1、pricesatdifferentstoreswhenshop?Do banks pay a higher percent of interest here or in your country? Do you compare prices at different stores when you shop?Do you enjoy shopping?Do you ever buy second-hand things? （used things）Do you ever give money to charity?How often do you give to charity?How muc
2、h do you give?Do you gamble?Do you give tips at a restaurant in your country? How about to taxi drivers?Do you haggle when you shop ?Do you have a credit card? If so, do you have more than one?Do you have more than one bank account?Do you have to pay a sales tax in your country?Do you invest in the
3、stock market?Do you often put money in the bank?Do you sometimes buy things that you dont need?If so, give some examples。Do you sometimes give money to charities?Do you think that money can buy love?Do your parents give you an allowance? （Did your parents give.?Please remember that some questions ab
4、out money may be considered too personal to ask anyone who is not a very close friend or a family member。About how much did you spend on presents last year?About how much do you usually spend each day?Are you a price conscious shopper?Are you good at saving money?Are you saving money to buy somethin
5、g?If so, what are you planning to buy?How much will it cost?How much longer will you need to save before you can buy it?What is the most ridiculous tax in your country, past, or present?Do you think taxes in your country are too high/low?What about New Zealand Taxes? / What about taxes here?What is
6、the effect on the economy of high taxation?What is the effect on the economy of low taxation?What are some of the different kinds of taxes your country has?If you were the ruler of your country, what would you do to change the taxation system?What is the funniest tax you can think of to introduce?Wh
7、at do you like spending money on? What dont you like spending on?What would you love to buy but you cant afford?What is the next big thing you are going to buy?How much? （Maybe not a good question to ask。What do you use it for?How often do they give it to you?Have you ever been in debt? （Have you ev
8、er owed money to people?Have you ever bought a lottery ticket?Have you ever found any money? If so, what did you do with it?Have you ever given money to a beggar?Have you ever given money to a homeless person?Have you ever had any money stolen from you?How important is money to you?If you had no mon
9、ey, do you think you could be happy?How many different kinds of coins are there in your country? What are they?How much did you spend last week?How much did you spend yesterday?How much do you have to spend to eat a good meal at a restaurant in your country?How much do you spend on food each week?Ho
10、w much do you think it costs to fly to Guam?How much do you think it costs to stay at a hotel in London?How much do you usually spend each month on entertainment?How much do you usually spend each month on food?How much do you usually spend each month on transportation?How much does it cost to get a
11、 haircut in your country?How much does it cost to ride a bus in your country?How much is a liter of gasoline in your country?How much money did you make on your first job?（How much money do you think you will make on your first job?How much money did you spend yesterday?Where did you spend it?What d
12、id you spend it on?Do you often spend that amount in one day?How much money did your parents give you for an allowance when you were ten years old?How much money do you have on you now? （Maybe not a polite question to ask。How much money do you have with you now?How much time did you spend the last t
13、ime you went shopping?How often do you go shopping?If someone gave you a lot of money, what would you do with it?If someone gave you a million dollars, what would you do with it?Some people say that money makes the world go around. Do you agree? Why or why not?What bank do you use?What do you need t
14、o buy next?What do you spend most of your money on?What do you spend the most money on each month?What do you want to buy next?What is something that you have bought recently that cost a lot of money?What is something that you have bought recently that was a good bargain?What is something that you h
15、ave bought recently?What is something that you want to buy, but dont have enough money to buy。What is something that you want to buy, but think you never will。What is the average salary in your country?What is the most expensive thing youve ever bought?How much did it cost?What is your opinion of di
16、scount stores?What kind of things do you often shop for?What kinds of things are you saving your money for?What store did you like best and what store did you like least?What was the last thing you bought for someone else?What was the last thing you bought for yourself?Where did you buy it?why did y
17、ou buy it?What was the last thing you spent money on?Whats the most expensive thing you have ever bought?s the most expensive thing yous the most money you have spend on one thing?s the most money you have spent on something to eat?s the most money you have spent on something to wear?What did you bu
18、y?s your favorite place to shop?s your favorite shopping area or store?Where did you buy _? （your shoes / your watch / etc。How much did you pay?When did you buy it/them?Where do you keep your money?Where do you usually buy food?Where is your favorite shopping area?Which costs more, a hamburger in Am
19、erica or a hamburger in your country?Which costs more, your telephone bill or your electric bill?Which do you prefer, large stores or small stores?Which do you think is more important, love or money?Which store do you go to the most often?Where is it?Why do you like to go there?Who do you often go s
20、hopping with?Who do you spend money on?In a marriage, do you think one person should handle the finances, or both?How do you think money helps make us happy?Do you think money is more important than love?How much money do you want to earn each month?What qualities must a person have to make BIG mone
21、y?Should children get an allowance （pocket money） from their parents?When do you get your allowance?How long does it last?Is it enough money?How do you usually spend your money? What do you usually buy?How much should you give to your children?How much do you give to your children?Do you ever give m
22、oney to beggars on the street?If you found 100,000 won （or local currency） in a bag on the street, what would you do? Keep it?What are you saving your money for?Do you want to buy something special?Who takes care of the money in your house?When you buy something, do you shop around and go to many st
23、ores to compare prices?When you buy something, what is most important to you: price, quality, fashion trend, status/image?Explain these proverbs: What do they mean? Say them in other English words。The best things in life are free。Time is money。Save your pennies for a rainy day。Money talks。You cant t
24、ake it with you when you go。Money doesnt grow on treesYour rich uncle just died and gave you 50,000,000 won. （or local currency）How would you spend it?What would you buy?Would you spend it on yourself, put it in the bank or buy something for your family?Would you spend it all?What is the most you ha
25、ve ever spent on a gift?What was it?Who did you give it to?What was the occasion?If you had to save money, what can you do without?I would stop spending money on _。If you needed to earn some extra money, how would you do that?If you had a large amount of money, what would you do with it?Have you or
26、your family ever won any money in a lottery?How much money would you have to win to be happy?Why do people often want more money, no matter how much they have got?Why are poor people in many cases more generous than rich people?What are some reasons for people being poor? Can poverty be avoided?How
27、do people become rich?Do you think that riches can have a bad effect on a person? How?What do you do if you cant get the clerks attention at the store?Is it easier to return items in the U.S. or in your country?If you cant find an item at the store, do you find a clerk and ask for help, or do you le
28、ave and go somewhere else?If you dont want help when the clerk asks if you need help, what do you say?Is it OK to bring children to the market or the department store?Is it bad if one person or company controls the market that it specializes in?For example, is it wrong for Microsoft to control most
29、of the operating system software in the world?Do you consider companies like Microsoft and people like Bill Gates smart and shrewd?Some questions about Taxation。In New Zealand at the moment the government is thinking of imposing a flatulence tax on farmers for the livestock they own, as the flatulence contributes to Ozone depletion （supposedly）。Have you ever given money to people who beg in the streets? How many?Is it bett
