OPIc Questions Flashcards
Tell me about yourself.
name, age, school, major, country, hometown, living place, family, hobbies, skills, dreams/goals, personality, experience
Tell me about someone in your family. What is your relationship? What is he or she like? What does he or she look like? Describe them in detail.
Did you address each part of the question?
Describe one of your parents for me. In what ways do you take after this parent in appearance or personality? Do you have a good relationship with this parent? Tell me about him or her in detail
take after = resemble
I take after my mom. I take after my dad in personality.
I have my mom’s eyes. I have my dad’s sense of humor.
Describe one of your parents for me. In what ways do you take after this parent in appearance or personality? Do you have a good relationship with this parent? Tell me about him or her in detail.
take after = resemble
I take after my mom. I take after my dad in personality.
I have my mom’s eyes. I have my dad’s sense of humor.
Tell me about a celebrity that you admire or respect. What drew your attention to this celebrity? Was it their career? Their appearance? Or their personality? Describe this celebrity and explain why you admire or respect him or her in as much detail as you can.
I respect Barack Obama.
I respect him because he spoke clearly and handled problems carefully and calmly.
I respect him for his intelligence.
Tell me about a memorable experience you had in high school. Was it good or bad? What happened? Tell me about it in detail.
NARRATIVE: Tell a Story or Experience
Let me give you a situation to act out. You go to your professor’s office. You got a D in his class, and you want to change it. What can you ask your professor?
Role-playing.
Here’s another situation. You are a hit-man or hit-woman. Someone wants to hire you to kill their professor because they got a D. Ask them questions about the job.
tone of voice
tone of conversation
