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?