5. When was the last time you went shopping?
6. What was the most recent thing you bought (for yourself)? 7. Do you prefer to buy things in small shops or in big supermarkets and department stores?
8. Is there anything you dislike about (going) shopping? Clothes
1. Do you like shopping for clothes?
2. When was the last time you went shopping for clothes? 3. Do you think men and women think the same about clothes? 4. What kinds of (or, style of) clothes do you usually wear (or, buy)? 5. Do you like to try on clothes before you buy them? (Why?/Why not?)
6. For you, is the colour of the clothes very important when you are shopping for clothes?
7. Are you very interested in fashion (or, clothes fashions)? 8. Where do you think you can buy the most fashionable clothes? 9. What do you think about fashion nowadays in your country? 10. Are people's ideas about fashion (or, what is 'fashion') today the same as people's ideas before? Time
1. Do you (usually) wear a watch (a wrist watch)? (Why?) 2. What do you use your watch for? N
3. Where did you get your watch?
4. Do you think time is very important? (Why?) 5. Are you ever late for anything?
6. Do you think it's important to be on time? * 7. Do you feel that time moves fast or slowly? 8. When do you feel time moves slowly? (Why?) 9. What did you do last week?
10. If you could go back in time, would would you do (i.e., what would you do differently Leisure Time
1. What do you do in your free time?
2. Do you often do things with others in a group (or, with your friends)?
3. Do you prefer to do things in a family group or a group of friends? 4. What leisure activities do you and your family like doing together? 5. What do you do with your friends in your leisure time?
6. Do you and your family often get together for a family gathering (家庭聚会)?
7. What do you do at these family gatherings?
8. What kinds of leisure time activities are popular with young people today?
9. Where do people (in your country) go nowadays to spend their leisure time?
10. What types of outdoor leisure time activities are there (in your country)?
11. Do older people like to do the same activities?
12. Do you think modern people like to get together with others?
Sport (and Exercise)
1. What kind(s) of physical exercise do you do to keep fit? 2. Do you like (to play/to do) any sports? (What sport?) 3. What's your favourite sport?
4. What sports are most popular with young people today? 5. Do children in China play much sport (or do much exercise)? 6. Is children's sport (or exercise) very important in China?
7. What kinds of exercise do you think are most suitable for children?
8. Did you (or, do you) take part in any (organized) sport in school? 9. What sports facilities did you (or do you) have in your high school?
10. Do you think it's important to have P.E. classes (or sports classes) at school? (Why?/Why not?)
11. What are the benefits of exercise (or sport)?
12. Are there any sports facilities near where you live? (for the public to use)
13. In the future, what sports would you like to play (or, take part in / or
learn)? Television
1. Do you often watch television (TV)?
2. Do you prefer reading a newspaper (or reading a magazine) or watching TV?
3. How much time (per day/per week etc.) do you spend watching television?
4. What programs do you like to watch?
5. When you were a child, did you (used to) watch more television than you do now, or less?
6. How do you feel about advertisements on TV? 7. Do you ever watch programs from other countries?
8. Do you think watching TV is an important part of people's lives? 9. What benefits can people get from watching foreign TV programs? 10. Do you think watching TV can help students in their studies (in their education)?
11. Has watching TV (ever) helped you in your work?
12. Is there any difference between different people when they watch TV Food and Cooking
1. Do you know how to make (prepare) a meal? 2. How well do you cook?
3. Who usually does the cooking in your family (or, in your home)?
4. What's your favourite dish? *
5. Would you like to try any food that you have never eaten before? 6. Do you usually eat at home or do you usually eat away from home (= \
7. What do you (like to) cook?
8. When did you learn how to cook?
9. When you were young, did you learn how to cook/make a meal (= how to prepare food)?
10. How did you learn to cook?
11. Have you ever thought about learning how to cook? 12. Do you think everyone should learn how to cook?
13. Do you think it would be useful to teach cooking in school? 14. Do you think university students should know how to cook? 15. Can you see yourself cooking more in the near future? Why? N Reading
1. Do you like reading? (Why?/Why not?) 2. How much reading do you do everyday?
3. What kinds of books (or, what kinds of things) do you usually read?
4. What types of things (books) do you dislike reading? 5. Where do you usually read?
6. In general, do adults today (in China) like reading?