Travel Experiences Restaurant Experiences

1. What’s the most interesting place you 1. What’s the best restaurant you’ve
have ever visited? Why? ever been to? What made it special?
2. Have you ever had a travel experience 2. Have you ever tried a dish that
that didn’t go as planned? What surprised you (in a good or bad way)?
happened? 3. Have you ever had a bad restaurant
3. What’s one place you would love to experience? What happened?
visit but haven’t yet? Why? 4. Do you prefer trying new food or
4. Have you ever met someone sticking to what you know?
interesting while traveling? 5. Have you ever eaten at a street food
5. What’s the best or worst market? How was it?
accommodation you’ve ever stayed 6. What’s the most unusual thing you’ve
in? ever eaten?
6. Have you ever travelled alone? If yes, 7. If you could open a restaurant, what
how was the experience? kind of food would you serve?
7. Do you prefer planning everything in
advance or being spontaneous when
you travel?

Work Experiences Study Experiences

1. What was your first job? What did you 1. What’s the most useful thing you have
learn from it? ever learned?
2. Have you ever had a really good or 2. Have you ever had a teacher who
bad boss? What was that like? really inspired you?
3. What’s the most challenging work 3. Have you ever struggled with a
task or project you’ve ever had? subject or class? How did you handle
4. Have you ever had an embarrassing it?
moment at work? 4. What advice would you give to
5. Have you ever worked in a team that someone about studying effectively?
was difficult to manage? 5. Have you ever had an important exam
6. What’s your dream job, and why? that you were really nervous about?
7. If you could change one thing about 6. Have you ever taken a course just for
your current or past job, what would it fun? What was it?
be? 7. If you could study anything without
worrying about time or money, what
would it be?

Adventure & Outdoor Experiences Meeting New People

1. Have you ever tried an extreme sport 1. Have you ever made a friend in an
or something adventurous? unexpected way?
2. Have you ever been in a situation 2. What’s the most interesting
where you felt scared but excited? conversation you’ve ever had with a
3. What’s the most beautiful natural stranger?
place you’ve ever seen? 3. Have you ever met someone famous
4. Do you prefer the mountains, the or someone you admire?
beach, or the countryside? Why? 4. How do you usually start
5. Have you ever had to survive in a conversations with new people?
difficult outdoor situation? 5. Have you ever met someone online
6. Have you ever gone camping? How and then in person? How was it?
was the experience? 6. What’s an important quality you look
7. If you could go on any adventure, for in new friends?
what would it be? 7. Have you ever had to work with
someone you didn’t get along with?
 Moving & Living Abroad Special Events & Celebrations

1. Have you ever lived in another 1. What’s the most memorable

country? What was it like? celebration or event you’ve attended?
2. If you could live anywhere in the 2. Have you ever planned a big event?
world, where would it be? Why? How did it go?
3. What was the biggest cultural 3. What’s a tradition in your country that
difference you’ve ever experienced? you love?
4. What do you miss most when you are 4. Have you ever experienced a
away from home? celebration from another culture?
5. Have you ever had trouble 5. Have you ever had a surprise party or
communicating in another language organized one?
while traveling or living abroad? 6. What’s your favourite holiday of the
6. What’s the best way to adapt to a new year and why?
culture? 7. If you could create your own holiday,
7. Have you ever experienced culture what would it celebrate?
shock? How did you handle it?

Childhood Memories Dreams & Nightmares

1. What’s one of your favourite childhood 1. Have you ever had a dream that felt
memories? real?
2. What games or activities did you love 2. Do you remember any funny or
as a child? strange dreams?
3. Have you ever been in trouble as a 3. Have you ever had a nightmare that
child? What happened? scared you a lot?
4. What’s something from your childhood 4. Do you think dreams have meaning?
that you miss? Why or why not?
5. Did you have a childhood dream job? 5. Have you ever had a recurring dream?
What was it? What was it about?
6. What was your favorite TV show or 6. What’s one dream you would love to
movie as a child? come true in real life?
7. If you could give your younger self 7. Do you believe in dream
advice, what would it be? interpretations or superstitions about
dreams?

Life-Changing Moments Music & Concert Experiences

1. Have you ever had a moment that 1. What’s the best concert or live
changed your life? performance you’ve ever been to?
2. Have you ever received unexpected 2. Have you ever met a musician or been
good news? to a music festival?
3. Have you ever made a big decision 3. What’s a song that brings back strong
that was difficult? memories for you?
4. Have you ever done something you 4. Have you ever learned to play a
never thought you would do? musical instrument?
5. Have you ever taken a risk that paid 5. Do you prefer listening to music alone
off? or at events?
6. Have you ever had to start over in 6. Have you ever tried karaoke? What
some way? was your experience like?
7. If you could relive one day in your life, 7. If you could attend any concert (past
which one would it be? or present), which one would it be?
 Volunteering & Helping Others Shopping Experiences

1. Have you ever done volunteer work? 1. What’s the best bargain or deal
What was your experience? you’ve ever found?
2. What’s the most generous thing 2. Have you ever bought something and
someone has done for you? later regretted it?
3. Have you ever helped a stranger in an 3. Do you prefer online shopping or
unexpected way? going to physical stores? Why?
4. If you could volunteer anywhere in the 4. Have you ever had an unusual or
world, where would it be? funny experience while shopping?
5. Have you ever participated in a 5. What’s the most expensive thing
charity event? you’ve ever bought?
6. What’s a cause or issue that you feel 6. Do you enjoy shopping, or do you find
strongly about? it stressful?
7. What’s one small act of kindness that 7. If you won a shopping spree, what
can make a big difference? store would you choose?

Personal Achievements & Success Relationships & Friendships

1. What’s something you’ve achieved 1. How did you meet your best friend?
that you’re really proud of? 2. Have you ever had a long-distance
2. Have you ever worked hard for friendship or relationship?
something and finally succeeded? 3. What’s an important lesson you’ve
3. Have you ever won a competition or learned from a friendship?
award? 4. Have you ever lost touch with
4. What’s one skill you have learned that someone and reconnected later?
you’re proud of? 5. What do you think makes a strong
5. Have you ever faced a big challenge friendship last?
and overcome it? 6. Have you ever had to end a
6. If you could accomplish one major friendship? Why?
goal in the next year, what would it 7. Do you believe in love at first sight?
be? Why or why not?
7. What motivates you to keep working
toward your goals?

Transportation & Travel Mishaps Pets & Animal Encounters

1. Have you ever had a flight, train, or 1. Have you ever had a pet? What was it
bus delay that caused problems? like?
2. What’s the longest journey you’ve 2. Have you ever had a funny or unusual
ever taken? experience with an animal?
3. Have you ever gotten lost while 3. What’s the most interesting animal
traveling? What happened? you’ve ever seen in the wild?
4. What’s the most interesting mode of 4. Have you ever been afraid of an
transportation you’ve used? animal? Why?
5. Have you ever had a funny or unusual 5. Do you think people should adopt
experience while using public animals rather than buy them?
transport? 6. If you could have any animal as a pet
6. Do you prefer driving, taking public (real or imaginary), what would it be?
transport, or walking? 7. Have you ever been to a zoo or safari?
7. If you could travel anywhere by any How was the experience?
means, what would it be?
 Festivals & Cultural Events Food & Cooking Experiences

1. Have you ever attended a big festival 1. Have you ever tried cooking
or parade? How was it? something and failed?
2. What’s a festival or holiday that is 2. What’s the best homemade meal
unique to your country? you’ve ever eaten?
3. Have you ever participated in a 3. Have you ever taken a cooking class
traditional or cultural event? or learned a recipe from someone?
4. If you could experience any cultural 4. Do you prefer cooking alone or with
festival in the world, which one would others?
it be? 5. Have you ever tasted a dish that was
5. Have you ever worn traditional too spicy or unusual for you?
clothing for a special event? 6. If you could eat one dish for the rest of
6. What’s your favourite thing about your life, what would it be?
festivals (food, music, people, etc.)? 7. Have you ever cooked for a large
7. Have you ever performed in or helped group of people?
organize a festival?

Hobbies & Free Time Activities Health & Fitness Experiences

1. What’s a hobby you have that others 1. Have you ever tried a new sport or
might find unusual? workout and loved it?
2. Have you ever tried a hobby and 2. What’s a fitness or health goal you’ve
given up? Why? achieved?
3. If you could start a new hobby 3. Have you ever tried a diet or healthy
tomorrow, what would it be? habit that worked for you?
4. What’s something creative you enjoy 4. Do you prefer exercising alone or in a
doing in your free time? group?
5. Have you ever spent a lot of time on a 5. Have you ever had a health or fitness
hobby and improved at it? challenge that was hard to overcome?
6. Do you prefer active hobbies (sports, 6. What’s your favorite way to stay
hiking) or creative hobbies (painting, active or relieve stress?
music)? 7. Have you ever completed a physical
7. What’s a hobby you used to enjoy but challenge, like a marathon or hike?
don’t do anymore?

Life Before & After Technology Life in the Future

1. Can you remember a time before 1. How do you imagine life will be
smartphones or the internet? What different in 50 years?
was it like? 2. Do you think technology will make life
2. Have you ever had to go a day (or easier or more complicated?
more) without technology? How was 3. Would you ever want to live on
it? another planet? Why or why not?
3. What’s a piece of technology you 4. Do you think humans will have robots
couldn’t live without? doing most of our jobs?
4. Do you think technology has made life 5. What’s one future invention you wish
easier or more stressful? Why? existed today?
5. Have you ever struggled to use a new 6. If time travel were possible, would you
gadget or software? go to the future or the past?
6. What’s something old-fashioned that 7. Do you think people will still read
you still love? books and watch movies in 100 years?
7. If you had to live in a time before
modern technology, which era would
you choose?