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100 ENGLISH
QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
VOCABULARY LESSON
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Knowing how to ask exciting questions is one of the keys to

having a fluid conversation. This lesson will teach 100
questions to ask to add some spice to your personal
conversations. These questions work as an ice-breaker when
you first meet someone, small talk or simply when you are
trying to get to know someone better.

GENERAL QUESTIONS
No. Question Answer

My name is Lucy Bella

1 What is your full name?
Simkins.

How is your first name

2 L-U-C-Y - Lucy.
spelt?

I think my mum did. I

3 Who chose your name? haven’t actually asked that
question before.

I was born in Milton Keynes

4 Where were you born?
in England.

I think it’s a city. They

5 Is that a city or a town?
always refer to it as a city.

Do you have a favourite Yes. My favourite colour is

6
colour? orange.

I don’t really listen to too

What kind of music do you
7 much music. Whatever’s in
listen to?
the charts.

Do you have a favourite

8 I love Taylor Swift.
musical artist?

The last concert I went to

What was the last concert
9 was a festival when I was
you went to?
20.

Do you have a favourite Yes. My favourite season is

10
season? spring.

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I love all the new life, the

What do you like about
11 new leaves and the new
spring?
flowers.

QUESTIONS ABOUT FAMILY

No. Question Answer

How many people are

Do I count the dog and the cat?
1 in your immediate
If so, four of us!
family?
Do you have any Yes, I have a younger brother
2
siblings? called George.

My brother is 23. My baby

3 How old is your sibling?
brother!
How often do you see
4 Not as often as I’d like.
your sibling?
5 Are you married? Yes, I’m just married!
How would you
Lovely, handsome, very tall and
6 describe your
very funny. (Very camera shy!)
husband?
How old were your
My mum was 24 and my dad
7 parents when they got
was 28.
married?
8 Do you have children? No.
Do you plan to have
9 I would love to have children.
children? 
What does your father My father works with sports
10
do for work? pitches. A pitch is an outdoor
playing area for sports like
baseball and football.

My mother was a swimming

What does your mum
11 teacher and now she’s a
do for work?
housewife.

My parents love spending time

What do your parents
12 with the family. We always have
do for fun?
such a laugh.

How would you

13 Hilarious, lovely, wonderful!
describe your parents?

QUESTIONS ABOUT THE HOME

Where do you currently
1 I currently live in the Cotswolds.
live?

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Do you live in an
2 We live in a house.
apartment or a house?

Why did you choose

3 We fell in love with it!
your current home?

With great difficulty! It took

How did you find your
4 a very long time but it’s
home?
worth it.

Is there an item in your

My dog! Is he an item. Um,
5 home you could not live
maybe my fridge. Fridge is short for
refrigerator.

without?

6 Do you have any pets? Yes, I have two pets.

I have a cat and a dog. More

7 What pets do you have? specifically, a Maine Coon
cat and a Golden Retriever.

What are your pets’ The cat is called Alfonso and

8
names? the dog is called Diego.

9 Do you have a garden? I do have a lovely garden.

Do you and your

husband have specific No, I’d say we share most
10
duties around the things.
house?

When my husband’s there, I

Which side of the bed
11
do you sleep on?
sleep on the left. And when
he goes away, I sleep on his
side 'cos I miss him!
An informal way to
say because.

QUESTIONS ABOUT FOOD AND

DRINK
No. Question Answer

What time do you eat

1 Around 7:30 to 8.
breakfast?

What do you like to eat I always have porridge. Every

2
for breakfast? single day, banana porridge.
What do you prefer,
3 Coffee! I’m a bad Brit.
coffee or tea?
What is your favourite
4 Fruit, fruit, fruit.
food?
How often do you eat
5 At every opportunity!
fruit?

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6 Do you like to cook? I love cooking.

I make a mean Beef

What is the best dish
7 Wellington.
you cook? A mean (something) refers to
something impressive or
done extremely well.

I love eating out, but I also

Do you prefer to eat at
8 love eating at home. I
home or eat out?
can’t choose.
Yes, it’s a French
Do you have a favourite
9 restaurant in Cheltenham
restaurant?
called L’Artisan.

Spanish cuisine because it

What is your favourite
10 reminds me of when I
cuisine?
lived there.

What is your favourite I would say tomato, but I

11
vegetable? think that’s a fruit.

Would you say you eat a Yes, everything in

12
healthy diet? moderation.

What will you eat for I think we’re having prawn

13
supper tonight? linguine.
Linguine is a type of pasta
and the word means "little
tongues" in Italian.

Do you like your Yes, I love my husband’s

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husband’s cooking? cooking.

QUESTIONS THAT DESCRIBE

No. Question Answer

How would you Enthusiastic and always

1
describe yourself? learning.

Are you more like your My mum. I’m more like my

2
mum or dad? mum.

My parents and my
3 Who do you look up to?
grandparents.

What makes you Fruit, spending time with my

4
happy? family and my husband.

Sometimes, especially in big

5 Are you shy?
groups.

What animal would you

6 use to describe A Golden Retriever.
yourself?

Who is your favourite

7 I like Stephen King.
author?

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Is there a book by this

I quite enjoyed Under the
8 author you would
Dome.
recommend?
How many languages
9 Three.
do you speak?

Do you prefer big cities

10 Small towns, always.
or small towns?

Do you like the beach or

11 Can’t we have both?
the mountains?

QUESTIONS ABOUT TRAVEL

No. Question Answer

1 Do you like to travel? I love travelling.

Our honeymoon in St Lucia

What was your favourite
2 where we had mountains
trip?
and the beach.

What country would I always want to go back to

3
you like to travel to? Spain; it’s where my heart is.

Do you have plans to Yes, lots of travel plans this

4
travel in the future? year.

Where did you go on We went to Spain. We did a

5
your last vacation? two-week road trip.

We like to relax, we like to try

What do you like to do
6 new food and we like to
when you travel?
explore.

Do you prefer to travel

7 Always with others.
alone or with others?

What is your favourite

8 I like to fly.
mode of travel?

Do you pack heavy or Unfortunately, I always pack

9 little
light? a lot heavy!

QUESTIONS ABOUT FREE TIME

No. Question Answer

I really like running, cycling

1 What are your hobbies? and making videos on
YouTube.

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I really like running, cycling

1 What are your hobbies? and making videos on
YouTube.
Which is your favourite Probably cooking. I didn’t
2
hobby? mention that before.
Do you enjoy watching Very rarely, we don’t actually
3
TV? have a TV.
What was the last Catch Me If You Can. Great
4
movie you watched? film.
Yes, but I have a short
Do you like going to the
5 attention span so no long
cinema?
movies, please.
6 Do you enjoy acting? No, I find it embarrassing.
7 Can you sing? Only if I’ve had a drink!
Do you play any
8 Yes, I do. I play the violin.
instruments?
If you could learn a new It would be the piano
9 instrument, what would because I want to write
it be? songs.
Do you listen to music Never because I work with a
10
while you work? language and it confuses me.
Do you like watching No! I don’t, but my husband
11
sports? does.
Is there a team that you The opposite side to my
12
support? husband.
Did you play sports I was in the rowing team at
13
when you were young? school.

QUESTIONS ABOUT CLOTHES

AND SHOPPING
No. Question Answer

I like shopping for clothes, but I

Do you like shopping
1 hate online shopping. I need to
for clothes?
be there in person.

Not that often as people can

How often do you buy probably tell by my YouTube
2
new clothes? videos; I wear the same thing a
lot.

Do you read fashion No, I don't really read

3
magazines? magazines.

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Do you prefer to shop

4 for clothes online or In person, definitely.
in-person?

Are your ears

5 Yes.
pierced?

What is your shoe Do I want that on the

6
size? internet?

Do you have a
7 preferred colour to Yes, I love wearing red.
wear?

Do you prefer formal

I always like to be just a little
8 clothing or casual
bit too formal.
clothing?

Did you wear a

Yes, I did. I had to wear a
9 uniform while in
uniform up to the age of 16.
school?

Are you a
10 Possibly!
“shopaholic?”

Do you help your Yes. I would say that his

11 husband buy new wardrobe has drastically
clothes? improved since he’s met me.

What do you do with

12 I donate them!
your old clothes?

Go and grab your notebook at write down

your answers to these questions! Then, go
back and watch the video and answer the
questions as Will asks them.

This exercise will help you with your fluency,

fluidity and confidence. Practising speaking
out loud will help you on your way to
speaking English naturally.

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Activity
Choose the best answer for each question.
1) What are your hobbies?

a. I live in England.
b. I work online.
c. I love reading and going for a walk.

2) What country would you like to travel to?

a. I want to go to Egypt.
b. I would like to go to Disneyworld.
c. I will travel to the beach.

3) How many languages do you speak?

a. I speak 2 languages.
b. I speak English.
c. I am learning French.

4) Do you prefer to eat at home or eat out?

a. I always eat rice.

b. I prefer to eat at home.
c. I prefer to eat with my friends.

5) Do you live in an apartment or a house?

a. I live with my parents.

b. I will move soon.
c. I just moved into a new apartment.

6) Do you have any siblings?

a. Not today.
b. Yes, I have one brother.
c. I am busy right now.

7) Do you have a favourite colour?

a. Yes, I like fruit.

b. No, I work at home.
c. Yes, my favourite colour is purple.

8) What is your favourite cuisine?

a. I love Indian food.

b. I like cheese.
c. I eat bread with jam.

9) What makes you happy?

a. I cook at the weekend.

b. Reading a good book makes me happy.
c. I will travel on holiday.

10) Where did you go on your last vacation?

a. I went to Lima, Peru.

b. I will go to Tokyo.
c. I went to work yesterday.
1) c 2) a 3) a 4) b 5) c 6) b 7) c 8) a 9) b 10) a

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