STUDENT A's QUESTIONS (Do not show these to Student B.)
| (1) | Are you good at small talk and making conversation? |
| (2) | When was the last time you had a really, really interesting conversation? |
| (3) | Do you like intelligent conversation? |
| (4) | What do you think of your English conversation classes and study books? |
| (5) | How do you feel when people interrupt you in the middle of an important conversation? |
| (6) | If you were a fly on the wall, which conversation in history would you like to listen to? |
| (7) | What do you do when you hear your name pop up in other people’s conversations? |
| (8) | Are you OK at everyday conversation in English? |
| (9) | Someone once said: "Conversation is an exercise of the mind; gossip is merely an exercise of the tongue." What does this mean? Do you agree? |
| (10) | Robert C. Gallagher said: "Anyone who thinks the art of conversation is dead ought to tell a child to go to bed." What does this mean? Do you agree? |
STUDENT B's QUESTIONS (Do not show these to Student A.)
| (1) | What springs to mind when you hear the word ‘conversation’? |
| (2) | People say conversation is an art. Do you think so? |
| (3) | What topics of conversation do you enjoy most? |
| (4) | Do you like listening to other people’s conversations? |
| (5) | Have you ever overheard a conversation you wish you hadn’t? |
| (6) | Who in life do you find it difficult to strike up a conversation with? |
| (7) | What common conversation starters do you use? |
| (8) | How long are your phone conversations? |
| (9) | Oscar Wilde said: "Conversation about the weather is the last refuge of the unimaginative." What does this mean? Do you agree with him? |
| (10) | A Chinese proverb says: "A single conversation across the table with a wise person is worth a month's study of books." Do you agree? |
