BY CHARLIE'S LESSONS

ORAL LEVEL TEST QUESTIONS FOR FIRST CLASS

HOW TO USE:
THESE QUESTIONS ARE DESIGNED FOR LEVELS A1
THROUGH TO C2. EACH QUESTION IS DIVIDED INTO 3
GROUPS:

A1/A2
B1/B2
C1/C2

IF THE STUDENT IS ABLE TO ANSWER ALL OF THE A1

OR A2 QUESTIONS WITH NO DIFFICULTY IT MEANS I
CAN MOVE ON TO THE B1 AND B2 QUESTIONS. I THEN
REPEAT THE PROCESS. I’M LISTENING FOR ANY
MISTAKES THAT THEY MIGHT MAKE AND WHEN I GET
TO A POINT WHERE THE STUDENT EITHER DOES NOT
UNDERSTAND THE QUESTION THAT IS WHEN I DECIDE
TO STOP. WHEN WE FINISH THIS INFORMAL
CONVERSATION, I DECIDE ON THEIR INITIAL SPEAKING
LEVEL.
 QUESTIONS FOR A1 / A2

WHAT’S YOUR NAME?

WHAT DO YOU DO?
DO YOU WORK OR ARE YOU A STUDENT?
DO YOU HAVE BROTHERS OR SISTERS?
WHAT IS THE MOST POPULAR HOBBY IN YOUR FAMILY?
WHAT DO YOU DO IN YOUR FREE TIME?
WHAT DID YOU DO LAST WEEK?
DESCRIBE YOUR TYPICAL DAY.
HOW DO YOU RELAX IN THE EVENINGS?
DO YOU DO EXERCISE OR SPORT? WHAT DO YOU DO?
WHERE DO YOU USUALLY GO IN THE SUMMER HOLIDAYS?
DO YOU GO SHOPPING AT THE WEEKEND?
DO YOU PLAY A MUSICAL INSTRUMENT? WHAT INSTRUMENT DO
YOU PLAY?
DO YOU LISTEN TO MUSIC? WHAT MUSIC DO YOU LISTEN TO?
DO YOU COOK?
DO YOU WATCH A LOT OF TV? WHAT PROGRAMMES DO YOU
WATCH?
WHEN DO YOU USUALLY MEET YOUR FRIENDS?
WHAT DO YOU LIKE DOING WITH YOUR FRIENDS?
WHO DO YOU SEE MORE, YOUR FRIENDS OR YOUR FAMILY?
WHY DO YOU WANT TO STUDY ENGLISH?
WHAT TIME DID YOU GET UP TODAY?
WHAT DID YOU HAVE FOR DINNER LAST NIGHT?
WHERE DID YOU GO LAST NIGHT?
DID YOU LIKE GOING ON HOLIDAY WITH YOUR FAMILY WHEN
YOU WERE A CHILD?
WHAT’S YOUR FAVOURITE ROOM IN THE HOUSE?
DO YOU LIVE IN A HOUSE OR A FLAT?
WHAT DO YOU DO IN THE MORNINGS?
WHAT DO YOU NORMALLY EAT FOR BREAKFAST?
 QUESTIONS FOR B1 / B2

HOW LONG HAVE YOU STUDIED ENGLISH?

HAVE YOU EVER LIVED / STUDIED / TRAVELLED ABROAD?
WHAT IS YOUR OBJECTIVE WITH ENGLISH?
WHAT PLANS DO YOU HAVE OVER THE NEXT FEW YEARS?
WHAT PLANS DO YOU HAVE THIS WEEK? THIS WEEKEND?
WHAT DO YOU ENJOY DOING IN YOUR FREE TIME?
WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE SPORT? WHY?
HOW WILL ENGLISH BE USEFUL FOR YOU IN THE FUTURE?
WHAT DO YOU LIKE DOING AFTER SCHOOL?
WHAT DO YOU LIKE DOING ON THE WEEKENDS?
WHAT DID YOU DO LAST WEEKEND?
WHAT DID YOU DO YESTERDAY EVENING?
HOW DID YOU TRAVEL TO SCHOOL TODAY?
IS IT EASY TO MEET NEW PEOPLE WHERE YOU LIVE?
WHAT'S THE BEST PLACE TO SPEND A FREE AFTERNOON IN YOUR TOWN?
HOW EXPENSIVE IS IT TO GO OUT IN THE EVENING WHERE YOU LIVE?
COULD YOU TELL ME SOMETHING ABOUT THE AREA WHERE YOU GREW
UP?
COULD YOU DESCRIBE YOUR FAMILY HOME TO ME?
WHAT’S THE MOST INTERESTING PLACE YOU’VE VISITED NEAR ….?
IS THERE ANYTHING YOU WOULD LIKE TO LEARN ABOUT YOUR
COUNTRY?
WHICH AREA OF YOUR COUNTRY WOULD YOU LIKE TO GET TO KNOW
BETTER?
WHAT DO YOU LIKE ABOUT LIVING THERE?
WHAT WERE THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS YOU LEARNED AT PRIMARY
SCHOOL?
WOULD YOU PREFER TO WORK FOR A BIG OR SMALL COMPANY?
WHAT KIND OF WORK WOULD YOU REALLY LIKE TO DO IN THE FUTURE?
ARE YOU HAPPIER DOING MENTAL OR PHYSICAL WORK?
CAN YOU REMEMBER YOUR FIRST ENGLISH LESSONS?
DO YOU ENJOY PLAYING COMPUTER GAMES?
DO YOU USE THE INTERNET MUCH?
WHAT DO YOU USE THE INTERNET FOR?
DO YOU EVER LISTEN TO THE RADIO?
 QUESTIONS FOR C1 / C2

WHAT HOPES AND AMBITIONS DO YOU HAVE FOR THE NEXT FEW YEARS?
ASK ABOUT LAST SUMMER - WHAT WOULD YOU HAVE DONE IF YOU HADN’T
DONE THIS?
WHAT DID YOU USE TO LOVE DOING WHEN YOU WERE A CHILD?
WHAT IMPROVEMENTS DO YOU THINK COULD BE MADE TO YOUR
HOMETOWN?
DO YOU CONSIDER YOURSELF AN EMPATHETIC PERSON?
DO YOU CARE MORE ABOUT MATERIAL OR INTELLECTUAL WEALTH? WHY?
HOW IS WATCHING A FILM AT THE CINEMA DIFFERENT FROM WATCHING IT AT
HOME?
DO YOU ALWAYS VOTE IN YOUR COUNTRY’S ELECTIONS? WHY?/WHY NOT?
DO YOU PREFER TO BE WITH LOTS OF PEOPLE OR ALONE?
AFTER ENGLISH, WHICH LANGUAGE WOULD YOU MOST LIKE TO LEARN?
TELL ME ABOUT A BOOK THAT YOU HAVE READ RECENTLY.
WHICH ANIMAL DO YOU IDENTIFY WITH THE MOST? WHY?
TELL ME ABOUT AN ACTIVITY THAT YOU HAVE ALWAYS WANTED TO TRY.
WHEN YOU ARE TIRED, WHAT DO YOU DO TO TRY AND STAY AWAKE?
DO YOU GET SCARED WATCHING HORROR FILMS?
ARE YOU AFRAID OF ANYTHING IN PARTICULAR?/DO YOU HAVE ANY PHOBIAS?
ARE YOU GOOD AT COOKING? WHAT DO YOU LIKE TO MAKE IF YOU HAVE
LOTS OF TIME?
ARE YOU A CREATIVE PERSON?
WHAT KIND OF MUSIC DO YOU LIKE TO LISTEN TO WHILE RELAXING?
IS THERE ANYTHING IN YOUR HOME TOWN WHICH ‘PUTS IT ON THE MAP’?
DO YOU PREFER GIVING OR RECEIVING GIFTS?
WHAT IS YOUR WEAKNESS WHEN IT COMES TO FOOD?
WHICH AREA OF THE WORLD WOULD YOU LIKE TO KNOW MORE ABOUT?
DO YOU LIKE TO KEEP UP TO DATE WITH THE LATEST NEWS? WHY?/WHY
NOT?
WOULD YOU PREFER A NIGHT OUT DANCING, OR A QUIET DINNER AT HOME
ON A SATURDAY NIGHT?
DO YOU THINK THAT IT’S IMPORTANT TO ALWAYS BE LEARNING NEW THINGS?
TELL ME ABOUT SOMEONE THAT YOU ADMIRE.
WHAT IS A REGRET THAT YOU HAVE, SOMETHING YOU WOULD CHANGE IF YOU
COULD?