Part 1
Name
1. Is there any special meaning behind your name?
2. What’s your name?
3. Why do you get this name?
4. Is there a certain name that is popular in China?
5. Is the name important to Chinese people?
Occupation
6. Are you a student or at work?
7. What are you studying for?
8. Can you tell me something about your student life?
9. What’s your job?
10. What are you responsible for?
11. Do you study part-time while working?
12. What are the subjects you study?
13. What’s your major?
14. Why do people have worked think school life is happy?
15. Do you think people should get paid when they are required to work on weekends?
Activities
16. How do you spend your weekend?
17. Do you read a lot in your spare time?
18. Has anyone sent you a book before?
19. Tell me something about your campus life in leisure time?
20. What kinds of activities do Chinese people like for relaxation?
21. Why do people need leisure? Is it important?
22. Do you like watching TV in spare time? What kinds of programs do you like?
23. What are the ways to relax yourself?
24. What do you usually do in the evening?
25. Do the people have more time to relax now?
26. Do you read a lot of books in your childhood?
27. What kind of shopping do you like?
Music
28. What kind of music do you like to listen to?
29. Have you ever played any musical instrument?
30. Do you think children can benefit from listening to music?
Hometown
31. What are the features of your hometown?
32. What’s special about your hometown?
33. What are some of the changes that have taken place in your hometown?
34. Do you like the city you live in?
Apartment and House
35. Do you like the place you currently live in?
36. How is your relationship with your neighbors?
37. What can you see out of your windows?
38. Describe your flat or house
Fashion
39. What is your taste of clothes?
40. When do you wear suits?
Arts
41. Which style of arts do you like and why?
42. What do you think about arts? Are they important?
43. Do you usually go to a music hall or museum? Why?
44. What’s your favorite art, such as painting or sculpture?
Advertisements
45. What kind of advertisements do you like?
Food
46. What kind of food do you like to eat?
47. Where do you usually eat this kind of food?
48. Do you like to cook?