Part 1

Basic Information
name (What’s your name? Does your name have any special meanings?)
hometown (Where are you from?/ Is your hometown suitable for young people?)
family (Are you from a big or small family?)
job/opportunities (Are you working or studying?/ Why do a lot of Chinese people study accounting / finance? )
study (What is your favourite subject at school?)
major (What’s your major? Why did you choose that major?)

Daily Routines
weather (What’s your favourite weather? What is the weather like in your hometown?)
house/ apartment (Do you live in a house or an apartment?)
rooms (Can you describe your favourite room?)
friends (Do you like making friends? How do people usually make new friends?)
gift (When did you last give a gift?)
transport (Which kind of transport do you like? Why?/ What is the public transportation like in your city?)
noise (How do you feel about noise?/ What effects does noise have on your life?)
weekend (What do you usually do on weekends? What will you do on the next weekend?)
gift (When did you last give a gift?)
clothes (what kind of clothes do you like?)
colour (What’s your favourite colour? Do colours have special meanings in your culture?)
newspaper ()
computer (What do you use your computer for?)
email and letters (Which do you prefer, email or letter?)
food (What kind of food do you like? Do you like eating at home or in a restaurant? Why?)

Hobbies and Entertainment
hobbies (What is your hobby?)
reading (Do you like reading? What kind of books do you like to read?)
indoor activities (What indoor activities do you like?)
movies (Do you like watching movies? What kind of movies do you like?/ Do the old people and young people like the same kind of movies?)
handicraft (Do you do handicraft? What handicraft did you do as a child?)
collecting (What do you like to collect?)

Abilities
a foreign language other than English (How important is your native language in the world today?/ Can you speak any other second language except English?)

People and Animals
friends (Do you like making friends? How do people usually make new friends?)
guests (Do you often have guests ? )
neighbour (Do you know your neighbours?/ Do you get along with your neighbours?/ Why do you think people know less about their neighbours than before?/ How important is a good neighbourhood to you?)
childhood (What kind of child were you?)
birds (What is the most popular bird in your country? What special meanings do different birds have?)
food (What kind of food do you like? Do you like eating at home or in a restaurant? Why?)

Part 2
People and animals
An old person
An animal in your country
A person who taught you something useful
A friend
A leader
A good student/colleague you studied/worked with
Someone gave you money as a gift
A leader you admire in business, sports or other fields

Objects
An old thing
An expensive thing you want to buy
Something you will buy if you have a lot of money

Events
A sport/ game you have taken part in
A positive change in your life
The subject you are interested in
A job you want to do in the future/a job that can make the world better
A family event
A wedding ceremony
Something other people celebrate for you
Something made you angry
A travelling experience in your childhood
A western culture
A special meal
A small business you would like to start
A walk you took
A bad weather
Things you would like to do if you had one day off
Something interesting you would like to do in the future
A thing you would like to learn in the future

Places and buildings
A place you have studied in or worked in
A place in another country that you would like to go to
A foreign country you would like to go to
A house you want to live in
An interesting shop you visited
A work place
A house you want to live in
A restaurant

Media
Your favourite type of music
A song
A (foreign) film
A website
A photo you like
A TV programme
Newspaper/ magazine