1) Have you ever spoken to the police? What about? 2)  Have your family ever shown pride in your achievements? 3)  How can a good coach motivate a team? 4)  How can you boost someone’s self-confidence? 5)  How common is fake news in your country? Can you give an example? 6)  How do you feel about celebrity gossip? 7)  How do you usually react to negative feedback? 8)  How do you usually respond to bad service? 9)  How do you usually work out how to use new technology? 10)  How easy is it for you to remember what you need to buy in the supermarket? 11)  How easy is it to change people’s opinions through debate and discussion? 12)  How good are you at giving instructions? 13)  How important is a good memory in modern education? 14)  How loud is your voice, would you say? 15)  How often do comedians cause controversies in your country? 16)  How often do you talk about current affairs with people you know? Why? 17)  How should schools recognise high achievers, do you think? 18)  How strict were your parents about good manners inside and outside the home? 19)  How strict would you be about sticking to the agenda if you were chairing a meeting? 20)  How well do you remember your schools’ mottos, songs, etc? 21)  How would people describe you, do you think? 22)  How would you feel about taking part in a debating society? What topics could you 23) debate? What position would you like to take? 24)  If you could give a speech on public television, what would you say? 25)  Is it always good to be humble, would you say? 26)  Is it easy to translate from your language into English? Why? 27)  Is it generally better to be direct or indirect? 28)  It is said that honesty is the best policy. Do you agree? 29)  Were there any rules at your school which you would have liked to change? 30)  What advice would you give to someone visiting this city for the first time? 31)  What are your weak points? How did you find out about those things? 32) What do you like to know about a place before visiting? How do you find that out?  What do you normally do when you do something you feel proud of? 33)  What do people think about your cooking? How do you know? 34)  What do you think about careers advisors? Do you have experience of using one?  What do you think about futurologists? 35)  What do you think about speaking to yourself in the mirror? 36)  What do you think about this country’s economy? What do you base that idea on?  What do you think about your country’s national anthem? 37)  What do you usually talk with your friends about? 38)  What do your family think about your choice of studies and/ or job? 39)  What is the best speech you have ever heard? 40)  What is the best way to get someone to come out on a date? 41)  What is the best way to share bad news, do you think? 42)  What issues could there be referenda on in your country? 43)  What kinds of topics can be taboo in your country? 44)  What one thing would you like to tell your country’s prime minister or president?  What should companies do about office romances? 45)  When did you last complain about a product or service? What happened? 46)  When did you start using email? What did you usually email about at that time? 47)  Where do you get inspiration from? 48)  Where did you last go on holiday? How did you decide on that place? 49)  Which famous person would you most like to meet? What would you say to them?  Would you accept a transfer to a different location? What would that depend on?  Would you make a good leader, do you think? What makes you say that? 50)  Are there any dangers in your country that you would tell foreign visitors about? 51)  Are there any folk remedies for colds in your country? Do such folk remedies work?  Are there any quotes or proverbs which you particularly like? 52)  Are you good at remembering quotations, movie dialogue, etc? 53)  Are you resistant to salesmanship, would you say? 54)  Can you give some examples of bad communication in the workplace? 55)  Did you ever fight with your parents when you were younger? What about? 56)  Did you ever speak to your school’s headteacher? What about? 57)  Did you learn anything at school that turned out to be wrong? How did you find out?  Did your parents push your hard to achieve? What makes you say that? 58)  Do people ever have difficulties with your name? 59)  Do you have any tips for smooth communication on the telephone? 60)  Do you regular performance reviews at work are useful? What makes you say that?  Do you think it is true that politicians are more dishonest than normal people? 61)  Does anyone in your family have a favourite anecdote? 62)  Have you attended a course which didn’t meet your expectations? What did you do?  Have you ever broken a promise? 63)  Have you ever changed your mind about a political topic? What were your views?  Have you ever had a disagreement with anyone at work or college? 64)  Have you ever had an ambition that you later gave up on? Why? 65)  Have you ever had to give a presentation or speech? What did you say?

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