Conversation 1
- If you could have lunch with anyone in the world, who would you choose?
- If money was no problem, where would you like to travel on holiday?
- If you could address the whole world, what would you say?
- What would you do if a genie gave you three wishes?
- What would you do differently if there were 30 hours in a day?
- Would you like to live in America/Japan/ …?
- Would you like to travel in space?
- If an alien came to Earth, where would you show it around?
- Which person in your life has motivated you the most?
- Who do you admire the most?
- What are your strengths?
- What is your dream job?
- Tell me about your dream car.
- What is the best modern invention?
- Which is more important: love, money or health?
- Describe your ideal partner.
- Would you like to be a celebrity?
- Who is your favourite celebrity?
- What is your favourite subject at school?
- What is your favourite time of the day?
- Are you a romantic person?
- What gets you really angry?
- Tell me about your dream house.
- Do you think life was better or worse in the past?
- Do you think that computers will be smarter than humans one day?
- Who do you think is the greatest person in history?
- What is the greatest problem facing the world today?
- Are men better than women in any way?
- Do you think life is too fast-paced today?
- How has the Internet changed our lives?
- Do you agree that money is the root of all evil?
- What is the biggest threat to the environment in your country?
- What can we do to help the environment?
- Do you think people are basically cruel or kind?
- Do you believe that war is ever justified?
- Do you believe in the use of capital punishment?
- Why do so many people stay single these days?
- What problems do celebrities face?
- Do you think smoking should be totally banned?
- Why do you think people smoke / gamble?
- In what cases is divorce justified?
- Is there ever an excuse for crime?
- Why do you think people carry out acts of terrorism?
- What stories have been in the news recently?
- Would you marry someone from another culture?
- Tell me about the last movie that you saw / the last book you read.
- Give some tips on how to save money.
- What do you think the world will be like in 100 years?
- Tell me about your last / next holiday.
- What are your plans for the weekend?
- What personality trait do you respect in others?
- What is your country famous for?
- Would you like to study abroad and live in a host family for one year?
- Tell me about your favourite music.
- What is your biggest passion?
- Describe your ideal school.
- Talk about five things you have always wanted to do in your life.
- Who are your favourite actors and why?
- Do you think humanity has more good or bad character traits?
- What do you think of rebirth? Or is there life after death?
- Tell me three things you absolutely want to do in your life.
- What would happen if the Internet crashed tomorrow?
- With surveillance measures increasing, will there be a world like in George Orwell’s “1984” soon?
- Do you think there could be incidents, when people may take the law into their own hands?
- What character traits do you find most important?
- Are you rather in favour of progress or tradition?
- Going on vacation, do you prefer a sandy beach or the mountains?
- Being in love or being rich? If you had to decide, which would you prefer?
- If you could be a supermodel, a famous film director or a “The New York Times” journalist for one day, who would you choose?
- Spring, summer, autumn or winter?
- Imagine you had to part with one of your senses. Which would it be?
- Are people who love going to theatre more educated than people who love film?
- If you had to move to an English-speaking country, which one would you choose?
- Would you go some years back in your life to undo mistakes you regret until today if you could?
- Do you support nuclear energy? Why (not)?
- Is the “G8” a good thing?
- Imagine you won the Nobel prize, what would it be for?
- Imagine you could spend a day at the north pole. Would you do it and why?
- What is your favourite subject at school and why?
- Should violent computer game, such as ego-shooters, be prohibited?
- Is our society too dependent on electronic communication devices?
- What sort of books do you like and why?
- Who is your favourite artist and why?
- Where have you travelled? / Where would you like to travel?
- Is the internet overrated in today’s society?
- What role does music play in your life?
- How important is religion in today’s world?
- Would you marry someone only because of the money?
- Imagine you are an actor. Would you prefer good or bad characters?
- What season of the year fits best to your character?
- What sports do you like best?
- What would you do if you had only a month left to live?
- Would you like to go into politics if you had the chance?
- Does the idea of studying abroad appeal to you?
- What country, apart from your own, would you consider living in?
- How do you imagine the world in fifty years?
- Imagine you are a teacher. How would you motivate your students?
- How could more people be encouraged to use public transport?
- What could school do to promote reading?
- Should it be prohibited that completely untalented young people make fools of themselves in shows like DSDS?
- Is the “Ganztagesschule” a good thing?
- What would you take with you to a desertedisland?
- If you could be an animal for a whole day, which animal would you like to be?
- Tell me about your most memorable moment in school.
- What is the best thing about being a child / an adult?
- Describe your perfect day.
- If you were a politician, which office would you run for and why?
- Who do you admire the most and why?
- What's the funniest thing that happened to you?
- Who would you like to be for one day?
- What would you do if you won one million Euro?
- Which was the last book you read voluntarily and how did you like it?
- Which foreign language would you like to learn in the near future and why?
- If you could donate one million € to a person or an organization, who would you give it to?
- Would you like to see somebody right now who you haven't seen for a really long time? Why exactly this person?
- What is the best thing about your life?
- What is your favourite free time occupation?
- What do you like to do on a rainy day?
- What is your favourite day of the week and why?
- If you could go back and change one day in your life, which one would it be and why?
- What do you think about talk shows and the people who go there?
- How would you lead your election campaign if you were a presidential candidate?
- Do you think voting is an important responsibility of a citizen?
- In how far do you think that literature can help you to get familiar with a culture?
- If you had to choose one country, except for Germany, to live in for the rest of your life, which would it be and why?