Culture and Art
1. What are some things that define a culture?
For example, music, language, ...
2. What do you think is interesting about your
culture?
3. When people from other countries think
about your culture, what do they usually
think of?
4. What has surprised you when you've met
people from other countries?
5. What do you like about your culture?
6. Are there many people of different cultures
in your country? Are you friends with any?
7. Would you ever consider living permanently
in a country other than your home country?
8. If a group of people just came to your
country from overseas, what advice would
you give them?
9. What other cultures have you met people
from?
10. What do you think is important when visiting
another culture?
11. What is the best/most important thing your
culture has given to the world?
12. What is the best/most important thing your
culture/country has adopted from another
culture?
13. What is culture shock?
14. What are the five most important values of
your culture? (For example, Family)
15. What in your culture are you most proud
about?
16. Would you ever consider marrying or dating
someone from another culture?
Art
17. Are you a good painter?
18. Do you like modern art?
19. Do you like paintings?
20. Do you like to visit art museums?
21. Do you like wood carving?
22. Do you prefer using water colors or oil paint?
23. Do you think music and dancing are forms of
art?
24. Do you think of cartoons and comics as art?
25. Have you ever been to any famous art
museums?
26. Have you ever visited an art museum?
27. What art form do you like best?
28. What famous painters do you know? What
are they famous for?
29. What is your favorite art web site?
30. What would life be like without art?
31. Who are some famous artists in your
country?
32. Who is the most famous artist in your
country? What kind of art does he do?
33. Do you enjoy taking photographs?
34. What things do you like to photograph?
35. Have you ever participated in any art
competitions?
36. Do you find Picasso's work astonishing or
weird?
37. Do other people ever compliment your
artwork?
38. Do you think graffiti is art?
39. Have you ever gone to an exhibition?
40. Do you know any art galleries? Are there any
in the place where you live?
41. Were you interested in art when you were
young?
42. In your opinion, is design an important part
of culture?
43. Can you tell me the name of a designer
architect you know?
44. Do you know any art gallery? Is there any in
the place where you live?
45. Has design a great importance in your daily
life
46. If you could buy a great work of art, what
would it be? (style, title, artist's name...)
47. Are movies a form of art?
Books and Reading
48. Do you like reading?
49. What have you read lately?
50. What is your favorite story?
51. Who is your favorite author?
52. What is your favorite genre? Action,
Mystery, Detective, Science Fiction etc.
53. What is the longest book you have ever read?
54. How many books have you read in your life?
55. Is there a time in your life when you read all
the time?
56. How many hours do you spend reading in a
week?
57. How often do you go to the library?
58. Do you watch the movie that came from a
book?
59. Most people say the book is better than the
movie. Is this true for you?
60. Did you enjoy reading books in school?
61. What is your favorite time of day for
reading?
62. Where is your favorite place to read?
63. Do you listen to music while you read?
64. Do you often read book before going to bed?
65. What was the last book that you read?
66. Who is the most famous writer from your
country? Have you read any of their books?
67. Have you ever tried to read a book in
English?
68. Do you think that it is more valuable to read
a book than to watch television?
69. Have you ever lent books to your friends and
never got them back?
Entertainment
70. Do you like to watch cartoons?
71. What did you watch on TV yesterday?
72. What is one of your favorite TV shows?
73. Do you listen to classical music? Why or
why not?
74. Have you ever been to the theater?
75. Have you ever hosted a party?
76. How often do you go to parties?
77. How often do you read comic books?
78. How often do you visit museums? When was
the last time?
79. Is gambling legal where you live?
80. Do you often go drinking? Where? Who
with? How often? .
81. What are some forms of gambling people do
in your country?
82. What are some games that you don't like to
play? Why?
83. What are some of the good movies you have
seen?
84. What are some things you can do without
spending a cent?
85. What computer games have you played?
86. Which are your favorites?
87. What do you do in your spare time?
88. What do you like to do on a night out?
89. What do you think of soccer? (baseball, hang
gliding, ...)
90. What games are popular in your country?
Why are they popular?
91. What is your favorite game? Why?
92. What is your favorite holiday? Why?
93. What kind of music do you like?
94. What kind of things do you like to read?
95. What singer would you most like to meet?
96. What was the last book you read?
97. What's the most popular holiday in your
country? When is it? How is it celebrated?
98. What's your favorite magazine? (What are
some of your favorite magazines?)
99. When do you usually listen to the radio?
100.Where do you usually read?
101.Who are some of the famous actors and
musicians in your country?
102.Who are some of your favorite actors and
actresses?
103.Who do you think is the funniest comedian?
104.Who is the most popular entertainer in your
country?
105.Who is your favorite author?
106.Who is your favorite comedian?
107.Who is your favorite musician?
108.Who is your favorite writer? (author)
109.Would you rather go to a bar or a nightclub?
110.What do you do for fun?