Speaking Skills

ASKING SOMEONE FOR THEIR OPINION ABOUT A TOPIC

I. Yes/No Questions

• Do you believe in horoscopes?


• Do you believe in a God who rewards good and punishes wrong-doing?


• Do you think we should be tougher on crime?


• Do you think we should maintain our traditions or make way for change?


• Do you think the Government should act to curb the power of media barons....?


• Do you think everybody should be trained to use computers?


• Do you think that public sector workers such as teachers, doctors, nurses and fire fighters should be allowed to strike?


• Do you think that the young have anything to learn from the elderly and vice versa?


• Would you consider sending your child to a grammar school?


• Would you ever consider taking out private health insurance?
  

OR Questions

• Are you for or against self-sufficiency?


• Would you prefer your child to be educated privately or by the state?


• Would you rather go to a mixed or single-sex school?


• Which should be the official world language - English or Esperanto?

WH Questions

• What do you think of fox hunting?


• What do you think of British food?


• What do you think of package holidays?


• What do you think is the problem between the English and the Americans?


• What do you think are the causes of the increase in violence in our society?


• What are the advantages and disadvantages of getting married?

Negative Yes/No Questions

• How about boarding schools? Don’t they teach children how to live together?


• What are the advantages and disadvantages of getting married?


• Don’t you think it’s better to stay single?