Influence of television
1.
How popular is watching television in your country?
2.
Tell me about the types of programme that are generally on television in
your country.
3.
Why do people like watching television?
4.
Do you think state or private television is better?
5.
What effects can watching television have on children?
Influences on the young
1.
What type of people influence the young in your country?
2.
Why it is important to have role models?
3.
Do you think the education system in your country influences young
people’s behavior?
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4.
What type of people (parents,
teachers, friends etc.) are best to
influence young people’s behavior?
5.
What do you think young people will be most
influenced by it the
future?
Leisure activities
1.
What types of leisure activities are popular in your country?
2.
Why it is important for people to have time for leisure activities?
3.
Why are some activities more popular than others?
4.
Are the types of leisure activities that are
popular today the same as
those that were popular when your parents were young?
5.
What types of leisure activities may become more popular in the future?
Shopping
1.
Is shopping a popular activity in your country
2.
How have shopping habits changed over recent years?
3.
To what extent do you think advertising affects the way people shop?
4.
Do you think shopping habits are likely to change in the future?
Sports
1.
What types of sports are popular in your country?
2.
What are the benefits of playing a sport?
3.
Do you think the types of sport that are
popular will change in the
future?
4.
How can sports bring people from different countries closer together?
Transport
1.
How do most people travel long distances in your country?
2.
Have the types of transport people use changed much over the last few
decades?
3.
What kinds of improvement have there
been in transport in your
country in recent years?
4.
Do you think transport is likely to continue to improve in the future?
