About myself, my family
Could / Will you introduce yourself?
Where do you come from?
What is your native/born city/town?
Where were you educated as a pilot/navigator?
What flying experience do you have?
Do you think you are an experienced pilot/navigator/airman?
When do you have your birthday? Describe the way you celebrate it.
What are your plans for the nearest future?
Could you tell us something about your family?
How many members are there in your family?
Do you have any brothers or sisters?
Will you tell us about your parents?
What is your wife / sister / brother etc. by profession?
What is your wife / mother / father etc. like?
What does your wife / father / sister etc. look like?
What are the duties of each member of your family?
How do you get along with your family?
What is an ‘ideal/perfect’ family to you?
Would you like your son to be a pilot?
2. About my flat/house
Do you live far from the airport?
How long does it take you to get to it?
Do you live in a house or a flat? Is it your own flat or do you rent it?
Describe it, please.
Who keeps your flat tidy?
3. My daily routine
What is your daily routine? = What’s your typical working day like?
Is your day schedule fixed or flexible?
How do you usually begin your day?
When do you usually have breakfast / lunch / dinner / supper?
Where do you usually have breakfast / lunch / dinner / supper?
What are you going to do when you get home tonight?
How do you prepare for your flights?
4. Free time
Do you have a hobby?
Do you go in for sports?
Do you think you have enough free time?
How do you spend your leisure / free / spare time?
What activities do you usually concentrate on when you have a day-off?
What do you like / dislike doing?
What are you fond of?
I wonder what activities are you good at?
Is there anything you would like to do if you had more free time?
Do you like eating out?
Do you think you have enough free time?
In your opinion, how much time should you work a month?
How would your life change after retirement?
5. Health
What do you do to keep healthy?
What things can damage your health?
What makes you happy / unhappy / tired, etc.?
Do you go in for sports?
What is your favourite kind of sport?
Do you suffer from a jet lag while crossing many time zones?
What should you do to get out of this condition?
6. Holidays
What did you do on your last holiday?
What makes a perfect holiday?
How do you like spending your holidays?
Which places would you most like to visit?
How do you prefer to travel being on holiday?
What is the best destination for your summer / winter holidays? What is the ideal weather for you?
7. Languages
Why do people learn languages? = What are reasons for learning languages?
Speak about your experience of studying English. When and where did you study it?
How long have you been studying English?
What language training have you already had?
What do you do to keep your English?
Where can you look up the abbreviation you don’t know?
How do you try to improve your English outside class?
What is the best way to improve your language skills?
What do you find most difficult about English?
In what ways would your life be different if you could not speak English?
How often do you use English in your work?
How much support does your employer give you?
Why are you studying English?
What level of English would you be happy with?
What level of English must you have for your job?