Grade 5 PART 2 - Discussion Questions Practice

Grade 5 Trinity Questions

Festivals

Tell me about a special festival here in Spain.

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What do you usually eat / drink at this festival?

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Does it take place at the same time every year?

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Do people wear special clothes?

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Is there any special music or dancing?

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Do you like traditional customs?

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Have you ever seen a festival from another country?

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What´s the next thing you will celebrate?

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Means of transportation

How do you normally travel around the city?

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Do you have a bike?  Are there a lot of bikes in your city?

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Do you like riding a bike? Where do you go if you go cycling with your friends?

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Do your parents have a car?

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Do you prefer the metro, bus or car for transportation?

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Are there a lot of cars in your city?  Is it a problem?

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What could we do to encourage more people to use bikes?

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 Special Occasions

How do you usually celebrate your birthday?

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Do you prefer to celebrate your birthday with friends or family?

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What did you do for your last birthday?  Did you have a cake?

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Do you usually get a lot of presents?

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Tell me about a special day that you remember?

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Have you ever been to a wedding?  Tell me about it?

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What do you usually do at Christmas?

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What´s the next occasion you will celebrate?

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Entertainment

Do you like going to the cinema?

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How often do you go to the cinema?

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Tell me about a film you´ve seen recently? 

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Who´s your favourite film star?

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Do you watch a lot of TV?

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What types of programs do you like watching?

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Have you ever gone to the theatre? Tell me about it. 

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Are there good entertainment facilities in Madrid?

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Music

Do you like listening to music?

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What type of music do you like?

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Do you have a favourite group or singer?

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Do you like singing?

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Can you play any musical instrument? How long have you played the…?

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Do you listen to the radio?

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Do you prefer listening to the radio or to CDs?

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When do you listen to music?

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Do you often buy CDs? Do you think music is too expensive nowadays?

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Have you ever been to a concert? Tell me about it. 

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Recent Personal Events

What did you do last weekend? 

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Have you been anywhere interesting recently? 

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Have you celebrated a birthday recently? What did you do? 

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Tell me about something interesting you´ve done recently with your friends. 

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When was your last holiday? 

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