阿呆的西安生活

Part 1

1. Accommodation

Do you live in a house or an apartment? How long have you lived there? What kind of community are you living in? Do you like the place you current live in?
What are the benefits and drawbacks of the kind of housing you live in? Which floor do you live on, and what are the benefits and drawbacks of living on the floor? Do you prefer living in a house or a flat? What’s special about your flat? What do you think is the most important thing in your room? Do you want to change another house? Will you recommend others to live in your flat, and why? Can you describe the place where you live? Live alone or with others? Have you ever been living alone for some time? Which room does your family spend most of the time in? What do you usually do in your house/flat/room? Which is your favourite room? What can you see when you look out the window of your room?
What kind of decorations does it (do the rooms/does your room) have? How do you think this room (your favourite room) could be improved?

2. Animals

Do you like animals? What's your favourite animal? (Why?) Are people in your country fond of animals?
Do many people in your country keep animals at home (or, keep a pet)? What kinds of animals as a pet do the people have in your country? Compared with the past, have there been any changes concerning pets in your country/? Do you think cities are suitable places for keeping a pet?
What animals do children like?
What was your favourite animal when you were a child?
Did you have any pets when you were a child?
What do you think are the benefits of a child having a pet?
What benefits did you get from having a pet?
If you have children in the future, will you allow them to raise a pet?

3. Birds

How do you feel about birds?
How do Chinese people feel about birds?
Are there many birds near your home?
Have you seen many different kinds of birds?
Do you think birds should be protected?
Why? How?
Do Chinese people like raising pet birds?
What did you feed birds?

4. Book/Reading

Do you often read books? What kinds of books do you usually read? Did you read a lot when you were a child? If so, what were they? Do you enjoy reading when you were a child? How long do you read per day? would you like to write a book?

5. Clothes

What kind of clothes do you like?
What kind of clothing do children usually wear?
What does traditional clothing in China look like?
What clothes materials do you like best? How (much) is traditional
Chinese culture being affected by foreign clothes styles?
How do older people feel about younger people’s clothing?
Are people's ideas about fashion today the same as people's ideas in previous years?
Do you think your tastes in fashion will be the same when you are old?
Do many people follow fashion?
What are the benefits of following fashion?
Do you think it's important what clothes a person wears?
Is the brand of clothes important to you?
Do you feel comfortable when wearing formal clothes? Do you think formal clothes are important? When do people wear formal clothes?
Is it important what clothes you wear at your job?

6. Colours

What's your favourite colour? Do you usually wear clothes in your favourite colour?
Are there any colours that have a special meaning in your country?
Do you think different types of people like different colours?

7. Computers

What do you use computers for?
Do you think computers are important?
Do you think a computer can give you better access to knowledge?
What was your impression (or feeling) when you used a computer the first time?
What computer skill(s) would you like to learn?
How did you learn to use a computer?
Do you think there are any disadvantages (or, drawbacks) to using computers?

 8. Dancing

Can you dance? Do you like dancing? Is dancing popular where you live? What kind of dance do Chinese people like?
Is there much difference between traditional dancing and modern dancing?
Do you like to watch dance performances? Why do you think some (or, many) people like to dance? Do you think there are any advantages for young people to go dancing?
What do you think is the influence of dance on society?

9. Driving
Do you have a driving license? Is driving skills important? Do you think it’s important to get a driver’s license?
When is the appropriate age for getting a driving license?
Do you think it's important to pay attention to safety when driving?
Do you think it's important to drive well? What do you think might happen if a driver had poor driving skills?
What advice would you give people about safe driving?

10. Festival/Holiday
Which festival is your favourite?
Why you like this festival?
When you go travelling, with who do you usually prefer to go?
When you have holidays, do you prefer to do things alone or with others?
Who do you prefer to spend you holidays with?

11. Flowers

Do you like flowers? Why do people like flower? Do Chinese people grow flowers? Do Chinese people grow flowers in gardens? Do the old like flowers? Are flowers popular in china? when was the last time you bought flowers/ gave flowers to others?
Why will Chinese people buy flowers? On what occasions do people give flowers to other people?
Where did you buy these flowers?
Where do (can) people buy flowers?
Do you (ever) grow flowers at home?
Do many people in your country grow flowers at home?
Do people in China like growing flowers?

12. Handicrafts

Did you ever make anything by hand when you were a child?
Do children in your country often make things by hand?
Do you think it's very useful for children to make things by hand?
Is there anything that you would like to make by hand in the future?

13. Happiness

What do you think "happiness" is?
What do you think makes people feel happy?
Do you do anything to keep yourself happy?
Do you think money plays an important part in people's happiness?
Why do people feel happy when they are at a natural place?

14. Hometown

Where are you from? Where do you live? Would you say it’s a good place to grow up? What’s special about your hometown?
What do you like most about your hometown? Do you think your hometown has bright future? Where will you recommend to your friends in your city?
Are there any changes right now in your hometown compared with the past?
Where do you want to live, south or north of China? Do you like to live in a big city or a small town?
Do you like the city you current live in? Do your family and you live here for a long time? Do you like to live with your parents?
What tourist attractions are there in your hometown?
Would a foreign visitor enjoy them?
Is your hometown famous for anything?
Do you know much about the history of your hometown?
Did you learn much about the history of your hometown in school?

15. Letters & Emails

Do you like to write letter and/or emails? Do you often write letters or emails?
Who do you usually write to and what do you write about?
Do you think it is a good thing that some companies send spam emails for the purpose of advertising?
What sorts of letters (or emails) do you think are the most difficult to write?

16. Music/Concert

Are there many concerts in china?
What kinds of concerts are they?
When was the last time you went to a concert?
What is the difference between concert and albums?
Do you often listen to music?
When do you listen to music?
How do you feel when you listen to this music?
Have you ever learned to play a musical instrument?
What musical instrument do you most enjoy listening to?
What benefits do children gain by studying music?
Do you think schools should teach children how to play a musical instrument?
What are some differences between the music you listened to as a child and the music you listen to now?
Compare the music that young people like and the music that old people like?
Why do many old people dislike pop music?

17. Name

Do people in your country usually have middle names? In your culture, do women change their names when they get married?
Do people in China ever change their names?
Is your given/family name a common one in your country? /Do any other people in your family have names with special meanings? Does your name mean anything or have a special significance? Would you like to change your name?
Who gave you your name?
Is your surname very common in China?
what are the most common names in your country/culture?
When Chinese people name their children, are there any special customs that are followed?
Is there any special ceremony when babies are given their names?
Why are some Chinese names very similar to each other?
How are Chinese names and Western names different?
Do Chinese people today usually have a third name?
Are there any big differences between people's names today in China and people's names many years ago?

18. Outdoor Activities

Do you like outdoor activities?
What outdoor activities do you (most) like to do? How often do you do that?
What kinds of outdoor activities do you do in your daily life?
Do people in your country prefer to spend time indoors or outdoors? What (types of)
outdoor activities are popular in your country? Do people in your country have enough time to spend on outdoor activities?

19. Photograph

Do you like to take photographs? Is photography a popular hobby in China?
What kind of photos do you like to take? Do you prefer to take pictures of people or of scenery?
Who do you take photos of?
Are there any photos on the walls of your home?
Do you frame any of your photos? Do you prefer to send postcards
to people or to send photos that you took yourself?
Do you think being a photographer would be a good job? What factors make a good photograph?

 20. Sports/Bicycle

What sport do you like? Do your friends like sport? Do you often do exercises at university? How often do you do exercise?
Would you say it’s difficult to learn to ride a bicycle?
Are bicycles popular in China or in your hometown?
What do you think are the advantages and disadvantages of bicycles compared to cars?
Do you use any equipment for this exercise (or sport)? Are there any sports facilities (or,
exercise facilities) near where you live?
Where do people in China usually exercise? Is there any sports equipment near your home?
Do you think it's important to have P.E. classes at school?
Do Chinese people like to do daily exercise?
Are boys and girls good at the same sports?
Do men and women prefer different sports in your country?
Does China have any good sports teams?
Which is your favourite Chinese sports team?
Is there any team you don't like?

21. Study/work

What’s your subject? Are you a student or Do you work?
Why you choose this university?
Why did you choose it as your major? Is your major difficult? Which part of your subject do you think is most interesting? What do you learn from your major? In what ways do you associate with your classmates in your major?
Did your family help you choose that course?
What job will you have in the future? What do you want to do after graduation? How to get the job you want? What’s your job? What are you responsible for?
What kinds of majors are available in China?
Do you think it's popular because people want to gain knowledge or is there some other reason?
In addition to gaining knowledge, what other ways have you benefited from your school/university experience?

22. Telephones

Do you have a mobile phone?
What do you use it for?
Is there anything you dislike about using cell phones?
How often in a day do you use an telephone? Which do you prefer to use, a cell
phone or a normal house phone?
What are the differences between cell phones and typical house phones?
Do men and women use telephones/cell phones in the same way?

23. Travelling

Do you like traveling/ to travel? Why do you think traveling is so popular nowadays?
Which places have you ever visited?
Where do you like to go when you go traveling?
What form of transport do you prefer to use when you travel?
what makes a place attractive for visitors?
What places in China are (or, would be) attractive for foreigners to travel to?

 
24. TV program

What kinds of television program do you like? Which program makes you feel relaxed? Do you watch some foreign country programme? What benefits can people get from watching TV programs? Do you think watching TV can help students in their studies?
How do you feel about advertisements on TV?
Is there any difference between different people when they watch TV?
How are radio programs and television programs different?
In China, has television/radio changed much in the past few years?
How do you think TV/radio broadcasts in China could be improved?

 25. Weather/season

What type of weather do you like? What type of weather do Chinese people usually like? What is the most common
weather in your country? Which is your favourite season? What do you often do in sunny days? Cold days?
How does weather affect you? Does weather affect people’s work performance? Do you pay attention to the weather
forecast? What do you think about weather report? Do you think people’s activities will change in different seasons?
What's the weather usually like in your hometown?
Has the weather in your hometown changed much in recent years?
What's the weather usually like in your hometown?
Has the weather in your country changed much in the past few years?
And what’s the affection of this change?