1) Do you think advertising affects what people buy? Have you ever bought something because you saw an advertisement? Explain 2) Do you think that zoos are good or bad? Give a few reasons for your answer. Have you ever been to a zoo? Describe your experience 3) Do you think that school prepares you for the future? Explain. Which school subject is more important in your opinion. 4) In your opinion, does fame lead to happiness? Why or why not? 5) Fame and Celebrities-Do you think that celebrities deserve privacy in their private lives? Explain. 6) If you could be a character from your favorite book / movie, which character would you choose to be? 7) What is your least favorite food? What would you do if it was served to you when you were a guest? 8) Are there any foods or dishes that bring back special memories for you? Explain 9) Do you think it’s important for everyone to know how to cook? Why or why not? 10) What would you do if you had more free time? 11) What do your friends usually do in their free time? Is it similar to what you do in your free time? Explain 12) . Do you think you will stay friends with your closest friends after you graduate high school? Explain. 13) What qualities do you look for in a friend? Explain. 14) Is it hard or easy for you to make new friends? Explain. 15) How do you feel about leaving school and moving on to a new stage in life? 16) Do you like to plan for the future in detail or do you avoid setting goals? Explain. 17) What’s your favorite game? Explain how you play it and why you like it? 18) In your opinion, can violent computer games cause players to become violent in real life? Explain 19) Do you try to lead a healthy lifestyle? Explain 20) Do you think that the Israeli health system is good? Why or why not? 21) What is your favorite hobby and why? How long have you had this hobby? 22) Have you ever managed to successfully get rid of a bad habit? What was it and how did you do so? 23) Are there any habits that other people have that annoy or upset you? Explain. 24) What is one new hobby you would try if you had more money and / or time? Explain 25) What is one good habit that you wish you had? Explain 26) What’s your favorite holiday? How do you celebrate it? 27) What holiday food do you especially like? Describe it. 28) Do you think it’s important to keep traditions? Why or why not? 29) What do you consider the most challenging when learning a language? 30) Have you ever had any bad experiences learning English or another foreign language? Explain. 31) Do you enjoy listening to music in other languages? Why or why not? 32) Which genres of music do you like listening to? Give some specific examples of songs. 33) Which genres of music do you dislike and why? 34) What’s the most important for you about a song: the tune, the lyrics, or something else? Why? 35) Do you prefer to listen to music only in your own language or also in other languages? Why? 36) Which of your possessions has the most sentimental value for you? Why? 37) What’s the most expensive item you own? Who bought it and why? 38) Describe your most treasured possession. Why is it so important to you? 39) Do you own any designer clothes or shoes? Why or why not? 40) Do you think that possessions can bring happiness? Why or why not? 41) Give at least one example of how one of your personal strengths has helped you 42) How do you think your personal strengths could help you in your future career? Explain. 43) Which personal weakness do you most wish you didn’t suffer from? Explain. 44) Give at least one example of how one of your personal weaknesses has harmed you. 45) Do you have any professional ambitions at the moment? If so, what are they? If not, why not? 46) How do you see yourself professionally ten years from now? 47) If you could choose any career / profession, which field would you choose to work in? 48) Describe your dream job. (Where would you be working? What would you be doing? etc.) 49) Do you think all people should be respected, or do people have to earn respect? Explain. 50) What do you want people to respect you for? Explain. 51) In your opinion, what is a role model? 52) Describe one of your role models. Why do you admire him / her so much? 53) What makes someone a negative role model? 54) What is the atmosphere in your school like? Explain 55) Are there any school rules that you consider especially unfair? Explain. 56) Imagine your dream school. What would it look like and how would it run? Explain. 57) Describe your school to someone who has never visited your school before. 58) Have you ever been unfairly punished at school? If so, for what? How did you react? 59) What is your favorite sport and why? 60) Do you consider yourself athletic? Why or why not? 61) Do you enjoy gym classes at your school? Why or why not? 62) Do you think sports is an important part of education? Why or why not? 63) What is the biggest change you’d like to see in this world and why? Explain. 64) Have you ever flown on a plane? How do you feel about flying? 65) What are the advantages of taking public transportation? Explain 66) What are the advantages of owning a car? Explain. 67) Where did you go on your most recent vacation? Describe your vacation. 68) Talk about your favorite vacation ever. Why did you enjoy it so much? 69) If money were no object, where would you go on your next vacation? Describe your dream vacation. 70) Talk about your worst vacation memory. 71) Describe a volunteering experience you’ve had. Where did you volunteer and why? What did you do? 72) Do you think that it’s important for teens to volunteer? Why or why not? 73) In your opinion, should volunteering be compulsory for high school students? Why or why not? 74) Where are you from? Describe your hometown / neighborhood / village. 75) What do you like about your hometown? What do you dislike about your hometown? 76) Do you plan on staying in your hometown when you grow up? Why or why not? 77) Do you like trying out new technology? Why or why not? 78) What is one piece of technology you couldn’t live without? 79) What is one piece of technology you’d like to see invented in the near future and why? 80) What do you think is the most important technology invented in the last hundred years? Why? 81) Do you shop online? Why or why not?

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