What About You? levels 1 and 2 help students achieve conversational fluency by guiding them through preliminary speaking and listening activities to prepare them for an extended conversation that they conduct with multiple partners. Getting Started activities activate prior knowledge of the topic. Listening activities, Speaking activities, and Word Work activities gradually prepare students to discuss their real interests and opinions.

The range of ability within a classroom can be large. The speaking activities in What About You? furnish the structure that the less able students need, while providing the opportunity for the more able students to expand the response or exchange. Many teachers of English also have to deal with large classes, and What About You? facilitates their management by providing numerous pair and group activities.