• Describe each room of your home.

• Do you like the place where you are living? Why or why not?

• Do you like to keep pets in your home?

• How are homes different in your home country and in this country?

• How have you changed your home since you've started living there?

• How long have you lived where you are living now?

• How many different homes have you lived in?

o Which one did you like the best? Why?

o Which one did you like the least? Why?

• How many rooms are there in your house?

• How much is your rent? (Some people may not consider this to be a polite question.)

• If you could change anything about your present home, what would it be?

• Is your home in a convenient ********?

• What changes would you like to make to your home?

• What do you like about your home? What don't you like?

• What do you think is the worst color for a living room?

• What is in your bedroom?

• What things in your home couldn't you live without?

• What things in your house could you easily live without?

• What's your favorite room? Why?

• Where would your dream home be?

o What would it be like inside and out?

• Which room do you spend the least time in?

• Which room do you spend the most time in?

• Who are your neighbors?

o Do you get along well with your neighbors?

o How well do you know them?

o What have you done with your neighbors?

• Who lives with you? / Who do you live with?

• Would you prefer to live in a house or an apartment? Why?

• Is every house a home?

• What makes 'a house' into 'a home'?

• Have you ever been homesick?have you changed anything in your house recently? If so, what was that?

• What would you like to change in your house?

• What would you like to change in your house?

• What is the color of your front door?

• What kind of housing would you prefer?

• What is your dream house?

• What strange materials do you know of that have been used to make houses?

• Could you build a house for yourself? How would you do it? (you cannot have a builder help you)

• How could you live without electricity? Could you make your own electricity? How?

• How can houses be made more environmentally friendly?

• Describe how you go about buying a house in your country. Can you borrow money from a bank? Is it easy to buy and sell houses?

• What would be important to consider when designing a city? Was your city planned? Describe a perfect city

• Draw/describe your dream house (money is no problem) – where, materials, design, interior, landscaping etc

• Imagine you have arrived in a country where they don't speak your ********. You have no money or friends there. What would you do for accommodation?

• Give some reasons why people become homeless.

• What problems do home owners have? What can they do about them?

• Is it better to rent or buy? Give reasons for your answer.

• What do you think houses in the future will be like?

• How important is security? How do you make a house secure?

• Make a list of the 10 most important things you would look for when choosing a house to live in.

• Some people say houses are too much like boxes or cages. Do you agree or disagree? Why?

• What are the advantages and disadvantages of homestay/boarding?

• List alternatives to a house or apartment. (e.g. igloo)

o What are the advantages and disadvantages of these alternatives? Which alternative would you prefer to live in?