Your Work
General Description of Your Job
• What job (or, what work) do you do?
• Why did you choose that job (or, that kind of work)?
• Did you want to do that kind of work when you were very young?
• 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?
• Is your job related to what you studied in university?
Feelings about the Job
• How do you feel about your job (or, your work)?
• What's the best thing about your 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?
• Would you recommend this job to other people? (Answer using 'would', not
'will'.)
• Would you like to change your job? \
• What jobs are most popular (among young people) in your country?
Working with Others
• Do you need to work with (= co-operate with) other people at work? (teamwork
question)
• Do you like working with them?
• How (well) do you get along with your colleagues?

Training at Work
"On-the-job" training is training at work, while you work. No-one has reported that

• What do you like most about your subject?
• (For university students) What are your favourite classes/courses/subjects at
university?
• (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?
• What's the most difficult part of your course?
Interesting
• For you, what's the most interesting part (or subject or class) of your course?
(For high school) What's the most interesting of your subjects at school?
Specific Course Content
• What (specific things) do you learn in your course (in your studies)?
• How do students in your course learn this subject?
• Are there any particular skills that you learn in your studies?
Life as a Student
• Tell me about your student life. (= Tell me about your life as a student)
• Do you like university life?
• 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?
Studying with Others
• Do you prefer studying independently ( = studying alone) or with others (or, in
a group)? (Why?)
• 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)

• What city would you like to live in (in the future)?
Transportation
• What forms of transportation do you have where you live (in your
hometown)?
• Do you often use public transportation?
• Do you (know how to) drive a car?
• Do you think it's important (for everyone who drives) to drive well?
• 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?
• Do high schools in your country have driving classes? (Why?/Why not?)
Transport
• How did you get to the test today? (What form of transportation did you use?)
• (Similar to above) How did you come here (= get here) today?
• Why did you choose that form of transport?
• Do you often use public transportation?
• What kind(s) of transport do you usually use?
• (Similar to above) What’s your favourite form of transport? (Why?)
• (Similar to above) What type of transportation do you usually (or, most often) use?
• (Similar to above) How do you travel around your hometown?
• For you, what are the benefits (advantages) of using that form of transportation?
• Is it very expensive (= very dear)?
• (Similar to above) What vehicles (or, what means of transport) do people in China most
often choose to use?
Transport in Your Hometown
• Is transportation very important where you live?
• What's the most common means of (= form of) transport in your hometown?

• Do adults and children make friends in the same way?
• How do people get to know (get to meet) new people?
• Do you think it's easy to form new friendships?
• How long does it take to get to know a person?
• Do you think it's possible to become real friends with the people you meet on
the internet, for example, on chat sites or personal introduction sites?
• How will you make new friends in the future?
• Can you remember your first (or, your earliest) friends? (Who were they?)
• What do your friends think of you? (Do your friends think that you are a
good friend? Why?)
Music
• When do you listen to music?
• How much time do you spend listening to music every day?
• What kinds of music do you like to listen to?
• What's your favourite kind of music?
• How often do you listen to (that type of) music?
• When did you start listening to this type of music?
• Where do you listen to it?
• How do you feel when you listen to this music?
• Do you like listening to songs?
• Have you ever learned to play a musical instrument?
• If you had the opportunity to learn a musical instrument, what instrument would you
learn? (Why?)
• What musical instrument(s) is (are) most popular in Vietnam?
• Which instrument would you prefer to study - the piano or the violin?
• What musical instrument do you most enjoy listening to ( = enjoy listening to most)?
(Why?)
• Have you ever listened to someone play this instrument? (Who?)
• What benefits do children gain by studying music (learning a musical instrument) (in
school)?