Health problems

1. Do you think you’re fairly healthy?
2. Do you worry about staying well? What do you do to keep fit?
3. Have you ever stayed at home because of illness? What illness did you have?
4. Have you ever given up any of the following because of your health?

· Smoking

· Drinking coffee

· Eating meat

· Sunbathing

1. Have you ever taken up any of the following because of your health?

· Running

· Swimming

· Regular exercise

1. Have you ever stayed in hospital? If yes, tell what happened.
2. When you have a minor health problem, do you usually go to the doctor, get something from the chemist’s or use an old home remedy?
3. What advice can you give to a person having the following health complaints:

· A temperature

· A sore throat

· A headache

· A flu

· A cough

· A cold

· A stomachache

· An insomnia

1. Have you ever suffered from stress? If so, how do you get relief from it?
2. Can you formulate “Golden rules for health”?
3. Which of these do you think are real health risks in our society?

· Smoking

· Drinking alcohol

· Polluted air

· Chemicals

· Drugs

· Stress

1. Do people worry about health in our country? Is it different for men and women? If so how?

Free Time & Hobbies

1. Do you have enough free time?
2. Do you have free time on Sundays?
3. Do you have much free time during the day?
4. What are you doing this weekend?
5. What did you do last weekend?
6. What do you do in your free time?
7. When do you have free time?
8. Where do you spend your free time?
9. Who do you spend your free time with?
10. How do you like to spend your free time?

• going shopping/ going to the cinema/ chatting/ playing computer games/ going to the disco/ playing sports/ reading/ relaxing?

1. Do you have a hobby?

• How long have you had your hobby?
• Is it expensive?
• Which hobbies cost nothing at all?
• Which hobbies are the most popular in your country?
• Which hobbies are the most popular with women in your country? With men?
• Did you have any hobbies when you were a child?
• Can you think of any hobbies which are popular with children and adults?
• Do you think a hobby is different from a sport?
• Are there any hobbies you would like to try?
• Are there any dangerous hobbies?
• Are there any hobbies you can do in other countries, but not your own?
• Which hobbies do you think are the most difficult?

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