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Activity: Question Bombardment
Level: Intermediate-Advanced
Materials: None
Surprise your students with funny and interesting questions on the first day of class. It'll help students feel at ease, and you'll get an impression of their personalities.
Names
Do you like your name?
Does your name mean anything?
Do you have a nickname? Who call you by it?
Do you have a middle name? Do you like it?
What is your favorite name?
If you had to change your name, what would you change it to?
Were you named after anybody or anything?
Family
Do you come from a large family or a small family?
Do you have any brothers or sisters?
What do you like best about being an only child/having a sibling?
Can you tell me something unusual about your family?
Tell me about a person in your family that you find interesting.
Country of Origin
Can you think of two adjectives to describe your country?
Who is a famous person from your country?
What sort of questions do people ask you about your country?
What should we learn from your country?
Free time
What do you like to do in your free time?
Name one activity that you don't enjoy.
How do you relax?
In your opinion, which of your friends' hobbies is a waste of time?
If you had to collect something, what would it be?
On weekends, do you like to plan everything or do you prefer to improvise?
Likes and Dislikes
What kind of books do you like?
What's your favorite book? Why?
Which book character do you identify yourself with? Why?
What kind of movies do you like?
Describe the scene you think is the funniest in a movie.
Do you prefer sweet or salty food?
What is your favorite food?
Is there a food that you hate? What is it?
What is your favorite color?
Do you have a lucky number? What is it?
Miscellaneous
Are you a pessimist or an optimist? Explain.
Are you a messy person or a neat person?
Are you a morning person or an afternoon person?
Are you a dog person or a cat person?
What is your favorite color to wear?
What is one skill you wish you had?
Do you like to go barefoot?
Do you cry in movies?
Do you wear perfume or cologne?
Do you prefer to live in the country or the city?
Are you always on time? Or are you often late? How late?
What is the most beautiful sight in the world?
What is one thing you own that you will never throw away or sell?
What is the best advice anybody ever gave you?
If you had to be an animal, which one would you be? Why?
If you could choose anywhere in the world to live, where would you live and why?
If you could only travel to one more place in your life, where would you go? Why?
Have you ever been onstage in front of an audience? Explain.
What two items would you take to a desert island? Why?