B2.

1 Speaking 20

Life Expectancy and Death

1. What is the life expectancy rate in your country?

2. Why do you think women have a longer lifespan than men in general?
3. What factors affect the life expectancy rate of a country?
4. Can a longer/shorter life expectancy rate have an impact on society?
5. As people live longer in some countries, what difficulties do they face?
6. Who has the primary responsibility to take care for senior citizens?
7. Do you think people over 80 years old should live on their own?
8. What are your thoughts on death?
9. What rituals does your culture have regarding death?
10. Some cultures celebrate death (e.g. Día de los Muertos in Mexico, O-Bon お盆
in Japan). Does your culture celebrate the death of your ancestors?
11. Are children protected from knowing about the death of people they know?
What do you think is best?
12. In Spain, the average funeral with burial is €3,739, while the average funeral
with cremation is €3,617. In the UK, the average funeral costs £8,864 and in the
US, it rises up to $19,565. What’s your opinion on this?
13. Do you think the state should be responsible of covering funeral fees?

14. Have you thought about what you want your family to do when you die? Have
you spoken to them about your death?
15. Do you think it’s important to have a fancy casket or urn or it doesn’t really
matter once you die?
16. Do you believe in life after death?
17. Why do you think all religions focus so much on the premise of an afterlife?
18. Are you afraid of death?
B2.1 Speaking 20

Work

1. Why do we need to work?

2. What job did you dream of in your childhood?
3. Did you choose your current job by economic necessity?
4. What do you like about your present job?
5. What don't you like about your present job?
6. What your working conditions would you like to change?
7. Are you looking forward to your retirement?
8. Do you ever imagine being someone else?
9. What's the most exciting job?
10. What's the most boring job?
11. Are some jobs overpaid?
12. Is it better to be a boss or a subordinate?
13. Do you know any workaholic?
14. Who are better workers: men or women?
15. Is housework a real work?
16. Who is more responsible for employment: a government or a person?
17. If you had a huge amount of money, would you still work?
18. What would life be like if we did not have to work?