2.7. Shopping

1. Do you like to go shopping? What are your favourite shops?

2. How often do you do the shopping?

3. What do you usually have to buy?

4. Do you prefer going shopping alone or in a company? Why?

5. Who usually does the shopping in your family?

6. Do you remember your first purchase? What did you buy?

7. What clothes do you like wearing best? Why?

8. What clothes would you never wear? Why?

9. How do you usually pay for your purchases?

10. How do supermarkets operate?

11. What do you think about buying things on the Internet? What are its advantages and disadvantages?

12. Have you ever had any bad experience while shopping? What happened?

13. What kind of purchase would you call a bargain and what are the best places to look for bargains?

14. What shopper would you call careless? What about you? Do you spend or waste money?

15. Do you agree that for some people shopping is a good way of overcoming stress? Why?

2.8. Means of communication

1. How do you prefer to communicate with people? Why?

2. What services can people have at the post office?

3. How often do you go to the post office and what for?

4. What functions do modern mobile phones have? Which ones do you use most of all?

5. What is the correct way of reading telephone numbers in English? What is your phone number?

6. How should you begin the telephone conversation?

7. What are the advantages and disadvantages of having a cell phone?

8. What number do you dial in case of emergency in the UK, in the USA, in your country?

9. What is the typical order of writing addresses when writing a letter abroad?

10. How often do you write letters? Who do you write to?

11. What are the benefits of letter writing as a means of communication?

12. What do you use the Internet for?

13. How do you communicate on the Internet?

14. What are the advantages and disadvantages of using the Internet?

15. What is the future of means of communication?

2.9. Travelling. Transport

1. Why do people travel?

2. What means of transport do you know and which do you prefer?

3. Which means of transport is the most reliable / cheap / safe / dangerous?

4. What do you usually take with you when you travel?

5. Why do people plan their holiday beforehand?

6. What is the best trip you have ever taken? Why?

7. Which means of transport are available in your home city / village?

8. What places of interest would you advise to visit in your home city?

9. Which means of transport is the most popular in our country? Give reasons.

10. How do you usually spend holidays?

11. What are the advantages and disadvantages of traveling by car / train / plane / ship?

12. How do you think a person should behave during the journey?

13. What are the main problems of the public transportation system in our country and abroad?

14. What would you do if you found yourself in trouble in a foreign country?

15. Some people would like to travel all their life. What about you?

2.10. Staying at a hotel

1. In what cases do people stay at hotels?

2. How are hotels subdivided according to the services they offer?

3. What famous hotels do you know?

4. Have you ever stayed at a hotel? If yes, when and where?

5. Where can people get information about hotels and motels?

6. What is the best way to find a place to stay for you?

7. If you need to stay at a hotel, should you book a room beforehand? Why?

8. What types of hotel rooms do you know?

9. What services can you get at a modern hotel?

10. What kind of room would you take if you traveled alone on business / if you traveled with your family / if you traveled with your friend? Give reasons.

11. What articles and conveniences would you like to have in your room?

12. How do hotels and motels differ?

13. What services do modern motels offer?

14. What advantages / disadvantages of staying at a motel do you know?

15. Would you prefer to stay at a hotel or rent a flat in a strange city? What would it depend on?