INTERESTING LIVES.Ask about to find out someone’s interests and background; tell interesting stories about you own life. PERSONAL TASTES.Talk about makeovers, style and fashion; talk about your tastes in clothes and music. WORLD CULTURES. Talk about aspects of your culture; talk about manners, customs, and culturally appropriate behavior. SOCIALIZING. Talk about things you are supposed to do, and things that are supposed to happen; talk about going out and socializing. LAW AND  ORDER. Talk about rules and regulations; talk about crime and punishment. STRANGE EVENTS. Talk about coincidences and strange events; talk about belief in superstitions. PROBLEM SOLVING.Talk about errands and solving problems; talk about things you do yourself and things you get done somewhere else; talk about things that need to be fixed. BEHAVIOR.Talk about  your reactions and behavior in different situations; describe other people’s emotions and personal qualities; talk about hypothetical situations in the past. MATERIAL WORLD. Talk about possessions and being materialistic; discuss money and money management. FAME.Discuss hypothetical situations in the past and what might (not) have happened to you and other things had been different; talk about celebrities and being famous. TRENDS describe social and urban change; describe environmental problems. CAREERS. Talk about planning a career; discuss different jobs people do; talk about hopes and expectations for the future.

McCarthy, Michael 2012 2012