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Favorite Music and Artists

●​ What kind of music do you like?​

●​ Who is your favorite singer?​

●​ Do you have a favorite band?​

●​ Do you prefer pop or rock music?​

●​ Can you sing or play an instrument? (If aff.: What song is your favorite to sing?/What
instrument do you play? / If neg.: Would you like to sing or play any
instrument?/What instrument would you like to play?)​

●​ Do you listen to music every day?​

●​ What song do you love right now?​

●​ Do you prefer slow or fast music?​

●​ Do you prefer music in English or Portuguese? (Regardless of the answer, ask:

Why?)​

●​ Do you know how to dance? (If aff.: What type of dance do you know? / If neg.:
Would you like to learn?)​

●​ Have you ever been to a concert? (If aff.: Which artist was it? / If neg.: Which artist
would you like to watch live?)​

●​ Do your friends like the same music? (If aff.: What artists do you like? / If neg.: What
music does your friend like that you don’t?)​

●​ What music do you listen to when you are sad?​

●​ What type of music makes you happy?​

●​ Do you follow singers online? (If aff.: What singers do you follow? / If neg.: Why?)​

2. Hobbies and Free Time

●​ What do you do in your free time?​

 ●​ Do you like reading books? (If aff.: What is your favorite book? Why do you like it?)​

●​ Do you play video games? (If aff.: What games do you like to play? / If neg.: Why
not?)​

●​ What is your favorite hobby?​

●​ Do you like drawing or painting?​

●​ Which do you prefer: stay at home or go out?​

●​ Do you prefer to watch videos on YouTube or on TikTok? (Regardless of the answer,

ask: Why?)​

●​ Do you collect anything? (If aff.: What do you collect? / If neg.: Why?/Is there
anything you’d like to make a collection of?)​

●​ How often do you do your hobby?​

●​ Can you cook? (If aff.: What do you like to cook the most? / If neg.: Why?)​

●​ Do you listen to music?​

●​ Do you prefer to be alone or with friends? (After the student has answered, you can
also ask: What are the pros and the cons of being alone/with friends? ​

●​ Do you write or journal?​

●​ Do you have any creative hobbies?​

●​ What hobby would you like to try?​

3. Social Media

●​ Do you use Instagram or TikTok?​

●​ How many hours do you spend on those apps?​

●​ What’s your favorite app?​

●​ Do you prefer to post stories or pictures?​

●​ Who do you follow on Instagram?​

 ●​ Do you think it is OK to block your parents on social medias? (Regardless of the
answer, ask: Why?)​

●​ Do you like making videos?​

●​ Do you read comments sections on social medias?​

●​ What do you think of influencers?​

●​ Is social media good or bad? (If the student answers “It depends”, ask: On what?)​

●​ Which do you prefer: private or public profiles? (Regardless of the answer, ask:
Why?)​

●​ Do you get news from social media?​

●​ In your opinion, what are the best and worst parts of having a social media profile?​

●​ How does social media affect your life?​

4. Food and Snacks

●​ What’s your favorite food?​

●​ Do you like fast food?​

●​ Can you cook? (If aff.: What do you like to cook the most?)​

●​ What do you eat for breakfast?​

●​ Which do you prefer: sweet or salty?​

●​ What is your usual lunch?​

●​ What snacks do you think are the best to take to school?​

●​ Do you like to try new food or to stay eating the usual?​

●​ Is there a food you don’t like? (If aff.: What is it and why?)​

●​ Do you prefer pizza or burger?​

●​ What is your favorite dessert?​

 ●​ For drinking, do you prefer juice, soda or water?​

●​ Do you eat vegetables? (If aff.: Which ones do you like the most? / If neg.: Why?)​

●​ Do you like international food?​

●​ What is your favorite snack?​

5. School Life

●​ What’s your favorite subject?​

●​ Which subject is the hardest?​

●​ Do you like school?​

●​ What time do you get to school?​

●​ What do you eat at school?​

●​ Do you have a favorite teacher? (If. aff: Who are they? - if you want to keep with the
questions, and if it wasn’t mentioned before, you can ask: What subject does this
teacher teach?)​

●​ Which do you prefer: group project or solo project? Why?​

●​ Do you have any school friends?​

●​ What do you think about the uniforms?​

●​ Do you prefer to have a break when doing a long activity or to finish all at once?
Why?​

●​ Do you have any exams soon?​

●​ Do you study at home? (If aff.: How often? / If neg.: Why?)​

●​ Do you prefer online or in-person classes? (Regardless of the answer, ask: Why?)​

●​ What would you change at school?​

●​ Which do you think it’s better: morning or afternoon classes?​

6. Sports and Activities

●​ Do you like sports? (If aff.: Which sport is your favorite? / If neg.: Why?)​

●​ What sport do you play? (If neg.: Would you like to play any?)​

●​ Do you play any sports at school?​

●​ Do you have a favorite team or a favorite athlete?​

●​ Do you like to watch the World Cup/Olympics?​

●​ Which do you think it’s better: football or volleyball? (regardless of an affirmative or

negative answer, ask: Why?)​

●​ Which is better: running or walking?​

●​ Do you go to gym?​

●​ Do you prefer to watch or to play?​

●​ Do you swim?​

●​ What sport would you like to try?​

●​ Do you follow sports news? (If aff.: How do you stay informed? By Instagram, Twitter,
TV…)​

●​ When playing a sport, who do you play with?​

●​ Do you like eSports? / Have you ever heard of “e-Sports”? (Maybe the term “e-Sport”
is not familiar to the student, so: “e-Sports, or electronic sports, are competitive video
gaming events where individuals or teams compete against each other in organized
tournaments and leagues. These competitions can range from online matches to
large-scale, live events with significant prizes and viewership.” Definition given by
Google.)​

7. Movies and Series

●​ What is your favorite movie? Why do you like it?​

●​ Do you watch any streaming? (If aff.: Which one?)​

●​ What is your favorite series?​

 ●​ Which do you prefer: action or comedy?​

●​ Do you prefer subtitled or dubbed?​

●​ What was the last movie you’ve watched? Did you enjoy it?​

●​ When was the last time you went to the cinema? What movie did you watch? Did you
like it? What was it about?​

●​ Do you prefer going to the cinema alone or with someone? (If the second: Who do
you normally go to the cinema with?)​

●​ Do you like horror movies? (Regardless of the answer, ask: Why?)​

●​ Do you watch anime?​

●​ Who is your favorite actor or actress?​

●​ What English spoken movie do you think is the best?​

●​ Is there a movie you are dying to see? (If aff.: What movie?)​

●​ Do you like romantic stories? (If aff.: What romantic story is your favorite? / What is
your favorite troupe? - enemies to lovers; friends to lovers; right person, wrong
time…)​

●​ What movie did you think you were going to like but ended up not liking at all?​

8. Travel and Destinations

●​ Do you like to travel?​

●​ Have you ever traveled by plane?​

●​ Have you ever been to the beach? (If aff.: What beach is your favorite? / If neg.:
Would you like to go to the beach?)​

●​ What city do you want to visit the most?​

●​ What country do you want to visit the most?​

●​ Do you prefer to travel alone or with others? (Regardless of the answer, ask: Why?)
●​ What do you pack when preparing to travel?​
 ●​ Which do you prefer: long or short trips? Why?​

●​ Have you ever visited any famous place? (If aff.: What was it? - it doesn’t have to be
a city, or a country. We’re talking about places, like MASP, Museu do Amanhã,
Convento da Penha, Cristo Redentor, Cachoeira da Fumaça…)​

●​ If you had to choose a place to spend your vacation, would you choose the beach or
mountains?​

●​ What place in Brazil would you recommend a foreign person to visit? (Regardless of
the answer, ask: Why?)​

●​ Have you ever spent a night in a hotel? (If aff.: How was it? / If neg.: Would you like
to?)​

●​ What are your favorite vacation activities?​

●​ Would you like to study abroad?​

9. Friends and Friendship

●​ Who is your best friend?​

●​ How many friends do you have?​

●​ What do you do together?​

●​ Do you see them every day?​

●​ What online tools do you use to talk with your friends?​

●​ What makes a good friend?​

●​ Do you share secrets?​

●​ Which is better: one close friend or many? (Regardless of an affirmative or negative

answer, ask: Why?)​

●​ Is it easy for you to make new friends? (Regardless of an affirmative or negative

answer, ask: Why?)​

●​ Have you ever had a fight with a friend? What was it about? How did you say sorry?​

●​ Do you and your friends like the same things?​

 ●​ Do you think people from different generations can be friends?​

●​ What do you and your friends normally talk about?​

●​ What is the best thing about friendship?​

10. Daily Routine

●​ What time do you wake up?​

●​ Do you eat breakfast everyday?​

●​ How do you go to school?​

●​ What time does your school start classes?​

●​ Do you have any after school activities? (If aff.: What are they?)​

●​ Do you prefer to shower in the morning or at night?​

●​ What time do you have lunch?​

●​ Do you have a homework routine? (If aff.: Tell me about it.)​

●​ Do you take time to relax after class? (If aff.: What do you like to do to relax?)​

●​ What is your sleep time? Do you think you have enough sleep?​

●​ Do you have a pre-bedtime routine? (If aff.: Tell me about it.)​

●​ Do you help with home cleaning?​

●​ What are the best and worst parts of your day?​

●​ Is your weekend routine different from your weekday routine? (If aff.: How are they
different?)​

●​ Do you have any special daily habit? (If aff.: Tell me about it.)​

11. Fashion and Style

 ●​ What kind of clothes do you like?​

●​ Which is better: jeans or shorts? (If the student answers “It depends!”, ask “On
what?)​

●​ What is your favorite color to wear? Do you think this color goes well with you?​

●​ Do you follow fashion trends?​

●​ Do you buy clothes online? (If aff.: What websites do you think are the best to buy?)​

●​ What is your favorite clothing brand? What do you like about it?​

●​ Do you wear accessories? (If aff.: What accessories are the best in your opinion?)​

●​ Do you prefer to wear sneakers or sandals? (If the student answers “It depends!”,
ask “On what?”)​

●​ What is your school outfit?​

●​ Do you have a favorite look?​

●​ Do you like thrift shopping? (Maybe the student is not familiar with the terms “thrift
shop”, so: “Thrift shopping, or thrifting, is the activity of purchasing used items,
typically clothing, furniture, and household goods, at discounted prices, often from
thrift stores, flea markets, or garage sales. It's a way to find unique items, save
money, and potentially reduce waste by giving pre-owned items a new life.” Definition
given by Google.)​

●​ Do you wear makeup?​

●​ Do you and your friends have the same style? (If aff.: How would you describe your
style? / If neg.: How are your styles different?) ​

●​ Do you choose your clothes alone, or do you have help? (If the second one: Who
usually helps you to choose your clothes?)​

●​ Which do you prefer: casual or dressed-up?​

12. Future Plans and Dreams

●​ What do you want to do?​

 ●​ Do you want to go to university? (If aff.: What would you like to study? / If neg.:
Why?)​

●​ What job would you like to have?​

●​ Would you live in another place? (If aff.: What place would you like to live in? / If
neg.: What do you like about this city that makes you want to stay here?)​

●​ Would you like to get married?​

●​ Would you like to travel the world?​

●​ Besides English, what language would you like to learn?​

●​ Would you like to be famous? (Regardless of the answer, you can ask: “What do you
think are the good and the bad of being famous?”)​

●​ What is your dream car?​

●​ What skills would you like to have?​

●​ How do you see your life in 10 years?​

●​ Do you have plans to form a family?​

●​ Would you like to open a business? (If aff.: What kind of business would you like to
open?)​

●​ What is your biggest dream?​

●​ What are this year’s goals?​

13. Technology and Gadgets

●​ What phone do you have?​

●​ Do you like video games? (If aff.: What games do you like to play? / If neg.: Why
not?)​

●​ What is the most-used app on your phone? Why do you use it so much?​

●​ What is your opinion on Smartwatches?​

●​ Which is better: laptop or tablet?​

 ●​ What is your favorite gadget? (Maybe the student is not familiar with the word
“gadget”, so: noun

noun: gadget; plural noun: gadgets

a small mechanical or electronic device or tool, especially an ingenious or novel one.​

"a state-of-the-art kitchen with every conceivable gadget" Definition given by the
Oxford Dictionary)​

●​ What is your daily screen time? In your opinion, is it a lot or not?​

●​ Do you like to study about technology? (Regardless of the answer, ask: Why?)​

●​ Is there any new tech/device you want?​

●​ Do you prefer Android or iPhone?​

●​ What do you do on your phone?​

●​ Do you use headphones? Do you prefer cable headphones or the bluetooth ones?​

14. Celebrations and Holidays

●​ What is your favorite holiday? (Regardless of the answer, ask: Why?)​

●​ How do you celebrate birthdays?​

●​ Do you like Christmas? (Regardless of the answer, ask: Why?)​

●​ Do you have any New Year’s Eve plans? (If aff.: What plans do you have? / If neg.:
What do you normally do on New Year’s Eve?)​

●​ Do you celebrate Carnival?​

●​ Do you prefer to give or to receive gifts on holidays? (Regardless of the answer, ask:
Why?)​

●​ Do you like fireworks? (Regardless of the answer, ask: Why?)​

●​ What is your favorite Christmas food? (Regardless of the answer, ask: Why is it your
favorite?)​

●​ What foreign Holiday do you wish Brazil celebrated? (Some examples are
Thanksgiving, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, on the United States; Boxing Day, on
 England and Australia; Heritage Day, on South Afrinca…)​

●​ Do you like Holiday music? (If aff.: What is your favourite?)​

●​ What is the best thing about Holidays?​

●​ Do you like to spend Holidays with family or friends?​

●​ Do you decorate your house?​

●​ What was the best birthday you’ve ever had?​

●​ Do you get nervous at parties? (Regardless of the answer, ask: Why?)​

15. Pets and Animals

●​ Do you have a pet? (If aff.: What pet do you have? What is its name? / If neg.:
Would you like to have one?)​

●​ Do you prefer cats or dogs?​

●​ What names do you think are good for pets?​

●​ How do you care for pets?​

●​ Do you like wild animals?​

●​ What is your favorite animal?​

●​ Are you afraid of any animals? (If aff.: What animal are you afraid of? Why?)​

●​ Have you ever been to a zoo? (If aff.: What did you like about it? / If neg.: Would you
like to visit one?)​

●​ Do you follow pet accounts on social media?​

●​ Do you have animals near your home, like stray dogs and stray cats?​

●​ Do you prefer birds or fish?​

●​ Do you think animals have feelings?​

●​ Would you adopt an animal with special needs?​

●​ What animal would you like to see in real life?​