Topic 1: Getting to know each other

Questions:

1. What is your name? Do you have a nickname (surnom)?

2. When and where were you born?
3. Where did you grow up? What was it like growing up there?
4. Do you have any siblings? (brothers and sisters)
5. Do you have a big or small family?
6. Do you have any kids or grand children?
7. Where do you currently live?
8. What do you do for a living?
9. What did you study at school/university?
10. What do you like to do during your free time (hobbies)?
11. Do you play sports? What sports?
12. How do you entertain yourself (read/watch movies etc)?
13. What do you generally do on the weekend?
14. Are you married or single? Do you have a boyfriend or a girlfriend ?
15. If so, describe him or her.
16. Have you ever lived in a different country? If so which one?
17. Are you excited about this course? Why?
18. What are some future short term plans for you?
19. What’s something interesting or unusual about you that most people don’t know?
20. 22. Are you a morning person or a night owl?
21. Do you have any pets? What kind and what are their names?
22. What’s your idea of a perfect day?
23. What’s something you’ve always wanted to learn or try, but haven’t yet (aside from
learning English)?
24. What’s your favorite way to spend time with friends or family?
25. What’s something that you’ve learned recently that you found interesting or useful?
 Topic 2: Learning English

Questions:

1. What’s your current level in English?

2. How many years have you been learning English?
3. What’s your ultimate goal? Why do you want to improve?
4. Do you enjoy learning English? Why/why not?
5. What's your go to dictionary? How often do you use a dictionary?
6. What's your favourite app/resource to learn a language?
7. What's your goal for the next 6 months? What are you doing to achieve it?
8. What's the primary reason you want to improve?
9. Do you often read in English? What content (books, blogs, news articles, etc)?
10. Do you watch series or films in original version?
11. Do you have a learning routine? If so, what is it?
12. How often do you study English? When do you study?
13. What method or resource have you tried in the past that was efficient and also a
methods that wasn’t efficient?
14. Do you know any English expressions? What do they mean?
15. How to you memorize or revise words?
16. What are your strengths and weaknesses in English? (Grammar, vocabulary, spelling,
pronunciation).
17. Do you prefer learning a language on your own or in a classroom setting? Why?
18. Have you ever had a conversation with a native speaker in your target language? How
did it feel?
19. Do you think learning a new language can help you better understand another culture?
How so?
20. How do you handle mistakes when learning a new language?
21. How can you track your progress when learning a new language?
 Topic 3 : New Year resolutions and goals

Questions:

1. Do you typically have new year’s resolutions? Why/why not?

2. Do you prefer to keep your resolutions private or share them with others? Why?
3. What would you like to achieve this year? In your personal life, at work, with English
etc?
4. Do you manage to stick to your resolutions ? Why/why not?
5. What are some steps you can take to accomplish your English learning goals?
6. Can you remember what you wanted to achieve last year?
7. What’s the best way to create a new habit?
8. Do you think that you have a healthy lifestyle? Do you do enough sport ? Do you eat
healthily?
9. Do you take enough time to learn new things, ‘feed your soul’, challenge your brain
with books, podcasts, documentaries, etc?
10. Finish the sentence, if I had more willpower, I would take up… (si j’avais plus de
volonté, je commencerais…)
11. Is there any bad habits you’d like to stop but haven’t yet?
12. What have you tried to stop doing in the past but didn’t work? Why do you think
you failed?
13. What’s the most important goal for you right now?
14. If you could accomplish one big goal this year, what would it be?
15. Typical job interview question: Where do you see yourself in 3 year’s time? What’s
different about you? About your life, work etc?
16. Are you excited about the rest of 2023? Why/why not?
17. How does the end and beginning of a new year make you feel? Excited, sad, happy,
relieved etc?
18. Let’s review (faire le bilan) the year 2023 so far, what have you achieved? What are
you happy with? What would you like to have done differently?
19. Choose one word that would represent 2023 for you: Challenging, rewarding, life
changing, fulfilling, exciting, exhausting etc?
20. Let’s imagine we have the same conversation in 365 days, what changes would
make you feel great about 2023? What would make you proud of yourself?
21. What advice would you give to someone who is struggling to stick to their New
Year’s resolutions?
 Topic 4: Traveling and vacations

Questions:

1. How many weeks or days of vacation do you get every year?

2. What would be the ideal duration for you? A lot of short holidays or a long holiday?
3. Do you make the most of your time off or do you sit around and do nothing?
4. What’s the best season or month to go on vacation according to you?
5. What’s your favourite place to go on holiday?
6. Do you always go somewhere new or repeat the same location?
7. What do you typically do during your vacations?
8. What’s the best way to relax when on vacation?
9. Do you plan your vacation or do you prefer to be spontaneous?
10. Do you normally feel rested after your vacation?
11. Do you enjoy taking planes? Why/why not?
12. Have you ever travelled abroad? If so, where?
13. What country or place did you like best?
14. What countries would you like to visit? Why?
15. If you had to live in a different country, which one would you choose? Why?
16. What are your go to items when traveling? (quels choses, objets sont vos
« indispensables » pour voyager)
17. Have you ever travelled on your own? Did you enjoy it? Why/why not?
18. Do you prefer to travel with a lot of people or a small group?
19. What's your favorite type of vacation (e.g. beach, adventure, cultural, etc.) Why?
20. What is your best vacation memory. Why was it so special?
21. Have you ever had a vacation that didn't go as planned? What happened? Was it better
than expected or worst?
22. Do you prefer to travel domestically or internationally? Why?
23. What's the most adventurous thing you've ever done on vacation?
24. Have you ever had a vacation that changed your perspective or outlook on life?
25. What's the worst vacation you've ever been on and why?
 Topic 5: Personality and preferences
Questions:

1. How would you best describe your personality? List 3 adjectives that correspond to your
character and why.
2. Have you changed a lot since you were a teenager?
3. What qualities would your friends and family say that you have?
4. What’s one of your defaults? Are you trying to overcome it, if so how?
5. What brings you joy?
6. Are you a determined or stubborn person? Or do you go with the flow?
7. Are you shy? In which occasions?
8. Is it easy or hard to change a characteristic of your personality?
9. What do you do to relax after a long day at work?
10. What do you typically do on the weekend to chill?
11. Tell us about a person you look up to/admire. What qualities does he/she have ? List at
least 3 adjectives.
12. What kinds of personality traits do you hate? (maybe when people are always late,
people who brag about what they do all the time..?)
13. Comment the quote ‘we are the average of the 5 people we spend the most time with’.
Do you think this is true? (nous sommes la somme des 5 personnes que nous côtoyons
le plus souvent)
14. If the UK, Australia and the US were a person, what qualities would they have?
15. If you were given three wishes to change something about you and your personality
what would you ask for?
16. Are you a homebody or outdoorsy person?
17. Do you feel comfortable in a big group or do you prefer to have more intimate
atmosphere with less people?
18. How does being nervous or stressed change how you behave?
19. Do you have a technique to relax when you are stressed? What is it?
20. How do you handle conflicts with others? Are you confrontational or avoidant?
21. Are you a risk-taker or do you prefer to play it safe? How does this affect your life
choices?
22. How do you handle criticism or negative feedback? Does your personality affect your
reaction?
 Topic 6: Social media and screen time

Questions:

1. Do you use social media?

2. What’s your favourite social media app?
3. What’s the drawbacks of social media?
4. How much time do you spend on social media every day in average?
5. How much time do you spend on your phone every day?
6. What do you use your phone for?
7. Would you be able to spend a week without using your phone?
8. How often do you check your emails?
9. Do you create boundaries from work emails? How?
10. Do you use your phone more than your computer? Why?
11. Do you think you’re addicted to your phone?
12. Do you think it’s important to disconnect from technology at times? Why or why not?
13. If you had to reduce your screen time what would you do instead?
14. What do you look up on the Internet?
15. Do you prefer to call or text people?
16. How do you stay in touch with friends and family?
17. How much time could you spend without using your phone, tablet or computer?
18. Do you have to use a computer at work?
19. What did you do to keep yourself busy before you got a smartphone?
20. Do you think social media should have age restrictions? Why/why not?
21. Have you ever had a negative experience on social media? How did you handle it?
22. How do you think social media has affected the way we communicate with others?
23. Do you think social media has made us more or less empathetic as a society?
 Topic 7: Daily habits and happiness
Questions:

1. What makes you happy? List at least 5 things.

2. How often do you do these actions?
3. Do you have any bad habit that you’d like to stop?
4. What good habits are you proud of?
5. Are you managing to make studying English part of your daily routine?
6. Is it challenging for you to break a bad habit and get a new routine?
7. What new activity would you like to try out? Meditation? yoga? journaling? if none,
explain why.
8. When something is wrong, do you become introvertive and keep your emotions for
yourself or do you talk to people about it?
9. What do you do to change your mood positively?
10. Does the weather and or lack of light affect your mood?
11. What’s your favourite season and why?
12. Do you consider yourself as a happy person?
13. Is there anyone in your friends and family circle that makes you happy? Why?
14. Does learning English make you happy? Why?
15. What’s the 3 things that speaking English fluently would allow you to do?
16. Is there anything that annoys you on a daily basis ? like traffic jams, one of your
colleague that speaks very loudly, your kids who spend too much time on their phones,
etc. Why does this affect you so much?
17. If you had a magic wand and could get 3 wishes to change something about you (like
breaking a bad habit, changing something about your personality, etc.) What would you
choose? Why?
18. What quality is important for you for other people (for example being on time,
politeness, ect.)
19. How do you balance work and personal life to ensure you have time for things that
make you happy?
20. Do you think there's a connection between daily habits and long-term happiness? Why
or why not?
21. How do you stay positive and motivated throughout the day?
22. Do you have a creative hobby or activity that helps you feel more relaxed and happy?
23. Do you think happiness is within you?
 Topic 8: Bucket list
Questions:

1. Have you ever created a bucket list? If so, what's on it?

2. What country would you like to visit the most?
3. If you could try another job for a day, which one would it be?
4. If you could change your weight or shape (forme physique), would you?
5. Would you like to run a competition like a marathon? Is running your thing?
6. Have you ever tried extreme activities like bungee jumping (saut à l’élastique), sky diving
(saut en parachute)? If not, would you like to?
7. What new sport or activity would you like to take up (démarrer)?
8. Would you like to try scuba diving and snorkelling?
9. Have you ever tried horseback riding? Did you enjoy?
10. What’s your wildest dream? (quel est votre rêve le plus fou ?)
11. If you could eat lunch with a famous person, who would you choose?
12. Is there any passion or thing (like singing, being artist, being a travel vloger, becoming a
celebrity ) you’d like to try just to know how it feels?
13. Have you ever considered starting your own business? If so what would it be?
14. Would you like to try doing volunteering work (bénévolat) ? What would you like to do?
plant trees, help people, teach in a school, clean a beach?
15. Would you feel comfortable speaking to an audience of 1 000 people?
16. Do you play any instrument? Would you like to learn?
17. What’s the one action you can take today to get closer to achieving one thing that is on
your bucket list? (quelle action pouvez vous faire aujourd’hui pour vous rapprocher
d’atteindre un élément qui est sur votre liste des choses à faire avant de mourir).
18. What is one thing that you've always wanted to do or accomplish before you die?
19. Have you ever crossed something off your bucket list? What was it and how did it feel?
(If you have a bucket list)
20. Do you think it's important to have a bucket list? Why/why not?
21. Do you think it's ever too late to create one?
 Topic 9 : Things I love
Questions:

1. What’s the ultimate way to relax? Do you find it hard to relax?

2. What do you enjoy doing in the evening?
3. Do you usually do the same thing on the weekend or do you like to try new things?
4. Describe your ideal day off?
5. What activity or thing would you do more if you had more time?
6. Is doing things that you love a major priority or do you have too many other
responsibilities? (children, too much work etc).
7. What are some things that you don’t love but have to do?
8. What is something that you love about yourself?
9. Is there something that you loved as a child that you still enjoy today?
10. Do you have a favorite place to go for relaxation or self-care?
11. Do you have a favorite type of social activity or gathering that you love to organize or
attend?
12. Do you have a favorite quote or saying that inspires you? (It can be a French one, that
you can directly translate).
13. How can you create more time to do things that you love?
14. Do you have any hobbies? Or is there anything you would like to start doing?
15. Who is the person you like to spend the most time with? Why?
16. Do you love your life? How could you improve it?
17. Do you ever write lists about what your grateful about? If not, would you be willing to
try it?
18. What are you grateful for in your life?
19. Do you enjoy learning new things? What types of things interest you?
20. How do you treat yourself? (shopping, massages, holidays, sleeping in etc).
 Topic 10: Jobs
Questions:

1. What did you study at school/university?

2. What is/was your job?
3. How long have you been working in your current field or industry?
4. Are you learning English to progress in your career?
5. What do you like about your job? What do you dislike about your job?
6. Describe a typical day at work?
7. How do you balance your work and personal life?
8. What other jobs have you had before? Have you changed careers?
9. Did you have a summer job when you were a teenager? What was it?
10. How’s the atmosphere at work? Do you get along with your colleagues?
11. Do you think its important to have good colleagues and bosses? Why?
12. Do you work from home sometimes? Do you have any preference between working
in an office and working from home? What are the pros and cons (les avantages et
invonéviants) of both?
13. Have you worked abroad? Is this a goal in the future? Do you think it will be hard?
14. Have you ever done volunteering? If not, would you like to try?
15. What type of volunteering work would you enjoy doing?
16. If you had to change for a job and could do anything for a day, what job would you
like to have?
17. What job would you hate doing? Why?
18. What would be the hardest job for you to do? Why?
19. What would be the easiest job for you to do? Why?
20. Would you enjoy being an artist and be paid for that? (actor, painter, singer,
influencer, etc.)
21. If you have a partner, what does he/she do for a living ?If you have children, what
are they interested in? What job do you think they would like to do?
22. Do you have any tips for being productive and staying focused at work?
23. What is the most interesting project or assignment you have worked on recently?
 Topic 11: Time
Questions:

1. How many hours a week do you work on average (en moyenne)?

2. Do you get enough free time? If not, what would be ideal for you?
3. Do you consider yourself busy? Why/why not?
4. Are you efficient at work?
5. Do you struggle to finish projects or keep up with new resolutions? Why?
6. Do you typically need a deadline to finish something?
7. How do you handle time pressure or tight deadlines?
8. If you had an extra hour every day, what would you choose to do?
9. What time consuming tasks (like doing chores, cooking, commuting, etc.) would you
love to get rid of?
10. Do you agree with the sentence ‘it’s not a lack of time, it’s a lack of priority. (ce n’est
pas que vous n’avez pas le temps, c’est que ce n’est pas une priorité). Why/why not?
11. Do you manage to let you mind drift freely and do nothing from time to time?
12. How many hours a night do you sleep? Do you get enough sleep?
13. What is your favorite time of day and why?
14. What is the most productive time of day for you?
15. Do you prefer to work during the day or at night? Why?
16. What is your typical daily routine or schedule like?
17. What is the longest amount of time you have ever stayed awake? Why?
18. What is the busiest time of year for you?
19. Do you prefer to plan your schedule in advance or be more spontaneous with your
time?
20. How do you usually keep track of time during the day?
21. Do you find it easy or difficult to be punctual and arrive on time for appointments or
meetings?
22. Do you prefer to take breaks throughout the day or work straight through without
stopping?
23. Have you ever experienced a time-related fear or anxiety? When was it?
 Topic 12: Health
Questions:

1. Do you pay attention to your health? How?

2. What does a healthy lifestyle mean to you?
3. Do you easily get sick?
4. What do you do to avoid being sick? What’s the fastest way to get better?
5. Do you like to cook? What is your favorite healthy meal to make?
6. How often do you exercise? Do you think its enough?
7. Do you have any tips for staying healthy?
8. Have you ever tried a particular diet? If so, which one?
9. Do you have any favorite healthy snacks? What are they?
10. Have you ever had to change your lifestyle for health reasons?
11. Have you ever had a serious injury? How did you recover?
12. How do you stay hydrated throughout the day?
13. Do you have any health-related goals for the future? What are they?
14. Do you prioritize mental health as much as physical health? Why/why not?
15. Do you think its okay to be lazy sometimes? Why/why not?
16. How do you stay motivated to exercise regularly?
17. Do you have any tips for improving your sleep quality?
18. Have you ever tried acupuncture, massage therapy, yoga, meditation or other
alternative therapies for your health? If so, how did it go?
19. How can you maintain a positive mindset and outlook on life for overall health and
wellness?
20. Do you prioritize self-care and relaxation in your lifestyle?
21. What's your opinion on traveling and exploring new places as a way to support your
good lifestyle?
22. Do you have any tips for staying organized and managing your time effectively to
support your good lifestyle?
 Topic 13: Life improvements

Questions:

1. Tell us if you achieved any goals you had set out in the last year?
2. What’s the most challenging thing you had to deal with?
3. What’s your biggest goal for this year?
4. What’s your goal regarding English?
5. What do you want more of in your personal life?
6. What do you do when you feel stuck in your life?
7. Do you read personal development books? Why/why not? If so, have they worked?
8. What's one thing you would like to improve about your life right now?
9. Have you ever tried seeking out a mentor or coach to help you improve a specific
area of your life? Did it work?
10. How do you deal with setbacks or obstacles when trying to make improvements in
your life?
11. How do you prioritize personal growth and self-improvement in your life?
12. Have you ever tried practicing gratitude or positive thinking as a way to improve
your overall outlook on life?
13. How do you deal with fear or uncertainty when making changes to improve your
life?
14. What motivates you to make positive changes in your life?
15. What's one small change you can make in your daily routine to improve your life?
16. What's one habit you've successfully changed or improved in your life, and how did
you do it?
17. How do you like to track your progress toward your goals?
18. What's your favorite way to celebrate your successes and accomplishments?
19. How do you overcome procrastination and stay productive?
20. What's one thing you could do to improve your financial well-being?
21. How do you stay flexible and adapt to changing circumstances in your life?
 Topic 14: Relationships
Questions:

1. Tell us about the members of your family. Describe them (their age, their jobs, their
hobbies)
2. Do you have a best friend? How often do you see her/him/they?
3. What makes a good friend?
4. Are you social or do you prefer to be on your own or with of couple people (peu de
personnes)?
5. Name 3 people you look up to. Why?
6. What’s your ideal day like? Do you enjoy being alone a lot? Do you like to meet a lot
of people?
7. Are you talkative/chatty? (=qui aime beaucoup parler) Are you shy or outgoing?
8. What’s the key to a healthy relationships?
9. What are some reasons why people get divorced or break up?
10. What’s your opinion about dating websites and apps (like tinder). Have you ever
used them? Was it successful or not?
11. If you have a partner, how and when did you meet them?
12. What qualities do you like in your partner?
13. Is there anything you want to change in your relationship with others? For example,
being more open, to be more social, to have more time by yourself for introspection.
14. Do you think social media and screens in general affect our relationships why
others? Why/why not?
15. Are you always truly present when you are discussing with another person? What
could we do to pay more attention to others?
16. How do you maintain friendships over long distances?
17. What's one way you could improve your communication with your family?
18. How do you balance spending time with friends and family with pursuing your own
interests and goals?
19. How do you handle conflicts or disagreements in your personal relationships?
20. What's one way you could show appreciation for the important people in your life?
21. How do you cope with loneliness or being alone for extended periods of time?
22. What's one thing you've learned about yourself from spending time alone?
23. How do you make time for social connections and nurturing your relationships?
24. How do you handle difficult or toxic relationships in your life?
25. How do you show empathy and understanding to others in your personal
relationships?
 Topic 15: School and education
Questions:
1. Did you like school when you were a child and teenager?
2. If so, what did you like? If not, what did you dislike?
3. Did you study or do an internship abroad? Was it a good experience?
4. Is there any teacher that inspired you when you were at school?
5. What do you think about how English is taught in schools? Did you struggle learning
English?
6. Do you still enjoy learning?
7. If you had to go back to school and choose just one subject, which one would you
choose? Why?
8. What did you study after high school (lycée)?
9. Looking back to you think you should have studied something else?
10. What was something you wish you knew when you were at school?
11. Did you prefer school or higher education? Why?
12. What was the most boring subject in school? Why do you think that was?
13. How did you handle stress and pressure during exam season? Has your stress
management evolved since then?
14. What's one thing you wish teachers or professors did differently to improve your
learning experience?
15. How did your school experience shape your career choices or aspirations?
16. What's one extracurricular activity or club that you participated in and enjoyed?
17. How did you decide on your major or area of study in university?
18. What's one thing you miss about being a student?
19. Was it difficult to find work after you finished studying? Why/why not?
20. Was it hard to start working after being a student? Why?
21. What's one piece of advice you would give to recent graduates entering the
workforce?
22. What's one piece of advice you would give to someone currently in school?
 Topic 16: English speaking countries
Questions:

1. Have you ever travelled to an English speaking country? If so, which ones?
2. Which one did you enjoy the most?
3. How was your English the last time you when to an English speaking country?
4. What do you like about British or American culture? Is there anything you don’t like?
5. What English speaking country would you like to visit next? Why?
6. What accent is the most difficult to understand according to you?
7. If you had to move to an English speaking country, which one would you choose and
why?
8. What do you think are some of the cultural differences between English-speaking
countries and your own country?
9. What do you think are some of the benefits of learning English, particularly in
English-speaking countries?
10. What do you think are some common stereotypes about people from English-
speaking countries?
11. Do you think there is a difference between American English, British English, and
Australian English? If so, what are some of the differences?
12. Which English-speaking country do you think has the best food and why?
13. What do you think are some of the most important cultural contributions that
English-speaking countries have made to the world?
14. What are some famous landmarks or attractions in English-speaking countries that
you would like to visit?
15. What do you think are some of the most popular pastimes or hobbies in English-
speaking countries?
16. What are some famous cultural festivals or events in English-speaking countries that
you would like to attend?
17. Which English-speaking country do you think has the most beautiful natural scenery
and why?
18. What do you think are some of the biggest misconceptions about English-speaking
countries?
 Topic 17: Restaurants and Food
Questions:

1. What do you look for in a good restaurant?

2. What is your favorite restaurant in your town or city?
3. Why is it your favourite? Can you please describe the restaurant?
4. Have you ever had a bad experience in a restaurant? What happened?
5. Would you ever eat in a restaurant alone?
6. Do you ever read restaurant reviews? Are they useful? Where do you find these
reviews? (online, newspaper etc).
7. How often do you get take-away?
8. What unhealthy foods do you love?
9. What do you usually eat for breakfast?
10. Where do you normally eat lunch?
11. What time do you usually have dinner?
12. How would you describe your country’s food?
13. What is your favorite foreign food?
11. Do you eat different foods depending on the season or weather? Give some
examples.
14. Have you tried growing your own food? How did it go?
15. Have you eaten any strange foods? What was it? Did you enjoy it?
16. Do you enjoy trying new foods? Why/why not?
17. Do you usually drink coffee in the morning?
18. If you were to move abroad what would you miss about French food?
19. What’s your favorite meal of the day? Why?
20. If you could only eat one thing for a year, what would it be?
21. What is your favourite dessert or sweets?
22. Do you take a long time to order at a restaurant? Why/why not?
23. Do you enjoy cooking? Why/why not?
24. Do you prefer eating in (at home) or out (at a restaurant)?
 Topic 18: Movies and tv series
Questions:

1. What is your all-time favorite movie? What is the movie about?

2. Do you prefer watching movies or TV series? Why?
3. What is your favourite genre of movie? Western, comedy, romantic etc
4. What is the most recent movie you have watched? Can you describe the plot?
5. Do you prefer fiction or nonfiction movies? Why?
6. Do you like documentaries? What subjects do you like to learn about?
7. If you could make a movie, what would it be about?
8. What things make a movie great? (plot, special effects, music etc)
9. Can you watch an entire season (of a series) in one weekend or a couple of days? Which
series was it?
10. Do you watch tv or streaming platforms or both? (Netflix, amazon etc) Which do you
prefer? Why?
11. Does watching movies in English help you learn English? Would you recommend this
method to language students?
12. Is it better to watch a film at home or at the cinema? Why/why not
13. Do you prefer to watch a good movie, a good documentary or a good game of sport?
Why?
14. When was the last time you went to the movies? What did you watch?
15. What annoys you about going to the movie theatre?
16. Have you cried watching a movie? Which one(s)?
17. Do you like horror films? Why/Why not?
18. Who is your favorite actor or actress, and why do you admire them?
19. Are there any movies or TV series that you think are overrated or that you didn't enjoy?
20. Do you prefer to watch movies and TV series alone or with others, and why?
21. Are there any movies or TV series that have influenced your life or your perspective on
the world? If so, how?
22. Have you ever watched a movie or TV series multiple times? If so, which one(s) and why
did you watch them again?
23. Are there any upcoming movies or TV series that you are excited to watch? If so, which
ones and why are you excited for them?
 Topic 19: Music

Questions:

1. What kind of music do you like?

2. What type of music do you dislike?
3. How often do you like to listen to music?
4. Where do you listen to music the most?
5. Do you like karaoke? Do you have a song that you often sing?
6. Do you prefer music in English or in your own language? Why?
7. Have you ever been to a concert? What was your favourite concert? What made it
special?
8. Is there a song that makes you nostalgic for the past?
9. Do certain songs remind you of special people in your life?
10. Has your taste in music changed over the years?
11. What’s the best time to listen to music? Certain parts of the day?
12. Do you think the internet is helping or not helping musicians? Why?
13. Can you play a musical instrument or did you play one in the past?
14. When you travelled to different countries did you listen to their traditional music? Did
you like it?
15. What type of music do you like to listen to when studying/working or cleaning?
16. What is the best way to discover new music?
17. Do you listen to the radio? Why/why
18. Do you use Spotify or any similar services? What are the good and bad sides to them?
19. Do you miss cd's, tapes and records? Why/why not?
20. Do you like to sing? If so, where do you like to sing?
21. Do you like to dance? If so, where do you like to dance?
22. Where does the best music come from? UK, USA, other?
23. What decade has produced the best music?
 Topic 20: Nature

Questions:

1. What is your favorite outdoor activity? Why do you enjoy it?

2. Have you ever been camping? What did you like or dislike about it?
3. Do you like gardening? Why/why not?
4. Do you prefer beaches or mountains? Why?
5. How important is nature to you? Why?
6. What is your favourite animal? Why?
7. What is the most challenging outdoor activity you have ever done?
8. Which one of these natural wonders would you like to visit?
Examples: Aurora Borealis, Harbor of Rio de Janeiro, Grand Canyon, Great Barrier Reef,
Mount Everest, Paricutin and Victoria Falls.
9. Have you ever gone hiking? Where did you go and what was it like?
10. Do you like watching nature documentaries?
11. What is your favorite natural sound or noise, such as the sound of waves crashing or
birds singing? Do you ever listen to these sounds to relax?
12. Have you ever visited a national park or nature reserve? Which one(s)?
13. What is the most beautiful natural place you have ever seen? Where was it and what
did you like about it?
14. What are some environmental issues that you are worried about?
15. What are some ways that people can reduce their impact on the environment in their
daily lives?
17. Do you prefer to explore natural settings alone, or with a group of friends or family?
19. How has your culture or upbringing influenced your connection to nature?
21. How much nature is there where you live?
22. Do you think its important to grow up near nature? Why/Why not?
23. Have you ever had a scary experience whilst in nature?
24. What do you think are the benefits of spending time in nature?
 Topic 21: Sports/exercise

Questions:

1. What are some of your favorite sports or exercise activities? Why do you enjoy them?
2. Have you ever competed in a sport or athletic event? What was the experience like?
3. Do you follow any professional sports teams? Which ones? Why do you support them?
4. What are some popular sports in your country? Do you enjoy watching or playing them?
5. Do you prefer team sports or individual sports? Why?
6. What sports did you play as a child?
7. What's the most difficult sport or exercise activity you've ever tried? Why was it
challenging?
8. What's your favorite workout music? How does it motivate you during exercise?
9. Have you ever had an injury while playing sports or exercising? How did you recover
from it?
10. Do you think it's important to warm up (stretch) before exercising? Why/why not?
11. Do you prefer to exercise indoors or outdoors? Why?
12. Have you ever seen a sports game live?
13. How was this experience (question 12) different to watching it on tv?
14. What is your favorite Olympic sporting event? Why?
15. How do you think sports can bring people from different cultures together?
16. What is the most unusual sport you've ever heard of? Would you like to try it?
17. What qualities do you think make a great sports team?
18. Do you think that sportsmanship is as important as winning in sports? Why/why not?
19. Are there any sports you can't stand to see on TV? What are they and why don't you like
them?
20. Have you ever tried extreme sports? Scuba diving, skateboarding, skiing etc. Did you
enjoy it?
21. How do you think technology has changed the way we play and watch sports?
22. What's the most important lesson you've learned from participating in sports?
23. Why do people watch sports?
 Topic 22: Cultural celebrations

Questions:

1. What are some important holidays and celebrations in your culture? How are they
celebrated?
2. What is your favourite celebration/holiday?(Christmas, easter etc). Why is it your
favourite? What is your favourite part about it?
3. Do you like celebrations/celebrating? (Birthdays, Christmas etc). Why/Why not?
4. What are some of the major regional celebrations in France? Can you describe them?
(Fête des Lumière, Carnaval de Dunkerque, Fêtes de Bayonne, Fête de la Musique etc).
5. Have you ever participated in a cultural celebration in another country? What was it
like?
6. How do you celebrate your birthday?
7. Is this a common way to celebrate it in your culture?
8. How do you celebrate Bastille day?
9. How do you typically celebrate New Year's Eve? What are some common traditions?
10. What are some of the most common Christmas traditions in your culture? Can you
describe them?
11. How has the celebration of Christmas changed over the years in your culture?
12. What are some traditional Christmas foods or drinks in your culture?
13. Have you ever celebrated Christmas at the beach or in an unusual location?
14. Do you think Christmas has become too commercialized? Why or why not?
15. Do you decorate your house (interior/exterior) for Christmas? Or do you think it’s a
waist of time and money?
16. What are some of the most common Easter traditions in your culture? Can you describe
them?
17. What are some Easter traditions that are specific to your family or friends?
18. Do you celebrate other countries holidays/traditions? (St Patricks day, Halloween,
Valentines day, April fools day etc).
19. How do cultural celebrations in your country differ from those in neighbouring
countries?
20. Do/did you go to church on religious holidays?
21. Where is your favorite place to go on holidays?
22. Do you go on a ‘getaway’ on long weekends? Where do you normally go?
23. Are there any holidays that you don't like or that you think are overrated? Why?
 Topic 23: Transportation

Questions:

1. How do you usually travel to school or work?

2. Do you have a car? If so, what kind of car is it?
3. How often do you use public transportation?
4. Have you ever ridden on a train or subway? Where did you go?
5. Do you prefer to travel by car, bus, train, or plane? Why?
6. Have you ever taken a taxi or ride-sharing service like Uber or Lyft? How was your
experience?
7. What are some advantages and disadvantages of using a bicycle as a mode of
transportation?
8. Have you ever travelled by boat or ferry? Where did you go?
9. What are some common traffic rules or signs in your country?
10. Have you ever been in a major traffic jam? How did you feel?
11. What is the speed limit on highways where you live?
12. Have you ever gotten lost while driving or using public transportation?
13. Do you think it's important to have good public transportation options in cities? Why/
why not?
14. What's the longest trip you've ever taken by car, bus, or train?
15. Have you ever flown on a plane? Where did you go, and how was your experience? Was
it a very long trip?
16. Have you ever experienced car trouble while driving? What happened?
17. What are some advantages and disadvantages of traveling by car?
18. Have you ever taken a road trip with friends or family? Where did you go, and how was
your experience?
19. Have you ever taken a ride in a limousine or a luxury car? What was the occasion?
20. What are some things you can do to save money while traveling?
21. How long is the commute to get to your work or school? Is there often traffic?
22. Does your city have a good public transportation system? What could be improved
about it?
23. Can you sleep on transportation? How quickly do you fall asleep?
24. Many big cities have a subway system. Which is the best subway system you have used?
Le metro (Paris), subway (New York), the underground (London) etc
25. When visiting a new city, do you use public transport? Do you find it easy?
 Topic 24: Hypothetical

Questions:

1. If you could travel back in time to any historical period, where and when would you go?
2. If you could have any superpower, what would it be and why?
3. If you could live anywhere in the world, where would you choose to live and why?
4. If you could have dinner with any historical figure, who would it be and why?
5. If you knew you couldn’t fail, what would be one thing you would do?
6. If money is not an issue, what would you do in your life?
7. If you had to give up one of your five senses, which one would it be?
8. If you could eliminate one problem in the world, what would it be and why?
9. If you could choose any skill or talent to instantly master, what would it be and why?
10. If you could have a conversation with your younger self, what advice would you give?
11. If you could create a rule that everyone in the world must follow, what rule would it be?
12. If you could eliminate one thing you do every day, what would it be?
13. If you could have any animal's ability, which one would it be and why?
14. If you could be any age forever, which age would you choose and why?
15. If you could live in any city in the world, which one would you choose and why?
16. If you could get a ticket to any show or event, what would you want a ticket to?
17. If you were given any one luxury item, but you couldn’t sell it, what luxury item would you
want?
18. If you could choose one element to control, what element would you choose? Why?
19. If you won the lottery, what would NOT change in your life?
20. If you could know the truth behind any one secret or mystery, what would it be?
21. If you could be famous, what would you like to be famous for?
22. If you were given three wishes, what would you wish for?
23. If you were going to a deserted island and could only take three things with you, what
would you take? Why?
24. If you had 25-hour days (while everyone else continued to have 24-hour days), what would
you do with the extra time?
25. If you were given a chance to go to the moon, would you go? Why/why not?
26. If you were given a choice between being given great wisdom or great wealth, which would
you choose?
27. If you were a color, what color would you be and why?
28. If you could stop time, what would you do and why?
29. If you could have a party and invite anyone (dead or alive), which people would you invite?
30. If you could go back and learn something sooner, what would you do and how would it
change things?
 Topic 25: Reading/books

Questions:

1. What kind of books do you enjoy reading? Why? (fiction, non fictions, romance,
adventure, biographies etc)
2. What's your favorite book? Who's your favorite author? Can you briefly describe it?
3. Do you prefer reading physical books or e-books? Why?
4. What are the advantages and disadvantages of reading on an e-reading device, such as a
Kindle or iPad?
5. Do you try reading in English? Novels, internet articles, magazine etc
6. Is reading in a second language a good way to practice that language? Why/why not?
7. How often do you read for pleasure? Do you have a specific time of day or routine for
reading?
8. What is the last book you read, and what did you think of it?
9. Do you ever reread books that you've already read before? Why/why not?
10. Where is the best place to read? How long can you read at a time?
11. Do you read magazines or did you used to? What are some magazines you enjoy (ed)?
12. Do you read the newspaper? Which section do you read first? Do you read the news
online instead?
13. What are some of the most popular books in the world? Why do so many people want
to read them?
14. What does "don't judge a book by its cover" mean? Do you agree with this idea? Do you
think this is important when meeting new people?
15. Have you thought about writing a book? What would you write about?
16. Have you ever read a book that changed your perspective on something? If so, which
book was it?
17. What was your favorite book growing up? Why?
18. Do you think that the internet and television will eventually make books obsolete?
Why/why not?
19. How do you feel about book adaptations, such as TV shows or movies based on books?
20. How do you feel about reading books that are based on true events or people?
 Topic 26: The weather
Questions:

1. What's the weather like today where you are?

2. What's your favorite type of weather? Why?
3. Do you enjoy small talk about the weather?
4. What is your favourite season? Why?
5. Have you ever experienced extreme weather conditions? What was it like?
6. What's the typical weather like in your hometown?
7. How does the weather effect your mood?
8. Are you more productive in the summer or winter? Why?
9. How do you usually dress for different types of weather?
10. Do you think the weather affects people's behaviour or productivity? How?
11. When you are stuck inside because of bad weather? What do you do to pass the time?
12. Do you think weather forecasts are accurate these days? Why or why not?
13. How do you think the weather will change in the future?
14. How often do you check at the forecast? Sometimes, usually, never? When do you
check it?
15. How do you check the weather forecast? Tv, newspaper, phone applications?
16. What's the coldest temperature you've ever experienced? How did you stay warm?
17. What's the hottest temperature you've ever experienced? How did you stay cool?
18. Do you cancel plans if the weather is bad?
19. Have you ever experienced a weather-related power outage? How long was it for? How
did you cope without electricity?
20. How do people in your country celebrate the changing of the seasons?
21. What does these expressions mean: "I'm under the weather”, “I’m on cloud 9”, "She
stormed off" and “It's my wedding day. Don't steal my thunder”, “I can't come to dinner
tonight. I will take a rain check” (they don’t have anything to do with the weather).
22. Do you prefer the beach or the snow? Why?
23. How does the weather affect tourism in your area?
24. What's the best way to stay safe during a heatwave?
 Topic 27: Shopping
Questions:

1. What's your favorite place to go shopping? Why?

2. How often do you go shopping? Do you prefer shopping online or in-store? What are
the pros and cons of each?
3. Do you enjoy shopping for clothes? Why/why not?
4. Have you ever shopped at a flea market or second-hand/vintage store? What did you
find there?
5. How do you decide what to buy when you go shopping? What factors do you consider?
6. What's the most expensive thing you've ever bought while shopping? Was it worth the
money?
7. How do you budget for shopping? Or do you just buy what you need when you need it?
8. Have you ever had a negative experience while shopping? What happened?
9. How do you feel about haggling or negotiating prices when shopping? Is it common in
your culture or country?
10. How do you think shopping will change in the future? Will people still go to physical
stores, or will everything be done online?
11. What's the most unusual thing you've ever bought while shopping? Why did you buy it?
12. Do you prefer to shop alone or with friends or family? Why?
13. Have you ever made a purchase that you regretted later? What was it, and why did you
regret it?
14. How do you think shopping habits differ between generations? For example, do younger
people shop differently than older people? Do they shop more or less?
15. Do you think shopping can be considered a form of therapy or stress relief? Why or why
not?
16. How do you feel about window shopping? Do you enjoy looking at things without
actually buying them?
17. How do you feel about sales and discounts when shopping? Do you think they
encourage you to buy more than you need?
18. Do you prefer to shop at small, locally-owned businesses or large chain stores? Why?
19. How do you feel about the environmental impact of shopping? Do you try to shop
sustainably?
20. Have you ever bought something online that turned out to be very different from what
you expected? What was it?
21. How do you feel about the trend of "fast fashion"? Do you think it's a problem, or do
you think it's a good way to stay on trend without spending a lot of money?
22. How do you feel about gift-giving? Do you enjoy shopping for gifts, or do you find it
stressful?
23. How do you feel about online reviews? Do you find them helpful when making
purchasing decisions
 Topic 28: Technology

Questions:

1. Are you excited by new technology? Why/why not

2. What is your favorite piece of technology?
3. What is the most useful app you have on your phone?
4. What do you think is the most important technological invention in history?
5. How has technology changed the way you spend your leisure time?
6. How has technology changed the way you live your life?
7. Do you think technology has made our lives easier or more complicated?
8. Do you read e-books? What are their advantages and disadvantages when compared
with paper books?
9. When you get a new product, do you read the instruction manual?
10. Do you play computer games? What do you say to people who believe video games are
a waste of time?
11. What are some of your favorite websites? What can you do on them? (youtube,
facebook etc).
12. Do you have a favourite science fiction movie or book?
13. What is the brief summary of the movie/book?
14. How do you feel if you forget your mobile phone or leave it somewhere?
15. Which electronics brands do you trust most? Are you loyal to one brand?
16. Some people dislike or fear technology. Do you know anyone like this?
17. Is there a tech product you want these days? What is it? How will it make your life
better?
18. How has technology changed the way you communicate with others?
19. What was the first piece of technology you ever owned?
20. What crazy future technology are you looking forward to? For example, flying
cars or personal robots.
21. Is technology developing faster than it used to? Are you worried about being left
behind?
 Topic 29: Lets review, so far!
Questions:

1. Can you remember what were your goals when starting this course?
2. Have you achieving these goal?
3. How often did you review these goals?
4. Take a minute to review: (faire le bilan)
What new habit did you implement?
What are you the most proud of?
What could you have done differently?
What do you regret?
5. Did you share your goals with others or keep them private? Why/why not?
6. Did you have other goals apart from English? Maybe eat healthier, do more sport,
read a book, etc. How did these goals go?
7. So far, do you feel more confident and fluent when speaking English?
8. How did you create an environment that helps you achieve your goals? (for ex. you
could have the book you’re reading by your bed, no junk food at home, put on your
running outfit before breakfast, etc.)
9. How did you translate goals into habits? (for example, I want to lose weight…I’ll try
to stop snacking all day. I want to read a personal development book… I’ll buy the
book)
10. Did you ever tried to use a habit tracker to keep a good habit? Did it work?
11. How did you motivate yourself to stay committed to your goals?
12. What advice would you give someone who is struggling to achieve their goals?
13. Did you change your goals at any point?
14. Did you find it helpful to write down your goals and review them regularly?
Why/why not?
15. How do you balance setting ambitious goals with being realistic about what you can
achieve?
16. Have you ever achieved a goal that you thought was impossible at first?
17. How do you prioritize your goals when you have multiple ones?
18. Have you ever had a setback while pursuing a goal? How did you overcome it?
19. Have you ever failed to achieve a goal? What did you learn from that experience?
 Topic 30: The past, the present, the future
Questions:

1. What were some of the things you liked to do when you were a child?
2. What is some advice you would give to your past self?
3. What is your favourite childhood memory?
4. Did you have any plans when you were younger that you gave up on? What were
wrong?
5. Is there anything you wish you could go back and change about your past?
6. When you look back at your past, what is one thing you're particularly proud of?
7. When you were younger, what did you want to be when you grew up?
8. What was the most important lesson you learned in your early years?
9. Do you plan everything or do you like to be spontaneous?
10. What do you think is your biggest strength and weakness?
11. How would you describe your current living situation?
12. What are some short term goals?
13. Are there any current events or social issues that you are particularly passionate about?
14. How do you personally define success in your life right now?
15. What are you looking forward to in the near future and the distant future?
16. How often do you think about the future? The close future or long term future?
17. Would you like to change jobs? If so which job?
18. What are some things you want to accomplish before you retire?
19. Where do you see yourself in 5/10/20 years from now?
20. Are there any specific places you hope to travel to or experiences you hope to have in
the future?
21. What are some of your long-term goals for your future self?
22. What kind of person do you want to become in the future?
23. What are some of the things you want to learn or achieve in the future?
24. What advice would you give to your future self if you could?