Here you can find some questions you can ask your partner during conversation about computers:

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1. Do you have a computer?

2. How long have you had your computer?

3. Do you have a computer at home, at work or both?

4. Do you have a computer in your room?

5. Do you have a laptop or a desktop computer?

6. Are you connected to the Internet?

7. What websites do you use regularly?

8. What do you use your computer for?

9. When do you use your computer?

10.   Do you use your computer to learn?

11.   Do you use your computer to get in touch with people?

12.   How often do you use your computer?

13.   Can your parents use a computer?

14.   Can your grandparents use a computer?

15.   Can you imagine life without a computer?

16.   Are you good at using a computer?

17.   Who taught you to use a computer?

18.   How fast do you type ?

19.   Do you know any programming languages ?

20.   What software do you use?

21.   Do you chat on the Internet?

22.   Do you often send e-mails?

23.   Do people in the age of e-mails still use a traditional post?

24.   Do you often play computer games?

25.   What are your favourite computer games?

26.   How does computer influence your life?

27.   Do computers make our lives easier?

28.   Are there any dangers related to using computers?

29.   Do you download files from the Internet?

30.   What do you download?

31.   Do you pay for downloading them?

32.   Do you know any social network services ?

33.   Have you joined any social network services?

desktop (level: upper intermediate)
a type of computer that you have on your desk all the time
He is travelling a lot these days, so he decided to replace his desktop computer with a laptop.

to connect (level: intermediate)
to join something with something else
We had the telephone connected last month.

website (level: intermediate)
a set of pages on the Internet including particular information
I visit several news websites a day to keep up with what’s going on in the world.

to type (level: upper intermediate)
to write using a computer or a typewriter
My mother types so slowly that it would take her hours to finish a page!

programming language (level: upper intermediate)
a language in which computer programs are written
If I knew more programming languages, I would be a better computer scientist..

software (level: upper intermediate)
computer programs
I bought a new piece of software that protects my computer from all known viruses.

chat (level: intermediate)
to talk with somebody on the Internet; to talk with somebody in an informal way
I often chat with people who share my passion for travelling on the Internet.

influence (level: intermediate)
to affect or change somebody or something
Violent computer games influence children a lot.

related to (level: upper intermediate)
connected with
We need to discuss a few problems related to violence on the Internet.

to download (level: upper intermediate)
to copy programs, files information from the Internet
The singer complains about the drop in sales of her music, which results from the fact that her songs are available to download on the Internet.

file (level: upper intermediate)
a piece of information stored on a computer
I removed a couple of files from my computer, because I needed free space to save my new project.

to pay (level: pre- intermediate)
to give money for something that you want to have
I paid a lot for this computer and it broke down after a month!

social network service (level: upper intermediate)
a website where people log in to build social relations
He spends all days chatting with people from different countries on social network services.