Part 1 May to Aug 2009

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Updated Sep. 23, 2009

Part 1 Topics and Questions

For The IELTS Speaking Tests in Mainland China, May. 9 - Aug. 30, 2009

Notes:

It seems that some of these topics overlap (重叠 ). For example, the topics of 'Visitors', 'Parties and Gatherings', 'Friends' and 'Going Out' all have some questions similar to the other topics.

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Summary of Part 1 Topics

0. The four standard introductory questions.

1. Your Work or Your Studies

2. Your Home (Your Accommodation)

3. Your Hometown

One of the three topics above is a compulsory topic and you will be asked about 4 questions on this topic. You will then be asked questions on two of the topics from below. (Again, about 4 questions per topic).

4. News

5. Parties and Gatherings

6. Visitors

7. Swimming

8. Holidays

9. Bicycles

10. Writing

11. Plans and Goals

12. Cooking

13. Daily Routine

14. Travelling

15. Going Out (出去玩儿)

16. Leisure Time

17. The Internet

18. Gifts

19. Sport and Exercise

20. Television

21. Transportation N

22. Advertisements N

23. Fruits and Vegetables N

24. Art

25. Reading

26. Friends

27. Shopping

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Important Notes

The letter, "N" after a topic name or question means that topic or question is new (= not yet in the list of "All Part 1 Questions") and all the questions are new. Obviously, all the questions in new topics are also confirmed questions.

Those topics that are labeled as "N", i.e., "New" are topics and questions that have not been seen before within the past three years.

Some topics that are not labeled as "New" have new questions, even though the topic has been used before.

You should not assume that you know what the question is just because the question is similar to a question on this page. This is because some of the questions on this page might be inaccurate. So, listen carefully to the exact words of the question that the examiner asks.

If there is a Part 1 topic that is also a Part 3 topic, I suggest you look at both sets of questions at the same time. This will help your understanding, give you more ideas and allow you to read any extra notes that I have written. (For example, the topic of 'Advertising'.)

For every topic listed here, the Part 1 questions that are reported on the internet will be added to this page only. (Later, in about early September, they will be added to the page, 'All Part 1 Questions'.)

Many questions are not reported at all or are inaccurately reported so you should also read the questions for that same topic on this page: ALL PART 1 QUESTIONS because previously used Part 1 questions are frequently used. That page shows all the questions and topics that have been (reported as) used in Part 1 since January 2006.

The list of Part 1 topics and questions for May - Aug., 2009 will not be complete until after we have had many tests. We might even still be discovering new Part 1 topics and questions towards the end of August. This means that you should return to this page whenever the page has been updated, (probably a few days after each test).

For almost every question here, you should add extra information after you have answered the basic question. You should consider these questions as basically "invitations to give information", and invitations to show vocabulary, with the beginning of your answer directly answering the basic question.

(Possibly you don't need to give any extra information after answering this question: Do you work or are you a student? For that particular question, if you do give extra information, it might be best to make it rather short and general, although a lot of extra information might also be suitable in rare cases.)
For example: Do you think the internet is a good thing? Don't just say, "Yes, I do." and then stop. You should answer by first saying, "Yes, I do." and then follow that with some examples of what you think are the good points about the internet.
You could answer that particular question with an answer such as, "Yes, I think it's mostly a good thing but I also think there are a few negative sides to it." And then explain what you mean by giving examples or by speaking more specifically.
Although some questions here have (Why?/Why not?) written after the questions, you should consider that every question requires you to answer 'why' or 'why not', or some similar extra piece of information if the words, 'why' or 'why not' are not applicable to that question.

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1. Your Work/Your Studies

Do you work or are you a student?

1a) Your Work

General Description of Job

What job (or, what work) do you do?

Why did you choose to do that job?

(Similar to above) Why did you choose to do that kind of work?

Did you want to do that kind of work when you were very young? N

How long have you been working? (Or: How long have you been doing this job?)

What does your company do?

What do you do (in a typical day) at work?

(Similar to above) What are the main tasks that you do at work?

(Similar to above) What are your (main) responsibilities at work?

Feelings about the Job

How do you feel about your job (or, your work)?
(Similar to above) Do you like your job (or, your work)?

(Similar to above) Do you like your current job?

(Similar to above) How do you like your current job?

Do you prefer your life now, as a working person, to the life you had as a student?

Do you think your (school or) university education prepared you well for the work you are doing now?

Would you say it's an easy job?

What's the most difficult part of your job? See Note

Would you recommend this job to other people? (Answer using 'would', not 'will'.)

Would you like to change your job? See Note

Working with Others

Do you need to work with (= co-operate with) other people at work? (teamwork question)
Do you like working with them?
(Similar to above) Do you prefer working alone or with others (or, in a group)? (Why?)
What do you do with your colleagues (workmates)? (If answering you prefer to work with others.)
How (well) do you get along with your colleagues?
Do you do anything with your colleagues after work?

Work Tools, Equipment

What tools or equipment do you use in your work? (Include information about how useful it is/they are.)
Is it/are they very helpful to you?
(Similar to above) Would you say it's/they're very useful?
(Similar to above) How useful would you say it is/they are?
Do you use computers in your work? *
What do you use them for? *

Training at Work

Have you received any ("on-the-job") training at work? N
Would you like to receive more training in the future? N (This question possibly asked if you say "Yes" to the first question.)
Would you like to receive some training? N (This question possibly asked if you say "No" to the first question.)
Do you think you will you receive any ("on-the-job") training in the future? N * (Unclear if this is a real question.)
What kinds of future training do you think you will need in the future? N

Future

What are your work plans for the future?
Are you planning to change your job? See Note
What would influence you to change your job? N
In the future, what changes do you think will take place in your industry?
Possibly the question above is: In the future, what changes do you think will take place in the typical workplace? N
Why are you taking the IELTS test?

1b) Your Studies

Note: For high school students or recent high school graduates who have not yet started university, the word "school" or the words, "high school" or "secondary school" will be used instead of "university". If you are no longer a student now and have not yet started to work, the questions will be about the last time you were a student, either high school or university, and the questions will be asked in the past tense.

General Description of Your Studies

What subject(s) are you studying?
Why did you choose that subject?
(For high school) Why did you choose those subjects?
Is that a popular subject in China?
Did you want to study that when you were very young?

Liking/Disliking Your Studies

How do you feel about your studies/your subject/your subjects?
Do you like your subject? (= your major = your subjects if a high school student)
What do you like most about your subject?
(For university students) What are your favourite classes/courses/subjects at university? (Unclear which word is used)
(For high school students) What's your favourite subject at school? (Don't say P.E. - that's not really a subject that people study.)

Easy and Difficult

Do you think that's a difficult subject to study?
(For high school students or graduates the examiner might choose one of the subjects that you said you study or studied and then ask:) Is ______ a difficult subject to study?
(Possible question for high school students or graduates) Are (or, were) your subjects at school very difficult?
(Possible question for high school students or graduates) Which subjects at school do you (or, did you) find difficult and which do you (or, did you) find easy?
(Possible question for high school students or graduates) What's the most difficult subject that you are studying (or studied)? See Note
(For university students or graduates) What's (or what was) the most difficult part of your course (or, your studies)? See Note

Interesting

For you, what's the most interesting part (or subject or class) of your course? See Note
(For high school) What's the most interesting of your subjects at school? See Note

Specific Course Content

What (specific things) do you learn in your course (in your studies)?
(For high school students) What do you learn in _________ (the examiner chooses one of your classes)?
How do students in your course learn this subject? See Note
Are there any particular skills that you learn in your studies?
(Unconfirmed question) Is there anything else you would like to study (if you had the opportunity)?
(Unconfirmed question) In a typical day, what do you do in the classroom?

Study Place

Where do you study (= what school/university do you attend)?

Why did you choose that (particular) school/university?

What do you think of your school/university?

(Similar to above) What do you think of the place where you are studying?

What is the best thing about your university/school?

Length of Time as a Student

When did you start this course and when will you finish it?
(Similar to above) How long have you been doing this course?
(Similar to above, for high school students) How many years have you spent in school?
(Possible question) What year are you in at school/university? * See Note

Life as a Student

Tell me about your student life. (= Tell me about your life as a student)
Do you like university life?
(Similar to above) How do you like university life? ( = How do you feel about life at university?)
(Similar to above) What part of university life do you like best? (Why?)
In addition to gaining knowledge, what other ways have you benefited from your school/university experience?
In your free time, do you do anything with your classmates?

Study Tools, Equipment, Facilities

What "study tools" (or equipment) do you use? See Note
Do you think these tools are useful?

What facilities are there at your school/university to help you in your studies?

Do you use computers in your studies?

What do you use them for?

Studying with Others

Do you prefer studying independently ( = studying alone) or with others (or, in a group)? (Why?) See Note
What do you do with your classmates? (If answering that you prefer to study with others.)

Future

Do you think the things you are studying now in school/university will prepare you well for your future work?
What are your future work plans? (after you graduate)
(Similar to above) What do you plan to do after you finish your course?
(Similar to above) What work would you like to do after you finish your studies?
When you start working, do you think you will prefer that to being a student?

Why are you taking the IELTS test?

What are your future study plans?

2. Your Home (Your Accommodation)

Do you live in a house or a flat?
How long have you lived there?
(If you answer you haven't lived there long) What's the difference between where you are living now and where you have lived in the past? N
Are the transport facilities to your home very good? N
(Similar to above) Is it easy to travel to and from your home? N
Please describe your home a little.
Who do you live with? (Or: Do other people live with you?)
How do you like your flat/house? ( = How do you feel about your house/flat?)
How are the rooms in your house decorated? (Or, How is your house decorated? Or, What decorations do you have in your house?)
What's your favourite room in your home? (Or: What part of your home do you like best?) (Why?)
What do you do in this room? (= What is this room used for? = What is the function of this room?)
What decorations does this room have? (Or: How have you decorated this room?)
How do you think this room could be improved?
(The question above is possibly this:) How do you think your home could be improved? Or: Is there anything about your room (or, your home) you would like to improve? See Note
Is there anything on the walls of your home (or, your room/this room)? See Note
What can you see when you look out the window of your room (or, the windows of your home)?

3. Your Hometown

(Your 'hometown' is the place where you grew up, not necessarily the place where you were born.)

Where do you come from?
Where do you live at the moment?
Why did you choose to live here / there? (If not living in your hometown)
How long have you been living there/here?
Do you plan to live there/here for a long time? N

General Information about Your Hometown (or, Where You are Living Now)

Where is your hometown? (Or, what part of China do you come from?)
(Similar to above) Whereabouts is your hometown?
What kind of place is your hometown?

Is that a big city or a small town (or, a village in the countryside)?

(Similar to above) How big is that place? *

Do you prefer to live in a big city or in the countryside? N

(Similar to above) Would you prefer to live in a big city or in the countryside? N

(For you,) what benefits are there from living in a big city?

(Similar to above) Tell me something about your hometown.

Has your hometown changed much in the past few years? (e.g. 20 years)

What's the traffic situation like in your hometown (or, where you are living now)? N

Feelings about Your Hometown / Where You are Living

Do you like _____? (The place you are living in now / your hometown) (Why?/Why not?)
What would you say is the best thing about the place where you're living? See Note
(Similar to above) What's the most satisfying thing about this place?
What's the most interesting thing about this place? See Note
Compared to the past, would you say your hometown today is more suitable for living in, or less suitable?
Do you think you'll always live there?

The Weather in Your Hometown

What's the weather usually like in your hometown?
Has the weather in your hometown changed much in recent years?

Notable Features of Your Hometown

What sorts of buildings are there in your hometown?
What's your favourite part of your hometown?
What facilities does your hometown have?

4. News

Are you very interested in the news?
(Similar to above) Do you like to keep up with the latest news?
(Similar to above) Do you like to follow the news?
Why do you want to know the latest news?
How important is it to you to get the news every day?
What sort of news are you most interested in?
(Similar to above) What types of news do you like?
How do you usually find this news?
(Similar to above) How do you usually get your news?
Which do you think is more important, domestic news or international news?
Would you say the news affects your life very much?
(Similar to above) How do you think that being aware of the news can affect a person's life?
Do you (often/ever) read newspapers?
(Possible question) When did you start to read newspapers? *
Do you think newspapers are important?
Besides newspapers, what are some other ways people get news?
Who is more interested in the news (or, interested in reading newspapers), older people or younger people? (Why?)

(Note: for the question above, some people report the question as "children" and "old people".)

Are old(er) people and young people interested in the same (kinds of) news? (Why?/Why not?)
Do you think children like (= are interested in) the news? (Why?/Why not?)

Note: "Old people" = people over 60 or 65 years old. "Older people" = "not young people" = people over 30 or 35 years old, including old people.

5. Parties and Gatherings

Party animals

See Note

Do you like (to go to) parties? (Why?/Why not?)
Do you often go to parties?
(Similar to above) How often do you go to parties?
Do you usually have these parties at home or at school? N
Do most Chinese people like parties? (Why?/Why not?)
Is there anything you dislike about parties?
(Similar to above) Why do some people dislike parties?
Do you prefer family parties or parties with friends?
When you go to a party, what do you usually do?
Do friends often come to your home for a gathering (a 'get together')? N
When friends gather together (to celebrate something) do they do the same things that family groups do?
Who do you think enjoys parties more, old(er) people or young people?
In China, do old(er) people and young people do the same sorts of things when they get together on social occasions?

Do you think family gatherings and friends gathering together are important?

(Similar to above) What do you think are the benefits of parties?

6. Visitors

Do you often invite friends to visit your home? N
Do you like visitors coming to your home?
(Similar to above) Do people often visit you at your home?
How often do visitors come to your home?
When do visitors come to your home?
Do you prefer to have friends visit you, or relatives? N
What do you usually do together with your visitors? N
When someone visits you, how do you usually show hospitality (or, entertain them)?
(Similar to above) When (you know) people are coming to visit you, what preparations do you make?
Do you like to visit other people (at their home)?
(Similar to above) Do you often visit other people? N
On what occasions do you visit other people? N

7. Swimming

Can you swim?
Did you learn to swim when you were a child?
When did you learn to swim?
(Similar to above) How old were you when you learned to swim?
Who taught you to swim? N
How did you learn to swim? N
Do you like swimming?
Have you ever tried to learn to swim?
Where do (or can) people go swimming in your hometown (or, near your home)?
(Similar to above) Where do you go swimming?
Is swimming very popular in China?
Why do many people like swimming?
Do you think it's important to know how to swim? (Possible question)
What do you think are the benefits of swimming (or, the benefits of knowing how to swim)?

8. Holidays

Here, the meaning of 'holidays' or 'holiday' is: 假期 = "vacation".

Do you (ever) have holidays from your work/from your studies?
When do you have holidays?
What do you usually (like to) do in your holidays?
How important are holidays to you?
What did you do in your last holidays?
Is there anything you dislike doing during holidays?
How do people in China spend their holidays?
Do you think it's important for people to have holidays? See Note
Do you think we have enough holiday time (or should people's holidays be longer)?
(Similar to above) Do you think people in China need more holidays (vacation time)?
Do you think it's reasonable for an employer to ask his or her employees to work in their free time? (休息时间)

(If working) Do you get paid during your holidays?

9. Bicycles

Do you ever ride a bicycle?
(Similar to above) Do you like riding a bicycle?
What do you use a bicycle for?
Would you say it's difficult to learn to ride a bicycle?
Did you learn to ride a bicycle when you were a child?
How old were you when you learned to ride a bicycle?
Do children also ride bicycles in your country? N
Why do children enjoy riding bicycles?
Are bicycles common in China? (or, in your hometown)
(Similar to above) Do many people ride bicycles in China?
(Similar to above) Are there many bicycles in your country?
What are the reasons why people ride bicycles?
What are the advantages (or, benefits) of riding a bicycle?
(Similar to above) What are the benefits for children to ride a bicycle?
Would you say it's safe to ride a bicycle in the city (or, in China)?
Has the number of bicycle riders in China changed much in the past few years?
Would you say it's still suitable to ride a bicycle in today's society? N
Besides bicycles, what other means of transport do people often use (in your country)?
Do you think the number of people using bicycles (in your hometown/country) will change in the future?

10. Writing

Writing in General

At work or in your studies, do you often write things?
What do you usually write?
Do you usually write by hand or write using the computer (or a typewriter or word-processor)?
(Similar to above) Do you prefer to write by hand or write using the computer?
Nowadays, how do most people write things?
Do you think computers might one day replace handwriting?
When do children begin to write in your country?
Do you think handwriting is very important (nowadays)?
How can children today improve (or, practice) their handwriting?

What You Most Often Write

Do you like to write letters?
(Similar to above) Do you often write letters or emails?
(Similar to above) How often do you write letters or emails?
(Similar to above) Do you often write letters?
(Similar to above) Do you often write emails?
Who do you write to?
When was the last time you used your email (or, wrote an email)?
When was the last time you wrote a letter?
Who do you usually send emails to?
(Similar to above) Who do you get letters / emails from?

Why or What You Write

On what occasions do you write letters / emails?
What types of emails / letters do you mainly write, (business or personal)?

Difficulties

What sorts of letters (or emails) do you think are the most difficult to write? See Note
(Similar to above) What sorts of letters or emails are the most difficult to respond to? See Note
Which do you think is harder to write, business letters or personal letters?

Comparisons

What are the differences between email and letters?
Which do you prefer, letters or emails? (Why?)
Which do you think is easier to write, a letter or an email?
What are the advantages of emails, (compared to letters)?
Do you prefer to receive a phone call or a letter?
Which do you prefer, to write a letter, write an email or make a phone call?

11. Plans and Goals

(This topic is probably part of the 'Work/Studies' topic.)

Please summarize your plans for the near future.
When do you plan to start that?
How do you intend to achieve that?
When you go abroad, do you plan to live in the countryside or a big city? (Why?)
Do you plan to spend many years overseas?
After you go abroad, do you plan to join any clubs?

12. Cooking

Who usually does the cooking in your family (or, in your home)?
What's your favourite dish? *

(This question might be: "What's your favorite meal of the day?" See Note Or it might be the question, "What's your favourite food?" Most likely, it is "What dish do you cook best?" if you say you do some cooking.)

Do you usually eat at home or do you usually eat away from home (= "eat out")? N
Do you know how to make (prepare) a meal?
(Similar to above) Do you like cooking?
(Similar to above) Do you know how to cook?
(Similar to above) Do you (ever) do any cooking at home? (Why?/Why not?)
How well do you cook?
(Similar to above) How good are you at cooking?
What do you (like to) cook?
(Similar to above) What dish do you cook best?
When you were young, did you learn how to cook/make a meal (= how to prepare food)?
How did you learn to cook? N
Have you ever thought about learning how to cook?
Do you think everyone should learn how to cook?
Do you think it would be useful to teach cooking in school?

13. Daily Routine

What do you do in a typical day (at work or at school/university)?
What time do you usually get up?
What do you usually do after you get up (or, in the morning)?
(Similar to above) What's the first thing you usually do after you get up (or, in the morning)?
What's your favourite time of (or, part of) the day?
What do you usually do at that time? (Or: What are you usually doing at that time?)
Is you life now the same as it was before?
(Similar to above) How is your life (or, your daily routine) today different to what it was when you were a child?
(Similar to above) Has your life recently changed in any way?
What changes would you like to make to your daily routine (or, to your life) in the future?
(Similar to above) If you could change one thing about your daily routine, what would it be?

14. Travelling

Almost certainly, this means long distance travelling, not travelling (commuting) to work or school.

The emphasis of this topic seems to be on tourism, although the word "travel" can apply to simply going somewhere, not necessarily as a tourist. For example, you might have made a long trip to go from your hometown to attend university.

See Note on word usage.

Do you like travelling?
(Similar to above) Do you like long distance travelling?
What was the last place you traveled to?
How often do you return to your hometown? (If not living at home now) N
Which city (or place) that you have been to did you like the most? (Why?)
Which country would you like to travel to (in the future)?
What makes a place attractive for visitors (or, tourists)?
What places in China are (or, would be) attractive for foreigners to travel to?
(Similar to above but note the wording) What places in China would you recommend (or suggest) foreigners travel to?
(Similar to above but note the wording) What places in China would you recommend (or suggest) people visit? (People in general, not specifically foreigners)
Why do you think traveling is so popular nowadays?

15. Going Out (出去玩儿)

This topic is possibly part of the 'Leisure Time' topic, below.
See Note on the usage of the word, "play".

Do you like going out with your friends?

Do you often go out with friends?

(Similar to above) How often do you go out with your friends?

What do you do when you go out?

Where do you go when you go out?

Do you prefer to go out with a large group of friends or just a few friends?

(Similar to above) Do you prefer to go out with just one friend or with a group of friends?

When was the last time you went out with your friends (or, a friend)? (Include what you did.)

In China, when people go out, do they usually (or, do they prefer to) do things alone or do things with others?

16. Leisure Time

See Note about pronunciation

What do you do in your free time?

(Similar to above) Do you have any hobbies or interests?

(Similar to above) What are your hobbies or interests?

Do you often do things with others in a group?

Do you prefer to do things in a family group or a group of friends?

What do you do with your friends in your leisure time?

Do you prefer to go out with your friends or to invite them to your home?

Do you and your family often get together for a family gathering (家庭聚会)?

What do you do at these family gatherings?

What kinds of leisure time activities are popular with young people today?

Do older people like to do the same activities?

Do you think modern people like to get together with others?

17. The Internet

See also the Part 3 questions for Part 2 Topic # 114.

Note: In English we always put the word "the" before the word, "internet". So don't say, "I think internet is a good thing."

Your Internet Usage

Do you ever use the internet? (= access the internet = go onto the internet = log onto the internet)

How (or, where) do you go onto the internet? (At school? At home? At an internet cafe?)

What do you do on the internet?

Have you ever bought anything on the internet?

First Time

When did you start using (or first learn to use) the internet?

How did you learn to use the internet?

Where did you learn to use the internet?

Good and Bad

Do you think the internet is a good thing?

Is there anything that's not so good about (or, on) the internet?

What are the good and bad points about the internet?

Similar to above) Is there anything you don't like about the internet?

Do you think the use of the internet needs to be controlled?

The Impact of the Internet

In general, what impact does the internet have on people's lives?

(Similar to above) How has the internet changed people's lives?

(Similar to above) How has the internet changed your life? See Note

People's Usage of the Internet, in general

Is the internet very popular in China?

What kinds of people (= what groups or what categories of people) most often use the internet?

(Similar to above) What kinds of people most often use the internet for work?

How can people best make use of the internet?

Learning + the Internet

(Possible question) What do you think is the best way to learn about (or learn how to use) the internet? *

How can people learn things on the internet?

(Possible question) What is the best way people can learn from the internet? * (= What is best way to use this tool for learning.)

What sorts of things can (or, do) people learn on the internet?

What do you think are the benefits of "e-learning"? (= studying online)

18. Gifts

Do people in China like to give gifts (to other people)? N
On what occasions do people in China give gifts?
What kinds of things do people (in China) give each other as gifts?
Do you and your friends or family members give each other gifts?
(Similar to above) Do you often buy gifts for friends or family members?
What sorts of gifts do you give to your friends?
(Similar to above) What sorts of gifts have you given to your friends?
Have your friends ever given you gifts?
Do you think it's difficult to choose what gifts to give people?
Would you say it's important to buy expensive gifts for people?
Have you ever given a gift that you made yourself?

19. Sport and Exercise

In the questions below, the word "sport" might be replaced by the word, "exercise" for some questions.

What kind(s) of physical exercise do you do to keep fit?
Do you use any equipment for this exercise (or sport)?
Do you like (to play/to do) any sports? (What sport?)
What sports are most popular with young people today?
Do you participate in any sports with your friends?
Is children's sport (or exercise) very important in China?
What kinds of exercise do you think are most suitable for children?
Did you (or, do you) take part in any (organized) sport in school?
(Similar to above) Do you (or did you) do any regular physical exercise at school?
What sports facilities did you (or do you) have in your high school?
(Similar to above) In China, what sports activities do students do at school?
Do you think it's important to have P.E. classes (or sports classes) at school? (Why?/Why not?)
What are the benefits of exercise (or sport)?
(Similar to above) Do you think physical activity is important? (Why?/Why not?)
(Similar to above) Do you think physical activity is important for children? (Why?/Why not?)
Are there any sports facilities near where you live? (for the public to use) See Note
In the future, what sports would you like to play (or, take part in / or learn)? See Note

20. Television

All the questions below are confirmed as in the test now.

Do you often watch television (TV)?
(Similar to above) Do you like watching television?
Do you prefer reading a newspaper or watching TV?
How much time (per day/per week etc.) do you spend watching television?
What programs do you like to watch?
(Similar to above) What types of programs do you like to watch?
When you were a child, did you (used to) watch more television than you do now, or less?
(Similar to above) How are your television-watching habits now different to (or, different from) when you were a child?
Possibly the question above is: How has television changed since you were a child?
Do you ever watch programs from other countries?
What benefits can people get from watching foreign TV programs?
Do you think watching TV can help students in their studies (in their education)?
Is there any difference between different people when they watch TV?

21. Transportation N

Although the topic, "Transportation" has been used before, most of these are new questions.

Transportation Where you Live (or, in your hometown)

What forms of transportation do you have where you live (in your hometown)?
(Similar to above) How is the transportation where you live (in your hometown)?
(Similar to above) What's the transportation like where you live (in your hometown)?

Having/Driving a Car

Do you have a car?
(Similar to above) Do you (ever / usually) drive a car?
(Similar to above) Do you often drive a car?

Driver's License

For the words, "get (or have) a driver's license" the words, "know how to drive" or "learn to drive" might be used.

Do you (know how to) drive a car?
(Similar to above) Do you have a driver's license? (Why?/Why not?) (U.S. = a "driving license")
(Possible question, if you do not yet have a driver's license) Do you plan to get a driver's license? (When?)
When did you get your driver's license?
(Possible question) How did you get your driver's license? *
(Possible question) Was it easy to get your driver's license? *
Do you think it's important to get (or, to have) a driver's license?
(Similar to above) Do you think it's necessary to learn to drive?
Do you think it's important (for everyone who drives) to drive well?
(Similar to above) How important do you think it is for drivers to have good driving skills?
Do you think children should be allowed to drive a car (= to get a driver's license)? (Why?/Why not?)
The question above might be this: Do you think all young people should learn how to drive? *
What do you think is the most suitable (minimum) age for a young person to get a driver's license?
(Similar to above) At what age do you think young people should be allowed to get a driver's license?
(Similar to above) In the future, when you have a child, at what age will you allow him or her to get a driver's license?
Do high schools in your country have driving classes? (Why?/Why not?)
(Similar to above) Did you have any driving classes at school? (Why?/Why not?)
(Possible question) Do you think it would be a good idea to have driving classes at school? *

22. Advertisements N

See Note about pronunciation

See also Part 3, Topics #170 & #190

Are there many advertisements in your country?
(Similar to above) Is there much advertising in your country?
Why do you think there are so many advertisements now?
How do you feel about advertisements?
(Similar to above) Do you like advertisements?
(Similar to above) Do you think there are too many advertisements? (in society/on TV/in magazines and newspapers/on the street)
What kind of advertisement do you like the most?
Do advertisements (ever) influence your choice about what to buy?
(Similar to above) Have you ever bought anything after seeing (or hearing) an advertisement?
Where can we (or, what are the various places where we can) see advertisements?
Do you prefer advertisements on TV or those in magazines?
(Similar to above) What are the differences between advertisements on TV and those in magazines?
What do you think is the purpose of advertisements (or, advertising)?
What do you think about the developments in advertising in China today?

23. Fruits and Vegetables N

See Notes

Do you like to eat fruit(s) and vegetables?
(Similar to above) Do you often eat fruit(s) and vegetables?
How often do you eat fruits and vegetables?
What fruit(s) (and /or vegetables) do you especially like to eat?
(Possible question) Do you like the same fruits and vegetables today as you did when you were a child? *
What fruit and vegetables did you like to eat when you were a child?
Is it easy (or, convenient) to buy fruit and vegetables where you live?
Do you think people should eat more fruits and vegetables?
Do you think it's (really) necessary to eat fruits and vegetables?
(Similar to above) How important is it to eat fruit and vegetables?
(Similar to above) What are the benefits of eating fresh fruit (or, fresh fruits and vegetables)?
How much fruit and vegetables do you think a person needs to stay healthy?
Generally speaking, do children like to eat fruits and vegetables?
What are the benefits for children from eating fruits and vegetables?
(In China,) is there much difference between the fruits and vegetables that people eat today and what they used to eat in the past?

24. Art