Swimming

1. What’s the difference between swimming in the pool and swimming in the sea?
2. Where do people in your country like to go swimming?
3. Is it difficult to learn how to swim?
4. Do you like swimming?

Questions from the past

• Do you know how to swim? (= Can you swim?)
• (If you know how to swim) How (or when) did you learn to swim?
• Do you like swimming?
• Have you ever tried to learn to swim?
• Did you learn to swim when you were a child?
• (Similar to above) Did you learn to swim when you were young?
• When did you learn to swim?
• (Similar to above) How old were you when you learned to swim?
• Who taught you to swim?
• How did you learn to swim?
• Do you think it’s hard to learn to swim?
• Where do (or can) people go swimming in your hometown (or, near your home)?
• (Similar to above) Where do you go swimming?
• (Similar to above) Where do you swim?
• How often do you swim?
• Do you prefer to swim in the sea or in a swimming pool?
• Is swimming very popular in your country?
• (Similar to above) Do many people in your country (like to) go swimming?
• Why do many people like swimming?
• Do you think it’s important to know how to swim?
• Do you think it is better to learn to swim as a child or as an adult?
• Do you think it’s important (for children) to learn how to swim?
• What do you think are the benefits of swimming (or, the benefits of knowing how to swim)?
• (Similar to above) What do you think are the advantages of swimming? (= or, knowing how to swim)
• (Similar to above) What do you think are the benefits of swimming?
• What do you think are the benefits of swimming for children?
• How do most people in your country (those who learn to swim) learn to swim?
• Do you think swimming should be taught in school?
• How do (or, how can) children learn to swim?
• Should it be a compulsory for children to learn to swim when they are at school?
• Do you think it’s good to have compulsory swimming lessons for children?
• (Similar to above) Should it be a compulsory for children to learn to swim when they are at school?
• Would you like to teach children how to swim?
• If you had a child, would you teach him or her to swim?