1. Do you think music is important? / What role does music play in your life/in our life? / How does music affect
your life/our life? / In what ways has music changed your life?
2. How long have you ever been interested in music?
3. Does music affect your mood? In what ways?
4. What kind/type of music is popular in China?(What kind/type of music do people like to listen to in your city/in
Beijing/in China?)
5. How do you feel when you listen to classical music?
6. What kind of music do you dislike?/What kind of music don’t you like?
7. Which do you prefer, classical music or pop music?
8. Do all children in your country study music at school?/Do you think it is necessary to open a music course in
primary school?/Should music be studied as a school subject?
9. What do you think parents should do to improve their children’s interest in music?
10. Do you know any stringed instruments, wind instruments and keyboard instruments? (violin, flute, piano)
11. Have you ever learned to play a musical instrument? If so, what do you play? Are you good at playing a musical
instrument?
12. How long do you practise every day? Do you like it?
13. Who is your favourite musician?
14. Do you think playing a musical instrument has changed your thinking/feeling about music?
15. Do you think it is necessary for people/children to learn how to play a musical instrument?
16. Why do some people/children choose to learn to play a musical instrument?
17. Have you ever been to a concert before? What concerts have you been to?
18. Which do you prefer, Chinese songs or English songs?
19. What is your favorite song?/What song do you like to sing?/Tell me about a song that you particularly enjoy
listening to.
20. Who is your favourite singer?/Which singer do you like best?/Can you introduce a singer you like?
21. How do you think of Super Girls?
22. Who is your favourite a musical group/a musical band ?/Which musical group/a musical band do you like best?/Can
you introduce a musical group/a musical band?
23. Do you know any famous musicians/composers in history? Can you introduce any famous musicians/composers you
like?
24. What do you think the world would be like without music?/What do you think the life would be if you/we don’t
have music?
25. Compare modern music and traditional music.
26. Can you predict that what music will be like in the future?
27. What are special or traditional musical instruments in China?
28. What makes a song popular, the lyrics or the melody?