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Can you give brief introduction about yourself? What is your name? What is your real, birth name? Where and when were you born? Where did you go to high school? Where did you go to college? What subjects did you study? What subjects do you study? What books did you use? What books do you use? What is a good character? What would you like to be? What are the duties and responsibilities of this job? Where do you live? How long have you lived here? Where else have you lived for more than six months? Have you visited any other place around the world? Which places? What was the purpose of visit? What kind of work/job skills would you like to learn? What would you like to be? What are the duties and responsibilities of this job? Do research on this question and let me know the answer. What is the research question? Are you required to do research in your college? Are you required to do research in your school? What was the research question? What is the research question? What should be the research question? What are the research findings? How do you verify your findings? What is the best way to display questions and answers for worldwide review? How did you verify you findings? Tell me a little bit about yourself What about yourself would you like the admission team to remember most? Describe a typical day in your life. Who was your favourite high school teacher, and why? If you could change one thing about your HS, what would it be? What is the most recent book that you have read? What attracts you to our institution? What have you done in your school or community that you are most proud of? Which characteristics of a college are most important to you? How have you been recognized for your accomplishments? During your free time, what are you most likely to do? When are you at your best? Your worst? If you could do HS over, what would you do differently? The same? How do you see yourself 10 years from now? What was your best job, vacation, or class ever? Are you interested in a specific area of study and how have you developed that interest? How do you plan to develop that interest in college? What have you done in your life that has required a great deal of patience and persistence and how did you handle that situation? Do you have any definite plans/goals for your future and how do we fit in with those plans? What aspect of college life do you think will have the most influence on a student? Whom do you respect in your community and why? Do you have any questions for me? Personal Information What's your name? Where are you from? / Where do you come from? I'm from ... I come from ... What's your first name? Tom. What's your address? 7865 NW Sweet Street Where do you live? I live in San Diego. What's your (tele)phone number? 209-786-9845 How old are you? Twenty-five. I'm twenty-five years old. When / Where were you born? I was born in 1961 / Seattle. Are you married? / What's your marital status? I'm single. What do you do? / What's your job? I'm a librarian. Where did you go? I went to a friend's house. What did you do? We played video games. Where were you? I was in New York for the weekend. Have you got a car / job / house / etc.? Yes, I've got a good job. Have you got any children / friends / books / etc.? Yes, I've got three children - two boys and a daughter. Can you play tennis / golf / football / etc.? Yes, I can play golf. Can you speak English / French / Japanese / etc.? No, I can't speak Japanese. Could you speak English / French / Japanese / etc.? when you were five / two / fifteen / etc. years old? Yes, I could speak English when I was five years old. Introducing Yourself / Saying Hello How do you do? How do you do. Pleased to meet you. How are you? Fine, thanks. And you? Shopping How can I help you? / May I help you? Yes. I'm looking for a sweater. Can I try it on? Sure, the changing rooms are over there. How much does it cost? / How much is it? It's $45. How would you like to pay? By credit card. Can I pay by credit card / check / debit card? Certainly. We accept all major cards. Have you got something bigger / smaller / lighter / etc.? Certainly, we've got a smaller sizes as well. Asking Something Specific What's that? It's a cat! What time is it? It's three o'clock. Can / May I open the window? Certainly. It's hot in here! Is there a bank / supermarket / pharmacy / etc. near here? Yes. There is a bank on the next corner next to the post office. Where is the nearest bank / supermarket / pharmacy / etc.? The nearest pharmacy is on 15th street. Who wrote / invented / painted / etc. the ...? Hemingway wrote "The Sun Also Rises". Is there any water / sugar / rice / etc.? Yes, there's a lot of sugar left. Are there any apples / sandwiches / books / etc.? No, there aren't any apples left. Is this your / his / her / etc. book / ball / house / etc.? No, I think it's his ball. Whose is this / that? It's Jack's. Questions with 'Like' What do you like? I like playing tennis, reading and listening to music. What does he look like? He's tall and slim. What would you like? I'd like a steak and chips. What is it like? It's an interesting country. What's the weather like? It's raining at the moment. Would you like some coffee / tea / food? Yes, thank you. I'd like some coffee. Would you like something to drink / eat? Thank you. Could I have a cup of tea? Asking for an Opinion What's it about? It's about a young boy who encounters adventures. What do you think about your job / that book / Tim / etc.? I thought the book was very interesting. How big / far / difficult / easy is it? The test was very difficult! How big / far / difficult / easy are they? The questions were very easy. How was it? It was very interesting. What are you going to do tomorrow / this evening / next week / etc.? I'm going to visit some friends next weekend. Suggestions What shall we do this evening? Let's go see a film. Why don't we go out / play tennis / visit friends / etc. this evening? Yes, that sounds like a good idea. Take a look at this |