Topic Questions Casual Do you have a busy week coming up? What are your plans for the weekend? Have you ever been to this restaurant before? I’ve heard their pizza is really good. Good thing you brought an umbrella, I didn’t realize the weather was going to get like this! Do you like the rain, or no? School and Career Where did you go to school? What was your major/favorite subject? What do you do? How long have you been doing that? What’s your dream job? Travel Where are you from originally? What was it like growing up there? What’s your favorite place you’ve ever traveled to? If you could live anywhere, where would it be? If you could go on a dream vacation tomorrow, where would you go? Friends and Family Do you have any siblings? What’s your family like/what were they like growing up? What’s one thing you you do with your family when you visit home? What are your friends like? What do you do together? Hobbies, Likes and Dislikes Do you cook? What’s your signature dish? Do you follow sports at all? What’s your favorite sport/team? If you had a totally free weekend, what would you do with it? What’s your favorite/least favorite food, movie, type of music? What’s something you wished you liked more/were better at? Cat person or dog person? Or some other kind of animal? What’s something you’ve always wanted to try?