Family activities | What do you usually do when you are with your family members? What do your family members usually do on weekends?
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Swimming | Do you like swimming? Is it difficult to learn how to swim? What’s the difference between swimming in the pool and swimming in the sea?
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Outdoor activities | Do you like outdoor activities? What outdoor activities do you like to do? Why? How much time do you spend outdoors every week? Do people in your country prefer spending time indoors to spending time outdoors?
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Physical exercise | How often do you do physical exercise? What kind of physical exercise do you think is the best for people’s health? Are there any disadvantages of doing physical exercise?
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Animal | What kind of animals do you like? Have you ever had a pet before? Do you like to see animals in the zoo? What is the most popular animal in your country? Do you think cities are suitable places for keeping pets? What do you think are the benefits of children having pets? Should we teach children to protect animals?
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Music | Do you like music? What's your favorite kind of music? What kind of music is popular in China? Have you ever learned to play a musical instrument? Which instrument do you prefer to learn, the piano or the violin? Do you think it’s important for children to learn a musical instrument?
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Volunteer work | Have you ever taken part in any volunteer work? Do you know any volunteers? How do you define volunteer work?
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Season/Weather | What’s the best season of the whole year? What do people normally do in that season? What’s the weather usually like in your country/hometown? How is the weather here different from that in your country? Would you say the weather in your hometown is suitable for working/studying? Would you like to move to a place with different weather? What sort of weather do you like the most? Has the weather in your country changed much over the past few years? Do you usually pay attention to weather forecasts?
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Children | Do you often come into contact with children? What do you do when you are with children? Is it difficult to raise children?
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Lateness | Are you a punctual person? Were you ever late for something? What caused you to be late? Is punctuality held important in your culture?
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Meal | When do you usually have meals? What is your favorite cuisine? Do you prefer to dine in or dine out?
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Writing | What do you most often write about? Do you like writing? Did you like writing when you were a kid? Would you like to make writing your career in the future?
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Traveling | Do you like travelling? What ways of transportation do you often use when travelling? What kind of places do you like to travel to?
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Garden | Are public gardens important in China? What do you think are the benefits of having gardens in cities? Why do people live in cities like public gardens?
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Ideal job | What work did you want to do when you were young? What work do you want to do now? Do/did you have any part-time job? Do/did you have any full-time job?
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App | Do you often use apps on your phone? What is your favorite app? What apps are popular among Chinese people? What changes have apps brought to your life? Do you want to make an app of your own in the future?
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Daily transport | How do you go to school/work every day? How did you get here today? What public transportation do you usually use?
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Sleep | When do you usually go to bed? Is it necessary to sleep enough? Is it necessary to take a nap every day? How long should people sleep for the benefit of their health? What opinions do you hold on staying up late? Do you think the old should sleep more than the young? Why?
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Leisure time | What’s your favorite way to relax? Do you have enough time to relax? Do you think it’s important to relax?
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Dictionary | How often do you use dictionaries? Which kind of dictionaries do you most often use, paper dictionaries or digital dictionaries? Do you think dictionaries are useful/important? Do you think paper dictionaries will one day be replaced by digital ones?
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Gift | How often do you buy others gifts? Do you like to send others expensive gifts? What kind of gifts are popular in your country? Why do people send gifts?
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Handwriting | Do you prefer handwriting to typing? Do you think handwriting is important nowadays? Do you think computers would one day replace handwriting? How does a person’s handwriting impresses on others?
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