青蛙與蝗蟲

稻田里有只青蛙，它很负责的看守者稻田，防止蝗虫前来偷食。有一天稻田的主人看见了青蛙闲在那里呱呱叫，怕它无聊的时候会祸害稻田，便对青蛙说：“你的工作虽然干得很出色，可是你的学识却太差劲了。我希望你能分出一些精力去学习文化，励志做一只与众不同的青蛙。

　　青蛙听完觉得有道理，于是它常常跑到学校去偷听老师讲课，久而久之青蛙学到了不少知识。可是因为它的擅离职守。稻田里出现了偷食稻苗的蝗虫。

　　有一天青蛙发现了蝗虫，跳过去想要吃掉蝗虫。蝗虫惊恐的说道：“青蛙大哥，请放过我吧！我以后再也不敢偷食了。”说着蝗虫故作伤心挤出几滴眼泪说：“青蛙大哥，我还有一家老幼需要赡养，求你大人有大量放我一马吧！”

　　“知错能改，善莫大焉，我虽然是一只青蛙，但是我懂得道理。”说着青蛙放过了蝗虫，蹦蹦哒哒的去学校了。

　　稻田里没有了青蛙的把守，蝗虫们蜂拥而至，转眼间把稻苗吃一干二净。

　　等青蛙回来后看见稻田它傻了，大声指责蝗虫说：“你不说你以后再也不偷食了吗？怎么可以言而无信？”

　　蝗虫摸着鼓鼓的大肚皮说：“我们蝗虫只知道吃饱肚子，可不会讲道理。”说完蝗虫们飞走了，青蛙想追可是它又想起老师说的话：“能够原谅别人的错误，才是真君子。”所以它眼睁睁的看着蝗虫逃走了。

伊索寓言：擠牛奶的姑娘

一個農家擠牛奶姑娘頭頂著一桶牛奶，從田野裡走回農莊。她忽然想：”這桶牛奶賣得的錢，至少可以買回三百個雞蛋。除了意外損失，這些雞蛋可以孵得兩百五十隻小雞。到雞價漲得最高時，便可以拿這些小雞到市場中去賣。那麼這樣一年到頭，我便可分得很多錢，用這些錢足夠買一條漂亮的新裙子。聖誕節晚宴上，我穿上漂亮迷人的新裙子，年輕的小伙子們都會向我求婚，而我卻要搖搖頭拒絕他們。”想到這裡，她真的搖起頭來，頭上的牛奶倒在地上。她的幻想也隨之消失了。

伊索寓言：偷東西的小孩和他的母親

　　有個小孩在學校裡偷了同學一塊錢，拿回家交給母親。母親不但沒罵他，反而還誇他能幹。第二次他偷一件大衣回家，交給母親，母親很滿意，更加誇獎他。小孩長大了，便開始去偷更大的東西。有一次，他被捉住，要被殺了。他母親跟在後面痛哭。這時，小偷說他想和母親說話。他母親罵他不該偷東西，兒子說道：”我第一次偷錢給你時，如果你能打我一頓，今天我就不會這樣了？”

中國童話：孟姜女哭倒長城

秦朝正在修築長城，四處找民工來服役。有一個書生名叫範喜良，與孟姜女結婚不到三日，政府就把範喜良帶走了。

孟姜女很傷心，整日哭泣，苦苦盼了一年也沒有範喜良的消息。她連夜為丈夫趕製衣服，決定萬里去尋夫。孟姜女一路風餐露宿，翻山越嶺，終於走到了長城修築地。

得知範喜良上個月已經累死，屍體埋在城下，就開始失聲痛哭起來，哭得天昏地暗，連民工看了都紛紛落淚。哭著哭著突然長城一段接著一段崩塌，露出了城下的屍體。為了能辨認出丈夫的屍體，她滴血認屍，終於找到了範喜良的屍體。

中國童話：竇娥冤 關漢卿

竇娥長大後嫁作蔡家媳婦，不到兩年，丈夫就死了。竇娥守寡在家，與婆婆蔡寡婦同住。

這時候，楚州有個流氓叫張驢兒，與父親張老頭一起欺負蔡家婆媳，要蔡寡婦嫁給張老頭，蔡寡婦為保命勉強答應了。張驢兒又逼著竇娥嫁給他，竇娥堅決不肯。一天，蔡寡婦生病，竇娥做湯給婆婆喝。張驢兒在湯裡放了毒，想先毒死蔡寡婦，然後逼竇娥成親。誰知蔡寡婦忽然嘔吐，不想喝湯，張老頭奪過碗，喝完了，不一會兒就毒性發作，倒地身亡。

張驢兒毒死了自己的父親，卻說是竇娥做的，告到政府。楚州知府是個壞官，接受了張驢兒的賄賂，就用酷刑逼竇娥。竇娥打死也不肯招，知府改打蔡寡婦。竇娥心疼婆婆，承認自己殺人。

竇娥被判定了死罪，押往刑場。

這時候，竇娥向天許願：如果她是冤枉的，要刀過人頭時，一滴血都不往下灑，全飛白布上，不讓鮮血沾到骯髒的地面上；第二，六月天要降三尺白雪，遮住她的屍體；以證明她是冤死的。

劊子手的刀砍下來，竇娥的血真的全飛到白布上；接著，六月的楚州天降大雪，遮住她的屍體。

竇娥的父親竇天章做了很大的官。竇天章奉旨去到楚州，當夜，他在燈下翻竇娥的案件，忽然見燈影一閃，竇娥的靈魂出現，求父親主持公道。

竇天章細審此案，為竇娥平反，宣布竇娥無罪，將張驢兒判死罪，從此，六月變回夏天，不再下雪。

通勤 Commuting

How do you commute to your school or your place of work?

你如何到學校或公司？

How far do you travel and how long does it take you?

你最遠到哪裡，花了多少時間？

How do you travel? Is it expensive? Is it tiring?

會很累嗎？

What are some of the reasons why people commute?

為什麼人們需要通勤呢？

Would you rather work in a nearer place?

你希望你現在的公司離家很近嗎？

If you work far from your house, why have you chosen to commute a long way to work?

如果你的公司離你家很遠，你大概花多久時間通勤呢？

Would you ever travel between countries or states in order to keep a better job? Why or why not?

你會為了找個好工作，而通勤到很遠的地方嗎？

In your viewpoint, what are the advantages and disadvantages of commuting?

對你來說，通勤的好處與壞處是什麼？

If you didn’t have any relatives or wife/husband, would you travel abroad for work? Why or why not?

如果你沒有另一半，那你會選擇出國工作嗎？為什麼？

Would you like to live abroad? Why or why not?

你喜歡住在國外嗎？

If you moved to another country, what things would you miss about where you live now? Which ones would you be glad to get away from?

如果你搬到其他國家，你會錯過什麼？會得到什麼呢？

Would you give up your job if you had to commute frequently?

如果你的工作通勤太頻繁，你會換工作嗎？

Would you accept a job that requires commuting two hours a day one way?

你有通勤超過兩小時過嗎?

成語故事：斷袖之癖

董賢長的唇紅齒白，眉清目秀，常常以自己的容貌而沾沾自喜。漢哀帝在宮中偶遇他後，驚為天人。漢哀帝非常寵信董賢，讓他隨侍左右，形影不離，一月間賞賜財物無數，“貴震朝廷”。為了讓董賢不用出宮，哀帝把他的妻子也搬到了宮中居住，並封董賢的妹妹的為昭儀。

董賢作出了那麽大犧牲，付出了那麽多的辛勤勞動，漢哀帝自然也不會虧待了他。哀帝封二十三的歲的董賢為大司馬。有一次匈奴單于來訪時，不禁詫異莫名。哀帝對他說道：“大司馬雖然年少，但是以大賢得其位。”單于嚇了一跳，他不知道這個年輕人究竟是什麽樣的大賢，于是肅然起身恭賀漢朝得此賢臣。

從兩件事情可以看出哀帝對董賢的眷戀之情。哀帝有一天醒了個大早，想起來活動活動，結果衣袖被仍在熟睡的董賢給壓住了。哀帝不忍心叫起董賢，于是取出寶劍，把自己的衣袖割斷了。還有一次，哀帝在酒宴上心血來潮，借著酒勁向大臣們宣布：“我要向堯舜學習，把帝位禪讓給董賢。”大臣們一聽頭都大了，幸好中常侍王閎反應敏捷，截住哀帝的話頭說道：“天下不是您的天下，而是高皇帝劉邦的天下。您的作用是上承祖宗基業，下傳兒孫萬世，總之皇上應以社稷為重，要知道天子無戲言。”哀帝聽後黑著臉沒有說話，但禪讓的事情從此也沒有再提。

成語故事：臥薪嘗膽

吳王夫差打敗了越國，越王勾踐被捉來吳國當了馬夫，幫忙養馬。
勾踐還裝出對夫差忠心耿耿的樣子。用心替他駕馭馬車，態度謙卑。夫差信任勾踐，就放他回國。
結果，他回國後，越王決心要使越國富強起來。他親自耕種，和百姓一起生活，還常問自己：“你忘了在吳國的恥辱嗎？”
他就“臥薪嘗膽”，越王勾踐每天睡在樹枝上，睡前，用舌頭舔苦膽，以此來提醒自己要發奮圖強，報仇復國。
勾踐又給吳王送去美女西施。吳王夫差就更加吃喝玩樂，弄得國家日漸衰弱。經過二十年，勾踐在吳國沒有防備的情況下，領兵把吳國打敗。夫差感到很羞愧，舉劍自殺。

奧運 Olympics

When were the first Olympic games?

什麼時候是奧運？

Why did they take place?

奧運在哪裡舉辦？

When are the first Olympic games you remember?

你第一次看奧運是什麼時候？

When and where were they?

你第一次的奧運是什麼時候？

Did your country win any medals?

你的國家有贏得獎牌嗎？

When and where were the best games?

哪一場比賽最精采？

How many Olympic sports can you name?

你看了幾項比賽？

Which sports are your favorite?

你最喜歡看哪一個？

How many medals did your country win in the last Olympics?

Which sport is your country good at?

你的國家擅長哪一種運動？

Where are the next games?

How is a country chosen to hold the games?

為什麼你的國家決定辦奧運？

Is holding the games a financial incentive?

辦奧運要花多少錢呢？

Is it good for the country that holds the events?

Which Olympic sports do you like to watch on TV?

Does your country do better at the summer or the winter Olympics?

你們國家有辦過冬季奧運還是夏季奧運呢？

Do you think that the Olympics are important, or have there been too many negative things (use of performance-enhancing drugs, corrupt judges) in recent history?

Should professional athletes be allowed in the Olympics?

運動員一定要參加奧運嗎？

Do you think it’s fair that an athlete who lives in one country and competes in another country can come back to his/her home country to be part of the Olympic team?

你覺得這次奧運的開幕表演中哪個部分最好看？

Do countries spend too much time on the Olympics?

你們國家花太多錢在奧運上嗎？

If we held the Olympics tomorrow in this class, in which sport would you win the gold?

If you had to change one Olympic sport, which sport would you take away and which sport would you add?

What is the most difficult Olympic sport?

哪一項運動最難？

Should all sports be included? For example, the horse riding event which means transporting the horses all over the world?

中國功夫

Have you ever studied a martial art?

你有學過武術嗎？

Can you name any Japanese/Chinese/Korean martial arts?

你知道跆拳道或空手道嗎？

Which martial art is best in your opinion? Why?

你覺得哪一種武術最好？

Do you like fighting?

你喜歡打架嗎？

Do you often fight?

你常常打架嗎？

Have you ever been in a fight? Did you win?

你打架贏了嗎？

Do you think its useful to study martial arts?

你覺武術對打架有用嗎？

Who is your favorite kung fu movie actor/actress?

你最喜歡哪一位功夫演員？

Do you like Hong Kong kung fu movies?

你喜歡香港功夫電影嗎？

What is your favorite kung fu movie?

你最喜歡的功夫電影是哪一部？

Do you know anything about martial arts history? What?

你知道功夫的歷史嗎？

Do you think its important to preserve tradition in martial arts?

你覺得學習功夫的時候，要遵循傳統還是要創新？

How many different kinds of kung fu have you heard of?

Do you know how to use any traditional weapons?

Which traditional weapon do you think is the coolest?

How does kung fu/tae kwon do/aikido compare to western boxing?

Do you ever watch martial arts on TV?

Do you know any good martial arts websites?

Are there any martial arts schools in your area?

What’s the difference between traditional kung fu and modern wushu?

What age is best to start training in martial arts?

At what age do you think it is best to begin training in martial arts?

How much should you train?

Do you know of any interesting training methods?

Do you know the names of the different kicks/punches/stances?

Which martial art uniform do you like best?

What are belts and sashes for?

What are forms or katas for?

What’s your favorite fighting technique?

What’s the most important thing in a fight?

What’s the coolest kung fu animal style?

What do you think “the art of fighting without fighting” (Bruce Lee) means?

Have you ever studied a martial art?

Can you name some Japanese, Chinese, and Korean martial arts? Describe them for your partner.

If you have trained in a martial art, was it difficult?

What did your teacher ask you to do?

What level of ability did you attain?

Did you ever take part in a competition?

What do you know about aikido?

What do you know about kendo?

What do you know about judo?

What do you know about karate?

What do you know about tae kwon do?

How many different kinds of kung fu have you heard of? For example, do you know the difference between traditional kung fu and modern wushu?

Have you ever seen or heard of the Shaolin monks and their abilities?

Have you ever been in a fight of any kind?

Did you win?

Do you like fighting?

Do you know anyone who does?

What are the benefits of studying martial arts? (health, self-discipline, etc.)

Do you think it’s useful to study martial arts to defend yourself in today’s world?

Do you like Hong Kong kung fu movies?

Do you like martial art movies of other countries?

What is your favorite kung fu movie?

Who’s your favorite kung fu movie actor?

What do you know about Jackie Chan?

What do you know about martial arts history?

Do you think it’s important to preserve traditions in martial arts?

Do you know how to use any traditional weapons?

Which traditional weapon do you think is the coolest?

How does Kung Fu, Tae Kwon Do, or Aikido compare to western boxing?

Do you ever watch martial arts on TV?

Do you know any good martial arts websites?

Are there any martial arts schools in your area? In this city?

At what age do you think it is best to begin training in martial arts?

How much should a person train in a martial art to become successful?

Do you know of any interesting training methods?

Do you know the names of different kicks, punches, and stances?

Which martial art uniform do you like best?

What’s your favorite fighting technique?

What’s the most important thing in a martial arts competition?

What’s the coolest Kung fu animal style?

What do you think Bruce Lee’s comment that Kung Fu is “the art of fighting without fighting” means?

Do you believe that martial arts masters of the past were actually able to fly?

語言 Languages

What language is spoken the most in your country?

你們國家有哪些語言？

Do you have a second language in your country?

你們國家有第二外語嗎？

How many languages do you speak fluently?

你會說哪些語言呢？

Is English important for an individual in your country?

英文對你們國家來說很重要嗎？

Why are you studying English?

你為什麼要念英語呢？

What language you like speaking in?

你喜歡哪一種語言？

What language do you least like speaking in?

你最不喜歡哪一種語言？

What’s your favorite language?

你最喜歡哪一種語言？

Do you wish your country has another language instead of the present one?

你會希望自己的國家換成別的語言嗎？

Do you have pen-friend? If yes, what languages do they speak?

你有筆友嗎？他們會說哪一種語言呢？

Can you name any languages that are no longer spoken?

有哪些語言現在已經沒有人再說了？

What language do the neighboring countries of where you live speak?

你附近的國家說哪些語言呢？

What would you do if you had to travel to a country where it’s people don’t know how to speak neither your language nor English?

如果你到了一個陌生的國家，當地人不會講你講你的語言，你會怎麼做？

Do you think that disappearing languages should be protected or should we just let them fade away?

需要保存即將消失的語言嗎？

What languages are spoken the most throughout the world?

世界上，最多人用的語言是什麼？

Which do you think is the most difficult language?

最難的語言的是什麼？

How many languages do you speak?

你會說多少種語言？

Would you like to raise multilingual children?

你會希望你的孩子有雙語能力嗎？

Do you think foreign language study should be required?

學另外一個語言重要嗎？

Do you think foreign language study should start as early as possible, or is it okay to start later?

要早一點學外語，還是晚一點比較好？

Do you think all people should be required to study the same foreign language, or do you think there should be some choice?

大家都要學一樣的外語嗎？

Do you think language affects thought?

語言會影響人們的想法嗎？

Do you enjoy studying grammar?

你喜歡學文法嗎？

Do you think studying the grammar of your native language is important?

你覺得學習母語的文法重要嗎？

Do you think studying the grammar of a foreign language helps you to speak it?

你覺得學文法對你學語言有幫助嗎？

What grammar question have you had lately?

哪一個文法對你來說是最難的？

When you study a language, do you like to study reading, writing, speaking and listening?

你想要學習聽、說、讀、寫哪個部分？

Have you ever had an emotional discussion in a language that you don’t speak well?

你會用肢體語言取代你不會說的語言嗎？

When you learn new words, is it generally easier for you to remember “silly and useless” words, or “common and useful” words?

你會去學髒話嗎？

If you study a foreign language, do you use a dictionary written in the language you are studying?

Have you ever used a concordance to study language?

Do you have a large vocabulary?

你會用很多詞嗎？

Is increasing your vocabulary important to you?

學更多詞對你來說重要嗎？

What techniques do you use to remember vocabulary?

你用什麼方法去記單字？

What dialects does your language have?

你的國家有方言嗎？

Do you know the saying, “a language is a dialect with an army”? What do you think this means? Do you agree?

When you are getting an important message for the first time, are you more comfortable hearing it, or reading it?

Is this different for you in your native language and your second/foreign language?

When you produce language, are you more comfortable writing it, or saying it?

What is your mother tongue?

How many languages do you speak?How did you learn your second language?What’s the best way to learn a foreign language?What methods do you use to remember vocabulary better?Is it necessary to write words down?Is it possible to understand and write well but not be able to have a conversation?What is value of learning languages?Why do some people have more difficulty than others when learning a language?To what extent do you agree that it’s better to learn language as a child? Why or why not?To speak its language well, how important is it to know something about the culture of a country?Are there some words that are similar in different languages?As a beginner, what are the first things that you need to be able to say?What are the problem areas that an intermediate learner may have?What are the problem areas that an advanced learner may have?When you travel to a foreign country, is it always easy to use your foreign language?How can the Internet be a helpful tool when learning a foreign language?Some people say that if you can teach something about your foreign language, then it you to understand it better. Do you agree?Have you ever tried learning a new language from a textbook with audio tapes?Is it good to sit an exam that shows your level in English?What do you know about IELTS and TOEFL?Can you learn a language by watching television?Do you use free language-learning exercises on the Internet?Have you ever paid for 1:1 lessons?Would you like to be a translator? Why? / Why not?Is the classroom the best place to learn?Can a good teacher influence how well you enjoy learning a language?Is it possible to teach yourself a language?What careers are possible if you speak a foreign language?What languages would you like to learn in future?What different techniques do you have for learning vocabulary?Do you need to write in a foreign language?Do you need to use your foreign languages at work?Do you think that knowing a foreign language might encourage you to live abroad in future?Is it a good idea to learn a language from a non-native speaker of that language?

  • Are there any disadvantages?

Do you know how large your vocabulary is in your foreign language?Could you teach your mother tongue to someone else?What personal qualities do you need to be an effective language learner?What tools can help you learn a foreign language?Have you ever made a telephone call in a foreign language?

  • If yes, how did it go?

Do you ever read websites in a foreign language?Is it possible to learn a language without studying grammar?Is knowing grammar more important than knowing vocabulary?Have teaching methods for language learning changed over the last 50 years?To speak a language well, why is it important to have an understanding of idioms?How did your best language teacher help you?Have you had any particularly poor language learning experiences?How old should a child be when a school introduces the first foreign language?Are teenage language exchange programs useful? Why? / Why not?Some people say “I’m no good at learning languages”.

  • Is this just a question of attitude (because of a previous bad experience) or were some people born lacking the ability to learn a new language?

工作、工作面試

Can you tell me something about yourself?

你可以跟我介紹一下你自己嗎？

What do you know about our organization?

您了解我們的公司嗎？

Why do you want to work for us?

你想要申請哪個職位的工作呢？

What can you do for us that someone else can’t?

這個工作同時有很多人來面試，大家的能力都差不多，那你跟別人有什麼不一樣的能力呢？

What do you find most attractive about this position?

這份工作最吸引你的是什麼？

What seems least attractive about it?

這份工作中，最不理想的可能是什麼？

Why should we hire you?

為什麼我們要錄用你？

What do you look for in a job?

在工作中可以學習到很多東西，你想要在這份工作中學習到什麼？

Please give me your definition of the position for which you are being interviewed.

How long would it take you to make a meaningful contribution to our firm?

你可以為我們公司做出什麼貢獻？

How long would you stay with us?

你想在這間公司待多久？

Your resume suggests that you may be over-qualified or too experienced for this position. What’s your opinion?

我看了你的履歷表，你的經驗非常豐富，專業能力也非常強，可是你應徵是助理的工作，這對你來說，可能太大材小用了，你怎麼會想要這份工作呢？

What is your management style?

你的管理風格是什麼？

Are you a good manager?

你覺得你是一個好主管嗎？

Can you give me some examples?

你曾經在工作上遇到什麼樣的挑戰呢？可以舉一個例子嗎？

Do you feel that you have top managerial potential?

你有擔任主管的潛力嗎？

Have you ever had to fire people?

你有應徵過員工嗎？

How did you handle the situation?

你要如何處理那樣的狀況呢？

What do you think is the most difficult thing about being a manager or executive?

當主管或是行政人員，最大的困難是什麼？

What important trends do you see in our industry?

你覺得這個產業未來的趨勢怎麼樣？

Why are you leaving (did you leave) your present (last) job?

你為什麼離開你上一份工作呢？

In your current (last) position, what features do (did) you like the most? The least?

在那份工作中，你最喜歡哪個部分呢？

What do you think of your boss?

你之前的老闆如何呢？

What do you feel this position should pay?

你想要多少薪水呢？

What are your long-range goals?

你的長期目標是什麼？

Why do you want to work for this company?

你為什麼想來我們公司工作呢？

Are you married? Can you tell me about your family?

你結婚了嗎？你的家人怎麼樣？

Why did you leave your last job?

你為什麼離開你的上一份工作？

What would you like to do in the future?

你未來想要做什麼呢？你想要進修嗎？還是想要參加公司的培訓？你會想要當儲備幹部嗎？

What do you do in your free time?

你下班之後會做什麼？

Are you qualified for this position?

你喜歡你現在的工作？

How well do you work with people?

你擅長與人溝通嗎？

What is a good working environment for you?

你想要什麼樣的工作環境嗎？

  • At what age do people usually begin to work in your country?
  • At what age do people usually retire in your country?
  • At what age would you like to retire?
    • What do you think you will do after you retire?
    • How much money do you think you need to retire with your lifestyle?
  • Can you talk about what a typical day at your current job is like?
  • Can you describe some of the people that you work with?
  • Can you describe your current job?
  • What was your first job?
  • Do women usually work after they get married in your country?
  • Do you ever work overtime?
    • If so, do you get paid more for overtime work?
  • Do you have a part-time job? If so, what do you do?
  • Do you have to attend a lot of meetings for your job?
  • Do you have to do a lot of paperwork?
  • Do you have to work overtime?
    • If so, how often?
    • Do you have to work on Sundays?
  • Do you know someone who has worked as an undertaker?
    • What is the job of a an undertaker?
    • Can women do this job or is it better for a man to be an undertaker?
  • Do you like your boss? Why or why not?
  • Do you like your job?
  • Do you like your job? Why or why not?
  • Do you think it is more important to make a lot of money or to enjoy your job?
  • Do you think it’s acceptable for women to be in the military? Why/why not?
  • Do you think people over 65 should be made to retire?
  • Do you think women and men should be paid the same for the same job?
  • Do you think women are good bosses?
    • Are there women bosses in your country?
  • Do you think your company is well run?
    • Do you think that the place where you work is well run?
  • Do you work on weekends?
    • Do you work on Sundays?
  • Does your mother work?
    • Does your mother work outside of the house?
  • Have you ever been promoted?
  • Have you ever taken any courses that specifically help you with the job you are doing now?
  • Have you ever worked on a farm?
    • Did you like it?
    • Would you like to go back on this farm job?
    • If not , why?
  • How do you like your work?
  • How have working conditions changed in recent years?
    • Do you think that working conditions have improved? If so, in what ways?
  • How long do you plan to continue working where you are?
  • How long have you been working at your present job?
  • How many days a week do you work?
  • How many hours a week do you work?
  • How many times have you been promoted?
    • When was the last time you were promoted?
    • Did you get a large pay raise at that time?
  • How much do you think a doctor should be paid a month?
    • How about a secretary?
    • How about a truck driver?
  • How much money do you make? (Maybe this is not a good question to ask.)
  • How much money does a secretary get paid per week?
  • How old were you when you got your first job?
  • How well do you get along with your boss?
  • If you could own your own business, what would it be?
  • If you had to choose between a satisfying job and a well-paid one, which would you choose?
  • Is it common for men and women to have the same jobs in your country?
  • Is it easy to find a job in Canada? How about in your country?
  • Name three occupations that you could do. (For example, be a mortician)
    • Name three occupations that you could never do?
  • What are some common occupations in your country?
    • What are some common jobs for men in your country?
    • What are some common jobs for women in your country?
    • What are some jobs that children do?
  • What are some jobs that you think would be boring?
  • What are some jobs that you think would be fun?
  • What are some questions that are frequently asked in a job interview?
  • What are you responsible for?
  • What are you trying to do in order to find a job that you really like?
  • What do you do?
    • What’s your job?
  • What do you like most about that job?
  • What do you think is the best job? What do you think is the worst?
  • What do you think would be the most interesting job? The most boring?
  • What does your father do? (What does your father do for a living?)
  • What does your mother do?
  • What influenced your choice of job? (Why did you choose your job?)
  • What job do you want to have in five years’ time?
  • What job would you most like to have, if social/cultural boundaries did not apply? (How different are they?)
  • What job(s) do you wish to have in the future?
  • What jobs in your country are considered to be good jobs? Why?
  • What kind of volunteer work have you done?
  • What kind of work do you do?
    • What kind of work do you want to do in the future?
  • What plans have you made for your retirement?
  • What three adjectives would describe yourself as a worker?
  • What time do you get home from work?
    • Is it the same time every day?
  • What time do your start and finish work?
  • What would be your dream job?
    • Do you think it would be possible for you to get this job?
  • What’s one job you wouldn’t like to do? Why not?
  • What’s your brother’s occupation?
  • When you were a child, what did you want to be when you grew up?
  • When you were a child, what job did you want to have when you grew up?
  • Where do you work and what is your current job?
  • Where do you work?
  • Which job are you best at?
  • Which job would you never do?
  • Which jobs do you think are the most prestigious?
  • Who among the people you know has the most interesting job? What is it?
  • Why did you leave your last job – did you resign or were you sacked?
  • Would you be upset if your boss was a woman?
  • Would you consider the military as a career choice? Why or why not?
  • Would you consider yourself to be an ambitious person at work?
  • Would you describe yourself as a workaholic?
  • Would you like a job in which you traveled a lot?
  • Would you like a job that required you to sit at a computer all day?
  • Would you like to do the same job for the rest of your life?
  • Would you like to work in an office? Why or why not?
  • Would you rather be a doctor or a banker?
  • Would you rather work inside or outside?
  • What job would you most like to do?
  • What are the names of some of the people with that job?
  • Do you personally know any one with that job?
  • How long do you plan to keep it for?
  • When do plan to retire?
  • What other fields or work will that job make you qualified for?
  • What are the work details of that job; what will be your duties at that job?
  • What steps are required from you to become a/an…?
  • So, how long before fore you become a/an…; at what ages will you both start and finish this/each job/career?
  • What do you hope to spiritually gain from that job?
  • What do you wish to physically gain; what kind of things would you like to buy with your money?
  • How much money do you need to make to fulfill you dreams and desires?
  • If money weren’t a problem for you, which job would you prefer to have?
  • How does money affect your decisions?
  • How do your wants and desires affect your career options and goals?
  • How many years of schooling would you prefer to have?
  • Can you improve on the way things are now being done in the field you choose?
  • Which college courses are needed for you to be the very best in your field?
  • Which college courses are required for you dream job?
  • What other courses do you need to take so you can pursue your hobbies and personal interests?
  • Which of the classes mentioned above are you giving the highest priority? Why?
  • Who is the breadwinner (provider) in your family?
  • Who makes the most money in your family? (This may not be a “polite” question to ask.)
  • Is it common for people from your country to have one job for life?
  • Do you see any unfair labour practices in your country’s workforce?
  • Do you have an after-school job?
  • Would you like to have a management position?
  • What are the pros and cons of being a manager?
  • What are the qualities a good boss should have?
  • What is a fair wage for the skills you have?
  • Are there any jobs which can only be done by one gender?
    • If so, what are they?
    • What are some jobs that some people think only one gender can do, but can be done by either gender?
  • What should you not do during a job interview?
  • Who would you hire a employee with a lot of experience or an employee with a lot of education?
  • Have you ever worked?
  • Getting a Job
    • What is the difference between work and a job?
    • Do you have a job?
    • How did you get it?
    • Did you have to go to university to get it?
    • What is the name of your job?
    • Is it a popular job?
    • Is it a job mainly for men, or for women?
    • Did you need any special training to get your job?
      • What type of special training did you need?
      • How long and where was the training?
    • Is it an indoor, or outdoor job?
    • Which do you think most people prefer, indoor or outdoor jobs?
    • Does your job pay a good salary?
    • What are the advantages and disadvantages to your job?
    • Which do you think are some of the more demanding jobs?
      • Which are the least demanding jobs?
    • Which jobs are badly paid?
      • Which jobs are over-paid?
    • Which job are more popular than others, and why?
    • Is your job competitive?
    • What about promotions?
    • Is it too competitive?
    • How is your relationship with your co-workers?
    • Why would I choose you instead of the 50 others wanting this position?
  • These were submitted as possible job interview questions.
    • What degrees do you have?
    • How much experience do you have?
    • Where have you worked?
    • Why did you choose this employment?
    • How much would you like to earn?
    • Have you ever worked in this field?
    • Where would you like to work? Why?
    • Why do you find your job interesting?

發明

What are the best and the most useful inventions of mankind in the 20th and 21st centuries?

這兩個世紀以來，最有用的發明是什麼？

What famous inventors do you know?

你認識哪些有名的發明家呢？

What were their inventions?

那些發明家發明了什麼？

How did the invention of television change people’s life?

電視的發明對人類造成了什麼影響？

Do you think it is a useful invention?

你覺得這是個有用的發明嗎？

What is the role of television in your life?

電視對你來說，有什麼重要的？

How often do you watch it?

你常常看電視嗎？

When did you buy or get your first mobile phone?

你什麼時候得到你的第一支手機？

Do you think you can live without your mobile or is it now an important part of your daily life?

你覺得你可以不靠手機過生活嗎？手機對你來說很重要嗎？

What do scientists say about the influence of mobile phones on our health?

手機對我們的影響是什麼？

Do you use the Internet?

你用網路做什麼呢？

What Internet services do you use?

你用了哪些服務呢？網路遊戲？社群媒體？

Do you feel any addiction to the Internet?

你覺得自己網路成癮嗎？

How much do you spend on the Internet a month?

你一個月花多少時間上網？

Do you think that the Internet is the good or the evil?

你覺得網路是善良的還是邪惡的？

What do you think is the worst invention of the mankind? (weapon, atomic energy, cigarettes, television, mobile phones, cars, genetically modified products etc)

你覺得人類最糟的發明是什麼？

Can you name some inventions are you looking forward to? (human cloning, time traveling, eternal-life-pill, AIDS\cancer vaccine, teleportation)

你希望未來看到什麼樣的發明呢？

What do you know about cloning?

你了解複製科技嗎？

What is your attitude to human cloning?

你對複製人的態度是什麼？

Do you think time machine will ever be invented?

你想要發明時光機嗎？如果你有時光機，你想做什麼？

Would you like to do some time traveling?

你想要做一些時光旅行嗎？

What time would you like to visit, what event would you like to witness?

如果你用時光機，你想要看到哪個歷史事件？

Do you think aging is the problem the mankind can not fight?

你覺得人類可以延緩老化嗎？

What discoveries and inventions has been made recently to fight aging?

你對最新的老化科技了解嗎？

Would you like to be immortal or would you just prefer to remain young throughout your life and die in the end?

如果人得到永生，那會怎麼樣？

What is the use of space exploration?

為什麼人類要去太空？

What technologies has space exploration brought to our daily life?

探索太空對人類的影響是什麼？

Do you believe that one day people will live on the moon and on other planets?

你想要住在月亮上或是地球上嗎？

Why isn’t it possible today?

為什麼現在不可能？

What would you invent if you are a scientist?

如果你是科學家，你想要發明什麼？

How often do you…?多常

How often do you travel?

你多常旅行呢？

How often do you wake up in the middle of the night?

你曾經在夜裡醒來嗎？

How often do you go to the dentist?

你多常去看牙醫呢？

How often do you go to church?

你多常上教會？

How often do you eat candies?

你多常吃糖果？

How often do you go to the doctor?

你多常去看醫生？

How often do you say “I Love you” to your parents?

你多常跟你的父母說我愛你？

How often do you take your English book to study?

你多常讀英文書？

How often do you practice sports?

你多常運動？

How often do you brush your teeth?

你多常刷牙？

How often do you listen to music?

你多常聽音樂？

How often do you read?

你多常閱讀？

How often do you go to the shopping mall?

你多常去購物中心？

How often do you buy clothes?

你多常買衣服？

How often do you eat fast food?

你多常吃速食？

How often do you have English classes?

你多常上英文課？

How often do you go out with your friends?

你多常跟朋友去玩？

How often do you go to the movies?

How often do you go for a walk?

How often do you use the Internet?

多久 how long

  • How long have you lived in this country?
  • How long have you lived in this city/town?
  • How long have you lived in your apartment/house?
  • How long have you been married?
  • How long have you known your best friend?
  • How long have you studied English?
  • How long have you gone to this school?
  • How long have you had your car?
    • Cat?
    • Dog?
    • Business?
    • House?
  • How long have you been awake?
  • How long have you smoked?
    • Dated?
    • Studied?
    • Traveled?
  • How long have you worked at your job?

實用視聽華語 book 1

lesson 1

那是什麼？

她是王美美嗎？

你是陳美美嗎？

誰是Michael?

Michael是哪國人？

你是哪國人？

我是台灣人，你呢？

Lesson 2

天氣冷嗎?

你今天忙嗎？

李小姐很高嗎？

王太太很熱嗎？

李小姐熱不熱？

Lesson 3

你看書嗎？

你有車嗎？

妳買不買筆？

你有沒有咖啡？

————國人都喜歡看電視嗎？

—————國人都有車嗎？

可是 But

Lesson 4

這個東西很貴嗎？

你要買什麼？

他要買書？

你喜歡哪輛車子？

誠實與信任 Honesty and Truthfulness

What is the definition of honesty?

誠實的定義是什麼？

What do we mean when we say a person is honest?

當你說一個人很誠實，那是什麼意思？

Why is honesty important?

為什麼誠實很重要？

Why is honesty so difficult at times?

When is honesty difficult?

為什麼誠實很難？

Why is it good to be honest?

誠實的好處是什麼？壞處是什麼？

Why is dishonesty not good?

說謊的好處是什麼？壞處是什麼？

When have you been honest?

你什麼時候是誠實的人？

When have you been dishonest?

你什麼時候會說謊？

At what times do you appreciate people being honest with you?

你什麼時候希望別人對你誠實？

When have you had times when people have been dishonest with you?

你什麼時候會希望別人說謊？

How do feel when you have been dishonest with someone?

當你說謊後，你覺得怎麼樣呢？

How do you feel when someone has been dishonest with you?

當有人說謊的時候，你覺得怎麼樣？

Who have you been honest with?

你對誰誠實？

How can you be honest and not hurt someone?

你要如何又誠實，又不傷害人？

Are there people that you do not trust?

你相信人嗎？

How can you tell when people are being dishonest with you?

當你發現你朋友說謊的時候，你會怎麼想？

What kind of problems does dishonesty cause?

說謊會造成什麼問題？

What are some common situations when people are sometimes dishonest?

什麼時候，人們會說謊？

Truthfulness

  • What is truthfulness?
  • What do we mean when we say that a person if truthful?
  • Why is it important to be truthful?
  • Are you always truthful?
  • What problems do you encounter when you are not truthful?
  • How can you tell when people are being truthful with you?
  • How do people act when they are untruthful?
  • How do you feel when people have been untruthful with you?
  • How do you feel when you have been untruthful to others?
  • What is a half truth?
  • When have you told a half truth?
  • Is a half truth really being truthful?
  • What is a misleading truth?
  • When have you heard a misleading truth?
  • What professions are sometimes accused of giving misleading or half-truths?
  • How can you tell when someone is not telling you the whole truth?
  • What are some situations when telling a partial truth might be OK?
  • When are times when it might be kinder to tell a partial truth to someone?
  • What is the different between telling a partial truth and lying?
  • How do you know when to trust someone?
  • What do you do if you are in a biracial relationship and you have moved in together, and you find out that your boyfriend hasn’t told his best friend you are black or white?

作業 homework

What homework do you usually do ?

你常常做什麼樣的作業？

Is there anyone who makes you do your homework?

誰叫你寫作業？

Have you have your own room to study in?

你有自己的書房嗎？

What’s on your desk or table where you study?

你的書桌上有什麼？

Do you mind the presence of pets when you study?

你學習的時候，會有寵物陪你嗎？

Do you interrupt your study activities or do all the homework at one sitting?

你寫作業時是很專心的人，還是很不專心呢？

Do you usually do your homework at the last minute?

你常常拖到最後一刻寫作業嗎？

What are some good excuses to give your teacher for not doing your homework?

你希望今天不要有作業，那你跟老師說什麼？

Do you feel you have too much homework?

你覺得你有太多作業嗎？

When do you do your homework?

你什麼時候做作業？

When can homework be counterproductive?

寫作業的壞處是什麼？

What do you prefer, a small room, open space or studying outside?

你喜歡在哪裡讀書？小房間？開放空間？或是在外面讀書呢？

Where do boarding schools students do their homework?

你現在是交換學生，那你會在哪裡讀書？

快樂 happiness

Are you a happy person?

你是一個快樂的人嗎？

What is happiness for you?

對你來說，什麼是快樂？

Can money buy happiness?

錢可以買的到快樂嗎？

What makes you feel happy?

什麼事情讓妳快樂？

What are the three most important things for you to be happy?

對你來說，最讓你感到快樂的事情是什麼？

Are single people happy?

單身比較快樂還是結婚比較快樂？

Does having an animal/pet make you happy?

寵物會讓你快樂嗎？

What is the effect that animals/pets have on people to make them feel happy?

為什麼寵物會讓人覺得快樂？

When was the happiest time of your childhood?

你小時候最快樂的時光是什麼？

Can you be happy if you are rich?

如果你很有錢，你會快樂嗎？

Can you be happy is you are poor?

如果你很窮，你會快樂嗎？

How can you become happy again when you are sad?

如果你很難過，你要怎麼變得快樂？

How often do you feel really happy?

你多常覺得快樂？

Are the people in your country generally very happy?

你國家的人快樂嗎？

Are you very happy most of the time?

What makes you unhappy?

What’s the most miserable you’ve been?

How happy are you compared with your friends?

Do you wake up happy every morning?

Do you agree that older people are less happy?

What is there to be happy about in the world today?

今天有發生什麼好事嗎？

Does your happiness change during different times of the day, week, month or year?

What is or was the happiest time of your life?

你人生中最快樂的時候是什麼時候？

Do you need money to be happy?

What do you think of the idea of a government Happiness Minister who is responsible for the happiness of the population?

你覺得政府應該要成立一個快樂的部門嗎？

Do you think some nations are happier than others?

Why are teenagers some of the happiest people in the world?

Do you feel that you have to work hard and be miserable now in order to be happy later?

你相信苦盡甘來嗎？

謠言、假新聞 Rumors

Do you like to gossip?

你喜歡八卦嗎？

Do your friends often gossip about you?

你的朋友會講你的八卦嗎?

Why do you think people like to listen to gossip ?

為什麼人們喜歡聽八卦？

Why do people like to gossip about the rich and famous?

為什麼人們會喜歡聽有錢人跟名人的八卦？

What are the most common themes for gossip?

最常見的八卦主題是什麼？

What are some of the things you like to gossip about?

你喜歡看哪一類的八卦？

What are some ways which gossip can be harmful?

為什麼八卦會傷害人？

Do you think gossip can be used for something good?

八卦有好處嗎？

Why is it considered that women gossip more then men?

Where are some places where people like to gossip?

Which newspapers can be called gossip newspapers?

Do you like to read gossip newspapers?

What is your attitude to gossip newspapers?

Have you ever told a rumor that got someone in trouble?

Has someone ever spread a rumor about you?

Has spreading rumors ever got you in trouble?

Do you think that a friend who gossips or starts rumors will ever gossip or start a rumor about you?

How would you try to resolve the problem, if you had got into trouble through gossiping?

Has answering these questions changed your attitude towards gossip?

If you discovered that someone had been gossiping about you, would you confront them?

If no-one at your high school had ever gossiped, how would it have been different?

If you heard some harmful gossip about someone you knew, what would you do?

Who gossips more men or women?

Would you say that people who like gossiping do it because their lives are empty or because it is just a way of entertainment?

Have you ever had problems because of gossip?

What would you do if someone gossips about you?

Have you ever told a rumor that got someone into trouble?

Has someone ever spread a rumor about you?

Has discussing gossip and changed your attitude towards gossip?

If no one at your high school had ever gossiped, how would your school be different?

派對 party

  • When do you go to a party?
  • What do you like to do at parties?
  • Where do you like to have a party/
  • Who do you invite to your parties?
  • Do you let people smoke at your party?
  • Do you let people drink at your party?
  • What can people do at a party that will annoy you/
  • Do you serve food at your parties?
  • What kind of food do you serve?
  • Would you rather go to someone else’s house for a party or have it at yours? Why?
  • Describe the best party that you have been to. Why was it the best?
  • Do you get drunk at your parties?
  • Would you mind if others get drunk at your party in your house?
  • Do you play games at your party? If so, what games?
  • Do you eat birthday cake at your birthday party?
    • Do you buy a birthday cake or do you make it at home?
  • What is there to do at a party?
  • What would you do if someone broke something at your party in your house?
  • If you are invited to a party but you don’t want to go, what do you tell the person inviting you?
  • What is RSVP?
    • Do you go to many parties that required RSVP?
    • Why do some parties require RSVP?
  • What are some polite and impolite excuses to give for not going to a party?
  • Did you ever have dance parties in your middle/high school?
  • Where would you like to have the party?
  • Who is the party for?
  • Why are you throwing this party?
  • What kind of people go to parties? Obligatory guests? Guests of honor?
  • What are some ways of describing guests at a party?
  • What are some parties that you are expected to bring gifts?
  • Who will you invite?
  • Will you send out invitations?
  • What do you need to think about if you are having a BBQ party outside?
  • What time do you like for parties to start or to end?
  • Do you like going to parties with a date or by yourself?
  • What kind of decisions do you need to make when you plan a party?
  • Do you enjoy hosting parties at your house?
  • What are the characteristics of a good host?

設定目標

  • What is your biggest goal in life?
  • How do you plan to achieve that goal?
  • What are your “short term” goals?
  • What are your “long term” goals?
  • Should parents help their children set goals?
  • What are your educational goals?
  • What are your career goals?
  • What are your financial goals?
  • Why are goals important?
  • Is having a goal in life effective in becoming successful?
  • Is having a goal helpful in motivating a person?
  • Do you think people have fewer goals as they get older?
  • Do you have any goals that you feel are unrealistic?
  • How do people’s goals change from country to country?
  • What are your goals in your current job?
  • What are the main differences between male and female goals?
  • Which of your goals have you already achieved?
  • How would you feel if you failed to achieve any of your goals?
  • Do you think it’s a good idea to write your goals down and tick them off as you achieve them?
  • How important are goals to you?
  • What do you hope to have achieved by the time you’re sixty?
  • What is a goal?
  • Can goals help to change your life? How?
  • What goals do you have in your life?
  • Is it important to set goals?
  • Do you have a five year plan for your life?
  • If you can’t make your goal, how do you feel?
  • What are your families goals?
  • Are goals necessary to achieve success?
  • How are plans and goals related?
  • Are you ambitious enough to achieve the goals you set?
  • Do you have spiritual/religious goals?
  • Is one of your goals to be able to talk to your children’s English teacher?
  • Do you think people have less goals as they get older?
  • How will you feel,if you fail to achieve any of your goals?
  • What is something you never learned to do but wish you had?
  • Who is successful in your family? Why?
  • Tell me about a goal that you achieved for yourself.
  • What success have you had in this English class? What can you do to be more successful?
  • Do you believe that people must work hard to become successful? Why or why not?
  • Can you think of a successful person from your own county? What do they do? How do you think they did it?
  • What kind of success do you want in the future in your life?
  • What can you do now to be successful in the future?
  • Do you think that money and fame means success?

禮物、請客

What kinds of gifts do you like to give?

Have you ever re-gifted something?

If you don’t like a gift, how long should you keep it?

What gift will you give your home-stay family when you leave?

What was your last gift?

What gift will you give your boyfriend/girlfriend for their birthday?

Is there a special gift you like to get?

What kinds of gifts do you like to get?

Do you ever give or get a knick-knack as a gift?

How did you like your last gift?

Did you ever get a gift you didn’t like?

What gift do you recommend someone give in your culture?

For children?

For parents?

For spouses?

For boyfriend?

For Girlfriend?

What gift would you most like to get?

What was the best gift you ever received?

How do you thank someone who gave you a gift?

What kinds of gifts do you think the other people in the class need?

Who was the last person you gave a gift to?

Is it enough for a husband/boyfriend to give flowers to his wife/girlfriend on her birthday?

What are the times of the year that you give gifts?

What are some of the things that you do not give as gifts in your country?

What do you think of people who give gifts?

認識彼此 Getting to Know Each Other

Do you have any pets?

你有寵物嗎？


What was the last book you read?

你最後讀的書是什麼?

Do you like to cook?

你喜歡煮飯嗎?


What’s your favorite food?

你最喜歡的食物是什麼？


Are you good at cooking/swimming/etc?

你很擅長煮飯、游泳嗎?


Are you married or single?

你結婚還是單身呢？


Do you have brothers and sisters?

你有兄弟姊妹嗎?


Do you like baseball?

你喜歡棒球嗎?

Do you live alone?

你自己住還是跟爸媽住？


Do you live in a house or an apartment?

你住在獨棟房子還是公寓呢？


Have you ever lived in another country?

你曾經在其他國家住嗎?


Have you ever met a famous person?

你認識什麼名人？


How do you spend your free time?

你有什麼休閒愛好？


How long have you been studying Chinese?

你學中文多久了?

Tell me about a favorite event of your adulthood.

當大人的時候，你最喜歡做什麼活動？

Tell me about a favorite event of your childhood.

小時候，你喜歡做什麼活動？


What are your hobbies?

你的愛好是什麼？


What countries have you visited?

你去過哪些國家呢？


What country are you from?
你來自哪個國家？


What do you do? What’s your job?
你做什麼工作？你的工作是什麼？

What do you like to do in your free time?
你放假的時候喜歡做什麼？


What is your motto?

你有座右銘嗎?


What is your religion? (Perhaps not a good question in some situations.)

你相信任何宗教嗎?


What kind of food do you like?

你喜歡什麼樣的食物？


What kind of people do you like?

你喜歡什麼類型的人？


What kind of people do you not like?
你不喜歡什麼樣個性的人呢？

What languages do you speak?

你會說哪些語言?


What two things could you not do when you were a child, but you can do now?
你小時候不能做什麼樣的事情，但是你長大就能做了?

What’s something you do well?

你擅長做什麼事情?


What’s your father like?
你的爸爸是一個怎麼樣的人呢?

What’s your mother like?

你媽媽是一個怎麼樣的人呢?


What’s your name?

你的名字是什麼?

Where do you live? How long have you lived there?
你住在哪裡?你住在那裡多久了?

Which sports do you like?
你喜歡做什麼樣的運動?

Who do you live with?

你跟誰一起住呢?


Who do you respect the most?
你很尊敬誰?

Who has had the most influence in your life?
誰對你的人生有很大的影響?

Why did you decide to take this course?

你學習中文課有什麼目的嗎?


Would you like to be famous?

你想變成名人嗎？


What do you think you will be doing five years from now?

你覺得你五年後會做什麼?


Where do you think you’ll be living five years from now?

你覺得你五年後會住在哪裡?


What is your goal in life?

你人生的目標是什麼?


Are you a ‘morning’ or ‘night’ person?

你是晨型人還是夜貓子?


When do you feel best? In the morning, afternoon, or evening?

你什麼時候精神最好?


How many cities have you lived in?
你住過哪幾個城市?

What jobs have you done?

你曾經做過什麼樣的工作呢?


Which do you prefer, sunrises or sunsets?

你喜歡日出還是日落?

What could you do as a child that you can’t do now?

如果你變回小孩，你想要做什麼樣的事情呢？


Who is your next door neighbor in your home country?

你的鄰居怎麼樣?


What is he or she like?

他的個性怎麼樣呢?


Did you get along with each other?
你與人相處得怎麼樣?

What is the best memory of our country that you will take back home with you?

你來我們國家玩的時候，最有趣的回憶是什麼?


What is the worst memory of our country?
你來我們國家玩的時候，發生過什麼不好事情嗎?

How many times did you move as a child?

你小時候搬過幾次家?


Are you a task oriented person or a people oriented person?

oriented 導向

你處理事情的時候，你會對事還是對人?


What is the profile of the wife/husband you would meet?

你希望你的另一半是一個怎麼樣的人呢?


What kind of woman/man would you like to marry?

你想跟什麼樣的人結婚呢?

同性婚姻 gay

What’s the meaning of “homosexual”? And “heterosexual”?

Are there many words in your language to refer to homosexuals?

About how many of them would you say are not offensive?

How is it being gay in your country?

Do you know anyone who is gay?

How about any celebrities?

Or any historical figure?

Are there any gay characters on a current TV series?

Could you tell us about them?

Do you think gay people have enough role models in our society to identify themselves with?

Do you think those references portrait a positive image of the gays?

Do they help the gay community to enhance their self-esteem?

What’s the meaning of “homophobia”?

In your view, is there homophobia in our society? If not, why?

Do you believe that the gay community is being discriminated against in any way?

If so, why do you think there is such discrimination?

What problems do you think someone goes through when they find out they are gay?

Do you think they should try to change?

In your opinion, should they say they are gay?

What do you think your parents’ reaction would be if you told them you are gay?

Do you think one of them would take it better / worse?

Do you think their first reaction would persist or would it change?

How about your best friend’s reaction?

How would you react if one of your children told you they’re gay?

What are the main problems gays have to face at college?

Is it easier for a gay to live in a village or in a city?

Is being gay more difficult in some countries than others?

In your opinion, can a gay be a religious person?

What main problems do gays have in the military?

In what ways does the gay community try to tackle homophobia? Are they being successful?

What main achievements have they had in the last 25 years?

How important are gay associations or organizations?

Do you think being lesbian is viewed as being worse, the same or better than being gay in our society?

Are they simply ignored?

Could you name any famous lesbian through history?

Do you believe gays and heterosexuals have the same rights? Do they have equal duties?

What’s your opinion on gay marriage?

What do you think of adoption by gay couples?

Do you think homosexual families can bring up children as well as straight families? If not, why?

Is AIDS a major problem for the homosexuals only?

What do you know about this disease?

How do you think it is transmitted?

Could you define the word “stereotype”?

What stereotypes do you know about gays?

園藝 gardening

What kind of gardening do you like?

How much time do you spend in the garden?

Do you think gardening is good for your health?

What are the names of some famous gardens in your city?

What are some vegetables which you grow in your garden?

Do you think trees need pruning every year?

What are the names of some famous gardens in your country?

What are names of common flowers in your country?

Does your house have a garden?

Is there a flower store near your house?

What are some things that need to be done in the garden in the spring?

What are the some names of gardening tools?

Would you prefer to have a flower garden or a vegetable garden? Why?

What do you like best, a landscaped garden or the formal garden?

How does your family help you when you are gardening?

Which do you prefer for your garden organic or chemical fertilizers?

What is your national flower and do you have it in your garden?

蔬菜和水果

  • Do you like to eat fruits? What’s your favorite one?
  • How often do you eat fresh fruit?
  • In your opinion, what’s the most delicious fruit?
  • Do you like vegetables? What’s your favorite one?
  • Do you think that fruits and vegetables are good for your health? Why or why not?
  • Are you or would you like to be vegetarian?
  • How often do you drink fruit juice? What kind of fruit juice do you drink?
  • Do you like to eat fruit salad?
  • What kind of vegetables and fruits do you buy at the supermarket?
  • What the means the saying: “An apple a day keeps the doctor away?”
  • What are the most common fruits and vegetables in your country?
  • Can fruits and vegetables help you cure diseases?
  • Can fruits and vegetables help you lose weight if you are on a diet?
  • Do you cultivate fruits or vegetables in your garden?
  • Do you like to use things that have a fruit smell? ( E.g: Perfumes, erasers, etc)
  • What’s the most delicious fruit in your opinion?
  • Do you think that fruits and vegetables are good for your health? Why (not)?
  • Are you / would you like to be vegetarian?
  • How many vegetables and fruits do you buy at the supermarket?
  • What is the meaning of the saying: “An apple a day keeps the doctor away?”
  • What are the most common fruits and vegetables in your country?
  • Do you like to use things that have fruit smell? ( E.g: Perfumes, erasers, etc)

休閒時間 free time & 興趣 hobby

  • Do you have enough free time?
  • Do you have free time on Sundays?
  • Do you have much free time during the day?
  • Do you have much free time in the evenings?
  • Do you have much free time in the mornings?
  • Do you like to watch movies? (…like to play tennis, …)
  • What are you doing this weekend?
  • What did you do last summer vacation?
  • What did you do last weekend?
  • What do you do in your free time?
  • What hobbies do you have?
  • When do you have free time? (How do you spend your free time?)
  • Where do you spend your free time?
  • Who do you spend your free time with?
  • How do you like to spend your free time?
    • going shopping? going to the cinema? chatting? playing computer games going to the disco? playing sports?reading? relaxing?
  • If you had more free time, what would you do with it?
  • Tell me about some good places to hang out.
    • Why are they good?
  • Where do young people in this country usually spend their free time?
  • Would you like to have more free time?
    • What would you like to give up so that you could have more free time?
  • How do the women in your family usually spend their free time?
  • How do the men in your family usually spend their free time?
  • Do men and women spend their free time differently? How?
  • If it were suddenly announced that tomorrow was a national holiday, what would you do?
  • What do you do on Saturdays?
  • Do people’s leisure time activities change as they get older? How?
  • Who do you like to spend your leisure time with?
    • What do you usually do?
  • Do you like gossiping in your free time?
    • Who do you gossip with?
    • Who do you gossip about?
  • What do you really hate having to do in your free time?
  • What new activity would you like to try doing in your free time?
  • Do you ever feel that you waste your free time? How?
    • What can you do about this?
  • Do you find that your works or studies takes up your free time?
  • Are there any activities that you used to do but don’t do anymore?
    • Why did you stop?

Hobbies

  • Do you have a hobby?
  • What are your hobbies?
  • How long have you had your hobby?
  • Which hobbies are the most expensive?
  • Which hobbies are the cheapest?
  • Which hobbies cost nothing at all?
  • Which hobbies are the most popular in your country?
  • Is hunting a hobby or a sport in your country?
  • Which hobbies are the most popular with women in your country? With men?
  • Did you have any hobbies when you were a child?
  • Can you think of any hobbies which are popular with children and adults?
  • Do you think a hobby is different from a sport?
  • Are there any hobbies you would like to try?
  • Are there any dangerous hobbies?
  • Are there any hobbies you can do in other countries, but not your own?
  • Which hobbies do you think are the most difficult?

火災 fire safety

Do you have a smoke alarm? How often do you check the batteries?

Do you have a fire escape plan? Does everybody in your family know where to go in case of fire?

Do you have a smoker in the house?

Have you got a fire blanket?

Have you ever escaped from a fire?

How do you put out a fire when you have no water?

What are some types of fires in the house?

Where are fires likely to break out?

What do you need to do for burn victims of a fire?

What is the phone number for the fire department where you live?

What is the fire department’s phone number in your country?

What equipment do fire fighters need?

How would you escape from your house if it caught on fire?