LEARNING RESOURCES

• Are there any kinds of movies you dislike?
  • If so, what kinds?
  • Why do you dislike them?
• Are you going to watch TV tonight?
  • If so, what will you watch?
• Do you like to gamble?
• Do you like to watch cartoons?
• Do you like to watch horror movies?
• Do you like ___? (Insert the name of a TV show.)
• Do you listen to classical music? Why or why not?
• Do you often go drinking? Where? Who with? How often?
• Do you prefer fiction or nonfiction books? How about movies?
• Do you prefer listening to the radio or watching TV?
• Do you think it is good for children to watch TV?
• Do you think TV is educational? LI>Do you think that there is too much violence on TV?
• Do you think that TV is a good thing?
• Do you usually watch movies at home or at a movie theater?
• Have you ever been to a play? If so, when was the last time?
• Have you ever been to Disneyland?
• Have you ever been to the theater?
• Have you ever hosted a party?
• Have you ever seen the same movie more than once?
  • If yes, name it (or them).
• Have you ever seen ___? (Insert the name of a movie.)
• Have you ever tried water skiing?
• Have you ever used a slot machine?
• How far in advance do you begin planning a vacation?
• How often do you go to movies?
• How often do you go to parties?
• How often do you read comic books?
• How often do you rent videos?
• How often do you visit museums? When was the last time?
• How often do you watch TV?
• If a book has been made into a movie, which do you prefer to do first, see the movie or read the book? Why?
• Is gambling legal where you live?
• Should books be censored?
• Should movies be rated? Explain.
• What are some forms of gambling people do in your country?
• What are some games that you don't like to play? Why?
• What are some good books that you have read?
  • What is the best book you have ever read?
• What are some of the good movies you have seen?
• What are some of the most popular amusement parks in your country?
• What are some things you can do without spending a cent?
• What are the advantages of watching TV?
• What are the disadvantages of watching TV?
• What computer games have you played?

  Which are your favorites?

  • Which do you think are not so interesting?
• What did you watch on TV yesterday?
• What do you do in your spare time?
• What do you like to do on a night out?
• What do you think of soccer? (baseball, hang gliding, ...)
• What do you think of people who talk during movies at a movie theater?
• What do you usually watch on TV?
• What games are popular in your country? Why are they popular?
• What is one of your favorite TV shows?
  • Why do you like it?
  • When is it on?
  • Does you father like it, too?
• What is the best movie you have ever seen?
  • Who was in it?
  • Why did you like it?
  • Who was the director?
• What is the most popular drama/comedy/game show in your country, and what is the storyline (drama) or format (game show)?
• What is the scariest movies you have ever seen?
  • What's the funniest?
  • What's the most romantic?
• What is the worst movie you've ever seen?
• What is your all-time favorite movie?
• What is your favorite game? Why?
• What is your favorite holiday? Why?
• What is your favorite movie?
• What kind of movies do you dislike? Why?
• What kind of movies do you like?
• What kind of music do you like?
• What kind of things do you like to read?
• What kind of TV programs do you usually watch?
• What kind of TV shows do you not like? Why?
• What movie star would you most like to meet?
• What singer would you most like to meet?
• What TV commercials do you like? Which ones do you hate?
• What TV commercials do you like? Why?
  • What's your favorite commercial?
  • What is the purpose of advertising a product?
  • Do you think there are subliminal messages?
  • When you drive or walk, do you get distracted by advertisements on buses or billboards?
  • When you go food shopping, do you buy foods you've seen in TV commercials?
  • Do you like the Bennetton's advertisements? If not, why? (You can substitute any company's name.)
  • Do you think it's right to see naked women in TV commercials selling beauty products?
• What types of TV program are there?
  • Which type do you like best?
• What was the last book you read?
• What was the last movie you saw?
  • Was it good?
  • Who did you see it with?
• What's the best movie you've ever seen?
• What's the most popular holiday in your country?
  • When is it?
  • How is it celebrated?
• What's your favorite magazine? (What are some of your favorite magazines?)
• When do you usually listen to the radio?
• When do you usually watch TV?
• Where do you usually read?
• Which do you like better, action movies or comedy movies?
• Who are some of the famous actors and musicians in your country?
• Who are some of your favorite actors and actresses?
• Who do you think is the funniest comedian?
• Who is the most popular entertainer in your country?
• Who is your favorite actor or actress?
• Who is your favorite author?
• Who is your favorite comedian?
• Who is your favorite musician?
  • Who is your favorite female singer?
  • Who is your favorite male singer?
  • Who is your favorite guitarist?
• Who is your favorite writer? (author)
• Why do some people gamble?
• Would you rather go to a bar or a nightclub?
• Do you think that films can be educational?
• Do you think that TV makes people lazy?
• Do you think too much time is spent watching TV?
• Does TV make a person passive? Does TV take away a person's ability to think for himself or herself?
• Do you think that TV prevents people from communicating?
• What do you think of TV shows that are designed to "discover new talent?"