Birthday

General

Do you like birthdays?

Do you enjoy birthdays?

Which birthday is the most important one for you?

 


Meaning of Birthdays

Do you think it’s important for people to celebrate birthdays?

 

For Children

Are birthdays more important for children or for adults?

 

For Adults

Do you still feel that celebrating your birthday is important?

 


Birthdays in Your Country/Hometown

Which birthdays are especially important in your country (in your country’s culture)?

Are birthdays important to Chinese people?

Do people in China celebrate birthdays?

How do people in your country celebrate birthdays?

Do people in China have birthday parties? (Why/ Why not)

Do people in your country do anything special to celebrate birthdays?

What is the most important age in your country?

Do you (or, do people in your country) prefer to celebrate birthday according to the lunar or the solar

calendar?

 


Birthday Celebration


Do children and adults celebrate birthdays in the same way?

Do people in your family celebrate birthdays in different ways?

Tell me a little about the best birthday celebration you have been to.

Was birthday more fun when you were a child or is it now?

 

Children’s Birthday

How do people celebrate children’s birthday today?

How birthdays of children are celebrated in your country?

Can you remember a birthday that you enjoyed as a child?

What do children do when they have a birthday party?

Do you think parents should throw expensive birthday parties for children?

How did you celebrate your birthdays when you were a child?

 

Adults’ Birthday

Is there a difference between the way you celebrated your birthday in the past and in the present?

Do you usually celebrate your birthdays?

What do you do on your birthday now?

What did you do on your last birthday?

How do people celebrate birthdays when you were a child?


Birthday Gift

Do you think it’s important to give a special gift to someone on their birthday?

What was the best birthday present you have ever received?

What kinds of birthday gifts do you like to receive?

 

 


Special

Who do you like to celebrate your birthday with? With your friends or family?

Do all your friends know when your birthday is?

Do you think it’s important to remember people’s birthdays?