Partiii People/friends/relationship

“People generally judge other people just by their appearance without knowing them” Do you think this is true? Why?/Why not? Do you do this yourself?

How do you think your friends see you?

Is it possible to make loyal and sincere friends on social networking sites on the Internet?

Is the Internet a safe place to make friends? Why?/Why not?

How important is it to make friends at a new college or university?

Who is your country’s greatest man or woman, in your opinion?

Do you think there are differences in the way men and women communicate?

In your country, did people in the past keep in contact with friends in the same way as they do today?

Families

Are people in your country generally close to their families?

How important is it for people to have a permanent home?

Sport/extreme sports

Which sports are most popular in your country?

Do you agree that there isn’t enough sport on TV?

Do you agree that sports stars get paid too much money?

Is it good for children to take part in competitive sports?

Do you think that doing physical activity is important nowadays?

What are the advantages and disadvantages of doing any kind of physical activity?

What are the social benefits of doing sporting activities?

Are people less active then they were in the past? Why?/Why not?

In what ways can people be encouraged to adopt a less sedentary and more active lifestyle?

Why do you think people are interested in extreme sports?

Are we more risk averse than we were in the past, that is, do we seek to avoid risks nowadays?

What are the benefits to the individual and society of people being involved in extreme sports? Why?

Media

Which kind of programme is most popular with young people in your country?

Do media like TV and newspapers influence the way people behave?

What are the advantages / disadvantages of television?

Do you think people are more interested in the international news now than they were in the past?

Is watching TV a waste of time?

How can the media encourage people to change their behavior as regards the environment? Which do

you think is the best means of achieving this?

Paper books vs e-books.

Environment

Do you think the future will be any different? Will there be more environmental issues to concern us?

Do you think that people should be concerned about the world’s environmental problems?

What do you think individuals can do to tackle world electronic waste computers, if anything?

Do you think waste created from discarded machines is causing more problems nowadays than in the past?

Do you think mankind faces more dilemmas now than in the past?

Are people in your country concerned about protecting the environment?

Does the responsibility for protecting the environment lie with governments or with individuals?

Does it help to educate young people on being green?

What effects does pollution have on the environment?

Do you think we pollute more now than we did 50 years ago?

What do you think will happen if we do not reduce current levels of pollution?

What are the main environmental problems in your country?

Manu countries are experiencing serious environmental problems. What are these problems and how might they be reduced?