IDENTITIES

Healthy life:
• What role do sports play in your everyday life?
• How can physical exercise contribute to our well-being?
• Would you ever consider participating in an event like this?
• What benefits can you obtain by participating in physical activities?
• What's skills can you learn from participating in sports?
• What’s your perspective regarding competitiveness in sports?
• What do you consider a healthy life?
• What aspect from a healthy lifestyle, do you put into practice on a daily basis?
• What ideas and images can you associate with a healthy lifestyle?
• How can physical exercise contribute to our wellbeing?
• Is it easy to be a healthy person?
• How do we become healthy adults?
• What role does the media play in promoting healthy and unhealthy lifestyles?
• Do you think that influencers play an important role in teenagers' health?

Mental health:
• What current mental health issues do you think most teenagers suffer from?
• How can stress be managed effectively?
• Who do teenagers usually approach when they are undergoing emotional and
mental problems?
• How can social relationships favour a good mental health?
• What type of activities can you implement to your routine to avoid stress/burnout?
• What is the main cause of stress among people of your age?
• How do young adults deal with the stress in their lives?
• Do you think that stress is a problem nowadays?
• What do you imagine might have happened after this photo was taken?
Identity and values:
• If you had been born in another country, would you have the same values?
• What aspects shape our identities?
• What makes you who you are?
• To what extent can social relationships shape our values?
• Do different Anglophone cultures share the same values?
• Whose values do we usually take on?
• Do you think we choose our own values or are they instilled in us?
• In what ways does language shape our identity?
• To what extent does our mother tongue reflect our identity?
• Does speaking another language help shape our identity? In what way?
• Can anybody achieve success? Is it easy?
• Do you think that you would have been a different person if you had been born in
another country?
• Where do values come from?
Sub-cultures
• In what ways does belonging to a certain subculture define us, if at all?
• Do you think that the kind of language we use to communicate reflect our
subculture?
HUMAN INGENUITY

Entertainment
• What sort of entertainment do you enjoy the most?
• To what extent can entertainment influence our lives?
• How influential can celebrities be?
• Can celebrities have privacy in their lives?
• How would you spend your free time differently, if you had more time, money or
opportunities?

Artistic expression
• Where do you think artists get inspiration from?
• Do you believe art is an effective tool to communicate ideas or to protest?
• Why do you think fans worship celebrities?
• What can we learn about a culture through its artistic expression?
• What qualities do you need to become a successful artist?
• Do you think all successful people are happy? what do you think is more important,
happiness or money?

Communication and media

• How are celebrities affected by fame?
• Why do fans worship celebrities, such as actors and singers?
• Why do some fans hero worship celebrities?
• Is the concept of “celebrity” unique to Anglophone culture?
• Do you think that celebrities may influence the way of thinking of their fans?

Scientific innovation
• How can developments in science and technology create a better world for us all?
• How might scientific innovation influence our future lives?
• How might scientific innovation change the human species?
• How can developments in science and technology create a more sustainable world
now?
• How might future developments in science and technology influence any future
society we live in?
SOCIAL ORGANIZATION

Education and Higher education

• What opportunities and challenges does the 21st century bring to education and
work?
• What skills will you need to enter the job market?
• Why do we need to be a really effective 21st century learner?
• Does our education condition who we are?
• Which subjects would you eliminate from the curricula and why?
• What practical skills should be taught at school according to you?
• To what extent do you think university studies are needed?

The working world

• What is causing such a massive transformation in the ways people work?
• Why is flexible working more productive for employers and employees?
• Has home office changed the way people work?

Community
• What does the word ¨community ¨ mean to you?
• What is the individual´s role in the community?
• How can individuals participate in their community?
• What are the benefits of volunteering in your local community?
• Would you take a gap year to work as a volunteer?
• To what extent do we need to participate in a global community?
• Is it still possible to be a global citizen?
SHARING THE PLANET

The environment
• What environmental issues currently present challenges to the world?
• How can young people deal with environmental challenges?

Human Rights
• What ethical issues arise from living in the modern world and how do we solve
them?
• Does the definition of human rights differ in different Anglophone cultures?
• How is the problem of human trafficking addressed by the media?
• How can we go beyond the narrow categorizations of gender roles?
• What is your definition of freedom?
• Is freedom an absolute concept? Or is it contextual, I.e. does it depend on the
period in history and the society in which we live?
• Are there rights that you take for granted? Can you imagine what your life would be
like if those rights that you enjoy were not a given?

Peace and Conflict

• What social issues currently present challenges to the world?
• How can young people deal with social challenges?

Equality and ethics

• What are the causes of global poverty?
• What are the solutions to global poverty?
EXPERIENCES
Migration
• Why do people leave your country? What are they looking for?
• If you were to emigrate, where would you go? Why?
• What kinds of jobs do immigrants typically do in your country?
• What challenges do you think an immigrant faces in a new country?
• In what ways does immigration benefit a country?
• What are some possible negative effects of immigration?
• Do you think immigrants should learn to speak the language of their new country?
How could it affect their identity?
• Do developed countries have a responsibility to welcome refugees from parts of
the world that are experiencing difficulties? Why or why not?
• Some people believe there should be free migration throughout the world. What
would be the result of anybody being able to go anywhere?

Customs and Traditions

• Can other cultures affect our customs and traditions?

Holidays and travel

• How would travelling to another country affect our world view?
• To what extent do historical events, shape our life stories?
• To what extent does travelling improve our cultural tolerance?
Leisure activities
• Are leisure activities similar across anglophone cultures?
• What are the benefits to society of giving them more leisure time?

Rites of passage
• Does an important change in your life, such a marriage or graduating, shape your
future?
Life stories
• Does our past shape our present and our future?
• To what extent do historical events shape our life stories?
• What (other) factors or things shape who we are?