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• What are some things that define a culture? For example, music, language, …
• What do you think is interesting about your culture?
• Do you know much about your own culture?
• When people from other countries think about your culture, what do they usually think of?
• In your culture is it polite to be straightforward and direct when you talk to someone?
  • To whom is it OK and to whom is it not OK?
• What has surprised you when you’ve met people from other countries?
• Have you looked at Internet pages from a different culture? If so, how were they different from those of your own culture?
• What do you like about your culture?
• What don’t you like about your culture?
• How do young people in your culture behave differently from older people?
• How do young people in your culture behave differently from people in this culture?
• Are there many people of different cultures in your country? Are you friends with any?
• Have you ever felt confused by the actions of someone from another culture?
  • If so, tell me about it.
• How are your language teachers who are not from your country different from your other teachers?
  • How are they the same?
• Who in your culture do you admire most?
• What your culture are you most proud about?
• Why do you think culture is important?
• If you could change one thing about your culture, what would it be?
• Would you ever consider marrying or dating someone from another culture?
• Would you ever consider living permanently in a country other than your home country? Why or why not?
• What does it mean to be polite in your culture?
• What is considered rude in your culture?
  • Is there anything in this culture that is considered rude that may not be considered rude in your culture?
• If a group of people just came to your country from overseas, what advice would you give them?
• What other cultures have you met people from?
• What do you think is important when visiting another culture?
• Do you think “when in Rome, do as the Romans do” is always good advice? Why or why not?
• Have you ever been in a situation where you felt you had to “do as the Romans do”?
• What culture besides your own do you admire and why?
• If aliens visited your country, what might surprise them?
• Do you pray before each meal?
• How do you feel when you leave your home culture and enter into a completely new culture?
• What is the best/most important thing your culture has given to the world?
• What is the best/most important thing your culture/country has adopted from another culture?
• If you could choose three aspects of your culture to put in a “time box” for the future, what would you put in it?
• What is culture shock?
• Have you ever experienced culture shock?
• What is reverse, or re-entry, culture shock?
• Have you ever experienced reverse culture shock?
• On what occasions do you exchange flowers in your country?
• On what occasions do you exchange flowers in your country?
• What are some things that define a culture? For example, music, language, …
• Do you know much about your own culture?
• What do you think is interesting about your own culture?
• What do you like most about your own culture?
• What do you like least about your culture?
• What does it mean to be polite in your culture?
• What is considered rude in your culture? Is there anything in Canadian culture that is considered rude in your culture?
• In your culture is it polite to be straightforward and direct when you talk to someone? To whom is it OK and to whom is it not OK?
• What has surprised you when you’ve met people from other countries?
• How do young people in your culture behave differently from older people?
• How do young people in your culture behave differently from people in Canada?
• Are there people of different cultures in your country? Are you friends with any of them?
• What other cultures have you met people from?
• Have you ever felt confused by the actions of someone from another culture? If so, tell me about it.
• How are your language teachers different from your teachers in your culture? How are they the same?
• What are the five most important values of your culture? (For example, Family)
• What in your culture are you most proud about?
• If you could change one thing about your culture, what would it be?
• Would you ever consider marrying or dating someone from another culture?
• Would you ever consider living permanently in a country other than your home country? Why or why not?
• Do you think “when in Rome, do as the Romans do” is always good advice? Why or why not? Have you ever been in a situation where you felt you had to “do as the Romans do”?
• What do you think is important when visiting another culture?
• If a group of people just came to your country from overseas, what advice would you give them?
• What culture besides your own do you admire? Why?
• If aliens visited your country, what might surprise them?
• What is the best/most important thing your culture has given to the world?
• What is the best/most important thing your culture/country has adopted from another culture?
• What are some things that define a culture? For example, music, language, …

Customs

• What customs do you practice?
• What are your favorite customs?
• What customs do you think should be revised?
• What customs do you think should no longer be practice?
• What customs (from elsewhere) do you think should be included in our culture?

Are some parts of this city considered more dangerous than others? Which parts?

你覺得你的城市比別的城市危險嗎？哪個部份呢？

Are there any places you are afraid to visit because of the high crime rate? If so, where?

你會害怕去犯罪率高的地方嗎？

Are there problems with drugs where you live?

你的城市有毒品問題嗎？

Are you apprehensive about walking outside after dark?

你會怕黑嗎？如果天黑的時候，你在外面走路會怎麼樣呢？

Do you believe that public executions would deter crime? If so, how?

你覺得公開執行處罰會降低犯罪率嗎？

Do you know anyone who has been mugged?

你的朋友曾經被搶劫嗎？

Do you know someone who has been a victim of a violent crime?

你朋友曾經遇到壞人嗎？

Do you think abortion is a crime?

墮胎是一種罪嗎？

Do you think gun control is a good idea? Explain.

你覺得應該要槍枝管制嗎？

Do you think people who use illegal drugs should be put in jail?

吸毒的人應該要去監獄嗎？

Do you think police TV dramas are realistic?

你覺得犯罪電影是真的還是假的？

Do you think policeman should be allowed to carry guns?

你們國家的警察有槍嗎？

Do you think that capital punishment is a good idea? Why or why not?

你支持死刑嗎？為什麼呢？

Do you think that punishment for violent crimes should be the same for juveniles 少年 and adults? Why/why not?

你覺得小孩犯罪的懲罰應該要跟大人一樣嗎？

Do you think that the death penalty would prevent crime in your country? Why or why not?

你覺得死刑能夠降低犯罪率嗎？ 為什麼呢？

Do you think that the legalization of narcotics would decrease the crime rate?

毒品合法化會降低犯罪率嗎？

Do you think there are any legal drugs that should be illegal?

目前在你們國家有很多種藥，你覺得哪一個應該是非法的藥呢？

Do you think there is a link between drugs and crime?

你覺得犯罪跟毒品有關連嗎？

Do you think prostitution is a crime?

你覺得賣淫是一種犯罪嗎？

Do you think there will be more or less crime in the future?

你覺得未來犯罪率會變高還是變低？

Do you think your country is a safe place to live? Why or why not?

你覺得你的國家很安全嗎？ 為什麼？

Do you walk alone at night in your home city?

你晚上敢一個人出門嗎？

Does prison help rehabilitate criminals? Should it?

Have you ever been the victim of a crime? How about others in your family?

Have you ever done anything illegal? If so, what did you do?

Have you ever had anything stolen?

Have you ever seen a crime?

Have you ever witnessed a crime?

Have you ever stolen anything?

How can you prevent things from being stolen?

How can you avoid having things stolen from you?

If a person steals a loaf of bread because he needs to feed his starving family, should he be punished?

Is child abuse a problem in your country?

Is drunk driving a crime where you live? If so, what is the punishment?

Is it ever O.K. to break the law? If so, when?

Is prison an effective punishment? Why or why not?

Is there a problem with organized crime and/or gangs where you live?

Is your hometown considered safe?

Under what situations would you think of committing a crime?

What are some things people can do to protect themselves from crime?

What are some things that are legal that you personally think should be illegal?

What crimes do you think will decrease in the future?

What crimes do you think will increase in the future?

What crimes have you heard about recently in the news?

What do you think is the worst crime a person could commit? Why?

What do you think of the death penalty?

What is a gang?

What gangs exist in this country and in your home country?

What are the characteristics of these gangs?

What is the punishment for murder in your country?

What is the punishment for stealing in your country?

What kinds of crime are most common in your country? What are the penalties for these crimes?

What kinds of crimes are increasing?

What kinds of crimes do you think can be prevented? How?

What makes some people become criminals? Is it poverty, upbringing, lack of education, unemployment or something else?

What weapons do police carry in this country? How about your home country?

What would you do if you heard a burglar in your house?

What’s your opinion about the death penalty?

Why do you think crime is more prevalent in some societies than in others?

Why is there more crime in some countries?

Why do you think people steal things?

Do you think corporal punishment is necessary?

Who decides what is and isn’t a crime?

Do you think that “corporate criminals” are sufficiently punished for their crimes?

Do you think that police dramas can teach people how serious certain actions can be?

Is a person born as a blank page or does he have some things predetermined like vulnerability to crime?

Should adultery be considered a crime?

Why do people commit crimes?

What can be done about gun/knife violence?

Do you think your city is a dangerous place to live in?

Do you see a lot of crime happening around you?

What kind of crime is it? Shoplifting? pickpocketing? Etc?

Have you ever witnessed a crime? If “yes” tell us about it.

Have you ever witnessed acts of vandalism?

What do you think is the main cause of vandalism?

How can we fight vandalism?

Do you think graffiti is vandalism or art?

Have you ever been robbed?

How did it happen?

Did you report to the police?

Did they help you?

Do you agree that terrorism is the evil of the 21st century?

What are the roots of terrorism?

What act of terrorism terrifies you most of all?

Is bribery a crime?

What spheres are corrupted most of all in your country? Police? Education? Medicine?

What is the best way to fight corruption?

What is your attitude to the death penalty?

Is there a death penalty in in your country?

If you think it should exist, what kind of criminals should be sentenced to death?

Which punishment is more severe, the death penalty or life imprisonment?

What do you think is an adequate punishment for an adolescent who has committed a serious crime? Murder? Burglary? Car theft? Rape?

Is piracy a great problem in your country?

Do you consider piracy to be a crime?

Is it possible to get rid of piracy?

What is intellectual property?

Can you think of some examples of stealing intellectual property.

Do you think it is a serious crime?

What do you know about the mafia?

How does the mafia affect your life?

How does the mafia make money?

Have you ever noticed someone stealing in a store?

What were your actions?

If your friend has committed a serious crime, how would you act?

Would you report to the police or not?

Do you agree that everything that is not prohibited by law is allowed?

Is downloading music or videos a crime?

What’s the difference between copyright infringement and theft?

What is the difference between crime and sin?

What is creativity?

Do you consider yourself a creative person? Why?

What is something creative that you have done?

Is creativity a good thing? Why or why not?

What are some ways that a person can be creative?

Is taking a risk part of creativity?

Do you like to take risks? Give an example

Do you often ask question the way things work?

Do you like to improve things?

What are some creative ways to entertain children?

Can you think of a device that would make people’s life easier?

How does self-confidence affect a person’s creativity?

Can someone who initially seems to lack any ability for a certain form of art develop his creativity and finally come to master it?

Have you heard of any such case?

Do you know anyone who is personally an example of this?

How does early exposure to diverse stimuli, and his involvement in creative activities affect a child’s future creativity?

Do you believe that natural genetical features in a human being are absolutely determinant to their future creativity, or is interaction and engagement into self-expression and interaction with the world more influential than this?

How does a person’s standard of living, involving such things as diet, exposure to chemical or other forms of pollution, active versus sedentary living, different forms of addiction, or any other aspects you may think of, affect them biologically regarding their creative capacities?

Does the education system in your country encourage creativity? How?

Do you think creativity comes with time and thought or you are born with creative talent?

What creative activities did you do as a child?

What are some incentives for creative people in the workplace?

What is a creative business that you would like to start?

Who are some of history’s most creative people?

In which professional field do you think people are most creative? e.g science

Do you often answer questions by explaining how things work?

Can you think of devices that would make people’s life easier?

• What is conflict?
• When you see the word “conflict”, what do you think of?
• What causes conflict?
• Is conflict inevitable?
• Is conflict always negative?
• How can conflicts be resolved?
• What would you consider to be a constructive approach to conflict?
• What would you consider to be a destructive approach to conflict?
• Does there have to be a winner and a loser of a conflict?
• What happens to people who are involved in conflicts?
• What conflicts are going on around the world?
• What conflicts exist in your life?
• How do you deal with conflicts?
• Can violent conflicts be solved with violence?
• How can the world be peaceful when other countries are not trying to bring peace?
• Can conflicts at work place affect the efficiency of one’s work?
• Is it possible to avoid conflicts?
• Does it solve anything?
• Have you ever used third-party mediation?
  • If so, did you use a professional, or a friend?
• What was the experience like?
• Did it help resolve the conflict?
• Would you recommend this approach to others?
• Are there any kind of conflicts in the family?
• What kind of conflicts occur in a family?
• Is there any conflict in your family?
• Did you experience any kind of conflict in your family?
• How can conflicts in the family be solved?
• What strategies do you know to solve conflicts in the family?
• What kind of conflicts appear at school?
  • Why are there conflicts at school?
• What should teachers, parents and pupils do to avoid and solve such conflicts?
• What conflicts could happen in a neighborhood?
• Why are there conflicts among neighbors?
• What should neighbors do to avoid and solve conflicts?
• Should a conflict be solved straightaway or when we calm down?

• What is conflict?
• When you see the word “conflict”, what do you think of?
• What causes conflict?
• Is conflict inevitable?
• Is conflict always negative?
• How can conflicts be resolved?
• What would you consider to be a constructive approach to conflict?
• What would you consider to be a destructive approach to conflict?
• Does there have to be a winner and a loser of a conflict?
• What happens to people who are involved in conflicts?
• What conflicts are going on around the world?
• What conflicts exist in your life?
• How do you deal with conflicts?
• Can violent conflicts be solved with violence?
• How can the world be peaceful when other countries are not trying to bring peace?
• Can conflicts at work place affect the efficiency of one’s work?
• Is it possible to avoid conflicts?
• Does it solve anything?
• Have you ever used third-party mediation?
  • If so, did you use a professional, or a friend?
• What was the experience like?
• Did it help resolve the conflict?
• Would you recommend this approach to others?
• Are there any kind of conflicts in the family?
• What kind of conflicts occur in a family?
• Is there any conflict in your family?
• Did you experience any kind of conflict in your family?
• How can conflicts in the family be solved?
• What strategies do you know to solve conflicts in the family?
• What kind of conflicts appear at school?
  • Why are there conflicts at school?
• What should teachers, parents and pupils do to avoid and solve such conflicts?
• What conflicts could happen in a neighborhood?
• Why are there conflicts among neighbors?
• What should neighbors do to avoid and solve conflicts?
• Should a conflict be solved straightaway or when we calm down?

• Is it always necessary to complain?
• When is it appropriate to complain in a restaurant?
• What do you think of the saying, “The customer is always right.”?
• What do you say to someone to complain about bad service in a store or restaurant?
• Have you ever gotten angry at a worker in a store or a restaurant?
• What are some reasons why we might need to complain in a store or restaurant?
• What are some reasons why you would not complain about bad service?
• Do you prefer to make a complaint over the telephone or in person?
• When is it necessary to write a letter of complaint?
• Is it common in your country to complain about bad service?

• What’s your favorite color?
  • Has your favorite color changed as you’ve grown older?
• Do you have a color that you hate?
  • If so, what is it?
  • Why do you hate it?
• Do you think colors affect your mood?
  • How does red make you feel?
  • How does green make you feel?
  • How does blue make you feel?
  • How does purple make you feel?
  • How does black make you feel?
  • How does white make you feel?
  • How does yellow make you feel?
  • How does brown make you feel?
  • How does grey make you feel?
  • What do you think of orange?
• Do you think different cultures have different meanings for colors?
  • What do the different colors mean in your culture?
• Do you associate any colors with specific items, numbers, or letters not usually associated with color?
• Can you think of different idioms or expressions involving color?
  • What’s a “black and white” matter.
  • What does it mean to “see red”?
  • What does it mean to “feel blue”?
  • What does it mean to “be yellow”?
  • What’s a “black tie affair”?
  • What does it mean to be “blacklisted”?
  • What does it mean to be “the black sheep in the family”?
• How many colors are in the rainbow? What are they?
• What colors are on your national flag?
• What’s the best color for a car?
  • What’s the best color for a house?
  • What do you think is the best color for lens in sunglasses?
• What’s the color for passion?
  • What’s the color for hatred?
  • What’s the color for happiness?
  • What’s the color for sadness?
  • What’s the color for anger?
  • What’s the color for death?
  • What’s the color for jealousy?
  • What is the color of envy ?
  • What’s the color for cowardice?
• What color is money in your country?
• Do you know anyone who is color blind?
  • What colors do most color blind people not see?
• Do you think animals can see color?
• What does black-sheep of the family mean?
• Do you dream in color?
• How would you compare the feeling you get watching a movie in black and white to watching it in color?
• What color clothes do you like to wear?
  • What colors do you think look good on you?
  • What color shoes do you like to wear?
• What do you think is the strangest color for a car?
  • How about a house?
  • How about clothing?
  • How about hair color?
• Do you know anyone who has dyed their hair a strange color? (… an unnatural hair color such as blue or multiple shades?)
• Have you ever seen a pet dog or cat with dyed fur?
• Do you think different colors have different meanings? If so, what do different colors mean?
• Do the color blind dream in color?
  • Do you think people who are color blind can dream in color?
• What color ink do you like using the most?
  • What is the meaning of writing with black ink?
  • What is the meaning of writing with green ink?
  • What is the meaning of writing with red ink?
  • What is the meaning of writing with blue ink?
• What color of paper you like most if you want to write a letter to your friends or loved ones?
• What is the color of the bedspread on your bed?
• What is your least favorite color?
• What color toothbrush do you have?
  • Does everyone in your family use a different color toothbrush?
• What color towels do you use?
• What color are the curtains in your bedroom?
• What does it mean when someone says he’s feeling blue?
• What does it means when someone says they are green with envy?
• w\What does it means when someone says “you look green at the gills”?
• What does it mean when someone says “I was so mad I was seeing red”?
• What does it mean when someone says “he was black as an ace of spades”?
• What is pink eye?
• We are not sure what this means, but it was submitted.
  • What does it mean when you see the color of a rainbow in your eyes?
• What would you think of life without colors?
  • What do you think life would be like without colors?
  • How would life change?
  • What things wouldn’t change?
  • Are color blind people completely blind to all colors?
• Do you think a person’s favorite color will always be his/her favorite color?
  • Do favorite colors change throughout life?
• Have you ever tried to invent a new color?
  • Try it right now: try to think of a color that doesn’t exist, one you’d like to see.
  • What does it look like?
  • (Note: It is physically impossible to conceive of a color that isn’t a shade of a color that already exists, but students will enjoy trying for a few minutes and the impossibility of it makes for good conversation.)
• What does the black sheep of the family mean?
• Do you like light or dark colors better?
• Which colors do you have to mix to get green? Orange? Purple? Black? Gray?
• What expressions include colors when discussing illness? (ex., white or pale, pink eye, black and blue for bruises, yellow fever)
• What expressions include colors and feelings? (ex. I feel blue, Green with envy, Red with rage, Turning red, Black circles under the eyes, You are turning blue (with the cold))
• What do the colors in your home country’s flag represent?
• What is the most memorable in advertisements or commercials for you? (ex. the music, colors, movement, message)
• What does “a picture is worth a thousand words mean”?
• This word is used when traveling: I bought a ticket on the red eye flight. What might this mean?

• Do you like comics?
  • Do you like American comic books?
  • Do you like comics from other countries?
  • Do you like fantasy comics?
  • Do you like funny comics?
  • Do you like realistic comics?
  • What do you like about comics?
  • What comics do you like?
  • What comics do you love?
  • What comics do you hate?
• Do you play any video games based on comic books?
• Have you watched any anime?
  • Have you read any Japanese manga?
• Have you read any comics in English?
• How are comics different from one country to another?
  • How are comic books different in this country from those in your country?
• How have comics changed over time?
• How many comics do you read a week?
  • How much time do you spend reading comics?
• How often do you read comics?
  • How often do you read comics in English?
• Should comics have a rating system like the movies (G, PG, R)?
• What comics have you read in English?
• What can you learn from comics?
• What is more important to you, the story or the pictures?
• What is the best comic book you’ve ever read?
• What type of comic appeals to girls?
  • What types appeal to boys?
  • What types appeal to adults?
• What was the last comic book you read?
• Can you remember the first comic book you read?
• Where do you usually read comic books?
• Who do you think reads comic books?
• Do you think boys read more comic books than girls?
  • Why do you think more ___ (boys) read comics than ___ (girls)?
• Do you think people in this country read more comic books than in your country?
• Who has better comics DC or Marvel? (Or ask about two other comic book publishers.)
• Why are comics so popular?
• Why do people like to read comics?
• Why do you think Hollywood makes so many movies from comic books?
• Why don’t more people read comic books?
• Are comic books better than (regular) books?
• At what age is a person too old to read comics?
• Do violent comics make people think more about violence?
• Cost
  • About how much do you spend on comics in a month?
  • How much do you spend on comic books?
  • How much should a comic book cost?
  • Is collecting comics a good investment?
• Who is the worst comic book character?
• When you read comics, who is more interesting the hero or the villain?
• Who is your favorite villain?
• Who would your arch enemy be?
• Super heroes
  • Who would win a fight between Batman or Superman?
  • Which super hero is most like you?
  • What qualities do you need to be a super hero?
  • Who is the the most popular super hero in your country?
  • What super hero should have a movie made about him/her?
  • Who is the most popular comic book hero in your country?
  • What real life person could be a super hero?
  • If you could make your own super hero what would his or her name be?
    • What would his superpower be?
  • Do we need more super heroes?
• If you could have one superpower what would it be?
• What is the best superpower to have?
• What are some complaints that some parents have about comic books?
• Why do people like to read comic books?

• About how much money do you spend on clothes a year?
• Do you like shopping for new clothes?
• Do you often buy new clothes?
• Do you prefer to go shopping or just browse? Why?
• Do you think men should be allowed to wear skirts?
• What piece of clothing do you spend your money on the most? Why?
• Do you read fashion magazines?
• Do you sometimes wear a hat?
• Do you think it is important to wear fashionable clothes?
  • Do you think it is important to be in fashion?
• Do you wear jewelry?
  • If so, what kind of jewelry do you wear?
  • How often do you wear jewelry?
  • What is your most valuable piece of jewelry?
• Do you wear the same color clothes now that you wore ten years ago?
• Do you wear the same size clothes this year as you wore last year?
• Do you think people feel different when they wear different clothes?
• Have you ever made your own clothes?
  • If so, what did you make?
  • Do you often make your own clothes?
• How many pairs of gloves do you have?
• What are some of the strangest fashions you have seen?
• What colors do you think look good on you?
• What colors do you think look good on your mother?
• What did you wear yesterday?
• What do you think of body piercing?
  • Do you have pierced ears?
  • Do you know anyone with a pierced nose?
  • Would you ever pierce your tongue?
• What do you think of people who dye their hair green?
• What do you think of women who wear high heel shoes?
  • Do you think high heel shoes are bad for a person’s health?
• What fashions that you see today do you think will be out of fashion within two years?
• What is your shoe size?
• What kind of clothes are in fashion now?
• What kind of clothes do you usually wear?
• What’s the most expensive piece of clothing you have ever bought?
• What’s your favorite color for shoes?
• When was the last time you got dressed up?
  • Why?
  • How often do you get dressed up?
  • Do you like to get dressed up?
• Where are some good stores to buy clothes in this area?
• Where do you usually buy clothes?
• Would you like to be a fashion model?

Questions on Styles, Clothing and Fashion-based Stereotypes

• What would you think of a women who cut off all her hair and went around bald as a fashion statement?
• What do you think of a man who is bald for fashion’s sake?
• What do you think of women who wear short mini-skirts?
• Do you think that the clothes we wear reflect what is inside us ?
• What do you think of people who always and only wear black?
• What do you think of people with tattoos?
  • Do you have a tattoo?
  • Do you know someone with a tattoo?
• What do you think of people with body piercing?
  • Do you have pierced ears?
  • Would you pierce other parts of your body?
• What would you think of a high school student who always wore very conservative clothes?
• What type of clothing do you wear when you are angry and you want to express yourself?
• What colors do you choose to wear when you are happy?
• Would you dress the same as you do in your country if you went to America for a visit?
• Do you dress the same when you are depressed as you do when you are very happy?
  • In what ways do you dress differently?
• If you went out with a group of high school friends, would you dress differently then if you went out with your grandmother and her friends?
• In what ways does your Grandmother dress differently then you?
• When you get old do you think you will dress like your grandmother or grandfather?
• Would you ever wear dreadlocks?
  • What do you think of the people who wear them?
• Have you ever worn your hair braided in small braids.
  • Did anyone look at you differently because of it?
• Would you ever wear contacts to change your eye color?
• What is the difference in the people who choose to wear contacts and the people who choose to were glasses?
• What do you think about women who don’t wear earrings?
• What do you think about men who wear earrings?
  • What do you think of women who do?
• Is it possible for women to wear too much make-up?
  • When is a person wearing to much make-up?
  • What do you think of men who wear make-up?
• Is it possible to be beautiful without wearing any make-up, earrings or other accessories?
• Do fashionable clothes really change the way a person looks?
• What differences have you noticed in the fashions here and in your country?
• What do you think of men who where tights?
• What do you think about secondhand clothes?
  • Why do you think people buy secondhand clothes?
  • Have you ever been to a store that sells secondhand clothes?
  • Have you ever bought secondhand clothes?
  • Would you buy secondhand clothes?
• When and where did you buy an article of clothing you’re wearing right now? Why did you choose it?
• What would you think if the mother of the groom wore black at a wedding?
  • What would you think if a bride wore red?
  • Should a bride’s dress be long or do you think it could be the length of a regular skirt?
• What items of clothing do you consider provocative in this country?
  • What types of clothing are provocative in your country?
  • Do you ever dress this way?
• What do you think of men wearing high heels?
• What do you think of women wearing high heels?
• Why is it acceptable for women to wear men’s clothing, but not for men to dress in women’s clothing?
• Is there a stigma attached to people who buy no-name (no brand) clothing?
• Are some people more fashion conscious than others? What types/groups of people?
• Have you ever bought imitation brand clothing?
• What traditional clothes do people from your country wear?
  • When do you wear them?
  • Are they comfortable?
• In your country do children have to wear school uniform?
  • Did you wear a school uniform?
  • Do you think wearing uniforms is a good idea?
• What would you do or feel if you were refused entry to somewhere because of what you are wearing?
• Do you think dress codes should be adhered to if requested on an invitation?
• What would you wear to meet royalty or the President of your country?
• Would you go to a fancy dress party? Why or why not?
• How much do you spend getting ready to go to school? Work? Out with friends? To a party?
  • Do the times vary much?
• What traditional clothes do people from your country wear?
• When do you wear them?
• Are they comfortable?
• Do you think there’s a difference between” fashion ” and “style” ?
• How often do you go clothes shopping?
  • Where do you like to go?
  • Who do you like to go with?
  • How much money do you usually spend?
  • Would you bring your husband/boyfriend with you when you go clothes shopping?
• What do you like to shop for the most?
• Where is your favorite shopping centre?
• What is your favorite brand?
• Are you a shopaholic?
• Do you go to many shops before buying one particular item or do you just buy the first one you find?
• Do you spend a lot of money on clothes your clothes?
• Which type of clothes do you “collect”?
• What’s your favorite piece of clothing?
  • How much did it cost?
  • Where did you buy your favorite piece of clothing?
• Have you ever felt uncomfortable with what you wear?
• Did your parents ever make you wear something you didn’t like?
• Do you like to go shopping during the sales?

• What do you like about your classroom?
• Do you think the teacher should assign seats to students?
• What kind of classroom setting is the best for you?
• What are five things you like about your classroom?
• What are five things you don’t like about your classroom?
• What are five things you would like to change in your classroom?
• What equipment for teaching is in your classroom?
• Do you like classroom with fixed desks or movable desks? Why?
• How much time a day do you spend in a classroom?
• How much time a day do you spend in a classroom looking out the window?
• Do you enjoy changing classrooms for different classes?
• What is the ideal seating plan or arrangement in a classroom?
• Is there any air conditioning in your classroom?
• Is your classroom a nice place to study?
• Do you like the location of your desk in your classroom?
• Do you think that smart students always sit down in front?
• Is it good to have only one teacher?

• How does your family decide who does various chores around the house?
• Can you name some chores that need to be done everyday?
• What chores are your responsibility?
• Which chores do you not like to do.
• How do you decide on your children’s chores?
• Do you get paid for doing chores?
• What is something you hate doing when you get home?
• Do you like to clean up your room?
• Do you wash the dishes in your house?
• Do you wash clothes for your family?
• Do you do the ironing the clothes?
• What are some chores you do outside your house?
• Can you think of some dangerous chores that you can’t do?
• If you could buy only one of this two things, would you choose a dishwasher or a washing machine?
• How long do you think you could live without a maid or someone to help you in the house?
• Do you like to go to the supermarket?
• Have you ever had an empty fridge for a long time only because you were too lazy to go grocery shopping?
• What kind of products does your family buy on the Internet?
• If you could have a robot to do all your chores, what would you choose for it to do?
• What chores do you do that your parents didn’t have to do when they were growing up?
• What are some chores that your parents have to do around the house?
• Do your grandparents help with chores?

What is your definition of cheating?

Have you ever cheated?

Why do you think that people cheat?

Have you ever cheated in an exam?

Have you ever been caught cheating on an exam?

If you had a chance to cheat now, would you take it?

In what situations do people usually cheat?

Have you ever been cheated on by somebody else?

Describe a time when you cheated and it helped you.

Do you think if people stopped cheating the world would be a better place?

What do you think of people who cheat in their relationships?

What do you think can be done to prevent cheating?

What are some things you can do to prevent cheating?

What would you do it you saw someone cheating at something.

Have you ever seen a celebrity in person? What did you do?

Which celebrity would you like to meet? What would you do if you could spend a day with this person?

Do you think famous people have the right to have a private life?

Do you think it’s moral to sell your private life to the media?

Do you approve of people who become famous as a consequence of appearing again and again in the media and not because of having an artistic career?

What do you think of the paparazzi?

Why do you think there is such a high demand for gossip magazines and gossip TV programs?

What are the pros and cons of being a celebrity?

What do you think of fans and fan-clubs ?

Did you have any heroes when you were a teenager?

Why do you think adolescents need to have heroes?

Do you think being a celebrity automatically means the person is intelligent?

Do you think that there are times when the common man has an edge over a celebrity?

If you could influence people like a celebrity does, how would you use it for the benefit of the planet?

Which celebrity do you most admire and why ?

Would you like to be famous ? Why or why not ?

Do you think there is a relationship between beauty and celebrity ?

Can you name some famous people?

Do you know someone famous?

Would you like to be famous? Why?

Are famous people happy?

Would you like to be a celebrity?

Would you like to be a celebrity? Why would you be famous?

If you were a celebrity, would you take advantage of it to date some fans?

Should celebrities be role models?

Do you think being a celebrity automatically means the person is intelligent? Why? Why not?

Do you think celebrities write their own music?

Can you give some examples of when the common man has an edge over a celebrity?

What do you think of celebrities championing a cause? (e.g. – a cure for AIDS)

Do you think that some celebrities earn much more money than they deserve taking into consideration what they produce?

How old were you when you first learned to drive?

Was there anything difficult about learning to drive?

Can you drive a car?

Can you drive a manual shift car?

Do you have a car?

If so, what kind of car do you have?

Is it a standard (manual shift) or automatic shift?

Which do you like best, a standard or automatic shift car?

What are the advantages of owning a car?

What are the disadvantages of owning a car?

Are you a good driver?

Have you ever been in a car accident?

Have you ever been pulled over by the police?

What happened?

Have you ever driven a car in a foreign country?

If yes, which side of the road did they drive on?

Were the road signs different?

Are the drivers in your area where you live good drivers?

Do you know anything about repairing or maintaining a car?

What do you know how to do?

Where did you learn how to do this?

Do you enjoy repairing cars?

What are some things you do to maintain your car?

Do you prefer driving or riding public transportation?

What kind of car do you prefer?

Do you like drive at night?

Do you think cars should be banned from city centers?

What side of the road do you drive in your country?

Is drunk driving a problem in your country?

What kind of laws does your country have about drunk driving?

What is the penalty for drunk driving in your country?

Have you ever been (or) do you know anyone who has been in an accident related to drunk driving?

Is jaywalking legal in your country?

Do people often jaywalk in your country?

Who taught you to drive?

How long did it take you to learn to drive?

What is the longest trip you have ever taken by car?

Have you ever broken down and been stranded on the side of the road?

Who helped you?

How do American drivers compare to drivers in your country?

What are the speed limits in your country?

On what occasions do you honk your car horn?

Is it acceptable to honk in your country

Are men better drivers than women?

Are women better drivers than men?

At what age can you get a licence in your country?

Do you think the age for driving should be raised or lowered?

Do you think driving lessons should be provided by high schools?

Should new drivers have a period of accompanied driving?

Or some kind of trial period?

Do you have a GPS (Global Position System)?

What are the advantages and disadvantages of having a GPS?

Does the type of car a person drives tell us about the person who drives it?

What can we tell or imagine about a person by looking at the car they drive?

What are the laws about seat belts in your country?

How are they different to this country?

Is your car air conditioned?

What are the advantages and disadvantages of air conditioning?

Do you have a GPS?

If yes, when do you use it? If no, would you like one? Why or why not?

What is the price of gasoline in your country?

Is it cheaper or more expensive than in this country?

Do you allow passengers to eat inside your car?

What are the advantages/disadvantages of buying a second-hand car?

Do you wash your car yourself or do you have it washed?

Do you think that there is a relation between global warming and cars?

Have you ever seen a “hybrid” car?

What do you know about “hybrid” cars?

Do you really think that car manufacturers are interested in global warming?

How often do you need to get your car repaired?

On what occasions do you honk your car horn?

Is it acceptable to honk in your country?

Do you like to drive or be driven?

Have you ever bribed a policeman in your country after he pulled you over?

Is it common for traffic cops to accept bribes?

How are the traffic laws in your country?

Are they strict or lax?

Do most people follow the rules of the road?

Is it easy to find parking?

Is parking expensive?

What should be done in order to prevent traffic congestion in your city?

Is there any kind of rules to avoid traffic congestions?

How do you feel about spending time in your car during rush hour?

Is car theft a big problem in your country?

Have you had your car stolen?

Have you had your radio stolen?

Is road side assistance common in your country?

Can you change a flat tire?

Do you know anything about fixing a car?

Who taught you to drive?

Was it pleasant or unpleasant?

Have you ever broken down and been stuck on the side of the road?

Who helped you?

What do you think of international car-free days?

Can you recall any memorable car drive in your life?

What are the most frequent driving offenses?

What factors are responsible for railway crossing accidents?

According to insurance statistics women are better driver than men.

Do you agree?

What do you think of car pooling?

What is good behavior? What is bad behavior?

什麼是好行為？什麼是壞行為？

Were you well-behaved as a child?

你小的時候是好孩子嗎？

Why do some children seem naturally well-mannered, while others seem difficult?

為什麼有些孩子很乖，有些孩子很壞？

Were you a well-behaved child?

你是一個乖孩子嗎？

How do you raise well-behaved children?

如何養一個乖孩子？

What influences you to make good choices?

什麼會影響你做出一個好的決定？

Have you ever not tolerated someone’s behavior?

你受不了什麼樣的行為？

Is there any behavior that you would not find acceptable?

What are some examples of bad behavior?

What is he worst behavior you have seen?

Would you teach your child to “hit back” at school if somebody hit him?

How can we teach our children good behavior? Are words or example more important?

Are you influenced by what you see on TV? Or by what you read?

Do friends influence you?

Can you influence your friends?

Is it important to surround yourself with good people?

How can friends have a bad influence on you?

Can music influence your behavior?

Is it important to only watch wholesome TV shows and only read good books?

How has the media affected society? Has TV made society better or worse?

How does religion influence people’s behavior?

Do you care what other people think of you?

Do you care about the private behavior of a politician?

Can you judge a politician by how he behaves toward his family?

Do you give up your private life when you become a politician?

Should people behave differently with friends than with family? Do you treat people who are close to you better than strangers, or vice versa?

Does the behavior of well-known people, such as celebrities and politicians, affect how average people behave?

Does economic status affect people’s behavior? For example, are people more generous if they have more money?

Who do you admire? Do you try to be like this person (or people)?

Are there historical figures you admire?

Who is affected by your behavior?

In what ways have the choices of others affected you?

Does your happiness depend on the behavior of others?

Should you always be on your best behavior?

Will we be judged for our behavior? Do you believe in a God who punishes bad people and rewards good people?

Does it always pay to be good?

How do you act when you are happy? Do you like being around happy people?

Should people act on their feelings? If you are in a bad mood, can people around you tell?

Do you believe we have a moral obligation to act happy, even if we do not feel happy?

Is it possible to change one’s behavior?

Have you changed anything about your behavior?

Have you started good habits?

Have you broken bad habits?

What are some ways to change your behavior?

Do you set goals to improve yourself?

What behaviors are expected from children towards their parents?

Do the clothes you wear affect your behavior? Should school teachers wear casual clothes?

What behaviors are expected from university and college students?

Should corporal punishment be illegal?

Are bad people bad because of circumstances or choices? What about good people?

Do you think there is such a thing as an evil person, or just a sick person?

Can bad behavior lead to crime?

Should parents be held responsible for their children’s behavior?

What would you do if you saw somebody else’s child behaving badly in public?

Should some parent give medicine to their children to calm them down?

Can you think of a behavior that is ‘good’ behavior in one culture and a ‘bad’ behavior in another culture?

How would you behave in a hospital?

What is the strangest thing you have ever done?

Should children be punished in public?

What kind of punishment do you think is the most effective ?

What does “misbehavior” mean?

What can we do to prevent or discourage it

Is there a behavior considered a ‘good’ behavior in one culture and a ‘bad’

behavior in another culture? If yes, give examples.

Can we teach our children good behavior?

How can we teach our children good behavior?

How do children acquire good behavior?

What would you do if your child behaves badly in public?

What would you do if you saw somebody else’s child behaves badly in public?

Would you spank (To slap on the buttocks with a flat object or with the open hand, as for punishment) your child for bad behavior?

What would you do if you saw somebody spanking their child behaves for bad behavior?

What should you do with a child who has very bad behavior?

Would you teach your child to “hit back” at school if somebody hits them?

How should we punish children who commit crimes?

What behavior is not acceptable among friends?

How should movie stars behave in public?

Is it OK to show negative types of behavior when you are angry?

What behaviors make you feel good?

What behaviors make you feel angry?

Should children be encouraged to ask questions in class?

How can teachers stop “bullying” at school?

Have you ever got embarrassed by your friend’s/girlfriend’s/husband’s misbehavior?

What is the right behavior to use in a job interview?

How should you behave when you see someone you don’t like?

What is good behavior?

What is the right behavior to use in a restaurant?

At school?

At a party?

Can you think of a behavior that is ‘good’ behavior in one culture and a ‘bad’ behavior in another culture?

Can we teach our children good behavior?

How can we teach our children good behavior?

How do children acquire good behavior?

Would you spank your child for bad behavior?

What would you do if you saw somebody spanking their child for bad behavior?

Is it acceptable for parents to spank their children?

Have you ever played baseball?

你打過棒球嗎？

Do you know the rules of baseball?

棒球的規則是什麼？

Do you like baseball?

你喜歡棒球嗎？

How many players are on a baseball team?

棒球隊有多少人？

What position do you think is the most difficult?

Who is your favorite baseball player? Why do you like him?

Does baseball look like a fun game to you?

What qualities do you think of baseball player needs to be good?

Do they have professional baseball teams in your country?

How much does it cost to watch a professional baseball game?

Would you rather watch baseball at a stadium or on television?

What is your favorite baseball team? Why?

Do you follow professional baseball?

Are there any baseball players from your country playing in the USA?

Do you think baseball will ever be a worldwide sport like soccer?

What are the differences between baseball in America and baseball in your country?

How much does it cost to attend a pro game in your country?

What kinds of food are sold at baseball stadiums in your country?

Does your country have a minor league?

Do you think young players aspire to be a pro in their home country or make it to the American Major Leagues?

Are there recreational baseball teams in your country?

Do children have easy access to baseball in your country?

Do people play softball in your country?

Are there women’s baseball teams in your country?

Do you consider baseball to be a slow game?

Do you think the playoffs are more exciting than the regular season?

Do you think baseball will ever be a worldwide sport like soccer?

How does a kid make it to the pros?

• What makes it easy to talk to someone?
  • What traits do you look for in a conversation partner?
• Tell about your favorite types of conversations to have?
  • What do you talk about?
  • How do you know the other person?
• Who is the best conversationalist that you have ever met?
  • Why are they such a great conversationalist?
• Have you ever had a great conversation with a complete stranger?
  • What made it so great?
  • What did you talk about?
  • Where were you?
• What is your role in a conversation?
  • Do you dominate?
  • Do you subordinate?
• What percent of a conversation do you spend talking?
  • Have you ever tried to consciously change your conversational style?
  • What did you change?
• What are some good habits you have in conversation?
• What are some bad traits you have in conversations?
• Who communicates better: men or women?
  • What makes their style better?
  • What makes it worse?
• Do you like to flirt?
  • How do you flirt?
  • What do you say?
• On a scale of 1-10, how do you rate your conversational skill with the opposite sex? Explain.
• How do conversations between men and women differ?
• Do you like to argue?
  • What do you like to argue about?
• Do you always want to be right?
  • What types of arguments do you hate to lose?
• What topics should you avoid when talking to a stranger?
  • To a Swiss person?
  • To a Japanese?
  • To an American?
• What topics are taboos for your culture?
  • What topics are taboo for you personally?
• Why do people like to learn bad words in another language?
• What do people do that drives you crazy in a conversation?
• How do you feel about talking on the phone? Why?
• Do you think that some conversations are easier to have on the phone? Face to face?
• What types of conversations, and why?

What are some topics that you can’t stand to talk about? Why?Do you have better conversations when you are drinking?

• How do your conversations change after you have been drinking?

Have you ever said something to someone that you wish you hadn’t said?What was it? Explain.If you could relive any conversation of your life, what would it be? Why? Explain.How do you feel about being frank? Explain.How do you feel about blunt people?

• Is there such a thing as being too honest? Explain.

In your experience, which country’s people are the easiest to talk to? Explain.Which country’s people are difficult to talk to? Explain.If you could have the voice of any famous person, whose voice would you want? Why?How do you feel about conversations with people older than yourself?

• Are there any older people who you have conversations with regularly?
• Who are they?

Some people like to talk about things, and some people like to do things.

• What kind of person are you? Explain.

If you could have a conversation with any famous living person, who would you talk to?

• What would you talk about?
• Why would you want to talk about that? Explain.

If you could have a conversation with a famous deceased person, who would you talk to?

• What would you talk about, and why?

Do you like to eavesdrop on other people’s conversations?

• What kind of questions do you like to overhear? Where do you listen?
• Have you ever spied on anyone?
  • Have you ever recorded a phone call or conversation? Why?
  • Would you ever do it? Explain.

If you had to choose, would you rather marry a partner who is handsome/beautiful and sexy, but who is a terrible conversationalist, or a partner who is a wonderful conversationalist, but who is less-attractive-than-average? Explain.What was a difficult conversation you had to have in your life?

• How did it turn out?
• What made it hard? Explain.

Would you like to be a salesman, a teacher, a reporter?Would you like to have a career that requires you to talk to a lot of people? Why?

• Which career?

How can you improve your conversation skills? Explain.

What annoys you about living where you live now?

What annoys you about taking trains to work?

What annoys you about driving a car?

What annoys you most about living at home with your family?

Do you think you have habits that annoy other people?

Does it annoy you when people kiss in public?

Do you get annoyed when someone cuts in front of you when you are waiting in line?

What are some new pet peeves you have as a result of recent technology (i.e. cell phone use)?

What annoying habits does your best friend have?

Does smoking bother you?

Do you get annoyed when other people display bad manners? Give some examples.

What is the most annoying thing for you?

What is the most annoying thing about your partner?

Do you annoy people with some of your habits?

What is something that your parents do that annoy you?

Can annoying someone be a good thing?

If something is annoying you, what do you usually do?

What are some things that annoy you that don’t annoy your best friend?

How do you change annoying habits

What are some things that car drivers do that annoy you?

Can you think of some things children do that annoy adults around them?

What does pet peeve mean?

What is your pet peeve?

Does it annoy you when people don’t use the right punctuation?

What kind of people annoy you?

Who is the most annoying person you know? Why?

How do you inform someone they are being annoying

Do you think other people find you annoying? Why?

Who is the most annoying celebrity? Why?

Which is more annoying, being caught in the rain without an umbrella, or finding out you don’t have enough money to pay for something you really need?

Is there anything about your teacher that annoys you? What will you do about it?

Does it annoy you when people don’t use the right punctuation?

Do you think it is annoying if people can’t or don’t speak your language?

Which is more annoying, being caught in the rain without an umbrella, or finding out you don’t have enough money to pay for something you really need?

Why do people get annoyed?

Do bandaids on ladies feet annoy you?

What’s the most annoying thing about your partner?

What’s the most annoying catchphrase or cliche you can think of?

Is it worse to be ignorant or annoying?

What annoys you about yourself?

What do people do on the subway that annoys you?

What do people do on the bus that annoys you?

What do people do on the street that annoys you?

Does it annoy you when people snore?