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Speech brainstorm and discussion
The following questions are for a speed discussion designed to help students prepare for individual speeches.
General questions
- What is your speech about?
- Why did you choose that topic?
- Do you have any personal experience with that topic?
- What main points are you going to cover in your speech?
- What types of examples are you going to use?
- What parts of your speech are you not sure about? (vocabulary, way to talk about, etc.)
- This is a new item.
General language prompts
- Could you tell me a little more about ....
- I'm not sure I understand ....
- Can you give me an example of ....
Speed dating
Questions
- What are your hobbies?
- Do you like outdoor activities?
- Why did you join this speed dating activity?
- What kind of movies do you like?
- Is family important to you?
- Do you like to do household chores?
- Do you smoke? Drink?
- Do you gamble?
- Did you join this activity to find a marriage partner? (husband or wife)
- How old are you?
- Do you like animals?
- What do you do? A
- Are you in debt? Are you financially secure?
- Do you live with your parents?
- Do you have money?
- What are your plans after marriage?
- Will you want to keep pets after marriage?
- Do you want children?
- What's the craziest thing you've ever done?
- How many boy/girlfriends have you had?
- How many relationships have you been in?
- How many partners have you had?
- Can you accept dating someone who is divorced?
- What do you like to do on your days off?
- What do you think about me?
- How many hours a day do you spend on the Internet?
General discussions
Interplanetary relations discussion
Speed discussion topics
- Job interview
- Speed dating
- Parents meet boyfriend/girlfriend (3 people)
Parents meet boyfriend/girlfriend
Questions for boyfriend/girlfriend
- What do you do? (What type of work do you do?)
- How much do you make? (Taboo question in American culture.)
- How do you like your job?
- Do you have your own car and house?
- What are your future plans? What are your plans for the future?
- Do you like to cook?
- Do you believe in sharing housework?
- Will you live with your parents after marrying? Do you plan on living with your parents after you get married?
- Do you smoke or drink?
- Is this your first marriage? Have you been married before?
- Do you want to have children?
- Do you keep in touch with your old girlfriends?
- Do you have any brothers or sisters? (Are you the oldest?)
- If you found out that my son/daughter couldn't have children, would you still want to marry him/her?
- Would you consider adopting children?
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