School

• Are you allowed to eat in the classrooms?
• Are you allowed to smoke in the classrooms?
• Did you belong to any clubs in high school?
• Did you go to a public high school or a private one?
• Did you have to wear a uniform in high school? How about elementary school?
• Did you study art in high school?
• Did your high school have a band? If so, did you play in it?
• Do most of your teachers take attendance?
• Do some of your teachers let class out early?
• Do you carry a dictionary to your English classes? How about your other classes?
• Do you enjoy studying English? (...math, science, ...)
• Do you ever skip class?
• Do you have any evening classes?
• Do you play on any of the school's sports teams?
• Do you still keep in touch with your best friend in elementary school?
• Have you ever been absent?
• Have you ever been late for a class?
• Have you ever been late for class?
  • If so, why?
  • When was the last time?
  • Did the teacher get angry?
• Have you ever failed a class? (Maybe this is not polite to ask.)
• Have you ever slept in class?
• How do you usually come here? (How do you get to school?)
• How long does it take you to get to school?
• How many times have you been absent from school this year?
• How much homework do you do every day?
• Was your high school strict?
• Were you on any sports teams in high school?
• What classes do you not like? Why don't you like them?
• What did you like best about high school?
• What do you like best about your school?
• What do you like the least about your school?
• What do you think about your English class? Your gym class?
• What do you think of our cafeteria?
• What do you think of this campus?
• What do you want to do after you graduate?
• What is your best memory from junior high school?
  • How about high school?
  • What's your worst memory?
• What school did you graduate from? What high school? What junior high school?
• What time does your first class begin on Tuesday?
• What was the name of your junior high school?
• What were some of the rules you had to follow at your high school?
  • Which rules did you think were unfair?
  • Did you ever get caught breaking any school rules?
  • Were you allowed to smoke on campus?
  • Were you allowed to eat food in the classroom?
• What's your favorite subject?
  • Why do you like it?
  • Who is the teacher?
  • How many times a week does the class meet?
• Which subjects are you good at?
  • (What are your strong subjects?)
• Which subjects are you poor at?
  • (Which subjects are difficult for you?)
• Who is your favorite teacher?
  • What course does he or she teach?
  • Why do you like him or her?
• What did you find the most surprising thing about the USA school system?
• What are the major characteristics you think a teacher should have?
• Do you have to wear a uniform to your school? (Did you have to....)
  • Do you like wearing a uniform?
• Tell us about your favorite teacher.
  • Why do you like him/her?
• Do you like to wear a school uniform? Why or why not?