Likes & Reasons (because)
1. What is your favorite food? Why?
2. Which sport do you like? Why?
3. Who is your favorite singer? Why?
4. What is your favorite day of the week? Why?
5. Which season do you like best? Why?
Frequency (always, usually, often, sometimes, never)
6. How often do you watch TV?
7. How often do you exercise?
8. How often do you read books?
9. What do you usually do after school?
10. What do you often do on weekends?
Time Expressions
11. What do you do in the morning?
12. What do you do in the evening?
13. When do you do your homework?
14. When do you go to bed?
15. What do you usually do on Sunday?
Places
16. Where do you usually go with your friends?
17. Where do you like to spend your weekends?
18. Where would you like to travel?
19. Where do you usually eat lunch?
20. What is your favorite place in your city?
Extended Answers (and, but, also)
21. Tell me about your best friend.
22. Tell me about your family.
23. What do you do after school?
24. Describe your favorite hobby.
25. Tell me about your favorite teacher.
Encourage Longer Answers
using this formula:
Answer + Because + Extra Information
Example:
Q: What is your favorite food?
A: My favorite food is pizza because it is delicious, and I usually eat it with my family on
weekends.
Challenge Questions
26. If you had one million dollars, what would you buy? Why?
27. Which country would you like to visit? Why?
28. What would you do on a perfect weekend?
29. Who do you admire the most? Why?
30. What is your biggest dream for the future?
These questions naturally push students to use:
because
usually/often/sometimes
in the morning/on weekends
and/but/also
I think... / In my opinion... / Maybe...