1) What are the main differences between American and British English’?
2) Why are you studying English?
3) What adjectives would you use to describe your feelings towards the
English language?
4) How much time and money do you spend on English?
5) How happy are you with your English level?
6) How has English improved your life?
7) Do you ever wish you didn’t have to know or study English?
8) What is your best piece of advice for anyone wanting to study English?
9) Have all of your English teachers been good?
10) How would your life be different if you spoke not a word of English?
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DISCRIMINATION
1) What is discrimination?
2) What kind of discrimination exists in your country?
3) Do you ever have thoughts that are discriminatory?
4) Which countries around the world have shocking levels of
discrimination?
5) Are there strong laws in your country to prevent discrimination?
6) What kind of sexual discrimination exists in your country?
7) What do you do when you see discrimination?
8) Does ageism exist in your country?
9) Do you think there is religious discrimination in the war on terror?
10) Is there a class or caste system in your country?
2) What kind of discrimination exists in your country?
3) Do you ever have thoughts that are discriminatory?
4) Which countries around the world have shocking levels of
discrimination?
5) Are there strong laws in your country to prevent discrimination?
6) What kind of sexual discrimination exists in your country?
7) What do you do when you see discrimination?
8) Does ageism exist in your country?
9) Do you think there is religious discrimination in the war on terror?
10) Is there a class or caste system in your country?
DREAMS
1) Do you dream often?
2) Do you remember your dreams?
3) Do you dream in colour or in English?
4) Do you like having dreams?
5) Do you believe dreams have a special meaning?
6) Do you have the same dreams again and again?
7) Has something you’ve dreamt about ever come true?
8) Have you ever been woken up by a nightmare?
9) What kind of people do you meet in your dreams?
10) Do you tell other people about the dreams you have?
2) Do you remember your dreams?
3) Do you dream in colour or in English?
4) Do you like having dreams?
5) Do you believe dreams have a special meaning?
6) Do you have the same dreams again and again?
7) Has something you’ve dreamt about ever come true?
8) Have you ever been woken up by a nightmare?
9) What kind of people do you meet in your dreams?
10) Do you tell other people about the dreams you have?
ENERGY
1) Does your country need a lot of energy?
2) How can you save the amount of energy you use every day?
3) Do you think scientists will solve the world’s energy problems?
4) What happens if we run out of energy?
5) Does your country use a lot of renewable energy?
6) What do you think of a future in which we totally rely on nuclear
energy?
7) What are biofuels and what harm do they cause the environment?
8) Have you started buying energy-efficient appliances for your house?
9) Do you think its possible to get our future energy from some source we
don’t yet know of?
10) What do you think when multinational energy and oil companies say
they care about the environment?
2) How can you save the amount of energy you use every day?
3) Do you think scientists will solve the world’s energy problems?
4) What happens if we run out of energy?
5) Does your country use a lot of renewable energy?
6) What do you think of a future in which we totally rely on nuclear
energy?
7) What are biofuels and what harm do they cause the environment?
8) Have you started buying energy-efficient appliances for your house?
9) Do you think its possible to get our future energy from some source we
don’t yet know of?
10) What do you think when multinational energy and oil companies say
they care about the environment?
EVOLUTION
1) What springs to mind when you hear the word ‘evolution’?
2) Do you believe the story of evolution as told in religious books?
3) How do you think the world got here?
4) How do you think we got here?
5) What do you think we will look like millions of years from now?
6) Why have we evolved into different looks and colours?
7) How was the very first life form created and what did it do/look like?
8) Why is Darwin’s Theory of Evolution discarded by so many religions?
9) Many schools in the USA teach creationism – the idea that God put
humans on Earth as we are today. What do you think of this?
10) Do you think God created everything as it is outlined in the book of
Genesis?
2) Do you believe the story of evolution as told in religious books?
3) How do you think the world got here?
4) How do you think we got here?
5) What do you think we will look like millions of years from now?
6) Why have we evolved into different looks and colours?
7) How was the very first life form created and what did it do/look like?
8) Why is Darwin’s Theory of Evolution discarded by so many religions?
9) Many schools in the USA teach creationism – the idea that God put
humans on Earth as we are today. What do you think of this?
10) Do you think God created everything as it is outlined in the book of
Genesis?
FASHION
1) Do you like fashion?
2) What do you think of the fashion industry?
3) Are you a fashion victim / slave to fashion?
4) Would you like to be a fashion model?
5) How does fashion affect our lives?
6) How important is fashion today compared with in the past?
7) What do you think of the fact that what’s in fashion lasts just a short
time, then we have to spend more money on the next “in” things?
8) What are the bad things about fashion?
9) Is fashion only for beautiful people?
10) Do you have your own fashion or follow the crowds?
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2) What do you think of the fashion industry?
3) Are you a fashion victim / slave to fashion?
4) Would you like to be a fashion model?
5) How does fashion affect our lives?
6) How important is fashion today compared with in the past?
7) What do you think of the fact that what’s in fashion lasts just a short
time, then we have to spend more money on the next “in” things?
8) What are the bad things about fashion?
9) Is fashion only for beautiful people?
10) Do you have your own fashion or follow the crowds?
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EUROPE
1) What makes Europe so European?
2) How are Europeans different from each other?
3) What do you know about the European Union?
4) What are your favourite European companies and why do you like
them?
5) Do you think Europe has the world’s most interesting history?
6) Do you think English should be the official language of Europe?
7) What are the differences between Europe and the USA?
8) Do you think Europe is a superpower, or has the potential to become
one?
9) What is the most important European country?
10) Movie producer Quentin Tarantino said the “funniest thing about
Europe…is the little differences”. What do you think he means?
2) How are Europeans different from each other?
3) What do you know about the European Union?
4) What are your favourite European companies and why do you like
them?
5) Do you think Europe has the world’s most interesting history?
6) Do you think English should be the official language of Europe?
7) What are the differences between Europe and the USA?
8) Do you think Europe is a superpower, or has the potential to become
one?
9) What is the most important European country?
10) Movie producer Quentin Tarantino said the “funniest thing about
Europe…is the little differences”. What do you think he means?
FATHERS
1) What is the difference between father, dad and daddy?
2) Can you describe your father in one word? Why that word?
3) Did your father spend a lot of time with you when you were a child?
4) Do you always buy your father a present on Father’s Day?
5) What are the differences between a father and a father-in-law?
6) In what ways do you take after your father?
7) What is your father’s biggest fault?
8) Is your father more like a father or a best friend?
9) What do/did your father and you argue about?
10) What do you think of Father’s Day? Is it necessary?
2) Can you describe your father in one word? Why that word?
3) Did your father spend a lot of time with you when you were a child?
4) Do you always buy your father a present on Father’s Day?
5) What are the differences between a father and a father-in-law?
6) In what ways do you take after your father?
7) What is your father’s biggest fault?
8) Is your father more like a father or a best friend?
9) What do/did your father and you argue about?
10) What do you think of Father’s Day? Is it necessary?
GOD
1) Do you believe in God?
2) Why do different religions have different gods?
3) What do you think God thinks of the way we live?
4) Is God the creator and ruler of the whole universe?
5) What does God look like?
6) Why are there so many people who do not believe in God?
7) Why is God always seen as a white man in paintings and drawings?
8) Is there a difference in how Christians, Muslims and Jews see God?
9) Why do people who believe in God fight in wars?
10) "I believe in God, only I spell it 'Nature'." What do you think of this
quote by Frank Lloyd Wright?
2) Why do different religions have different gods?
3) What do you think God thinks of the way we live?
4) Is God the creator and ruler of the whole universe?
5) What does God look like?
6) Why are there so many people who do not believe in God?
7) Why is God always seen as a white man in paintings and drawings?
8) Is there a difference in how Christians, Muslims and Jews see God?
9) Why do people who believe in God fight in wars?
10) "I believe in God, only I spell it 'Nature'." What do you think of this
quote by Frank Lloyd Wright?
HOLIDAYS
1) Do you like holidays?
2) What holidays do you celebrate?
3) What holidays do you really look forward to?
4) Are there holidays in other countries or religions that you wish were
also celebrated in your country?
5) Are there enough holidays in your country for which workers get the
day or days off?
6) What do you think is the most overrated holiday?
7) Are there any special occasions or anniversaries you think deserve to
be a public holiday but are not?
8) Do you usually need a holiday after your holiday?
9) Is it better to stay at home on holidays or go somewhere?
10) Are holidays where the whole country is travelling stressful?
2) What holidays do you celebrate?
3) What holidays do you really look forward to?
4) Are there holidays in other countries or religions that you wish were
also celebrated in your country?
5) Are there enough holidays in your country for which workers get the
day or days off?
6) What do you think is the most overrated holiday?
7) Are there any special occasions or anniversaries you think deserve to
be a public holiday but are not?
8) Do you usually need a holiday after your holiday?
9) Is it better to stay at home on holidays or go somewhere?
10) Are holidays where the whole country is travelling stressful?
GOSSIP
1) What is gossip?
2) Have you ever been the victim of gossip?
3) Are you a gossip?
4) How often do you hear gossip?
5) Are you interested in celebrity gossip?
6) Do you like to know all the gossip about your friends and neighbours?
7) Who is the biggest gossip you know?
8) How quickly does gossip spread in your school / workplace?
9) What are the most common subjects of gossip?
10) Is there any gossip about your teacher?
2) Have you ever been the victim of gossip?
3) Are you a gossip?
4) How often do you hear gossip?
5) Are you interested in celebrity gossip?
6) Do you like to know all the gossip about your friends and neighbours?
7) Who is the biggest gossip you know?
8) How quickly does gossip spread in your school / workplace?
9) What are the most common subjects of gossip?
10) Is there any gossip about your teacher?
GLOBAL WARMING
1) What’s the difference between global warming and climate change?
2) What do you do in your daily life that might increase global warming?
3) Have you made changes to your life to reduce global warming?
4) What do you know about the science behind global warming?
5) How do you think global warming will change the world over the next
century?
6) Do you know more about global warming than younger/older people?
7) Does your government provide enough education on the effects of
global warming?
8) Which country makes you angriest when you think about global
warming?
9) Do you think China and India should slow their growth down?
10) How did global warming happen without us noticing sooner?
2) What do you do in your daily life that might increase global warming?
3) Have you made changes to your life to reduce global warming?
4) What do you know about the science behind global warming?
5) How do you think global warming will change the world over the next
century?
6) Do you know more about global warming than younger/older people?
7) Does your government provide enough education on the effects of
global warming?
8) Which country makes you angriest when you think about global
warming?
9) Do you think China and India should slow their growth down?
10) How did global warming happen without us noticing sooner?
HANGOVERS
1) What do you imagine when you hear the word ‘hangover’?
2) Do you get hangovers?
3) What is the best cure for a hangover?
4) Why do some people get worse hangovers than others?
5) Do you have any sympathy for people with a hangover?
6) Do you think having a bad hangover is a good excuse to take a day off
sick from work?
7) Why don’t people stop drinking forever after a bad hangover?
8) What are the symptoms of a hangover?
9) What do people usually do when they have a hangover?
10) Do you think scientists will ever produce a cure for hangovers?
2) Do you get hangovers?
3) What is the best cure for a hangover?
4) Why do some people get worse hangovers than others?
5) Do you have any sympathy for people with a hangover?
6) Do you think having a bad hangover is a good excuse to take a day off
sick from work?
7) Why don’t people stop drinking forever after a bad hangover?
8) What are the symptoms of a hangover?
9) What do people usually do when they have a hangover?
10) Do you think scientists will ever produce a cure for hangovers?
HEARTS
1) What comes to mind when you hear the word ‘heart’?
2) What do you know abut the human heart?
3) Do you ever think about your heart?
4) Do you worry about having heart problems?
5) Is there a history of heart disease in your country?
6) Do you know the names of the different parts of the heart?
7) What do you know about heart transplants?
8) What do you think of transplanting an animal heart into a human?
9) Does your heart ever miss a beat?
10) Where do you think the romantic heart shape comes from?
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2) What do you know abut the human heart?
3) Do you ever think about your heart?
4) Do you worry about having heart problems?
5) Is there a history of heart disease in your country?
6) Do you know the names of the different parts of the heart?
7) What do you know about heart transplants?
8) What do you think of transplanting an animal heart into a human?
9) Does your heart ever miss a beat?
10) Where do you think the romantic heart shape comes from?
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HOSPITALS
1) Do you know any shows or series about hospitals?
2) What are your experiences of hospitals?
3) Would you like to work in a hospital?
4) Are the hospitals in your country good?
5) Is the standard of care in your country’s hospitals getting better?
6) Do you like watching TV programmes about hospitals?
7) Is it better to be born in hospital or at home?
8) Why is hospital food so bad?
9) Do you think hospitals are unhealthy places?
10) What do you think of a government that's lets its hospitals close down?
2) What are your experiences of hospitals?
3) Would you like to work in a hospital?
4) Are the hospitals in your country good?
5) Is the standard of care in your country’s hospitals getting better?
6) Do you like watching TV programmes about hospitals?
7) Is it better to be born in hospital or at home?
8) Why is hospital food so bad?
9) Do you think hospitals are unhealthy places?
10) What do you think of a government that's lets its hospitals close down?
INVENTIONS
1) What is the greatest invention ever?
2) What invention would you like to invent?
3) What is Mother Nature’s greatest invention?
4) What does ‘necessity is the mother of invention’ mean? Do you agree
with it?
5) What is the world’s most useless invention?
6) How was the world different before the wheel was invented?
7) Do you think the person who invented the atomic bomb was happy with
his discovery?
8) Do new inventions always create new problems?
9) How do people invent things?
10) What question would you like to ask an inventor?
2) What invention would you like to invent?
3) What is Mother Nature’s greatest invention?
4) What does ‘necessity is the mother of invention’ mean? Do you agree
with it?
5) What is the world’s most useless invention?
6) How was the world different before the wheel was invented?
7) Do you think the person who invented the atomic bomb was happy with
his discovery?
8) Do new inventions always create new problems?
9) How do people invent things?
10) What question would you like to ask an inventor?
INDIA
1) What images spring to mind when you hear the country India?
2) What are the good things and bad things about India?
3) What is India famous for?
4) What do you know about Indian history?
5) What images of India do you have that are beautiful and romantic?
6) What do you think of Indian products and companies?
7) What has India given to the world?
8) Would you like to visit India, or live there?
9) Are Indian languages important languages?
10) Who are the most famous Indian people you know?
2) What are the good things and bad things about India?
3) What is India famous for?
4) What do you know about Indian history?
5) What images of India do you have that are beautiful and romantic?
6) What do you think of Indian products and companies?
7) What has India given to the world?
8) Would you like to visit India, or live there?
9) Are Indian languages important languages?
10) Who are the most famous Indian people you know?
INVESTMENTS
1) What investment opportunities that you missed do you wish you’d
taken advantage of?
2) What investment advice have you heard recently?
3) Do you think you are/would be a cautious or risky investor?
4) What risks are there investing in the stock market?
5) What rates or return would you want/expect on money you invest?
6) Is there a history in your family of people making investments?
7) How far do you trust people with your money?
8) When should people start investing their money?
9) How confident are you / would you be with investing your money?
10) What question would you like to ask an investment expert?
taken advantage of?
2) What investment advice have you heard recently?
3) Do you think you are/would be a cautious or risky investor?
4) What risks are there investing in the stock market?
5) What rates or return would you want/expect on money you invest?
6) Is there a history in your family of people making investments?
7) How far do you trust people with your money?
8) When should people start investing their money?
9) How confident are you / would you be with investing your money?
10) What question would you like to ask an investment expert?
JAPAN
1) How different is Japan from other Asian countries?
2) What do you know about Japanese culture?
3) Why isn’t Japan one of the top tourist destinations in the world?
4) What do you think Japan will be like 50 years from now?
5) Does your country have good relations with Japan?
6) What do you think about Japanese fashion, music, movies and manga?
7) What is your idea of a typical Japanese person?
8) What things about Japan do you think Japanese people are proud of?
9) What do you know about Japanese food?
10) What would you like to ask a Japanese person about Japan?
2) What do you know about Japanese culture?
3) Why isn’t Japan one of the top tourist destinations in the world?
4) What do you think Japan will be like 50 years from now?
5) Does your country have good relations with Japan?
6) What do you think about Japanese fashion, music, movies and manga?
7) What is your idea of a typical Japanese person?
8) What things about Japan do you think Japanese people are proud of?
9) What do you know about Japanese food?
10) What would you like to ask a Japanese person about Japan?
KNOWLEDGE
1) Is knowledge important?
2) What subject are you most knowledgeable about?
3) What subject would you like to be most knowledgeable about?
4) People say knowledge is power – is this true?
5) Is all knowledge useful?
6) How is your general knowledge? Are you good at quizzes?
7) What is the tree of knowledge and what would you like to take from it?
8) What’s the biggest threat to society, knowledge or ignorance?
9) What is more important, knowledge or common sense?
10) Are you angry when people do things without your knowledge?
2) What subject are you most knowledgeable about?
3) What subject would you like to be most knowledgeable about?
4) People say knowledge is power – is this true?
5) Is all knowledge useful?
6) How is your general knowledge? Are you good at quizzes?
7) What is the tree of knowledge and what would you like to take from it?
8) What’s the biggest threat to society, knowledge or ignorance?
9) What is more important, knowledge or common sense?
10) Are you angry when people do things without your knowledge?
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