 As a teenager, what do you think you can contribute to society?

 At what age should teenagers leave home?

 What type of punishment did your parents use when you were a teenager?
 Do you think teenagers today have it "too easy'?
 Did you have a good relationship with your parents? Why or why not?
 What do you think are some important things parents can do for teenagers?
 Do you think teenagers today show respect for adults? Teachers? Parents? Brothers and
sisters?
 What do you think about teenagers who dye their hair blue, green, or another crazy color?
 Do you think that wearing uniforms to school is a good idea?
 At what age did you leave home?
 What would you do if your teenage son or daughter got a tattoo?
 What would you do if your teenage son or daughter shaved his or her head?
 How do you feel about swearing?
o Does it matter if teenagers sometimes use bad language?
 What do you think about rock videos today?
 What do you think parents can do to help teenagers avoid depression?
 Do you believe in anti depression drugs?
 Do you think it's a good idea to give teenagers a lot of freedom? (For example, come
home when you like)
 Do teenagers in your former country have problems with drugs or alcohol?
 What can you do to keep your teenager away from drugs and alcohol?
 Is teenage suicide a problem?
 Why do you think some teenagers do good things and others (in the same family often)
do bad things?
 At what age should a teenage girl have her first serious boyfriend?
 At what age should a teenage boy have his first serious girlfriend?
 How old were you when you had your first serious relationship?
 What can society do to help teenagers who have problems at home?
 Are there more pregnant teenage girls in this country than in your country? Why?
 What is the best advice you could give to a teenager growing up in this culture?
 Do you think that advertising plays an important role in how teenagers think?
 Should teenagers work? Why or why not?
 Did you work when you were a teenager?
 If you could be a teenager again, would you do anything differently?
 Were you teenage years enjoyable?
 Do you think it is better to raise teenagers in the city, a small town, or the country?
 What is it like to be a teenager in your society?
 Would you rather be a child, teenager or an adult? Why?
 What are the advantages of being a child?
o A teenager?
o An adult?
 What are the disadvantages of being a child?
o A teenager?
o An adult?
 If you could meet any teenager in the world, who would it be?
 At what age should teenagers be allowed to leave school?
 At what age should teenagers be allowed to smoke?
 At what age should teenagers be allowed to drink?
 At what age should teenagers be allowed to drive?
 At what age should teenagers be allowed to get married?
 At what age should teenagers be allowed to vote?
 Do you know any good role models for teenagers?
 Do you know any teenagers who don't act like other teens?
o Why do you think they act differently?
 What do teenagers think about?
 What do you/will you remember about being a teenager?
 Can teens change the world?
o If yes, how?
o If not, why not?
 What's the difference between teenage girls and teenage boys?
o What causes those differences?
 Would you rather be stuck in a bus with children, teens, young adults, adults or elderly
adults? Why?
 When did you start to be a teen?
o How did you know that you were a teenager?
o Do you still feel like a teen sometimes?
 What is the difference between the teenagers of 19th century and the teenagers of the 21st
century?
 As a teenager, how do you think fashion changed or affected your life?
 Among teenage fashion that is prevalent in the world today, which do you think is the the
best? The most hideous? The strangest?
 How much freedom should parents give to their teenagers?
o Should boys and girls be given the same amount of freedom? Why or Why not?
 If you were a parent and your teenage child did something wrong, how would you
discipline him/her?
 What do you think are some of the greatest problems facing teenagers today?
o How are different from the ones you faced as a teenager?
 How do you think can we eradicate or at least lessen juvenile delinquency?
 How does media affect the thinking patterns of the teenagers of today?
 If you could do something differently, which mistake in the past would you not make and
why?
 Do you think teenagers today should show more respect for adults?
o Teachers?
o Parents?
o Brothers
o Sisters?
Computers

Do you know anything about the history of the computer?

Do you own a computer? What do you use it for?

Think about smart phones, like the iPhone. Do you consider them computers? Why or why not?

Do you think the desktop computer is going to become less popular in the future? If so, what will replace it?

Computers are starting to be built into new houses and apartments. Would you like a computer to control
your house for you?

Do you think the invention and rise of computers has been a good thing or a bad thing? Why?

Talk about the first computer you ever used.

What will be the future of computers?

Do you think people rely too much on computers?

Do you think computers will ever be able to think for themselves or have “real” intelligence?

What do you think will happen if computers become self -aware?

Talk about the differences between how you use a computer and children use a computer.

Ethics

Do you consider yourself to be an ethical person?

Have you ever found a smart phone? What did you do? If you haven’t, what do you think you would do?

Would you risk your life to save another person?

Would you jump into a deep river to save a drowning animal?

What should a person do if they find a wallet? What do people usually do? What would you do?

What are some ethical dilemmas you have faced?

Is stealing ALWAYS wrong? When is it right to steal?

If you could save people by killing one person, would you?

How often do you lie? When is it okay to lie? AKA a “little white lie”

What makes a person act ethically or unethically?

If you saw a pickpocket stealing someone’s wallet what would you do?

Should poor people be punished for stealing if they are stealing to feed their family?
Immigration

When is immigration helpful to a country and when is harmful?

Do you think your country needs more or less immigrants?

What nationalities are most immigrants who come to your country?

What would happen if we erased all country borders and let people live wherever they wanted? Would it be a good or bad thing?
Why?

Does your country have strict immigration laws? Should the laws be less strict or stricter?

What should immigrants know before they can become citizens?

What is the best method to slow or stop immigration? Can immigration ever be completely stopped?

Do you think immigrants to a country work harder than people born in that country? Why or why not?

Do you have any friends or family who are immigrants? How does that affect your view of immigration?

How do immigrants help a country’s economy?

Success and Failure

Success

Describe a successful person.

Is your idea of success the same as your parents’ idea of success?

Do you think people focus too much on appearing to be successful?

Why is money the most common way of judging success?

Can money buy happiness?

How much pressure do your parents put on you to be successful?

How much pressure will you put on your children to be successful?

Failure

Have there been any failures that made your life better?

Is there a right time to give up and stop trying? Or should you never give up?

Can you think of any famous people who failed spectacularly at something?

Talk about a time you failed at something you tried. Don’t talk about anything that will make you uncomfortable or
embarrassed.

Can you think of any famous quotes or idioms about success or failure?