SPEAKING B1 (PET) QUESTIONS FIRST PART

(2-3 minutes both candidates)

1. What´s your name?
2. What´s your surname / family name / second name?
3. How do you spell it?
4. Where do you live / come from?
5. -Do you work or are you a student?
6. -What do you do? / What do you study?
7. -Do you have a job? / What job do you do?
8. -Do you study English at school?
9. -What subjects do you study? / Do you like it?
10. -Do you enjoy studying English?

11. -Do you think English will be useful for you in the future?
12. -Tell us about your school.
13. -Tell us about your family.
14. -What do you enjoy doing at the weekends?
15. -Where do you meet your friends?
16. -What did you do yesterday/ last weekend?
17. -How long have you been studying English?
18. -What is your favourite subject?
19. -What is your favourite meal of the day?
20. -What food do you like?

21. -How often do you go shopping?

22. -What do you love doing?
23. -What do you hate doing?
24. -How do you travel to school each day?
25. -How many students are in your class?
26. -What place in your centre / city have you visited?
27. -Who do you live with?
28. -Tell us about your favourite food and drink.
29. -Do you like playing computer games? (Why? / Why not?)
30. -Which famous person would you like to meet? / Why?

31. -Which shops do you like going to? / Why?

32. -What´s the best holiday you´ve ever had? / Why was it so good?
33. -Tell us about your English classes.
34. Which sport would you like to try in the future? / Why?
35. -What books / magazines do you enjoy reading?
36. -Tell us about your hobby / hobbies.
37. -How often do you go to the cinema?
38. -What do you like to do at the weekends?
39. -Tell us what you did yesterday evening.
40. -Do you like animals? (Why / Why not?)

41. -How often do you watch television?

42. What kind of food do you like eating?
43. -What kind of building do you live in? (Do you live in a house or a flat?)
44. -What do you usually eat for breakfast? (Do you have eggs for breakfast? Why /
Why not?)
45. -Tell us about your friends. (What do you like doing with your friends?)
46. -How do you celebrate New Year in your country? (Do you have a party at New
Year in your country?)
47. -How do you get to school? (Do you usually travel by bus?)
48. -Did you stay at home last weekend? (Why? / Why not?)
49. -Tell us about your English teacher. (Is your English teacher strict?)
50. -Do you like seeing friends at weekends?

51. -What do you use the internet for most? (Do you talk to family on the internet? /
(Why? / Why not?)
52. -Tell us about a typical day at work / college / university /school. (What do you
ususally do at work / school…?)
53. -Will English help you find a job in the future?
54. What is your favourite sport? (Do you like football? (Why? / Why not?)
55. -How many hours a week do you study / work? (Do you work / study many
hours in a week?)
56. -Do you like your school /college / university/ job? (What do you think about
your college?).
57. -Tell us where you would like to go for your next holiday. (Would you like to go
abroad for your next holiday? Why? / Why not?).
58. -What are you doing this evening? (Are you going to study this evening?).
59. -What sports do you like? Why (Do you play any sports? Why /Why not?)
60. -How did you meet your best friend? (Did you meet your best friend at school?).

61. -Tell us about the food you enjoy eating. (Which food do you like?)
62. -What do you enjoy doing in your free time? (Do you enjoy listening to music in
your free time?).
63. -What TV programmes do you like watching? Why? / Why not? (Do you like
watching the news? Why? / Why not?).
64. -What do you like about the area where you live? (Does your area have good
shops?).
65. -Tell us about a day each year when you celebrate something. (Do you do
anything special at New Year?
66. -What do you like doing afer you finish school / college / university/ work? (Do
you like watching TV after school / college / university / work?).
67. -What´s your favourite place to go shopping? Why? (Do you like shopping in
Street markets? Why? / Why not?).
68. Do you enjoy helping at home? Why? / Why not? ( Do you help with the
cleaning at home? Why? / Why not?).
69. -Tell us about something that happened last week at school/ college/ university/
work. (Was last week a good week at school / college/ university/ work? Why? /
Why not?).
70. -Do your friends live near you?

71. -How do you get to school / college / university / work? (Do you take the bus to
school / college? Why? / Why not?).
72. -Tell us about one of your teachers. (Do you like all of your teachers? Why? /
Why not?).
73. What sort of work would you like to do in the future? (Would you like to work
abroad in the future?).
74. -How much do you use the internet every day? (Do you use the internet every
day? Why? / Why not?).
75. -What do you enjoy doing at weekends with your family? (Do you like going to
the cinema with your family at weekends? Why? / Why not?).
76. -What is your favourite time of year? (Do you prefer Winter or summer?).
77. -How important is it to spend lots of time at home?. (Do you prefer being at
home or going out? Why?).
78. -Do you like cooking? (What can you cook?).
79. -What kind of websites do you like? (Why?)
80. -Do you like rock music? (Why/ Why not?)

81. -Which day of the week do you like the most? (Why?)
82. -Tell us about the people you live with.
83. -Which do you prefer, the morning or the afternoon? (Why?)
84. -What´s your favourite type of music? (Why?)
85. -What is the weather like today?
86. -When were you born?
87. -Where do you study English? Do you like it?
88. -What´s your favourite school subject?
89. -Tell us about your family. Describe someone from your family.
90. -What kind of clothes do you like wearing?

91. -What are you planning to do in the summer?

92. -Tell us about the country you would like to visit.
93. -Tell us about a normal school (work) day. What do you usually do?
94. -What is the most interesting part of your town?
95. -What is the difference between life in cities and life in the countryside in your
country?
96. -Would you prefer to live in your country or in another country?
97. -Can you describe some of the shops in your town?
98. -What do you think is better, living in a flat or in a house? (Why?)
99. -Do you have a favourite relative? What´s he / she like?
100. -What kinds of jobs and careers do young people in your country want to
have?

101. -What subjects do you enjoy the most? The least?

102. -What do you find most difficult in studying English?
103. -Do you have a part-time job after school?
104. -How did you become interested in your hobby?
105. -What do you have in common with your friends?
106. -What are the most important qualities in a friend?
107. -What characteristics do you admire most in a friend for?
108. How do you usually spend your holidays?
109. -What do you hope to do in the next few years?
110. -Do you celebrate your birthday? / What do you usually do?
111. -Describe your room / your house.
112. -What´s your favourite day of the week? /Why?

• You have to do complete answers, not only yes or no. It´s necessary to
give reasons, ideas, more details about your own answers. Use
connectors to make longer sentences.