1) What images spring to mind when you hear the word ‘reading’? 2) What are your earliest memories of reading? 3) What do you get out of reading? 4) Would you like to read more? 5) How important is reading? 6) What do you enjoy reading most? 7) How could you get someone who hates reading to like reading? 8) Do you prefer reading books, newspapers, magazines or things on the Internet? 9) Have you ever cried while reading a book? 10) What books do you think should be required reading? 11) How varied are your reading/literary tastes? 12) Do you like reading in English? 13) Are you better in English at reading or listening? 14) Is reading the book better than watching the movie? 15) Are you good at speed reading? Are you a fast reader? 16) What are reading skills? Which ones are you good at and which ones do you need to work on? 17) What new books have you read recently? 18) Do you have a favourite reading teacher? 19) Do you like reading stories to children? 20) How different do you think reading will be in the future? 21) How important are books to you? 22) How important are books to you? 23) What would life be like without books? 24) What kinds of books do you like? 25) Do you prefer paperbacks or hardbacks? 26) If you wrote a book, what would you write about? 27) If you could only have one book for the rest of your life, what would it be and why? 28) Do you think the Internet will make books disappear? 29) What do you think of the idea of E-books? 30) What books would you recommend for children? 31) How many books have you read in English? 32) Who is your favorite author? 33) 2) What do you think of Google’s idea to put all the world’s books on the 34) Internet, accessible for free? 35) Why doesn’t everybody enjoy reading? 36) Do you prefer to keep the books you read? 37) What’s the most number of times you have read the same book? 38) Which is better, the book or the movie? 39) Do you prefer fiction or non-fiction? 40) Do you spend a long time browsing in bookshops? 41) Do you ever read the last page before you start reading a book? 42) How often do you want the story in a book to never end? 43) What is your favorite story? 44) Who is your favorite author? 45) Who is your favorite character? 46) What is your favorite genre? Action Mystery Suspence Detective Science Fiction Children's books War Non-fiction Travel books Self-help books History Biography Autobiography Gothic Classic Literature Modern Literature 47) What is the longest book you have ever read? How long did it take you to read it? 48) Have you ever belonged to a book club? What books did you read? 49) What is the funniest book you have ever read? The saddest? The strangest? 50) How many books have you read in your life? 51) Is there a time in your life when you read all the time? 52) How many hours do you spend reading in a week? 53) Have you ever been to a book signing or met an author? 54) Do you have any ideas for a story for you to write? 55) Do you read books based on recommendations? 56) What are some of the books that were recommended to you? 57) Were you ever given a bad recommendation? 58) Did it change your opinion of the person who recommended the book? 59) What books have you recommended for other people? 60) How often do you go to the library? 61) How many books do you check out at a time? 62) How do you choose the books you are going to read? 63) How important is the cover of the book. 64) Do you watch the movie that came from a book? 65) Most people say the book is better than the movie. Is this true for you? 66) Did you enjoy reading books in school? 67) What was your favorite book growing up? 68) Is there a book that you have read more than once? What was the title? How many times did you read it? 69) Is there a book you just couldn't finish? What was the title? 70) What is your favorite time of day for reading? 71) Where is your favorite place to read? 72) Do you listen to music while you read? 73) Do you often read book before go to bed? 74) What factors are important to you when choosing a book to read? Reviews? A Recommendation from a friend? The front cover? 75) What was the last book that you read? 76) What is your favorite book of all time? 77) Have you ever read a book and then watched the movie? Which was better? Why? 78) Who is the most famous writer from your country? Have you read any of their books? Do you think that they are overrated? 79) What genre of book do you enjoy most? 80) Have you ever tried to read a book in English? 81) Do you think that it is more valuable to read a book than to watch television? 82) Have you ever lent books to your friends and never got them back? 83) Do you think that the internet and television will eventually make books obsolete? 84) What's your favorite book? Who's your favorite author? 85) Are you a fast reader or a slow reader? Have you tried to read more quickly? 86) Do you prefer to read fiction or non-fiction books? Why? 87) Do you try to read books that are recognized as classics? Why or why not? 88) Where is the best place to read? How long can you read for in one sitting? 89) How is your eyesight? Do you need glasses to read? Is too much reading bad for our eyes? 90) What are the advantages and disadvantages of reading on an e-reading device, such as a Kindle or iPad? 91) Do you read magazines? What are some magazines you enjoy? 92) Do you read the newspaper? Which section do you read first? 93) The print industry has struggled in recent years because of the internet. Do you think paper newspapers and magazines will die out completely? 94) What are some of the most popular books in the world? Why do so many people want to read them? 95) Is there a good library in your neighborhood? How often do you go to the library? 96) What does "don't judge a book by its cover" mean? Do you agree with this idea? 97) Historically, some books have been banned or burned. Can a book be dangerous to society? 98) What do you do if you come across a word you don't know while you're reading? Do you look it up or just skip over it? 99) How many languages can you read in? How well can you understand each language? 100) Is reading in a second language a good way to practice that language?

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