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A. What is your house or flat like?

Do you have your own room?
If yes: how is it furnished, if no: who do you share a room with?
Which is your favourite place and why?
Which do you prefer a flat or a house? Why?
B. What is you town famous for?
What are the sights in …..?
Was anyone famous born there?
Talk about the services and entertainment facilities in your town/village. What is your
favourite place in the town?
Where would you prefer to live: in a town or in the country? Why?
C. Which is your favourite season?
What’s the weather like then?
What do you usually wear in …?
What can you do? Why don’t you like….?

A. Where do you usually spend your summer holidays?

Where are you planning to go in the summer?
What kind of holidays do you enjoy?
Do you bring souvenirs from holidays? What are these?
Have you ever had any bad experiences during your holiday?
B. What are the main tourist attractions in Hungary?
What Hungarian sights would you show to a friend from abroad?
Are there any places of interests in Hungary that you would like to visit?
What is Hungary famous for?
C. How can we solve the problem of too much traffic?
Why do people prefer to use their cars?
How can we encourage people to use public transport?
Can the media help?

A. What are the advantages and disadvantages of having a summer job?

- How about making money/friends/spending your free time working?
- Have you ever worked in summer? If yes: Could you tell me about it? If no: Would
you like to have one this summer?
- What did you do?
- Did you like it?
- What did you do with the money you earned?
B. What job do you want to take up as a career?
What attracts you to this job?
- What about salary/employers/colleagues/working conditions/enjoying your job?
- Which ones are important for you?
- What jobs in your country are considered to be good jobs? Why?

C. What are some questions that are frequently asked in a job interview?
How would you prepare?
- What questions might you be asked at an interview?
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- Does appearance matter at a job interview?

A.How can students make savings?

Do you get pocket money? Yes.How much? How often?/ No. Why not? Would you like to
get some?
Do your parents pay you for doing housework or good marks?
Have you ever saved for something? What was that?
B. How does school education help you to deal with money?
Which of your school subjects help/helped you to deal with money matters?
Do your parents advise you on how to manage your money?
What do you do if you want to buy something (phone, clothes) but you don’t have enough
money?
C. Why is it risky to gamble?
Have you ever played the lottery/tippmix/ prize ticket?
Did you win any money?
Why do you think some people play again and again?

A. What is your school like?

- Describe the school building.
- What about your timetable?
- Which day is your best day? Why?
- Have you got a favourite subject? If yes, what is it?
B. What do you enjoy about school?
Who makes a good teacher?
- Have you got many friends at school?
- What about the teacher-student relationship?
- Where would you like to continue your studies?
- What events do you celebrate at school during the school year?
C. If you had the chance to study only three subjects at school, which ones would you
choose and why?
What is your favourite subject? Why?
- Why are you learning English?
- What makes a good teacher?

A. Tell me something about yourself. What sort of person are you?

How would you describe yourself?
What do your friends/parents say about you?
What is your best/worst quality?
What would you change in your personality?
B. How important is family to you?
Name some things you enjoy doing with your family.
How do you keep in touch with your family when you are apart?
What are the things that can make you start a fight with your brother/ sister/ parents with?
C. What’s your picture of an ideal husband/wife? Why?
When do you want to get married?
How many children would you like to have? Why?
Are you an only child?
Do you think that an only child is always spoilt?
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What are the advantages (and disadvantages) of having a brother or sister?

A. What do you like doing in your spare time?

What do you do after school?
How much time do you spend with studying?
What about the evening?
Do you help with the housework?
In what ways are your weekends different?
B. What kind of TV programmes do you like watching?
How often do you watch TV?
How many TVs are there in your home?
Which TV channel or channels do you prefer to watch? Why?
Could you describe a TV programme that you enjoyed?
What sort of film do you never watch? Why?
Do you think governments should control what TV programmes broadcast?
C. How do you get information about news around the world?
Which ways of getting information do you use most often?
Do you use the Internet a lot?
Which means of getting information do you prefer?
Do you read newspapers?

A.What special occasions do you celebrate with your friends or in your family?
How do you celebrate your birthday with your friends or with your family?
Do you give birthday presents?
What kind of presents do you like to give/receive?
Do you always celebrate festivals at home, or you go out/eat out?
What is the most important celebration for you? Why?
What other holidays do we have? Why is Christmas considered to be the greatest holiday?
B. What are the roles of men and women in the society?
Who should look after the children?
Is it typical for a man to stay at home with the baby while his wife works?
How do they share the housework?
Can you think of any jobs traditionally done only by men or only women?
C. What kind of outfit do you like wearing?
What are you wearing now?
What clothes do men/women wear?
What do you wear in summer/winter?
What is fashionable for young people today?
Do you follow fashion?

A. How can the Internet make our life easier?

Do you have a computer?
What do you use it for?
How much time do you spend playing or working on your computer?
List some computer-related devices.
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B. How do household appliances help us in our everyday life?

Can you name any gadgets that help us in doing housework?
How did household gadgets change our life?
Is there a gadget that you couldn’t live without?
C. What are the most important inventions of the 20th century?
What is the role of the new inventions in our lives?
What would life be like without computers?
How do you think our life is easier nowdays than it was in the past?

A. What makes a healthy lifestyle?

Do you sleep enough?
- How many times do you eat a day?
- What sports do you do or play?
- What would you change in your lifestyle ?
B. What can you do to keep good health?
The importance of regular excercises
- How can you prevent yourself from getting ill?
- How can you support your health with you diet?
- When were you last ill and what were the symptoms?
C. What is the Hungarian cuisine like?
What are the most common Hungarian dishes?
- Have there been any changes in Hungian cuisine recently?
- Can you cook? What is your favourite dish?
- Where would you take a forigner to taste traditional Hungarian dishes?

A. Have you got a pet? Talk about it.

If you haven’t got one, what would you like to have?
Do you like animals at all?
What kind of care does a pet require/ need?
B. Could you say something about your neighbourhood?
Do you like living in that area? Why? Why not?
What are your neighbours like?
Where would you like to live?
What’s your ideal neighbour like?
C. What do you do to protect the environment?
How do you collect rubbish at home?
Do you recycle things?
Is your town/village polluted?
Which means of transport is most environmentally-friendly?
Are animals in danger? Which ones?
What other problems can you think of?
A. What do you need to write in a CV?
Which of your best qualities would you mention in your CV?
- Where are jobs advertised?
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B. What sort of skills and competencies are usually needed for a job?
- Are you expected to be able to use various machines? (printer, fax machine)
- Is punctuality an important factor?
- Do you think what job someone has determines who they are?
C. What job would you like to do if you had the choice?
- What are the most popular jobs in Hungary nowadays?
- What is more important to you – family or career?
- What are the most interesting/ boring jobs in your opinion?

A. How important is money for you?

What do you think about getting money as present for Christmas or birthdays?
What would you do if you won 1M HUF?
Can you imagine the world without money?
B. What are the advantages and disadvantages of using a debit card?
Have you got a debit card?
Where and when can you use it?
What is the difference between a debit card and a credit card?
C. What do you think about giving away money for charity?
Have you ever helped the poor with money?
What ways of helping the poor do you know?
Who do you think need help?

A. Tell me something about your reading habits.

What do you usually read and when?
What’s your favourite book/magazine/author?
What kind of books/magazines do you like?
What about compulsory reading?
B. When was the last time you went to the theatre/cinema? Tell me about it.
Do you often go to the cinema/theatre?
Do you ever buy films (on DVD, Blu Ray)? Why?
Do you prefer dubbing or subtitles?
How do you decide what film/play to watch?
Are you planning to see any film/plays in the near future?
C. What is your favourite kind of entertainment?
How often do you go out?
Do you prefer spending your free time in an active or passive way?
Have you got a favourite place of entertainment you go to?
Which do you prefer festivals or concerts? Why?
What do people use their mobile phones for?
What kind of mobile phone do you have?
What functions does your phone have?
Which are the situations when you shouldn’t use your mobile?
Why are mobiles so popular?
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B. How is science and technology present at school?

What kind of subjects deal with science and technology?
Which technological devices we use most commonly in class?
In what way did technology change education?
Which technological devices can help you in learning English?
C. What are the advantages and disadvantages of being the member of a social
network?
Are you a member of a social network? Which one?
What content do you share?
What are the dangers of it?

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A. How do you prepare for a journey?
What things do you pack before leaving? Why
What documents do you need if you go abroad?
Do you usually book your accommodation in advance?
Where do you like to stay?
List some activities you can do while being on holiday
B. How often do you use public transport?
Do you use public transport to go to school?
How long does it take you to get there?
Are you satisfied with the service?
Do you think the tickets are cheap?
What kinds of vehicles are used in city transport?
How do you like to travel? Why?
C. Which countries would you most like to visit?
Have you ever been abroad?Where?
Which country are you planning to visit soon?
What do you usually do when spending your holiday abroad?
How do you communicate abroad?

A. What special events are there at your school?

- When do you celebrate them?
- What happens at these events?
- Do you have to prepare for anything?
- What do you enjoy about them?
B. Why is it important to learn a foreign language?
- What do you need it for?
- What can you use a foreign language for?
- Why is English an international language?
C. What are the best ways to improve your English?

- How can you practise?

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- What methods do you use to remember vocabulary better?

- What do you think of language courses in Hungary/abroad?
- To speak a language well, how important is it to know something about the culture of
a country?
- Can you learn a language by watching television?

A. How many meals do you have a day?

What are these meals?
What do you normally have for breakfast/lunch/dinner?
What do you think of Hungarian cuisine?
What are our national dishes?
Can you prepare any of them?
B. Tell me something about your daily routine.
What do you do after school?
What about the evenings?
How much time do you spend with studying?
Do you do any housework?
In what ways are your weekends different?
C. Would you say something about leading a healthy lifestyle?
What makes a healthy diet?
Which food are considered healthy?
What is the role of exercising?
What about harmful habits?
What do you do when you are under stress?

A. Tell me about your best friend.

How long have you known him/her?
How often do you meet?
What does he/she look like?
What kind of person is he/she?
Why do you like him/her?
What do you do together in your free time?
B. Who do you turn to if you have a problem?
Do you share your problems/secrets with your family or with your peers/friends?
How do you get on with your grandparents?
In what ways do you experience the generation gap between you and them?
C. Where do you generally do the shopping?
Do you prefer supermarkets to small shops? Why (not)?
What do you think about shopping centres?
Do you like them? Why (not)?
What does a big mall offer in addition to shopping? (Think of entertainment and dining
facilities.)
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A. Describe your family.

What are your parents like?
Who do you take after?
Have you got a brother or sister?
Are you on good terms with each other?
Do you have to share the same bedroom?
B. How do you share housework in your family?
Do you help with the housework?
If yes, how often and what do you do?
What do you like/dislike about housework?
What do other family members do?
C. How do you imagine your life in 10 years’ time?
Where will you be living?
What will you be doing?
What are your goals?