Pre IELTS Two

Unit One

1. Do you wish to study abroad? Why/ Why not?

Well of course.in my point of view , studying abroad may be quiet challenging but amusing and
life-enriching at the same time. There are many reasons why some people prefer to study
abroad but one thing that really stands out is that living and travelling on your own gives you a
greater sense of independence and expands your world views tremendously. As a fact , a
student with a foreign degree is supposed to have a better career prospect with a good salary
package.
2. Which reason for study abroad would be the most important for you?
There are many reasons why some people prefer to study abroad but one thing that really
stands out is that living and travelling on your own gives you a greater sense of independence
and expands your world views tremendously.
3. What other reasons do people have for studying abroad?
4. How do you think people can reduce the effects of cultural shock?
Culture shock can be prevented or at least minimized in some different ways. In addition you
need to immerse yourself in the new culture and get accustomed with your immediate
surroundings as soon as you are in the honeymoon stage. To put in a nutshell , you have to
realize that the new culture has good and bad things to offer and that no way is really better
than another , just different.
5. Can you tell me a little bit about your home town? Where are you from?
Well I’m coming from Tehran I mean my hometown is Tehran. Tehran is not only the capital but
also the center of economics of Iran. Unfortunately air pollution is being pervaded all over the
city nowadays and you can see traffic congestion in most part of the city.
6. How long have you been living here?
I’ve been living in this city since I was born.
7. What do you like about living here/there?
I like its culture coz you can see people from all over the country , coming to this city for
education , work prospect and….so its full of different culture. Its more facilitated than other
cities in the country and it provides people with more advanced medical services and
transportation.
8. Is there anything you find difficult about living here/there?
The only problem about this city as I mentioned is its bumper to bumper traffics and polluted air
which cause lots of stress and diseases.
9. How do you get to school/college/work?

10. Tell me a bit about what you study.

11. What do you like about your studies? Is there anything you dislike?
12. Have you travelled to another country? (Which one?)
13. Do you enjoy travelling? Why? / Why not?
14. What’s your favourite form of travel? Why?

Unit Two
 1. Tell me a bit about your eating habits.
2. What kind of food do you like best? Why?
3. What kind of food do you dislike the most? Why?
4. Do you think your diet today is any different from that in the past when you were a child? How?
5. Do you think you are a healthy eater? Why do you think so?
6. How often in a week do you dine out?
7. Do you prefer fast food restaurants or traditional ones? Why?
8. Which one (fast food or traditional ones) are more popular in your country? Why?
9. Do you eat organic food? Why? Why not?
10. How popular is organic food in your country?
11. Do you think people should be encouraged to eat organic food? Why? Why not?
12. Do you believe you have got a healthy lifestyle? Why? Why not?
13. Do people in your hometown have a healthy lifestyle? Why? Why not?
14. What’s your most favourite food?
15. Do you work out regularly?
16. What are the pros and cons of doing regular exercise?
17. Where do you usually go to buy food? Why?
18. Do you agree that food in expensive restaurants is always better than cheap ones? Why? Why
not?
19. What factors are important for you to buy something when you go shopping for food?
20. Is it true that many children have an unhealthy lifestyle today? Why is it so?
21. Are parents responsible? Why? What should they do?
22. Are schools responsible? Why? What should they do?
23. Is anyone else responsible? Who?

Unit Three

1. At what age do people start to learn English officially in your country?

2. Do you agree this is the best age to do so? Why? Why not?
3. What do you think is the best age to start learning a foreign language? Why?
4. Do you believe we need to learn a country’s culture when we’re learning their language? Why? /
Why not?
5. Do you agree that here is a critical period for learning a language? When do you think that might
end?
6. What do you think is the best way for an adult to learn another language?
7. What is your most favourite means of communication? Why?
8. How often a day do you use your mobile phone? For what reasons do you use it?
9. Do you ever turn off your mobile one? When?
10. Do you prefer to learn English by talking to people or reading books? Why?
11. If you worked in a school, which subject would you prefer to teach? Why?
12. How would you understand where the best language schools are in your hometown?
13. Did you use to study hard for your exams as a student at school?
Unit Four

1. Do you use the internet for your job?

2. For what other purposes do you use the net?
3. How long a day do you use the internet?
4. Do you think you are an internet addict? Why?
5. For what reasons do people use the net in your country?
6. Do you prefer to follow the news on the net or in the paper? Why?
7. Do you use Facebook, Twitter or other social networking sites?
8. If so, how many friends do you have on your friend list? Do you know them all in person?
9. How many of them do you regularly talk to? What sort of things do you talk about?
10. What other ways do you have for of keeping in touch with your friends?
11. Have you ever contributed to a blog, or posted a video or photo on the internet? What was it
about?
12. How do you think internet has revolutionized employment and working conditions?
13. How does the internet help people in their everyday life?
14. Do you think that some people spend too much time on the internet? Why?
15. In your opinion, will newspapers and books disappear as a result of the internet? Why? / Why
not?
16. How can the internet help students with their studies?
17. What dangers do you think there are connected with the internet?
18. What are the advantages of using social networking sites instead of meeting friends face to
face?
19. Do you think people should pay for music and films they download from the internet, or should
they be free? Why? / Why not?
20. Do you think media pay too much attention to the lives of celebrities? Do you think it’s a bad
thing? Why?

Unit Five

1. Are there any environmental problems in the area where you live? What are they? Why are they
a concern?
2. What is the biggest environmental problem in your hometown?
3. What measures should be taken to address this problem?
4. Have you ever been on an eco-holiday?
5. What do you think of an eco-holiday? Are they popular in your country?
6. What renewable energy is used in your country?
7. Why is renewable energy better than other sources of energy?
8. What disadvantages does renewable energy have?
9. What things attract a tourist to visit a place?
10. How do places change when too many people visit them?
11. What can individual people do to protect beautiful places?
12. Apart from tourism what other environmental problems are common in the world today?
13. Whose responsibility is it to deal with these problems?
14. What can ordinary people do to protect the environment?
15. Is water shortage a problem in your country?
 16. What solutions can you think of to tackle this problem?
17. Whose responsibility do you think it is to deal with such problems? Individuals or government?
Why?

Unit Six

1. How often do you go shopping?

2. What kind of shopping do you like best?
3. Is there any kind of shopping you hate? What is that? Why?
4. Do you believe you are a shopaholic person? Why?
5. What was the last time you went shopping? What did you buy?
6. What do you think about online shopping?
7. Have you ever bought anything online? What was that? Why did you buy it online?
8. Do you think online shopping is appropriate for all types of shopping? Why/ why not?
9. Is online shopping common in your country? Why/ why not?
10. Where do you most prefer to go shopping? An open-air, street market or a shopping centre?
Why?
11. To what extend do you pay attention to advertisements in your shopping?
12. Which do you prefer to use in your shopping: a credit card or cash? Why?
13. What types of adverts are more popular in your country?
14. Do you believe advertisements should always tell the truth?
15. Do you enjoy shopping at your local supermarket? Why/ Why not?
16. How does your supermarket try to persuade you to spend more money?
17. Where would you recommend visitors to your town or city go shopping?
18. How important do you think it is for companies to advertise their products?
19. How do ads influence people to buy things?
20. How effective is advertising as a way of persuading people to buy things?
21. Apart from advertising, what other factors influence people’s decisions to buy things?
22. In what ways can advertisements be bad or harmful to society?
23. Why do you think some people say advertising is a form of art?

Unit Seven

1. How do you think doing projects can help people to learn better?
2. Do you enjoy doing project work? Why/ Why not?
3. Do you get along well with your siblings?
4. What do you have in common with your siblings?
5. In what ways do you take after your parents?
6. What kinds of people do you have difficulty getting along with? Why?
7. Do you ever tell lies? To whom? What about?
8. What things do people usually lie about?
9. Why do you think people lie? What advantage do you think they gain from this?
10. How can you tell if somebody is lying?
11. When did you last visit your relatives?
 12. What don’t you like about visiting relatives?
13. Who in your family has been most successful? Why?
14. Do you think you’re similar to this person?
15. Are friends important for you?
16. Do you have any friends from your childhood?
17. How often do you go out with your friends? Where do you usually hang out?
18. What makes someone a special friend? Why?
19. Did you have a lot of friends as a child?
20. How do you think friendship today is different from the past?
21. Do you think friends could be closer to us than family members? Why/ Why not?

Unit Eight

1. Do you follow the fashion? Why/ Why not?

2. Do people in your country follow the fashion in choosing clothes?
3. Which age groups are more into fashion? Why?
4. Do you have any traditional garment in your country? When do people usually wear it?
5. Do you think it is important for a country to have traditional dress? Why?
6. When did you last buy some new clothes?
7. Have you ever had your clothes made for you?
8. What’s the oldest item of clothing that you own?
9. Why is it important to preserve old things from the past?
10. What ancient things are kept in museums in your culture?
11. What benefits can school children gain from visiting museums?
12. How do you think most children feel about visiting a museum?
13. Are museums more educational now than they were when your parents were young?
14. Why do many people like to wear fashionable clothes?
15. How do fashions vary for different age groups?
16. What factors cause fashions to change?
17. Do you have to wear a uniform at work? How do you like it?
18. What are the pros and cons of wearing a uniform at work?