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Advice for Young People

• Do you like receiving advice?

• Do your friends often ask you for advice?

• Do you usually follow the advice of your parents?

• Which do you think is better, advice from one's family members or advice from one's friends? FQx2

• On what topics do you think young people might ask their friends for advice? *

• Do people, such as your family or friends, generally offer advice to you or do you usually need to ask for advice?

• When you are given advice, do you usually follow that advice or do you make your own decisions? FQ

• What do you do when you have an opinion about what is best to do that is different to that of your parents?

• Do you think people should get advice from others before they decide on what career to follow?

• Do you think that the advice that people gave 50 years ago is still relevant today?

• What kind of people are suitable for giving advice to others?

• What type of personality do you think someone needs to have in order to be a good advice-giver?

• Do you think a teacher should give any kind of advice to students or should he or she only give advice about academic questions? FQ

• Do you think teachers should give (or, are suitable for giving) advice to their students about career choices?

• What should (or, what does) a teacher do when a student needs advice of a more personal nature?

Advice on the Internet

• Do you think it's a good idea to seek advice, or look for advice, on the internet?

• Where can people get information about prices for products on sale on the internet?

• Do you think it's useful to read customer reviews at (or about) online buying and selling websites?

• Where should consumers look for prices?

• Do you read customer reviews?

• Do you find them useful?

• Do you think harmful cosmetic products should be banned? Why?

Government Advice / Information

• What kinds of advice does the government give people?

• Where (or how) can a person get advice from the government?

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Part 3

• What kinds of films are most popular in your country? FQ

• Do you like films from your own country?

• (Possibly) Do you prefer films from your own country, or foreign films?

• What are some English language films that have been (or are) popular in your country?

• Is it easy for people in your country to watch foreign films (or, films in English)?  FQ

• Do you think it's easier to watch foreign films today than it was 20 or 30 years ago?

• Can they understand the film just by listening?

• Which do you think are more enjoyable, foreign films that are dubbed into your language or foreign films that have subtitles (in your language)?

• What do you think we can learn from foreign films?

• Do you think a person can improve their English by watching foreign (English language) films? FQx2

• Which do you think is better for improving one's English, reading books written in English or watching foreign films? FQ

• What are the differences between Hollywood (= American) films and films from your country? FQ

• What types of Hollywood films are most popular in your country?

• Do you think people can learn about the culture of a foreign country by watching films from that country? FQ

Films in General

• What do you think are the differences reading a novel and watching a film based on that same novel?

• What types of people are most likely to watch films?

• At what age do people mostly go to the cinema in your country?

• How (or why) do some films become popular while other are not so popular?

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Part 3

See also any relevant (or related) questions from the Part 3 of the following topics - 139, 277, 346, 377, 453, 484 & 499

Jobs / Careers + Part-time vs. Full-time Work

• Do you think that job you just spoke about only has positive sides? Are there any downsides to doing that job?

• What (types of) work do people (most commonly) do in your country? FQx2

• Do men and women work in these areas equally?

• In your country, what jobs (or, careers) are the most popular choices among young people? FQ

• What job would you like to do?

• Would you (or, do you) prefer to work full-time or part-time? FQ

• What jobs give people the highest salary?

• How do people choose their careers (or jobs)? (Note: A "job" and a "career" are not exactly the same in meaning)  FQx2

• (Similar to above) How do people make their choice of career or the subject (the major) they study at university?  FQx2

• Do you think it's easy (or difficult) for people to choose a career (or job)? FQ

• Which do you think is more important when choosing a career (or job), the salary or what one is interested in? *

• (Similar to above) Which factor is more important for people in your country when they choose a career (or job), the salary or what one is interested in? *

• (Separate from choosing a career) How do people find jobs (= find employment) in your country?

• Is it easy for find a job in your country?

• In what occupations does your country have a shortage of workers?

• Is it easy to find work abroad?

• Do people more often change a job these days?

• Does it mean that they are unhappy with their jobs?

• How can a person stay interested in their job for many years?

• Do you think it's good to move to a different part of one's country for work?

• Do you think it's good for a country to have a mobile workforce?

• Do you think it's easy to find a job overseas?

Employers / Companies

• Why do many (or some) people want to work for the government?

• In what ways do you think big and small companies are different (and similar)? FQx2

• Why do you think some people prefer to work for small companies, while others prefer to work for large companies?  FQx2

• Can you suggest why some people prefer to work in a small company?  FQx2

• Do you think it's easier to work in, and to learn things in a small company or a big one?

• In your opinion, what are the qualities of a "good company" to work for?

• Would you like to have your own business (or, company)?

• What types of companies prefer to hire university graduates?

Qualifications / Traineeships + Part-time vs. Full-time study

• Do you think people have to do some study (or learn some skills) in order to get a good job?

• Do you think it's important for people to gain educational qualifications?  FQ

• (Similar to above) Do you think it's important to have good educational qualifications?  FQ

• (Similar to above but different) Do you think it's important for people to gain university qualifications?

• What do you think are the most important qualifications?

• Why do some companies invest in (or attract) highly educated employees by offering them high salaries?  FQ

• (Similar to above) Can you suggest why many companies pay higher salaries to employees who have more (or higher) educational qualifications than others?  FQ

• Do most (tertiary) students prefer to study full-time or part time?  FQ

• (Similar to above) What are the pros and the cons for tertiary students to study full-time as opposed to studying part-time?  FQx2

• (Similar to above) Do you (or, would you) prefer to study part-time or full-time?  FQ

• Why do some students study part-time (while working)?  FQ

• What is the value for companies of giving traineeships to students (students who are studying part-time)? *

• What do you think is the value for students doing traineeships (while studying part-time)? *

• Do you think most companies prefer to hire trainees (who are still studying) or do they prefer to hire people who have graduated from university (or some training college)?

• In your country, do companies and other employers invest in the training of their employees? FQ

• Why do so many (or some) companies send their employees to advanced training? FQ

• Should companies pay for training courses for their employees?

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Part 3

See also the Part 3 questions for Topic 134.  It looks like the same set of questions is being used for Topic 565 as were used for Topic 134. Note that I only add questions to Part 3 after they have been reported - if they are not reported, I usually don't add them even if I think a previously used question is probably being used again now.

Note: "Wildlife" includes wild, naturally growing plants and trees as well as wild animals. "Animals", in the broad biological definition, includes birds, fish, reptiles and insects. (In biology, there are two major "kingdoms" of living creatures - plants and animals.)

Teaching About Animals in School  Frequent Sub-topic

• Do you think school students should learn about animals in school?

• (Similar to above) Do you think it's important for school students to learn about animals in school? FQ

• (Similar to above but different) Do you think it's necessary for school students to learn about animals in school? FQ

• If you were a teacher, how would you teach your students about animals?

• Do you like to watch TV programs about animals?

• Which do you think is better for children, to learn about animals from TV or to have personal contact with animals?

• What do you think is the difference between learning about animals from TV and learning about them from books?

The Protection of Wild Animals  Frequent Sub-topic

• Do you think all wild animals should be protected?  See Note

• How do you think endangered animals could be / should be protected?

• Is the government in your country doing anything to protect wild animals?

• Would you say it is one of the duties (or, responsibilities) of government to protect endangered animals?

• Do you think it's good to keep wild animals in a zoo? FQx2

• (Similar to above)  Do you think keeping endangered animals in a zoo is a good way to protect them? FQx2

• Do you think average people can play a role in helping to prevent the extinction of wild animals? (Hint: ivory)  FQ

Pets

• What do you think are the pros and cons of a child having a pet?  FQ

• Do you think it's good for a child to have a pet? FQ

• (Similar to above) What are the benefits of a child having a pet?  FQ

• Which animals do you think are most suitable for children to have as pets?

• What does a person have to do in order to take care of a pet?

Zoos

• Are there any zoos in your hometown (or, where you are living)?

• Is it good to take children to a zoo?

• Do you think it's good to keep wild animals in a zoo? FQx2

• (Similar to above)  Do you think keeping endangered animals in a zoo is a good way to protect them? FQx2

• What do you think are the good and bad points of (having) zoos?  FQ

• (Similar to above) What do you think are the good and bad points of (having) wild animals living in zoos?  FQx2

• (Similar to above) Why do you think some people are opposed to zoos?  FQ

• If you were planning a zoo, what would it be like? *

Other Uses of Animals in Society

• Do you think it's good that humans kill animals?

Animals Eaten for Meat

• What animals do people in your country eat?

• Are there any animals that people in your country do not eat? *

Work Animals

• Do you think animals should be used for work?

Experimentation on Animals

• Do you think it's good to perform experiments (or tests) on animals in laboratories?

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Note 1

Note that the words, "celebrity", "star" and "famous person" have slightly different meanings and usages. Look them up in good reference books. "Star" is usually preceded by another words such as "film star", "pop star", "sports star" etc. The word "star", used alone, should not be used as a general synonym for "famous person" or "celebrity". But it can be used alone if the listener or reader knows what kind of star. For example, if the topic of conversation is a golf tournament, then talking about "the stars" is OK because it obviously refers to those players in this golf tournament who are famous (famous as the best players), not film stars or some other stars.

The word, "star" mostly refers to a person who performs for the entertainment of the public and/or a person who is tops in their field and also popularized in the media, with a focus on that person's life. Professional sportspeople, such as the basketball player Yao Ming, are both performers (for entertainment) and sportspeople. The Olympic Games is mostly a sports competition, with only a little emphasis on its value as "entertainment" for the public, so referring to all Olympic champions as "stars" is inappropriate. A few people, such as the 100 metres sprint champion Usain Bolt and the champion swimmer, Michael Phelps can be called "sports stars" because they have become popular in the media – magazine articles are written about them as personalities and they are in demand for appearances on TV talk shows. But an Olympic champion in an obscure event, a person whose name is not very well-known, should simply be called a "champion" athlete in their event, not called a "sports star".