SPEAKING QUESTIONS

A. ADOPTION
1. How does being adopted affect a child’s view of themselves?
2. What are some of the reasons people adopt children?
3. What are some of the reasons people give children up for adoption?
B. ADVICE

1. What are some things students should do to improve their English?

2. What should I do to make more money?

3. How can I get more free time?

4. What should someone do to be happy?

5. Who was the wisest person in your country’s history? What kind of advice did they give?

6. If you could go back in time and give yourself some advice, what would youtell your
younger self? Whose advice do you follow more, your parents’ or your friends’ advice?

7. Whose advice do you follow more, your parents’ or your friends’ advice?Why?

C. AGING

1. What are some of the benefits of getting older?

2. Is aging more difficult for men or women? Why?

3. Are older people actually wiser?Why? Why not?

D. ANIMALS

1. What animal best represents you? Why?

2. What creature scares you? Why?

3. Except for food, do humans need other animals? Why or why not?

4. What is the most effective way to save endangered species?

5. What are some examples of useful traits that help animals survive? (i.e. a giraffe’s long
neck)

6. Why do humans have pets? Do you have a pet? Why or why not?

E. APPEARANCE

1. Do people in your country talk a lot about other people’s appearance? Why?

2. What kinds of things do you do to improve/maintain your appearance?

 3. Is there a part of your appearance that you are very proud of or you don’t want to
have? (i.e. eyes, fashion sense, hair etc.) Why?

F. BOOKS AND MOVIES

1. What are some of the advantages of books vs. movies? How about the disadvantages
of books vs. movies?

2. If you could only read one more book for your entire life, what would it be? Why?

3. Can a book change the world? Why? Why not?

4. Do you prefer fiction or non-fiction books? Why?

G. BRAIN

1. What is the most amazing thing about the brain? What is the most mysterious?

2. What are some extraordinary things some people can do with their brains?

3. Do you think male and female brains are better at different tasks? Why or why not?

H. CHARITIES

1. What do you think are some important charities people should give to?

2. Do you know of any bizarre charities? Why do you think that it is bizarre?

3. Do you give money to homeless people? Do you think people should give money to
homeless people?

I. CHILDHOOD

1. What was the best thing about your childhood? Explain please.

2. What do you miss most about being a child?

3. Do you think that children these days have a better or worse childhood than your
generation? Why?

4. What do you think is most important for a happy childhood?

J. CLEANLINESS

1. How clean is too clean?

2. How dirty is too dirty?

 3. How can bacteria help humans?

4. If you drop food on the floor, will you pick it up, blow it off/dust it off and eat it?
Why? Why not?

5. What is the dirtiest job? Why?

6. How often do you wash your hands with soap?

7. What is the grossest thing you have seen someone do?

8. Did your mom let you get dirty when you were a child? What do you think about
it?

9. What is the dirtiest you have ever been?

K. COMMUNICATION

1. How is communication changing between people?

2. It used to be common to talk to strangers. Do you think it’s okay to talk to people you
don’t know?

3. How often do you start up a conversation with people you don’t know?

4. Think about how your Grandmother talks with people. Is it the same as how you talk to
people? If it is different, how?

5. Use your imagination. How will people communicate in the future?

6. How have smart phones changed communication?