Elementary level
What languages do you speak?
Are they very different from your own language?
Are they easier or more difficult than your language?
Why are you studying English?
Is English important for your job? Why?
Do you read books/articles in other languages?
Do you watch TV programmes/films in their original language?
Intermediate level
Where/when/how did you learn to speak “language”?
Was it hard?
Have you visited (the country where they speak that language)?
Are you going to in the future?
Why did you learn that language?
Did you study at a private language school?
Was that useful?
What do you find easy/hard about studying English?
Do a lot of people study English in this country? Why?
Do you think you will learn other languages in future?
What languages would you like to study? Why?
What you you think the best way is to learn a language?
Advanced level
Do you think it’s better to go to the country to learn, or stay at home and do a course?
Do you think English will remain an international language, or will it be replaced by another language, such as Chinese?
What is the hardest language to learn, do you think?
Are some people naturally good at learning languages?
Are YOU naturally good at learning languages?
What’s your secret?
What advice could you give ME for learning YOUR language?