italki – 挑戰與改變

What is a challenge you faced?

你人生中遇到的最大的挑戰是什麼?

Can you think of some more interesting challenges that a person can do?

你未來最想要達成的目標是什麼?

What kind of challenge would you like to try?

你喜歡哪一類的挑戰?運動類?財富的挑戰?改變個性的挑戰?減肥的挑戰?

Do you have any heroes that have done something amazing?

在歷史當中,你最喜歡哪個英雄人物、偉人?他/她做了什麼

Challenges don’t have to be amazing. What are some normal challenges people face?

你每天遇到的挑戰是什麼?

Some people think that facing challenges improves a person. Do you agree or disagree?

你認同「不經一番寒徹骨,哪得梅花撲鼻香」嗎?為什麼?

Think of some tragic events that happened. Do you remember what you were you doing when you found out about them?

你認為人類遇到的最大挑戰是什麼?全球暖化?飢荒?戰爭?貧富差距?

What are some challenges you think the next generation will face?

我們的孩子們將會遇到什麼樣的挑戰?

Should people make their children have easy lives with few challenges or make sure their children face challenges?

你希望你的孩子遇到很多挑戰嗎?還是希望他/她人生可以過的平平安安?

italki – 交通工具

If you were going to get a new car, what kind of car would you get? A luxurious car? A sports car? A hybrid or electric car?

你將要買一台新車,你想要買哪一種車呢?跑車、豪華轎車或者是油電混和車,還是人工智慧車呢?

What kind of cars do you think look the best?

你覺得哪種車最好看?

Can you drive?

你會開車嗎?你常常開車去哪呢?

If yes, are you a good driver? When did you get your license?

你覺得你是一位守法的駕駛嗎?你有出過車禍嗎?

If no, do you want to get a driver’s license? Why or why not?

你未來會想要開車嗎?為什麼?

Do you think cars are safe?

在你們的城市,開車安全嗎?

What are some of the advantages and disadvantages of driving versus public transportation?

大眾運輸系統的好處是什麼?

What do you think cars will be like in the future?

你覺得未來的車長什麼樣子?透過太陽發電?會飛的車?時光機器?

Do people drive well in your country?

你們國家的交通狀況如何?會讓你常常遲到嗎?

Would you like to drive an F-1 race car?

你喜歡看賽車比賽嗎?

italki – 藝術

How often do you go to art museums?

你常常去美術館、博物院、音樂廳嗎?

Do you consider yourself to be artistic?

你熱愛藝術嗎?

What do you think about modern art paintings?

你喜歡哪些現代藝術作品呢?

How many forms of art can you name? What is your favorite form of art?

你最喜歡哪一類型的藝術呢?舞蹈、美術、設計、音樂、工藝品、電影或者是其他的藝術?

Do you like graffiti art? Why or why not?

你喜歡街頭塗鴉嗎?

What is the most famous statue in your country?

你們國家最有名的藝術品是什麼呢?

Who is your favorite artist? Why do you like them so much?

你最喜歡哪一位藝術家呢?為什麼?

Do you think that art is important to society? Why?

你覺得藝術對於社會重要嗎?

Have you ever tried drawing, painting, sculpting, or something else artistic?

你有學過才藝嗎?

What is the most famous painting in your country?

你們國家最有名的一張照片是什麼?

What is traditional art like in your culture?

你們國家的傳統藝術如何?

What country do you think is the most creative?

你覺得哪個國家最美?

Do you have any artistic friends? What kinds of art do they create?

你有任何藝術家朋友嗎?他/她擅長做什麼呢?

Are you a good painter?

Can you draw pictures well?

Do you believe what art critics say?

Do you consider yourself a good artist?

Do you enjoy your art class at school?

Do you like modern art?

Do you like paintings?

Do you like sketching?

Do you like to visit art museums?

Do you like wood carving?

Do you prefer using water colors or oil paint?

Do you think it is proper to call nude paintings art?

Do you think music and dancing are forms of art?

Do you think of cartoons and comics as art?

Do you visit museums when you go to another city?

Have you ever been to any famous art museums?

Have you ever visited an art museum?

What art form do you like best?

What art museums have you visited?

Which did you like the best? Why?

Which did you like the least? Why?

What famous painters do you know? What are they famous for?

What is art?

What is the longest time that you have spend on a painting?

What is your favorite art web site?

What would life be like without art?

When was the last time you went to an art museum?

Who are some famous artists in your country?

Who is a famous potter in your country?

Who is the most famous artist in your country? What kind of art does he do?

Who is your favorite painter?

Do you enjoy taking photographs?

What things do you like to photograph?

Do you consider photography an art form?

Why do artist like to draw women’s figures?

Why do you enjoy art?

Why is art important?

Why do people become professional artists?

Have you ever participated in any art competitions?

Have you ever been jealous of someone else’s artwork?

Do you find Picasso’s work astonishing or weird?

Do you have a favorite painting?

If so, what is it?

Why do you like it?

Do other people ever compliment your artwork?

Do you have a sketchbook?

If so, how often do you use it?

What kind of sketches do you make?

Do you feel proud after finishing a work of art?

Do you think graffiti is art?

Do you like to doodle?

What kinds of doodles do you make?

Where and when do you doodle?

Have you ever gone to an exhibition?

Do you know any art galleries? Are there any in the place where you live?

Were you interested in art when you were young?

In your opinion, is design an important part of culture?

Can you tell me the name of a fashion designer you know?

Is design a great importance in your daily life?

The famous artist and designer William Morris said that you should not have nothing in your house that you do not know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful’. Discuss.

Do you know any art gallery? Is there any in the place where you live?

Were you interested in art some years ago? and now?

Have you studied any pictorial movement?

Has design a great importance in your daily life

Is your work figurative or abstract?

What is your medium of choice?

What influences your work?

If you could buy a great work of art, what would it be? (style, title, artist’s name…)

Do you think performance art should be considered art?

What do you think of shock art?

Have you ever seen performance art?

Have you ever seen shock art?

Does art imitate life?

Are movies a form of art?

iTalki – 審美觀、人的外表

What is the first thing you notice about a person?

你對人的第一印象是什麼?你遇到人的時候,你會先注意到他的身體、臉、髮型還是衣服呢?

What do the clothes someone wears say about that person?

你覺得人的外表會反映出他的個性嗎?

Is there a part of your appearance that you are very proud of? (i.e. eyes, fashion sense, hair etc.)

你覺得身上哪個地方最好看?別人覺得如何呢?

What is the most interesting haircut you have seen?

你最不喜歡的髮型是什麼?

Have you ever gone through the entire day without noticing something was wrong with your appearance? (i.e. missing button, food in your teeth)

你有過穿錯衣服的經驗嗎?

What kinds of things do you do to improve/maintain your appearance?

你喜歡保養皮膚或是化妝嗎?你喜歡用哪個保養品呢?

Are there any fashion trends in the past you followed but think are silly looking now?

你在小時候,是否曾經熱愛過某種風格?但你長大之後,很後悔的呢?

How long does it take you to get ready in the morning?

你早上大多花多久的時間打扮、穿衣服?

Have you ever been intimidated by someone’s appearance?

你最害怕的怪物是什麼?

Do people in your country talk a lot about other people’s appearance?

你們國家的人喜歡怎麼樣的外表的人呢?

  • Who do you think is the most beautiful person in your country?
  • Who do you think is the most beautiful person alive today?
  • Who was the most beautiful person in history?
  • Who is the most attractive in your family?
  • Does beauty affect one’s success in life?
  • Is it better to be physically attractive or intelligent?
  • Is it better to be physically attractive or wealthy?
  • Is beauty related to power?
    • Can you think of anyone who is in a position of power that is not physically attractive?
  • Do people spend too much time and money on beauty?
  • How much time should be spent on making yourself look better each day?
  • Who would you say is beautiful that others maybe wouldn’t?
  • Do you think people should have cosmetic surgery to enhance their looks?
    • If so what is the minimum age when someone should have plastic surgery?
    • How popular is plastic surgery in your country?
    • What is the most popular feature for cosmetic alteration?
    • Do you think self-esteem affects beauty?
    • Do you think beauty affects self-esteem?
  • How important is beauty in your daily life?
  • Have you ever noticed anyone ever feeling pressured to be more beautiful?
  • What do you think of the proverb, “beauty is in the eye of the beholder?”
    • Do you have any proverbs or idioms from your country that relate to beauty?
  • What do you think “beauty is skin deep” means?
  • What are some beauty tips that you could share?
  • Do you think people with many tattoos can be beautiful?
    • How many tattoos are too many?
    • Would you ever get a tattoo?
    • Do you have a tattoo?
  • Do you think people with many piercings can be beautiful?
    • What kind of body piercing, if any, do you feel are acceptable?
    • What kind of piercing, if any, do you feel are unacceptable?
  • What personality trait is the most important for inner beauty?
  • How do you define beauty, using your own words?
  • Would you ever date someone who was not conventionally attractive?
  • What makes one person more attractive than another?
  • Do you think people from different countries than you see attractive the same way?
  • Is there someone famous that is considered beautiful, that you think is not?
  • Are beauty pageants good or bad?
  • Should children be entered into beauty pageants?
  • Do you think one gender or group worries more about beauty than another?
  • Would you want your children to be beautiful or talented?
  • What are some of the drawbacks of being beautiful?
  • What do you think about plastic surgery?
    • Would you ever have plastic surgery?
    • If so, what would you change?
  • What do you think of celebrities who get plastic surgery?
  • Do you think it’s necessary to have plastic surgery if you are famous in order to be successful?
  • Do you think skin color affects whether a person is regarded as beautiful or not?
  • Do you think that fairer skin makes you more beautiful?
  • What are some advantages of being beautiful?
  • What makes someone beautiful in your country?
    • What differs between that idea and the American idea of beauty?
  • What do you think “beauty is skin deep” means?
  • How many different adjectives can you think of to describe a beautiful woman or a handsome man

What do these English expressions mean?

Pretty is as pretty does.Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.Beauty is only skin deep.What you see is what you get.

  • Are you a fashionable person?
  • What is fashion?
  • Who is fashionable that you know?
  • Do you read fashion magazines?
  • Which season is it the easiest to be fashionable?
  • Can you be fashionable without spending money?
  • Who is the most fashionable in your family?
    • Why do you think so?
  • Where is a fashionable city in your country?
  • Do you think your friends are fashionable?
  • Are you dressed fashionably today?
  • Why do some people ignore fashion?
  • Who is the most fashionable teacher you know?
  • How much do you spend getting ready to go to school?
    • College
    • Work
    • Out with friends
    • To a party
    • Do the times vary much?
  • When and where did you buy an article of clothing you’re wearing right now? Why did you choose it?
  • Have you ever gotten an item of clothing tailored?
    • When?
    • What was it for?
  • In your country do children have to wear school uniform?
    • Do you think it is a good idea or not?
  • 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?
  • What would you wear to a disco?
  • What wouldn’t you wear to a wedding?
  • What clothes do you wear that require you to shave your hair?
  • What is your favorite article of clothing?
  • What’s your favorite color for clothes? Why?
  • What two things you wouldn’t wear together?
  • What fabrics do you like?
  • What is the longest you’ve ever worn your hair?
  • Do you like to wear a school uniform? Why or why not?
  • What fabrics do you think are beautiful
  • What color would you wear on a first date
  • What clothes would you wear on a first date
  • What would you wear to a romanic meal
  • What is a relaxing color
  • What is the most useful article of clothing in your wardrobe
  • Who is your favorite designer why
  • What would you wear to a formal dinner
  • Do you prefer brand name clothes? Why
  • What style hat would you wear?
  • What accessories do men wear/carry?
  • What style would a trendy young woman wear?
  • What fashion groups are there in your culture? For example skater style
  • What would you never wear to a wedding
  • What material is uncomfortable in summer?
  • Describe the most expensive thing you own
  • What item of clothing is most uncomfortable material in summer?
  • What items of clothing are uncomfortable?
  • What is a major fashion faux pas?
  • Who is the best dressed person you can see now?
  • What clothes or hairstyles are from the 70s or 80s
  • What items of clothing do people not wear anymore?
  • What clothing do only children wear?

italki – 給予建議

What three pieces of advice will you give your children?

如果你有孩子,你會給他什麼建議

Whose advice do you follow more, your parents’ or your friends’ advice?

你父母、你的朋友,他們會給你什麼樣的建議?

If you could give the leader of your country some advice, what would it be?

如果你可以跟你們國家的總統說一些話,你會說什麼?

If you could go back in time and give yourself some advice, what would you tell your younger self?

如果你可以回到過去,你最想要改變哪件事情?

Who was the wisest person in your country’s history? What kind of advice did they give?

誰是你們國家最有智慧的人,他對於你們國家的貢獻是什麼?

Where do you go to get good advice?

你有相信任何宗教或是學說嗎?

What are some things students should do to improve their English?

在課後時間,你是如何練習的呢?

What should I do to make more money?

我要如何賺大錢?

How can I get more free time?

我要如何得到更多的休息時間?

What should people do when first meeting their boyfriend/girlfriend’s parents?

你第一次看到男/女朋友的父母的時候,你做了什麼事情?

What should someone do to be happy?

要怎麼樣才能夠快樂?

  • I want to quit smoking. What should I do?
  • I won 100,000 dollars and I don’t know how to spend it. What should I do?
  • I gained a lot of weight in last few years. I want to lose at least 10kg. What should I do?
  • I have just lost my job. I haven’t told my husband/wife yet. How should I tell him/her?
  • I found a wallet which had 2,000 dollars in it. How should I spend it?
  • My son doesn’t want to go to school. He says that his teacher and all other students hate him. What should I do?
  • My child wakes up very often in the middle of the night. He sleeps usually during the day. I haven’t had any good sleep for weeks. What should I do?
  • I have a headache. What should I do?
  • I hate working. What should I do?
  • I feel sad. What should I do?
  • I want to protect the environment but I don’t know how. What should I do?
  • I am always late. What should I do?
  • I keep losing my credit card. What should I do?
  • I have a red nose. What should I do?
  • I am new in this city. I would love to meet some people. What should I do?
  • I want to get rich quickly. What should I do?
  • I need a car but I don’t have enough money. What should I do?
  • I want to be a cool man. What should I do?
  • My girlfriend left me. I feel depressed. What should I do?
  • My husband doesn’t help me with house chores. What should I do?
  • Have you ever self-published something? What are some good ways to publish your writing independently?
  • If you have a lot of things to get done in one week, how do you manage? What advice would you give someone who is very busy?
  • My girlfriend/boyfriend is seeing another man/woman. I saw a message in his/her mobile phone. What should I do?