Handout 4: Tell me about
Student A
A B
Tell me about your friends.
Do you spend a lot of time with
them?
1 What do you do together?
Where do you meet?
How do you keep in contact with
your friends?
Tell me about festivals in your
country.
What days are celebrated? Why?
2 How are they celebrated?
Do you eat special food on these
days?
Tell me about shopping.
Do you enjoy going shopping? Why
(not)?
3 How much time do you spend
shopping?
Do you shop online? What do you
buy th
shops?
Tell me about your plans for the
future.
Do you plan to do more studies?
4 What sort of job would you like?
Why?
What is more important to you, job
satisfaction or a high salary? Why?
C D
Tell me about transport on your Tell me about your reading habits. Tell me about television
hometown. Do you read a lot? programmes.
How do you usually travel around What types of books do you enjoy? Do you watch TV a lot?
your town? Why? What type of programmes do you
Is the public transport system good? What are you reading at the prefer?
In what ways? moment? What is your favourite programme?
How could it be improved? Do you read books in English? Do you get the news from the TV?
Where else do you get the news?
Tell me about your holidays. Tell me about your studies. Tell me about sports.
Do you generally go away for your How long have you been learning What sports or exercise do you
holidays? English? enjoy doing?
Where do you go? What do you find most difficult? How often do you do it?
Who do you usually go with? Do you think you will use English in Is there a sport you would like to
What do you enjoy doing on your future studies or in a job? take up? Why (not)?
holidays?
Tell me about your hometown. Tell me about your home. Tell me about food in your country.
Is it a big or a small place? Do you live in a flat or a house? Is there a national dish? What is it?
What sort of jobs or industries are What are some good things about Do you enjoy cooking? Why (not)?
there? your home? If yes, what sort of things do you
Does it have places to spend your Are there any bad things? cook?
free time in? Which is better, living in a house or a If no, who does the cooking in your
Do you enjoy living there? Why flat? Why? home?
(not)?
Tell me about your hobbies and Tell me about your family. Tell me about your taste in music.
interests. Do you come from a large or a small Do you enjoy listening to music?
What do you do in your free time? family? What sort of music do you listen to?
Why do you like doing these things? Do you spend a lot of time with your Do your friends like the same music?
Do your friends share the same family? What about your family? Do they
interests? What do you do together? enjoy your music?
Are there any hobbies you would like How do you celebrate birthdays in
to take up? Why? your family?
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Student B
A B
Tell me about your holidays.
Do you generally go away for your
holidays?
1 Where do you go?
Who do you usually go with?
What do you enjoy doing on your
holidays?
Tell me about television
programmes.
Do you watch TV a lot?
2 What type of programmes do you
prefer?
What is your favourite programme?
Do you get the news from the TV?
Where else do you get the news?
Tell me about your taste in music.
Do you enjoy listening to music?
What sort of music do you listen to?
3 Do your friends like the same music?
What about your family? Do they
enjoy your music?
? Tell me about your studies.
How long have you been learning
English?
4 What do you find most difficult?
Do you think you will use English in
future studies or in a job?
Tell me about your hometown.
Is it a big or a small place?
What sort of jobs or industries are
there?
Does it have places to spend your
free time in?
Do you enjoy living there? Why
(not)?
Tell me about your friends.
Do you spend a lot of time with
them?
What do you do together?
Where do you meet?
How do you keep in contact with
your friends?
Tell me about transport on your
hometown.
How do you usually travel around
your town?
Is the public transport system good?
In what ways?
How could it be improved?
Tell me about food in your country.
Is there a national dish? What is it?
Do you enjoy cooking? Why (not)?
If yes, what sort of things do you
cook?
If no, who does the cooking in your
home?
C D
Tell me about shopping.
Do you enjoy going shopping? Why
(not)?
How much time do you spend
shopping?
Do you shop online? What do you
shops?
Tell me about your plans for the
future.
Do you plan to do more studies?
What sort of job would you like?
Why?
What is more important to you, job
satisfaction or a high salary? Why
Tell me about festivals in your
country.
What days are celebrated? Why?
How are they celebrated?
Do you eat special food on these
days?
Tell me about sports.
What sports or exercise do you enjoy
doing?
How often do you do it?
Is there a sport you would like to
take up? Why (not)?
Tell me about your home.
Do you live in a flat or a house?
What are some good things about
your home?
Are there any bad things?
Which is better, living in a house or a
flat? Why?
Tell me about your family.
Do you come from a large or a small
family?
Do you spend a lot of time with your
family?
What do you do together?
How do you celebrate birthdays in
your family?
Tell me about your hobbies and
interests.
What do you do in your free time?
Why do you like doing these things?
Do your friends share the same
interests?
Are there any hobbies you would like
to take up? Why?
Tell me about your reading habits.
Do you read a lot?
What types of books do you enjoy?
Why?
What are you reading at the
moment?
Do you read books in English?
Feedback questions

Name: ..........................................

Yes sometimes No
1 Did your partner answer all the questions?

2 Did they speak English all the time?

3 Did they speak too quickly?

too slowly?
at about the right pace?

4 Were the answers too short?

too long?
about the right length?

5 Did your partner use appropriate vocabulary?

6
manage to explain or describe what they meant?

7 If they made a grammar mistake, did they try to correct

themselves?

Feedback questions

Name: ..........................................
Yes sometimes No
1 Did your partner answer all the questions?

2 Did they speak English all the time?

3 Did they speak too quickly?

too slowly?
at about the right pace?

4 Were the answers too short?

too long?
about the right length?

5 Did your partner use appropriate vocabulary?

manage to explain or describe what they meant?

7 If they made a grammar mistake, did they try to correct

themselves?

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