1 What is the difference between living in the countryside and the city? 2 Do you think modern cities are suitable for young people or old people? 3 Is it good for elderly people to live in large cities? 4 Is it possible that all of the population move to cities? 5 Do you think people in the countryside are friendlier than in cities? 6 What should the government do to improve citizens' safety? 7 What changes usually take place in cities and towns? 8 Are there any unlucky things that people should not buy as gifts in your country? (added on 29 September 2026) 9 What do people usually consider when buying gifts? (added on 29 September 2026) 10 Which do people give on traditional festivals, money or other kinds of gifts? (added on 28 September 2026) 11 Why is it sometimes difficult to buy or choose a gift for someone? (frequently asked) 12 Is the price of a gift important? 13 Do you like giving gifts? 14 What gifts are popular in your country? 15 What factors do parents consider when choosing a gift for children? 16 What do you think of making friends online? 17 Do we benefit from having friends with different personalities? 18 Would you only make friends with people who are similar to you? 19 How and where do people in your country make friends these days? 20 In what situations would people be willing to get to know new people? 21 Is it easy to find real friends on a social networking website? 22 Do you agree that learning history may help people understand the present? 23 Why do you think some people have better memory than others? 24 Is it good for children to make noise? 25 Should children not be allowed to make noise under any circumstances? 26 What type of noise do you come across in your daily life? 27 Where is there louder noise, in cities or in the countryside? 28 What are the advantages and disadvantages of shopping at a big shopping centre? 29 What are the benefits and drawbacks of consumerism for a country's economy? 30 Are small shops important? 31 What are the differences between shopping online and in-store? 32 What do you think are the pros and cons of shopping online? 33 Is it good and necessary to teach children to save money? 34 Should children learn how to use money at school or from their parents? 35 Why is it hard for some people to save money? 36 What is the best way to save money? 37 Do people in your country like to save money? 38 What can parents do to teach children save money? 39 What are the consequences of not saving money? 40 What's the difference between children learning and adults learning what they have to learn? 41 Is it better to study in a group or individually? 42 Do you agree that in the future cities will become so crowded that they will have no green spots? 43 What places are often crowded in your country? 44 Do people change their behaviour when they get to a crowded place? 45 What are the negative aspects of crowded places? 46 Do you think nowadays people have a better work-life balance than in the past? 47 Do you agree that having a routine gives people more time to think? 48 Why do some people refuse to abide by rules? 49 Do you agree that social media increases pressures of modern life? 50 Do you think a small amount of stress can be beneficial for a person? 51 What kinds of movies are popular in your country? 52 What are the differences between watching movies at home and in a cinema? 53 Why do people of different ages like different types of movies? 54 Why do some people prefer to travel in their own country rather than going abroad? 55 What problems arise when lots of people travel to work at the same time? 56 Why do people like travelling? 57 Why do people choose to travel or live abroad? 58 Who likes to travel more, older people or younger people? 59 Some people don't like to travel abroad. Why? 60 Do people prefer long trips or short trips? 61 Is it important for people to learn new skills all life long? 62 What age will make it difficult for people to master new skills? 63 How can we know what to do when we want to learn something new? 64 What practical skills can young people teach old people? 65 What skills can younger people learn from older people? 66 Do you think playing computer games can help people develop skills? 67 Where can we learn practical skills? 68 Who would you learn a skill from, friends, teachers or parents? 69 What kinds of things can young people learn from old people? 70 What practical skills can young people teach old people? 71 Do you think old people enjoy their life more these days compared with the past? 72 Do you think old people and young people can share interests? 73 What kinds of activities do old people like to do these days? 74 Have you ever had any experience with things related to AI? 75 Are art classes important in schools? 76 What leisure activities do old and young people prefer? 77 What is the difference between staying with friends or family? 78 Do you think friendship is important? 79 Should students have physical education and do sports at school? 80 What characteristics do you think an athlete should have? 81 Is talent important in sports? 82 Is it easy to identify children's talents? 83 Why are there so few top athletes? 84 What kind of sports are popular in your country? 85 Why are some students popular in school? 86 Is it important for a teacher to be popular? 87 Do you think good teachers are always popular among students? 88 What are the qualities of being a good teacher? 89 Is it easier to become popular nowadays? 90 Why do people want to be popular? 91 Why do some people become famous but not successful? 92 What kinds of people are popular at work? 93 What benefits are there when a child is popular at school? 94 What things do people often lose? 95 Is it easy to lose something? 96 How can we avoid or reduce the possibility of losing things? 97 How can parents teach children to be organized? 98 Is it important to manage your time efficiently? 99 How do people manage their time? 100 How does technology help with time management? 101 Do you agree that today success mainly depends on being able to manage time effectively? 102 Are people born with time management skills or can they develop them? 103 What topics do young people talk about? 104 How do you know if others aren't interested in your conversation? 105 What's the difference between films and books? 106 Do people read more nowadays? 107 How can reading help children? 108 Do you think old people spend more time reading than young people? 109 What are the types of books that young people like to read? 110 Do you think reading books can make people happier? 111 What books do children like to read? 112 Is reading books more popular with boys or with girls? 113 Some people say that it's easier for children who start reading at a young age to succeed. Do you agree? 114 Should children help their parents with household chores? 115 What can children help parents with? 116 In your view, should children be taught to help others? 117 Should parents reward their children when they help others? 118 Who should teach children to help others, parents or teachers? 119 Do you think parents should give advice to their children? 120 Why does buying new things make people happy? 121 Why do some people hide their happy feelings? 122 How do people express happiness in your culture? 123 Do you think happiness has any effect on people? 124 Is it good to be unhappy? 125 What kinds of things make people in your country happy? 126 Do you think money can make people happy? 127 Do you think failures help people feel happiness? 128 Is it important to have goals in life in order to feel happy? 129 How would you define happiness? 130 Why do some people say happiness never lasts long? 131 What do you do when you feel unhappy? 132 Are people in your country happier now than they were 30 years ago? 133 Why are some people more positive than others? 134 Do you agree that real happiness comes from making other people happy? 135 What things make people stressed in everyday life? 136 Is it hard for modern people to live a healthy lifestyle? 137 What can parents do to help improve their children’s health awareness? 138 Do schools have the responsibility to provide health education? 139 Where can people find information about keeping healthy? 140 Do you think it's a good way for governments to use the power of idols to help people build health awareness? 141 How can media improve or influence people's knowledge about health? 142 How can parents help children to be organized? 143 Do you agree that learning history may help people understand the present? 144 What are the differences between learning history from books and from videos? 145 How can people learn about history? 146 How can technology make learning history more interesting? 147 What kind of parties have you had so far? 148 Why do some people dislike parties? 149 What do adults do at parties? 150 What do children do at a birthday party? 151 Why do people organise family parties in your country? 152 Do people in your country like to hold parties? 153 Do you think people can make more friends if they often attend parties? 154 Is it hard to protect historical buildings? 155 Should old buildings be preserved? 156 Why do many people move to the countryside? 157 What's the difference between living in an apartment and in a house? 158 Who should pay for the preservation of historic buildings? 159 Who should be responsible for preserving historic buildings? 160 Is it hard to protect historical buildings? 161 Why do some people like to keep photos? 162 On what occasions do most people take photos? 163 What are the advantages and disadvantages of travelling with a camera? 164 Where do people like to take photos? 165 Who would like to take photos more often, young people or older people? 166 Do people take more pictures now compared to the past? 167 Is taking photos the best way to remember something? 168 Is it easier to take pictures now than in the past? 169 What kind of people like to visit natural places? 170 What can people gain from going to natural places? 171 Should all scenic spots charge an entry fee? 172 Is visiting scenic spots the best choice for us while travelling? 173 Do people relax when they see nature? 174 What are the differences between a natural place and a city? 175 Do you think that going to the park is the only way to get closer to nature? 176 What should people wear to a job interview? 177 Why do some people prefer to travel in their own country rather than going abroad? 178 Some people don't like to travel abroad. Why? 179 Why do people choose to travel or live abroad? 180 What food do you (people in your country) eat on special occasions? 181 Why do many people like to spend a lot of money on food on special days? 182 What do you think of people using their mobile phones during a meal? 183 Do you think it’s good to communicate when eating with your family? 184 More and more people are unwilling to cook. Why is this happening? 185 What do you think buildings will be like in the future? 186 Which do most people prefer, living in a bungalow or in a tall building? 187 Why are taller and taller building being constructed nowadays? 188 Why do people get up early? 189 Are there any situations when it's not good to arrive early? 190 Why do some people stay up late at night? 191 Is it easy to get up early? 192 What kind of behaviour is considered good behaviour? (added on 4 July) 193 How can parents teach children to obey rules? (added on 4 July) 194 What are the benefits of obeying rules? (added on 4 July) 195 Do you think children can learn about the law outside of school? (added on 30 June) 196 Do people in your country usually obey the law? 197 What are some rules that exist in schools or workplaces in your country? 198 Do people in your country like to grow plants? 199 Do people like to grow vegetables in your country? 200 How do people feel when they eat vegetables that they grew on their own? 201 Do you still keep in touch with your friends from childhood? 202 What’s the difference between having younger friends and older friends? 203 Has technology changed people’s friendships? How? 204 What do you think of communicating via social media? 205 Will online social media replace face-to-face communication? 206 Is it necessary for kids to have some close friends? 207 Do old people often change plans? 208 How would you tell your friends if you had to change your plans? 209 How does technology help people make plans? 210 Why do parents still make plans for their children nowadays? 211 What food do you eat on special occasions? 212 Is food now better than in the past? 213 What is the difference between watching sports events at home and at the stadium? 214 Why does somebody dislike to watch the Olympic Games? 215 What do you need to do before you travel? 216 Where do people usually travel on holidays? 217 Do you think it's important to do some preparation before you travel to new places? 218 Do you think children sometimes have to make important decisions? 219 What important decisions do young people need to make after the completion of high school? 220 Who can children turn to for help when making a decision? 221 How do people make important decisions? 222 What are the advantages of advertising? 223 Do you think advertisements can influence our decisions when shopping? 224 Do you prefer to work in a team or own your own? 225 What kinds of jobs require people to work in a team? 226 What qualities do you think a good team member should have? 227 Why do some people open their own business? 228 What do you need to start a business? 229 Do you agree that nowadays it is easier to set up a business than in the past? 230 Do people in your country like to work in big companies or small companies? 231 What challenges and difficulties do people face when they try to have a successful small business? 232 What makes some companies more successful than others? 233 In your country, when people visit other people in their homes, do they usually bring a gift? 234 What kind of houses or apartments do people prefer to buy? 235 What is the difference between living in the countryside and the city? 236 Are rivers and lakes important to a country? (added on 26 June) 237 Are rivers and lakes good for transport? (added on 26 June) 238 Do you think rivers and lakes attract tourists? (added on 26 June) 239 Why are rivers and lakes important to local people? 240 What water sports are popular in your country? 241 Do you think having a river or lake has an impact on tourism in the city? 242 Which is better, to study a language alone or to study it in a group? (added on 27 June) 243 What are the advantages and disadvantages of learning a language? (added on 27 June) 244 Some people think that technology has made it unnecessary to learn languages. What do you think? (added on 27 June) 245 What are the difficulties of learning a new language? 246 Why do people learn foreign languages? 247 What can people do to learn a foreign language? 248 Do you think school rules are important? (added on 2 July 2026) 249 Are children unhappy with the school rules? (added on 2 July) 250 What are the rules people should obey at work? (added on 2 July) 251 What can teachers do to make students obey rules? 252 What are some rules that exist in schools or workplaces in your country? 253 What should parents do to educate children about laws? 254 When people break rules, how are they punished in your country? 255 What leisure activities do old and young people prefer? 256 How does technology affect the way people spend leisure time? 257 Is leisure time important for everyone? 258 How can parents help children to be organized? 259 What factors should people consider organising events? 260 Would you rather be in a car or bus in a traffic jam? 261 What are good ways to manage traffic? 262 Do you think highways will help reduce traffic jams? 263 In what ways can we fix traffic problems? 264 Will there be fewer people using cars because of improved public transportation? 265 What benefits does public transport bring to the world? 266 What needs to be improved in public transport? 267 Why do people set goals? 268 When do young children start setting goals for themselves? 269 How would you define success? 270 In general, how do people judge or, assess the success of others? 271 What does it take to become successful? 272 Have you ever had any experience with things related to AI? 273 Are people born clever or need to learn to be clever? 274 How do children become smart at school? 275 Do you think society needs people with different types of intelligence? 276 Do you think smart people are happy? 277 Do you think smart people are not good at certain things? 278 Do you think the intelligence of a person is important? 279 What ways do people use to judge someone's intelligence? 280 Do you think there is anything that intelligent people find difficult to do? 281 When do children begin to have their own ideas and opinions? 282 Who do children listen to more, their parents or their teachers? 283 Who are smart children likely to be influenced by? 284 Do you think children will always have ideas and opinions similar to those of their parents? 285 What do young people have strong opinions about? 286 How can teachers help children develop their ideas and opinions? 287 When do people change opinions? 288 Why do people write letters? 289 On what particular occasion do you prefer to write letters? 290 What are the advantages of advertising? 291 Many advertisers like to use sports stars' endorsements. What are the reasons? 292 Which one is more effective, newspaper advertising or online advertising? 293 What do you think of celebrity endorsement? 294 What factors should be taken into account while making advertisements? 295 What can people do to fight boredom? 296 Do you think young people get bored more quickly than old people? 297 Do you think having a daily routine is boring? 298 In what situations do people usually feel bored? 299 Why do some people get bored faster than others? 300 Some people say that it's good to feel bored sometimes. What do you think? 301 Do you agree that it is impossible to feel bored in our today's world? 302 Do teachers play videos in class in your country? 303 Why are young people so obsessed with watching short videos? 304 Do you agree that pets should not be kept in cities? (added on 12 August 2026) 305 Should schools teach children about animals? (added on 13 July) 306 Why do stories and movies for children always feature animals? 307 Why do people like to keep pets? 308 Do you think children love animals more than old people do? 309 Do you like to take care of animals? 310 How are pets now different from those in the past? 311 What problems will keeping pets bring? 312 Is it safe for animals to live in cities? 313 Do you think being a doctor is easy or difficult? (added on 25 June) 314 Why do some children want to become doctors? (added on 25 June) 315 Do you think learning biology is interesting for children? (added on 25 June) 316 Do you think governments should put a large amount of money into medical research? (added on 25 June) 317 Do you think it is necessary to learn first aid skills? 318 What are the differences between the work of a doctor and that of a nurse? 319 Is having happy workers important for the success of a company? 320 What are the good things about working for a big company? 321 What are the benefits and disadvantages of working at an international company? 322 Do you think it's important to have a national identity? 323 How can people develop their national identity? 324 Why do local people like to read local news? 325 How often do people in your country buy newspapers? 326 Do you think visual media (film, photography) is important in how news is presented? 327 What do you think of news on social media? 328 How do people in your country get news? 329 Are there many people who can speak foreign languages in your country? (added on 29 June) 330 Does speaking other languages help at work? (added on 29 June) 331 Do people learn any languages other than English? (added on 29 June) 332 What can people do to learn a foreign language? 333 Why do people learn foreign languages? 334 Is it more important to learn foreign languages now than before? 335 Do you think that children adapt to new things more easily than adults? 336 How can people learn new things?