- Do you read more or less now than when you were younger?
- Which do you prefer, reading books or watching movies?
- Have you ever read a novel that has been adapted into a film?
- Are your reading habits now different than before?
- Do you often read books? When?
Questions from the past:
- Do you like reading? (Why?/Why not?)
- Do you like reading (books)? (Why?/Why not?)
- What sorts of things do you usually read?
- Do you prefer to read books, or magazines?
- Do you like to read newspapers?
- What’s the most recent magazine you have read?
- Is reading books important for you now?
- (Similar to above) Do you read a lot nowadays?
- How much time each day do you spend reading?
- (Similar to above) How often do you read?
- (Similar to above) How many hours a day would you say you spend on reading?
- Are you reading any books at the moment?
- How much reading do you do everyday?
- When did you learn to read?
- What (kinds of ) books do you like to read?
- (Similar to above) What (kinds of ) books do read for enjoyment?
- (Similar to above) What (kinds of ) books do you (like to) read for pleasure (or, enjoyment)?
- (Similar to above) What kinds of books (or, what kinds of things) do you usually read?
- (Similar to above) What kinds of things do you like reading?
- What types of things (books) do you dislike reading?
- (Similar to above) Are there any types of book you dislike reading?
- Where do you usually read?
- What books have you read recently?
- What’s the most recent book you’ve read?
- Do you do much reading at work?
- Since you started working, have you continued to read as much as you did when you were a student?
- (Similar to above) When you start working, do you think you’ll spend as much time reading as you do now?
Reading in General (Other People’s Reading Habits)
- In general, do adults today (in your country) like reading?
- What reading materials do different kinds of people like?
- What kinds of books do average (or, typical) adults in your country read?
- Do you think adults should read more?
Childhood Reading
- Did you like reading when you were a child? (What did you read then?)
- (Similar to above) Did you read much in your childhood?
- What kinds of things (or, books) did you read when you were a child?
- (Similar to above) What (kinds of) books did you like reading when you were a child?
- (Similar to above) When you were young, what books (or, what kinds of books) made the greatest impression on you?
- What reading materials do young people (e.g. aged 15 to 25) like to read?
- Do (young) children like reading books?
- (Similar to above) Do Chinese children (aged 4 to 12) (or, young people) today like reading? (Make Guesses: Why?/Why not?)
- (Similar to above) Do you think children like reading nowadays? (Why?/Why not?)
- What sorts of things do children like to read?
- (Similar to above) What sorts of things (or, books) do children (in your country) like to read?
- Do you think it’s important for children to read?
- Do you think children today should spend more time reading?
- What would you say is a suitable amount of time for children to spend reading each day?
- For children, what are the benefits of reading?
- (Possible) What do you think are the benefits of reading to children? (= someone else reading while the child listens)
- Do you think children should learn to read at an earlier age than they do now?
The Importance of Reading
- What types of people like reading?
- Why do some people dislike reading?
- Do you think reading is important? (Why?/Why not?)
- What is the function of (the purpose of) reading?
- Would you ever give a book as a gift to one of your friends?
- Have you ever given a book as a gift to a friend?
- Do you think a ‘book club’ (where people discuss & exchange books) is a good idea? (Exact wording unclear)
Books
- Do you like receiving a book as a gift?
- (Perhaps the above question is this) Would you like to receive a book as a gift?
- (Perhaps the above question is this) How would you feel if someone gave you a book as a gift?
- Do you think it’s important to have public libraries?
Do you think the government has a responsibility to provide public libraries for everyone? *