1. What hobbies do they have? 2. Do they get on well with each other? 3. Which school do they go to? Talking about food: None of us can live without food and for most of us it is areal pleasure, which will remind you of happy times. 1. What is your favorite meal? 2. Do you have a favorite restaurant? 3. What style of cooking do you like the most? 4. Do you have any favorite recipes? You will see that some of these questions are closed questions which, strictly speaking, could be answered with a one word 'yes' or 'no' answer but realistically, because the topics are easy and because they are subjects about which people are likely to have an opinion, they are likely to relax and say much more than one word.