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Cue-Card Follow Up Questions Speaking cue card Describe your favorite dress. You should say: what it is when you like to wear it how often you wear it Explain what is so special about it. - Show / Hide Hint - Follow-Up Questions How important are clothes and fashion to you? [Why/Why not?]? How different are the clothes you wear now from those you wore 10 years ago? What do you think the clothes we wear say about us? What kind of clothes do you dislike? How important is fashion to you? What kind of clothes do people in your country usually wear? Do you think people behave differently in different kinds of clothes?

Part-1 Part-2 Part-3 Weather What’s the weather like today? What’s your favourite weather? Do you like the weather in your country? Is the weather the same in all parts of your country? Does the weather ever affect the way you feel? Does the weather in your country ever affect transportation? Speaking cue card Describe a museum that you have visited. You should say: when you visited the museum describe the museum how you felt after going there Some of the common features of a museum. Explain your experience of the visit. - Show / Hide Hint - Follow-Up Questions How often do you visit museums? What type of museum is popular in your country? What do you think of the importance of museums in history? How do you think of the heritage of a country? Compare the museums nowadays and in the past.  Have you ever been to a foreign museum? What are the tourist attractions in your city? ...

Part-1 Part-2 Part-3 Going Out Do you often go out in the evenings? What do you like to do when you go out? Do you prefer going out on your own or with friends? How often do you go out in a week? Where do most young people like to go out in your country? Speaking cue card Describe an important letter you received. You should say When and where you received ? Who sent it to you ? What the content of the letter was ? Explain How you reacted to it . - Show / Hide Hint - Follow-Up Questions Have you preserved this letter ? Did you expect that letter ? What are the advantages and disadvantages of emails ? For what purpose do you think people use emails ? What are the differences between emails and hand wrote letters ? Will the hand-written letters become obsolete in the future? Why ? Why should we write letters to friends and relatives ? What are the important qualities of a good lette...

Part-1 Part-2 Part-3 Food What’s your favourite food? Have you always liked the same food? Is there any food you dislike? What is a common meal in your country? Do you have a healthy diet? What do you think of fast food? Speaking cue card Describe a well-paid job and it's importance in your life. You should say What the job is ? Do you consider money / salary as a important factor while selecting a job ? What are the benefits of having a well-paid job ? Explain what you are doing to get this job (or what you did in past). - Show / Hide Hint - Follow-Up Questions Do you think you want to be take up this job?  Which occupation should be given a better pay?  Is being rich a good thing?  Do you think people should save for the future?  What makes a person choose a job apart from the pay it offers?  What kinds of jobs are poorly-paid in your country?  Do people ...

Part-1 Part-2 Part-3 Happiness Are you a happy person? What usually makes you happy? Does the weather ever affect how you feel? What makes you feel unhappy? Do you think people in your country are generally happy people? Speaking cue card Describe an interesting building in your hometown. You should say Where the building is ? The kind of building it is ? Why you think it is interesting ? Explain how you know about this building and what it is used for. - Show / Hide Hint - Follow-Up Questions Is it important to conserve old buildings? Why?  Is the history useful for the coming generations? Why?  What is the difference between houses built in the past and now?  What are the differences in sizes of houses? Why?  Do you prefer a big or a small house? Why?  What do you prefer, an old or a modern building to live in?  Do many people in your country live in...

Cue-Card Follow Up Questions Speaking cue card Describe a hotel you have stayed in. Where the hotel is Why you stayed at that particular hotel Give details description of the hotel and the view from it Explain what makes the hotel special. - Show / Hide Hint - Follow-Up Questions What types of hotels are available in your country/state/city? Do you think hotels should organize cultural or religious events in their premises? What did you enjoy most during your slay in that hotel? What skills required to work in a hotel according to you? How can government help hotels in improving their security? How was the service of the hotel?

Cue-Card Follow Up Questions Speaking cue card Talk about online shopping. You should say: What you bought online recently Why you bought it If you were you happy with the product Explain your online shopping experience. - Show / Hide Hint - Follow-Up Questions Are there many shops near your home? (What kind?) Do you like shopping? (Why? Why not?) Who usually does the shopping in your home? How often do you buy something in a shop? Do you like shopping on the internet? Which is the most popular place for shopping in your home-town?

Cue-Card Follow Up Questions Speaking cue card Describe your favourite flower ( or fruit ) . You should say: What it is Where it is grown If it is common in your country Explain why it is your favourite flower. - Show / Hide Hint - Follow-Up Questions (Flower) Do you like to have flowers in your home? Where would you go to buy flowers? On what occasions would you give someone flowers? Where can you see flowers in your country? Are flowers important in your culture? What flowers have special meaning in your country? (Fruit) Do you like fruits?  What kind of fruits do you like? Do you think eating fruits is healthy for the body? Did you like to eat fruits when you were a child? Is it important to eat fruits?

Part-1 Part-2 Part-3 Internet How often do you go online? What do you use the internet for? How do you get online? Do you have your own computer? What’s your favourite website? Do you think children should be allowed unsupervised access to the internet? Speaking cue card Describe a place in other countries where you would like to work for a short time. You should say Where you would like to go ? What kind of work/job you would like to have there ? When you would like to go ? Explain why you want to work in that place. - Show / Hide Hint - Follow-Up Questions How important it is to learn about other people’s cultures?  What difficulties can people living in a foreign country experience?  What benefits can there be for people working in a foreign country?  Do you believe in stereotypes about different nationalities?  Are you in favour of adopting a universal language?...

Part-1 Part-2 Part-3 Music Do you like music ? What’s your favourite type of music ? Can you sing ? Did you learn music at school ? If you could learn a musical instrument, what would it be ? Do you think music is important ? Speaking cue card Describe a library that you visited. You should say Where it was ? What it looked like ? What facilities it had ? Explain what influence it had on you and how you felt about it. - Show / Hide Hint - Follow-Up Questions Do you have any suggestions to the library ?  What facilities does a good library offer ?  Do you think internet is more useful over a library ?  Should governments invest in libraries ?  What do you think about old people who use libraries ?  What information would you need or would you be looking for in a public library ?  Do you prefer to go to a public library (and  why) ?  How a library co...

Part-1 Part-2 Part-3 Neighbours / Neighbourhood Do you like your neighbours ? Are neighbours usually close to each other in your country ? What is your neighbourhood like ? Do you think your neighbourhood is a good place for children ? How could your neighbourhood be improved ? Do you think it is important to have a good relationship with your neighbours ? Speaking cue card Talk about something you like doing at home. You should say What you do ? Where exactly you usually do it ? How much time you spend doing it every week ? Explain why it is your favourite activity. - Show / Hide Hint - Follow-Up Questions Do you do housework at home ? What kind of household work do you often do ? Did you do household work when you were a child ? Do you think that children should do housework ? Do you like doing housework ? How do you think housework could be made more interesting ? Do you think child...

Part-1 Part-2 Part-3 Pets Do you have a pet ? Do you like animals ? What’s your favourite animal ? What is a popular pet to have in your country ? Did you have a pet as a child ? Why do people have pets ? Speaking cue card Describe your favourite season. What the season is and when it occurs ? What the weather is like during this season ? What your typical activities are during this season ? Explain why it is your favourite season. - Show / Hide Hint - Follow-Up Questions Describe the seasons in your country ? What is the most comfortable season in your country ? What's the necessity of clothes in a particular season ? What are the seasons you have in your country but other countries do not ? Do you think weather has an influence on people’s mood ? Do you like to go outside when winter comes ? How you feel about the climate in recent years ? What can we do to stop greenhouse effect ? ...

Cue-Card Follow Up Questions Speaking cue card Describe a foreign country you want to visit. You should say: Where this place is What you can do in this country Why do you want to visit in this country Explain places to see in this country. - Show / Hide Hint - Follow-Up Questions Why do Indian people like to travel abroad?  What can people benefit from international travel? What effects will tourism have on our environment?  Why do people like to travel abroad? Would you travel around the world in the future? What’s the difference between travelling abroad and studying abroad?

Part-1 Part-2 Part-3 Sport Do you like sport? What’s your favourite sport? Do you often watch sport on TV? Did you play sport as a child? What is the most popular sport in your country? How do most people in your country keep fit? Speaking cue card Describe a trip which you enjoyed most. You should say : Where you went ? Who went with you ? Why you went there ? Explain some things you saw and did on your trip. - Show / Hide Hint - Follow-Up Questions What are some famous tourist spots in your country? What are the positive impacts of tourism in your country? What are the negative impacts of tourism in your country? What do you think are the reasons people visit new places? What can you tell about the future of tourism industry in your country?

Part-1 Part-2 Part-3 Transport How did you get here today? What is your favourite mode of transport? Do you ever use public transport? Do you like the transport system in your country? What is the difference between taking a bus and taking a train? Speaking cue card Describe your favorite sport.You should say: what it is how often you play/ watch it how to play it     explain why it is your favorite sport. - Show / Hide Hint - Follow-Up Questions Name some indoor and outdoor games in your country. Tell me about a team sport. What changes happened to your sports sector? Name some sports that can bring you reputation in the international level and mention some suitable advantages for developing such games in your country.

Part-1 Part-2 Part-3 Television Do you often watch TV? What sorts of things do you watch on TV? What is your favourite TV program? Do you ever watch foreign programs or films? What did you watch on TV when you were a child? Do you think children should watch TV? Speaking cue card Describe a house or apartment you want to live in. You should say What it would look like? Where it would be located? What facilities this would have? Explain why you want to live there. - Show / Hide Hint - Follow-Up Questions How is modern home design in your country different to that of the past? In your country, what type of home do most people live in? Do people prefer to live in modern homes or the older-style? What do you imagine people’s houses will be like in the future? Why do people sometimes move to live in a different home? Is it common to own your own home in your country? Do you think more people w...

Part-1 Part-2 Part-3 Study What do you study? Where do you study that? Why did you choose that subject? Is it a popular subject in your country? Do you like that subject? What are the main aspects of your subject? If you had the chance, would you change subject? Do you plan to get a job in the same field as your subject? Speaking cue card Describe the member of your family who you spend the most time with. You should say: Who is he/she? When you are usually together? What you do together? What kind of person he/she is? and explain why you spend the most time with this member of your family Follow-Up Questions How many generations usually live together in your country? (in a family) Is it important to visit family members? (if living away from them) What are the values of family in your country? Why is family bonding necessary for happiness in life? Do you think the support from a fr...

Part-1 Part-2 Part-3 Shopping Do you like shopping? What’s your favourite shop? Do you prefer shopping alone or with others? What kinds of shops are there where you live? Have you ever bought anything online? Do you think men and women have different opinions about shopping? Speaking cue card Describe an  strange phone conversation you had with someone. You should say :   When you had this conversation ? Whom you talked to ? What it was about ? Explain why this conversation was interesting. - Show / Hide Hint - Follow-Up Questions How often do you make telephone calls ?  Who do you spend most time talking to on the telephone ?  When do you think you'll next make a telephone call ?  Do you sometimes prefer to send a text message instead of telephoning ?

Part-1 Part-2 Part-3 Pets Do you have a pet ? Do you like animals ? What’s your favourite animal ? What is a popular pet to have in your country ? Did you have a pet as a child ? Why do people have pets ? Speaking cue card Describe your favourite season. What the season is and when it occurs ? What the weather is like during this season ? What your typical activities are during this season ? Explain why it is your favourite season. - Show / Hide Hint - Follow-Up Questions Describe the seasons in your country ? What is the most comfortable season in your country ? What's the necessity of clothes in a particular season ? What are the seasons you have in your country but other countries do not ? Do you think weather has an influence on people’s mood ? Do you like to go outside when winter comes ? How you feel about the climate in recent years ? What can we do to stop greenhouse effect ? ...

Part-1 Part-2 Part-3 Work What is your job? Where do you work? Why did you choose that job? Is it a popular job in your country? Do you like your job? Do you get on well with your colleagues? What was your first day like? What responsibilities do you have at work? If you had the chance, would you change your job? Do you plan to continue with your job in the future? Speaking cue card Describe a person you know who is beautiful or handsome. You should say: Who is he/she ? How you know him/her ? What you know about him/her ? and explain why you think he/she is beautiful or handsome. - Show / Hide Hint - Follow-Up Questions Is it to easy become beautiful?  What are the advantages of being beautiful?  What are the disadvantages of being beautiful?  Does someone face lot of pressure if they are beautiful?  Is looking beautiful a good thing or a bad thing?  Should cloth...