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POSSIBLE QUESTIONS SPEAKING TEST B1
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Where do you come from?
Where do you live?
Can you tell me something about your town?
Do you live in a house or in a flat? Can you describe it?
Who do you live with?
Do you live with your family?
Do you work or are you a student?
What do you study?
Do you usually travel by car?
Do you enjoy studying English?
Do you think that English will be useful for you in the future?
Will you use English in the future?
Who is your English teacher? Tell us about your English teacher.
What do you enjoy doing in your free time? What do you do in your free time?
Tell us about your family. Do you have brothers or sisters?
Do you help your parents with jobs around the house?
What is your favourite time of year?
Who is your favourite actor?
Tell us about the clothes you like wearing.
Tell me about your bedroom.
Which part of the day do you like best, the morning or the evening?
What do you usually do in the evenings?
Tell me about your best friend.
What is the weather like where you live?
Tell me about the place where you study.
What do you like about your town?
Why are you learning English?
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Which day of the week do you like the most?
How do you travel to school?
TALKING ABOUT PAST
What did you do last weekend?
What did you do yesterday?
What did you do last summer?
Did you do anything yesterday evening?
What did you do on your last birthday? Did you have a party on your last birthday?
FUTURE PLANS
What are you going to do next weekend?
What are you going to do next summer?
What are you going to do tomorrow?
What places/ countries would you like to visit in the future?
Would you like to have a part-time job in the future?
What do you think you will do tomorrow?
Do you want to get married?
Would you like to live in your town all your life?
What do you want to study in a future?
SCHOOL
What is your favourite school subject? Why?
Do you like studying maths/ science?
Do you study English at school? Do you like it?
How do you get to school every day?
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BUILDINGS AND TOWN
Where do you like going in your town?
Do you enjoy shopping in big department stores?
When was the last time you went to the cinema?
Do you prefer modern buildings or old buildings?
Is it important to look after old buildings?
When was the last time you went to a bookshop?
How often do you go to the cinema?
PRESENTS
Do you like giving present to people?
What was the last present you bought for someone?
What is the best present you have ever received?
When do people give presents in your country?
Have you ever bought a book as a present for someone?
THE ENVIRONMENT
Did you learn about protecting the environment at school?
Do you ever ride a bicycle?
Do you like being in places with lots of trees?
Would you like to recycle more things?
Do you think people do enough to protect the environment?
FREE TIME AND SPORTS
What is your hobby?
Do you have enough free time?
Do you prefer spending your free time alone or with others?
Are there any hobbies would you like to try?
Which hobbies do you think are the most difficult?
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Are you a member in a youth club? If not, would you like to be one?
What activities would you like to take part in? Why?
Do you think children today waste their free time sometimes?
Does doing activities together help someone make friends?
How often do you use a computer? What do you use a computer for?
What kind of music do you like listening to?
How often do you use a mobile phone?
What do you usually use the internet for?
What do you usually talk about with your friends?
When do you usually meet your friends?
Where do you usually meet your friends?
How often do you eat out at restaurants?
Tell me about the TV programmes or films you like to watch.
What kind of websites do you like? Why?
Where do you like going for a day out?
Do you prefer going out in your free time or to stay at home?
Do you prefer going for a day out with friends or with your family?
Is it possible to have a good day out without spending much money?
Do you like reading books about people with interesting lives?
Do you prefer reading on a screen or reading printed books?
What kinds of things do you like reading?
What do you usually do during break times at school?
Do you ever watch talent shows on television?
Do you like taking part in competitions?
What sports or games do you like to play or watch?
Do you enjoy doing sport at school?
Is it useful to learn new skills in your free time?
Do you think people will still read printed books in the future?
Are you good at any sports?
Do you enjoy playing sports?
Do you enjoy going shopping?
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What is your favourite shop?
Do you compare prices when you go shopping?
Do you prefer going shopping alone or with your family or friends?
Do you have a hobby?
Are there any hobbies would you like to try?
Do you prefer doing your hobbies alone or with your friends or family?
FOOD
What is your favourite meal?
What is your favourite breakfast?
Do you like cooking?
Do you like eating fast/junk food?
Do you always eat dinner/ have breakfast/ have lunch with your family?
Do you prefer eating at home or eating out in a restaurant?
TRAVEL
Do you like travelling with your parents or your friends? Why?
Do you prefer travelling by car or by plane? Why?
Have you ever been to a foreign country?
In which places would you like to travel?
What is the most interesting place in your country?
Where is your favourite place to go on a school trip?
Do you prefer travelling by bus or by boat?
What things would you like to have with you on a school trip?
Have you ever been on a really boring school trip?
What was the best trip you have ever been on?
Do you like camping?
Is camping a good idea for everyone?
Have you even been on holiday without your parents?
What type of holiday do you usually go on?
What is the worst thing about camping?
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Where do you like going on holiday?
Where would you like to go for your next holiday?
Which country would you most like to visit?
Do you like cold weather?
When you go on holiday, do you prefer to stay in your country or go to other countries?
Is there a country you would really like to live in?
Hod do you prefer to travel on long journeys?
What do you usually take with you when you travel somewhere?
What do you like doing when you visit new places?
Is it better to visit a big city or the seaside?
How important is it to speak the language of a country you are visiting?
JOBS AND EDUCATION
What job would you most like to do?
Which jobs are the most dangerous ones?
Are there jobs that are only for women or only for men?
What should someone look for in a job?
If money weren’t a problem for you, which job would you prefer to have?
Do you prefer learning new things alone or with other people?
Do you think people spend too much time working and studying these days?
Would you prefer to work indoors or outdoors?
Is it better to work on your own or with lots of other people?
Would you like to have your own business?
What is more important: having a job you enjoy or making a lot of money?
What is your perfect job?
How much money would you like to earn?
Do your parents work?
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FAMILY AND FRIENDS
Which family member are you closest to?
Do you ever fight with your family?
Do mothers always know what is best for their kids?
Should mothers not have a job and stay at home to look after their kids?
What do you think is the hardest thing about being a parent?
Do you make friends easily?
Do you often invite friends to visit your home?
What do you usually do together with your friends?
Who is your best friend?
Have you ever argued with a friend?
Is it important for good friends to have the same interests?
