A-1 Ask & answer the following questions with a friend:

  1. Are you able to drive a car?
  2. How often were you absent from work or away from college or school last year?
  3. Have you ever accompanied a singer on a musical instrument?
  4. Have you ever accompanied a boy/girl friend to a pub, disco, night club or casino?
  5. How well did you do when you first went to school according to your teachers?
  6. What was your worst habit when you were a baby according to your parents?
  7. What is your worst habit according to your best friend?
  8. Has anybody ever accused you of something you didn't do?
  9. Has anybody ever accused you of something you did do?
  10. Are you accustomed to taking your shoes off when you go into a house?
  11. Who do you feel most admiration for, film stars, pop singers, footballers or teachers?
  12. What are the advantages and disadvantages of being you?
  13. Do you feel equal affection for all the members of your family?
  14. Are you afraid of any insects or animals?
  15. Are you afraid of making mistakes with your English?
  16. Do you agree with your parents' opinions about most subjects? Is there anybody in your family with whom you disagree strongly?
  17. When you first started school, were you ahead of most of the other children in reading and writing?
  18. Have your parents made any financial allowance or has your employer given you any holiday allowance for your visit to England and The English Language Centre?
  19. Would you make any allowance for someone who was very rude to you if their mother or father had just died?
  20. When was the last time you were really angry or annoyed with someone? Why were you so annoyed with them?
  21. Have you ever been anxious about an examination, a visit to the dentist or hospital treatment?
  22. What is the longest period of time that you have lived apart from your parents or your partner?
  23. Have you ever apologized for something you did or said?
  24. Which jobs have you applied for before or what kind of work do you think you will apply for in the future?
  25. Have you ever argued with your best friend about anything? What did you argue about?
  26. Have you ever done anything which either you or your parents were ashamed of?
  27. When you telephone home, which member of your family, pet or friend do you ask after first?
  28. Have you ever asked for the manager in a hotel, shop or restaurant when the service was very bad?
  29. Have any of your friends ever been astonished at your skills, abilities and achievements?
  30. Have any of your teachers ever been astonished at your good or bad performance in any school subjects?
  31. Which of your possessions are you most closely attached to?
  32. Did you ever become closely attached to a family pet when you were a child? If so, which animal was the pet?
  33. What is your attitude towards smoking in public places?
  34. What is the main attraction of visiting another country?

Do you think you are normally aware of what other people in the same room are thinking and feeling?