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Consumerism
Short definition: spending money on things that we don't really need, for example:
- replacing a perfectly working mobile phone because a new model has come out
- buying more and more toys for children
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Physical Appearance
1. Have you visited other countries (besides the country where you live now)?
2. What country/countries have you visited?
3. Did you discover any customs or traditions that were different from your home
country’s customs?
4. Have you heard of any other strange foreign customs or traditions?
5. Can you tell us about some of the most important customs of your country?
6. Is it necessary/advisable/recommended to follow other country’s customs?
7. How do people greet each other in your country?
8. Do you know of any particular wedding customs in other countries?
9. What about eating customs? Are they the same in all countries?
10. Do you follow all of your country’s traditions and customs?
Coronavirus
1. What images come to mind when you hear the word ‘viruses?
2. What do you know about the coronavirus?
3. What does the word ‘outbreak’ make you think of?
4. What is the difference between ‘outbreak’ and ‘pandemic’?
5. What can governments do to stop a pandemic?
6. Could or should governments have reacted differently at the beginning of the
outbreak?
7. Do you think the whole world can or should be vaccinated against the
coronavirus?
8. Do you think scientists will find a cure for the coronavirus?
9. What questions would you like to ask a virologist?
10. Do you agree with the Japanese authorities’ decision not to allow spectators at
the Tokyo Olympic Games?
11. Did that decision prevent or limit the spread of the virus?
12. Are rich countries better protected than under-developed countries?
13. What are the advantages and disadvantages of vaccine passports?
14. Imagine life in the future. In what way will we live differently?
- Work
- Education
- Everyday life (shopping, sports, travel, etc.)
Electric cars
1. What kind of aid should the governments of rich countries give to poor countries?
(money - food - medicine - machinery/equipment - hospitals - schools -
training ...)
2. Do you think all citizens should be encouraged to do voluntary service overseas
so as to understand the problems of poorer countries?
3. Are poor people poor because they lack opportunities or because they are lazy?
What reasons can you think of?
4. Is it right for rich countries to have strict immigration controls?
1. When you hear the word "violence", what do you think of?
2. Is the world more violent today?
3. Are there different sorts of violence? (physical / mental /psychological / domestic
…)
4. What forms of violence have you noticed?
5. Do people tend to be more violent when they group together? (Gangs / mobs /
crowds…)
6. In what areas is there an increase in the level of violence? (football, politics,
religion, environment …)
7. What are the causes of violence? (jealousy, frustration, unemployment, poverty,
conspiracy theories, fake news …)
8. What violent conflicts are going on around the world?
9. Does the repetition of violent images in TV news reports have a positive or
negative effect?
10. Does violence ever achieve anything?
11. Is the increase in violence a worldwide phenomenon?
12. What could be done to reduce violence?
1. If you were given the opportunity to be born again, what would you change in
your life?
2. If you could have dinner with someone, dead or alive, who would you choose and
why?
3. If you always had to tell the truth, what kind of problems would you encounter?
4. If you could live without sleeping, how would you spend your nights?
5. If you were given a choice between great wisdom or great wealth, which would
you choose?
6. If you could live forever on earth, as it is now, would you? Why or why not?
Natural disasters
Annoying things
Success-Failure
Social Networking
Manners
1. Do you think news coverage today correctly describes what is going on in the
world?
2. Do you trust everything you hear or see on the news?
3. What improvements would you make?
4. What is the most important current news story?
5. Do certain types of events get too much/too little coverage?
6. Do you trust the media? Are you sure the information given is always true?
7. Is it important to keep up with current events?
Job interviews
Risk
1. Does a politician's personal life have an effect on their ability to do their job?
2. Do you think the media pays too much attention to politicians' personal lives?
3. Why do certain types of media give excessive coverage to minor offences?
4. Information concerning personal lives circulates quickly on social networks.
Is this good or bad?