• Have you ever talked to a famous person?
  • Who was the person?
  • How long did you talk?
  • What did you talk about?
• Have you ever thought of something funny and started laughing out loud in the presence of others?
• Have you ever guessed someone's age wrong (younger or older)? How did the person respond?
• Have you ever laughed until tears came from your eyes?
• Have you ever seen a car accident?
• Have you ever called your school's principal?
• Have you ever had an electricity blackout while taking a shower?
• Have you ever sung in public?
• Have you ever walked into a lamppost?
• Have you ever saved a piece of chewed chewing gum and started chewing it again later?
• Have you ever called a women sir or a Man "ma'am?"

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• Have you ever fallen down the stairs?
• Have you ever forgotten your mother's birthday?
• Have you ever gone mountain climbing?
• Have you ever gone skiing?
• Have you ever gone surfing?
• Have you ever had a Deja Vu experience?
• Have you ever met a celebrity?
• Have you ever raised your hand to answer a question, then forgot what you were going to say?
• Have you ever ridden a horse?
• Have you ever ridden a motorcycle?
• Have you ever slept in a tent?

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• Have you ever appreciated a sunset?
  • Were you alone or with someone special?
• Have you ever been in a fist fight?
• Have you ever broken a bone?
• Have you ever changed your appearance a lot in a short time? (For example, hair style, hair color or weight)
• Have you ever cheated on an exam?
• Have you ever cried in public and embarrassed yourself?
  • Have you ever cried for no reason and felt good because of it?
• Have you ever eaten in a restaurant and realized you have no money with you?
• Have you ever eaten frog legs?
• Have you ever fallen asleep and forgotten where you were?
• Have you ever fallen asleep while taking a bath?

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Are friends more important than family? What do you think?

Are you married?

Are you the oldest among your brothers and sisters?

Are your parents strict?

Did you ever meet any of your great grandparents?

Do you have any brothers or sisters? If so, how old are they?

Do you have any children? If yes, what are their names and ages?

Do you like your family? Why or why not?

Do you live with any of your grandparents?

Do you live with your parents?

Do you look more like your mother or your father?

Do you often argue with your mother or father? What about?

Do you often visit your grandparents?

Do your parents let you stay out late?

What time do you have to be home?

Do you have a curfew?

What are your parents like?

What do your parents do in their free time?

What does your father do? What's his job?

What does your mother do?

What kind of things do you do with your family?

What will you teach your children? (what values, beliefs, hobbies, skills, etc.)

Who do you get along better with, your mother or your father?

Who does the household work, your father or your mother or both of them?

What do you think of your mother and your father?

What's the hardest thing you ever had to do?

What was the most important thing your parents taught you?

What's the best thing about your mom? 

What's the best thing about your grandparents?

How often does your family eat dinner together?

What's the best thing about your dad?

Who is the breadwinner in your family?

Describe the perfect family.

Describe a typical family unit and the importance of family in your country.

1. Are there any kinds of movies you dislike?
   1. If so, what kinds?
   2. Why do you dislike them?
2. Do you prefer fiction or nonfiction books? How about movies?
3. Do you usually watch movies at home or at a movie theater?
4. Have you ever seen the same movie more than once?
   1. If yes, name it (or them).
5. How often do you go to movies?
6. How often do you rent videos?
7. If a book has been made into a movie, which do you prefer to do first, see the movie or read the book? Why?
8. What do you think of people who talk during movies at a movie theater?
9. What is the best movie you have ever seen?
   1. Who was in it?
   2. Why did you like it?
   3. Who was the director?
10. What was the last movie you saw?
    1. Was it good?
    2. Who did you see it with?
11. Which do you like better, action movies or comedy movies?
12. What movie star would you most like to meet?
13. Do you think that films can be educational?
14. Is there a movie you could watch over and over again?
15. What is the most horrible movie you have ever seen?
16. How much do you spend to buy DVD movies?
17. Do you like to see a movie many times?
18. Do you think action movies are bad for children?
19. Which do you prefer to watch movies or to read books?
20. How much money do you spend when you go to movies?
21. What do you prefer animated movies or real movies?
22. Do you like documentaries?
23. Who is your favorite movie hero?
24. Can you remember the name of the first movie you saw that made you cry?
25. Which do you prefer, comedy movies or horror movies?
26. Do you like foreign films that are dubbed in your mother tongue or do you like watching the film in its original form?
27. What kind of movie would you like to star in? Why?
28. Do you think there should be more movies made in your country?
29. What things happen too often in movies?
30. Which movie star do you think should die today?
31. Which movie star should live forever?
32. Which famous person would you like to have for a best friend?
33. How often would you go to the movie theater if you always had free tickets?
34. If they made a movie about your life, what kind of movie would it be?
35. Which actor or actress would be you in a movie about your life?
36. Do you want your children to be actors or actresses?
37. Why do some people become famous and others don't?
38. Would you like to be in a television drama?
39. What kind of character would you like to play in a television drama?
40. Would you let a movie crew film in your house?

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