be afraid of humans?
◎ How likely is it we will ever be able to visit a planet that has
aliens?

43. Advertising
◎ Do you ever enjoy watching advertisements on TV? (If yes, what
do you enjoy about them?)
◎ What kinds of advertisements attract your attention?
◎ What is the most memorable advertisement you have ever
seen?
◎ What is one funny advertisement you have seen? (Describe it.)
◎ What products in your country use very serious TV
advertisements?
◎ What products in your country use funny TV advertisements?
◎ Which celebrities have you seen in advertisements? Why do
some companies use celebrities?
◎ Do any advertisements in your country try to shock viewers?
◎ How are radio ads, print ads and TV ads different from each
other?
◎ What makes an advertisement effective?
◎ What do you think of ads that are aimed at children?
◎ Do you think beer and cigarette companies should be allowed
to advertise? Why or why not?

44. Animals 2
◎ Do you have a pet? Why or why not?
◎ What animal do you think makes the best pet?
◎ Is your country or region famous for a particular type of
wildlife? Are there any animals that are symbols of your
country?
◎ Is it ok to use animals in sport? How about in zoos?
◎ What is the most useful animal in the world?
◎ Do you think it is necessary to experiment on animals to test
drugs and cosmetics?
◎ Do you know anyone with an uncommon or exotic pet?
What is your favorite animal? Least favorite?
◎ If you could come back as an animal after you die, which animal
would you choose to be?
◎ Is it morally right to spend a lot of money on pets rather than
helping people in need?

45. Gaming
◎ Do you like video games? Did you play them as a
child?
◎ Can you remember the first video game you played?
◎ Are video games good or bad for you?
◎ Do you like board or card games? Did you play them
as a child?
◎ Can you think of any movies based on video games?
Board games?
◎ What will video games be like in the future? How
about board games?
◎ Can you learn anything from playing video games?
◎ What kind of games would you design if you were a
video game designer?

46. Superstitions
◎ What superstitions do you know? Which ones do you
believe?
◎ Do you believe that some numbers, days or dates are
lucky or unlucky?
◎ Do any animals or insects bring good or bad luck?
◎ Are any colors lucky or unlucky?
◎ Do you believe that some materials are lucky/unlucky
(such as gold, silk, etc.)?
◎ Are there any actions that can bring bad luck?
◎ What symbols in your culture bring good luck? Why is
that?
◎ Where does the expression "Bless you" or "God bless
you" (when someone sneezes) come from?
◎ Do you have any objects that are said to bring good
luck, such as a rabbit's foot, a lucky coin, etc.?
◎ Can the location of a house or the position of furniture
bring good or bad luck?

47. Education
◎ What do you think it takes to be a good teacher?
◎ Would you rather learn from a young teacher or an
older teacher?
◎ Are you a teacher to someone else in your life?
◎ If you were going to be a teacher, what would you like
to teach?
◎ What kind of formal training to teachers need in your
country?
◎ Who was your favorite teacher growing up?
◎ Did you make friends in high school that you still keep
in touch with?
◎ What subjects were you good at? What subjects were
you bad at?
◎ Does your country provide a good public school
system?
◎ Should people go straight from school to university, or
do something different?
◎ Would you ever want to learn a third language?

48. Research
◎ Would you like to work as a researcher? What would
you research?
◎ What would you like your government to spend more
money researching?
◎ What are the biggest breakthroughs researchers have
made recently?
◎ Does research always lead to positive things?
◎ What is market research? Do you like being surveyed
by market researchers?
◎ What do you think about using animals for research?
◎ Do you like online research? What was the last thing
you researched online?
◎ What piece of research would you like to do on your
class/family/friends today?
◎ Would you volunteer to be a guinea pig in laboratory
research of new medicines or medical treatments?

49. Libraries
◎ Can you remember your earliest visits to libraries?
◎ Do you think libraries have changed over the
years?
◎ Would you like to work in a library?
◎ Do you like the atmosphere of libraries?
◎ What’s the best library you’ve ever been to?
◎ What do you think libraries will be like 50 years
from now?
◎ How will the Internet change the function of
libraries?
◎ Have you ever borrowed a book from a library and
not returned it?
◎ What do you think libraries need that they don’t
have now?
◎ What things about libraries don’t you like?
◎ hat is correct library etiquette? Do you always stick
to it?

50. Quality of Life
◎ What’s the difference between quality of life and standard
of living?
◎ What are the indicators of quality life?
◎ How does the environment in your town affect your quality
of life?
◎ Does your country’s leader have a good quality of life?
◎ How does technology change your quality of life?
◎ What single thing could you do to increase the quality of
your life?
◎ Can money buy quality of life?
◎ What do you think is more important, quality or longevity of
life?
◎ How would you describe your quality of life compared to
your parents’?
◎ What does having children do to your quality of life?
◎ Who has a better quality of life, a student or a worker?

51. Health
◎ What is the best thing to do to stay healthy?
◎ What do you think the worst disease to have would
be?
◎ What do you think about the health care system in
your country? How could it be improved?
◎ What do you think of the sick leave policy at your
workplace?
◎ People are living longer and longer thanks to medicine.
How long would you like to live? How about forever?
◎ Are there any diseases like small pox that you think
humans could totally get rid of if we tried?
◎ Where do you think the future of medicine will be?
Genetics? Cybernetics? Chemistry?
◎ Would you like to get your genome sequenced?
◎ If you could find out that you were at risk to get a
certain disease, would you want to know?

52. Travel
◎ Where are the best places for adventure vacations?
Historical vacations? Shopping vacations? Party
vacations? Relaxing vacations?
◎ Where would you like to go on vacation?
◎ What are some things you must or have to do when you
go on vacation to another country?
◎ What are some things you always take with you on a
trip?
◎ Do you prefer package tours or making your own trip?
◎ Where did you spend your last vacation? What did you
do?
◎ What are some of the benefits of travelling alone? With
a group?
◎ What is the longest journey you have ever made?
◎ What are some must-see locations tourists should see in
your country?

53. Supernatural
◎ Do you believe in any supernatural things (ghosts, ESP,
fortune tellers, etc.)?
◎ Do you think science will ever prove any supernatural
beliefs?
◎ What supernatural beliefs are unique to your culture?
◎ What are some of the scariest supernatural movies?
◎ What supernatural thing do you fear?
◎ Why do so many people believe in supernatural things
that can’t be proven?
◎ What are some supernatural holiday beliefs in your
country?
◎ Where are supernatural occurrences most often
reported?
◎ Do you think some people have supernatural abilities?

54. Seasons
◎ What is your favorite season?
◎ What do you think of when you think of winter?
◎ What are some things your family did when you were a
child in spring?
◎ What is the worst season in your country?
◎ Does it snow in your hometown in the winter? Did you
use to make snowmen?
◎ What is your favorite thing to do in summer?
◎ What festivals or celebrations does your country have
during the changing of the seasons?
◎ Do you ever go hiking when the leaves change in fall?
◎ Where is the best place to be in summer? How about
winter?
◎ Does your country have a special food for any of the
seasons?

55. Dreaming
◎ How often do you dream?
◎ Do you dream in color or black and white?
◎ Have you ever had a flying dream?
◎ 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?
◎ 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 vue?

56. Homes
◎ Is your home tidy? Are you a very organized
person?
◎ Do you have a lot of decorations in your home or is
it bare?
◎ Are you happy with the size of your home?
◎ What is your favorite appliance, electronic device,
or piece of furniture in your home?
◎ If you had $3,000 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 house or apartment look
like?
◎ What do you do to maintain your home?
◎ What household chores do you hate doing?

57. Voting
◎ Do you think voting and elections make a
difference?
◎ What are elections like in your country?
Are there any problems with voting?
◎ What are the main political parties in your
country?
◎ Do you vote in every election?
◎ What are the good and bad things about
voting?
◎ At what age should people be able to
vote?
◎ Have your political views changed over
time or remained the same?
◎ How can we get more people to vote?
◎ Who is the most controversial politician in
your country?