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Темы разговорных встреч Клуба

Английский язык. От нуля до уверенного общения. Aug 8, 2017 at 11:29 am

Клубные встречи проходят в формате свободного общения. Тема беседы объявляется заранее на сайте и
на стене в группе vk.
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Английский язык. От нуля до уверенного общения. Aug 8, 2017 at 11:30 am

Internet
1. How has the Internet changed society?
2. When did you first use the Internet?
3. How can the Internet be improved?
4. Do you think our lives have been improved by the Internet?
5. Do you have any ideas or ambitions to start an Internet company?
6. What problems does the Internet create? What problems does it solve?
7. Do you think that it is important for schools to have Internet access? Why?
8. Can you believe all the information that is published (available) on the Internet?
9. Do you think that the Internet will replace Libraries?
10. What is Copyright? How do we break Copyright law on the Internet?
11. Many Universities are now offering online courses. Is it a good or bad thing?
12. Do you think that the Internet usage is an anti-social activity?
13. How can we stop students from "cutting and pasting" from the Internet when they do their assignments?
14. How can the Internet help you learn English? Do you take advantage of this?

Information
1. What springs to mind when you hear the word ‘information’?
2. What’s the difference between information and knowledge?
3. Do you think we get too much information every day?

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4. How much useless information do you think you’ve learned?
5. Is it important to know a lot of information in today’s world?
6. Do you have more information than your grandparents?
7. What topics would you like to know more information about?
8. What do you think ‘information economics’ is?
9. What is the information superhighway and why is it important?
10. Are you happy to be living in the ‘Information Age’?
11. Is there freedom of information in your country?
12. What personal information about you should be confidential?
13. What has the Internet done for information?
14. What kind of information is dangerous in the wrong hands?
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Английский язык. От нуля до уверенного общения. Aug 8, 2017 at 11:30 am

Speaking multiple languages can give you multiple personalities

1. Do you think it could be possible that speaking a different language could affect your personality? Do you notice
any change in your own behavior when you speak English?
2. How has learning to speak English changed your life? What have you gotten out of it?
3. Are there any particular personality traits or types of behavior that you associate with native English speakers?
What about speakers of other languages?
4. How would you sum up the typical characteristics of the average Russian?
5. Do you see any links between the Russian language and the Russian character?
6. What other factors affect a people’s national character? What factors shaped the Russian people’s personality
and culture?

Cultural Differences
1. What do you think is interesting about your culture?
2. When people from other countries think about your culture, what do they usually think of?
3. What has surprised you when you've met people from other countries?
4. What do you like about your culture?What don't you like about your culture?
5. How do young people in your culture behave differently from older people?
6. Are there many people of different cultures in your country? Are you friends with any?
7. Have you ever felt confused by the actions of someone from another culture?
8. Who in your culture do you admire most?
9.What is in your culture that you most proud about? Why do you think culture is important?
10. If you could change one thing about your culture, what would it be?
11. Would you ever consider marrying or dating someone from another culture?
12.Would you ever consider living permanently in a country other than your home country? Why or why not?
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Английский язык. От нуля до уверенного общения. Aug 8, 2017 at 11:32 am

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To Live and Survive in the Office

1. Do you believe that in the office there are sharks, donkeys, jackals and other animal-prototype employees? What
kind of workers do you notice in your office? In which spheres you can find them in abundance?
2. What are the skills/traits of character that annoy you most in your colleagues? What do you like in your
colleagues? What kind of colleagues do you ignore? What type are those colleagues?
3. How to survive in a company: common rules and general practices?
4. A good and understanding boss versus a strict and demanding one: which one do you prefer? Which do you think
is a more effective way of management?
5. What’s your attitude to the colleagues who prefer to establish a strong communication with the bosses, especially
with the bosses of their bosses? Do you do that? Why or why not? How can you do that?
6. What is your attitude to people attempting to make friends with the boss?
7. Friends among colleagues: good/ bad or neutral for the quality of work? Is such a friendship long-lasting? What if
one person takes advantage over another under the cover of a friend’s favour?
8. Disputes and conflicts among colleagues: what causes them? Do we need them in our working life?
9. "My boss is a female!!!" How does it affect male subordinates? How do women survive with a female boss? Is it
always good or bad?
10. Bosses and their Personal Assistants (PAs): love affairs, big secrets, bad temper – true or false? Do you believe
in this? Do PAs have special influence? Why do all soviet movies depict receptionists receiving chocolates and
souvenirs from their colleagues?
11. Can fighting for a promotion be fair? What are people capable of to be promoted?
12. A good executive or a good manager: what are the problems a professional faces when promoted? Do you think
everyone wants to become a boss? Why?
13. Have you ever been a witness or victim of mobbing in the office? What do you think about this phenomenon?
14. "The best place under the sun": where is the best place in the office - close to the conditionner, close to the
window, close to the lavatory or kitchen?
15. What's a better way of working space organization in your opinion: small rooms or open space? What are the
pros and cons?
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Английский язык. От нуля до уверенного общения. Aug 8, 2017 at 11:33 am

Beach

1. What do people do at the beach?

2. When was the last time you went to the beach?
3. Have you ever been night-swimming?
4. Do you like to suntan? Do you think sunblock is important?
5. Have you ever played sports on the beach? Which sports have you played?
6. Have you ever collected seashells? 7. What did you do with the shells that you collected?
8. Have you ever been fishing on the beach?
9. How do you keep your wallet safe while you are swimming?
10. Why do so many people want to live on beachfront land?
11. What are some dangers of living on beachfront property?
12. Do you prefer a calm sea or do you prefer big waves?

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13. What do you think about nude beaches?
14. Are there life guards at the beaches in your country?
15. Do you think that people should be allowed to drink beer or other drinks with alcohol on the beach?
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Английский язык. От нуля до уверенного общения. Aug 10, 2017 at 10:19 am

Happiness
1. What is happiness for you? Are you a happy person?
2. What do you think is the color for happiness?
3. Do you think that happiness lies within you? Or does it depend upon other people and external things?
4. Can money buy happiness?
5. Is happiness a state of mind?
6. What makes you feel happy?
7. What are the three most important things for you to be happy?
8. Are single people happy?
9. Would you be happier with a soul mate or single?
10. Does having an animal/pet make you happy?
11. What is the effect that animals/pets have on people to make them feel happy?
12. What makes you happy?
13. When was the happiest time of your childhood?
14. Can you be happy if you are rich / poor?
15. How can you become happy again when you are sad?
16. Is happiness a goal?
17. How often do you feel really happy?
18. Are the people in your country generally very happy?
19. Are you very happy most of the time?
20. What makes you unhappy?
21. How happy are you compared with your friends?
22. Do you wake up happy every morning?
23. Do you agree that older people are less happy?
24. Does your happiness change during different times of the day, week, month or year?
25. What is or was the happiest time of your life?
26. Do you need money to be happy?
27. What do you think of the idea of a government Happiness Minister who is responsible for the happiness of the
population?
28. Do you think some nations are happier than others?
29. What is missing in your life that would make you very happy?
30. Why are teenagers some of the happiest people in the world?
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Английский язык. От нуля до уверенного общения. Aug 10, 2017 at 2:36 pm

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The Unexplained
1. Have you or a friend ever gone to a fortune teller? If so, what happened?
2. Do you think that dreams can help us solve problems?
3. Have you ever dreamt something that later came true?
4. Do you think that some people can predict the future?
5. Is the belief in UFOs, aliens, physic powers, growing because belief in religion is dying?
6. Do you believe the predictions contained within your horoscope will come true?
7. Has anything ever happened to you that you cannot explain?
8. Do you believe in reincarnation or that you only live once?
9. Have you ever felt that you knew someone the first time you met them?
10. Have you ever visited a city for the first time and knew exactly where things were?
11. Do you believe that UFOs (Unidentified Flying Objects) exist? Why?
12. Do you believe there is life on other planets?
13. What is the most frightening thing that has ever happened to you?
14. If you had the chance to spend the night in a haunted house would you?
15. Do you know of anyone who was miraculously healed of a disease?
16. If you could travel back or forward in time what year would you choose? Why?
17. Do you believe you can hypnotize a person and make them do things they don't want to?
18. Have you ever known something was going to happen before it did? How do you explain?
19. Do you believe in the Loch Ness Monster in Scotland? Why?
20. What about ape-men creatures like the Yeti in Tibet or Bigfoot in America?
21. Do you think people can move objects without touching them (telekinesis)?
22. Do you think people can read your thoughts and know your secrets (telepathy)?
23. If you could develop just one special power which one would you choose? Why?
24. Is walking on hot coals (fire walking) something everyone can do? Why or why not?
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Английский язык. От нуля до уверенного общения. Aug 10, 2017 at 2:45 pm

A Friend in Need is a Friend Indeed
1. Who is a friend? How can you distinguish between a friend and an acquaintance?
2. What are possible ways of making friends? Which of them have you tried?
3. Do people have the same friends during all their lives or do they change them? If they change, why?
4. Does a proverb “A man is known by the company he keeps” really work?
5. Is it possible to have friends at work or you shouldn’t mix business and private life?
6. Is it possible for men and women to be friends? If not, why?
7. Is it possible for ex- to be friends? If not, why?
8. Is it possible for relatives to be friends? Why?
9. Is it possible for people of different background to be friends?
10. Is it possible not to have friends at all? What are the reasons for it?
11. What can and what can’t you do for your friends?
12. When does friendship become a burden?
13. Does modern life influence friendship? If yes, how?
14. What should you do not to lose your friends?
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Английский язык. От нуля до уверенного общения. Aug 10, 2017 at 2:47 pm

Presents
1. Do you like to receive presents? Do you always like what’s been chosen for you?
2. Do you like to give presents? Do you chose them beforehand or buy on your way to the celebration or party?
3. What do you like more: to give presents or to receive ones?
4. What was the most precious present in your life?
5. What is the most unusual one?
6. What present do you dream of?
7. Do you make up wish lists for yourself and for your friends?
8. Does it take you long to chose a present for a very close person or you always know what to buy for them?
9. Do you think giving presents is important? Maybe a bouquet of flowers is just enough?
10. Do you agree that it is care that is dearly, not present?

The signs of attention - we all need them, do not us?

1. In what situations is it better to avoid showing the signs of attention and hide your feelings?
2. What signs of attention do you value most? Whose attention is the most important to you?
3. Is there any difference between men and women in terms of showing attention?
4. In what situations you cannot succeed without showing your attention?
5. Are there any annoying or unwanted attentions that you strongly dislike? Will you describe your behavior in such
situation?
6. Are you for or against showing standard signs of attention - Women`s Day, etc.?
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Английский язык. От нуля до уверенного общения. Aug 10, 2017 at 2:50 pm

Is Love an Art?
1. What is more important, in your opinion, to love or to be loved?
2. What is more difficult, in your opinion, to love or to find appropriate object for love?
3. How would you define love? Is it an art that requires effort and knowledge or a pleasant sensation that one `falls
into` if one is lucky?
4. What are the components of true love? (for example care, concern, interest, responsibility, respect, knowledge,
attention, self-devotion, self-sacrifice, smth. else)?
5. What is the difference between `falling` in love and `being` in love?
6. What is the difference between self-love and selfishness? Is love to oneself a necessary thing for everybody?
7. If it is true that there is only `another half` for everybody can a person truly love different people during different
periods of his/her life?

The signs of attention - we all need them, do not us?

1. Are you for or against showing standard signs of attention - Women`s Day, etc.?
2. In what situations is it better to avoid showing the signs of attention and hide your feelings?
3. What signs of attention do you value most? Whose attention is the most important to you?
4. Is there any difference between men and women in terms of showing attention?

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5. In what situations you cannot succeed without showing your attention?
6. Are there any annoying or unwanted attentions that you strongly dislike? Will you describe your behavior in such
situation?
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Английский язык. От нуля до уверенного общения. Aug 10, 2017 at 3:01 pm

A Problem of Choice
1. What do you understand by the problem of choice? Does this problem really exist? How much does it influence
people’s life?
2. Is/was it easy for you to choose (friends, partners, a place to study, a career, a place to have rest, things to buy,
etc)? Do/did you make the choice by yourself or does/did anybody/ anything influence your choice? Which cases
are/were the easiest? Which cases are/were the most difficult?
3. What do you do to make the right choice? Are there any special techniques?
4. Is it a good idea to think a lot before making a choice? Why?
5. What are advantages and disadvantages of having an opportunity to choose? Give your examples
6. What helps us to make the right choice?
7. What distracts us from making the right choice?
8. What influences our choice?
9. Do you regret any choice you’ve made?
10. Would you like to be nudged into making some choices? If what situations this could be helpful? In what
situations it could be harmful?
11. Could you think of some examples when people are nudged into making some choice without realizing that?
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Английский язык. От нуля до уверенного общения. Aug 11, 2017 at 4:31 pm

The Art of Conversation
1. What makes it easy to talk to someone? What traits do you look for in a conversation partner?
2. Who is the best conversationalist that you have ever met? Why are they such a great conversationalist?
3. Have you ever had a great conversation with a complete stranger? What made it so great?
4. What did you talk about? Where were you?
5. What is your role in a conversation? Do you dominate? Do you subordinate? How communicative are you? Is it
easy for you, for example, to speak with strangers?
6. Have you ever tried to consciously change your conversational style? What did you change?
7. What are some good habits you have in conversation? What are some bad traits you have in conversations?
8. Who communicates better: men or women? What makes their style better? What makes it worse?
9. How do conversations between men and women differ?
10. How communicative are you? Is it easy for you, for example, to speak with strangers?
11. How much information do you typically get from verbal and non-verbal communication? How much information
do you typically send to other people via verbal and non-verbal communication? Is it easy for you to explain
something without words, just with gestures?
12. How well do you explain difficult matters to other people? What do you do if another person doesn't understand
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13. How well do you persuade other people? What do you do if another person don't want to share your opinion?
14. How well do you console other people? What do you typically do to console another person?
15. Have you ever quarreled with another person? If yes, do you try to make peace first or wait until another person
does it?
16. Are there any rules which you generally follow when you communicate with friends / colleagues / children /
partners / friends? If yes, what are the rules? Do you follow any rules when you communicate via phone / mail?
What are the rules? What do people do that drives you crazy in a conversation?
17. How do you feel about talking on the phone? Why?
18. Do you think that some conversations are easier to have on the phone?
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Английский язык. От нуля до уверенного общения. Aug 14, 2017 at 9:59 am

Career and Dream Job
1. What was your dream job when you were growing up? How has that changed? What would your dream job be
today? What the most important things for you in picking a job?
2. What is your job history? What is your current job? What do you like about it and what are some things that you
would improve?
3. Would you consider working abroad? If so, where would you go and why? What skills do you think are most
important for working internationally?
4. Do you currently use English or other languages in your workplace? If so, how do you use them (filling out
documents, talking to clients, etc.)?
5. What is your relationship with colleagues in the workplace? Do you have disagreements and how do you deal
with them? Do you have friends at work/ do you spend time with your colleagues outside of work?
6. What are you strengths and weaknesses in the workplace? How do you use your natural talents at work? Can
you give some examples of when you felt proud of something you achieved professionally?
7. Have you had experience with quitting jobs? How and why did you do it and how did your life change after this?
8. Do you enjoy the process of job hunting? How do you typically look for new jobs? Do you prefer to use web
resources or go through recommendations, friends, etc?
9. How comfortable are you with interviews? Do you do a lot of preparation? How do you prepare?
10. Did your education prepare you for your professional life? Have you thought about having additional education
to develop your career?
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Английский язык. От нуля до уверенного общения. Aug 24, 2017 at 3:37 pm

Personality

1. What are some characteristics of your personality?

2. What makes you happy?
3. What are some things that make you angry?
4. Are you happy with your personality?
5. Would you like to be different?
6. Are you a determined person? Are you a stubborn person?

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7. Do you consider yourself selfish? Why?
8. Is your personality suited to your job?
9. In what way has your personality changed? Why has it changed??
10. Are you more introverted (focused on your inner world) or more extraverted (focused on other people and the
outer world)?
11. Do you think you can change a major characteristic of your personality if you try?
12. Do you think you have an unusual personality? Why?
13. If you could change any aspect of your personality, what would it be?
14. What sort of things would you do to amuse yourself during a car journey?
15. What personality traits do you consider important in a good friend / a boss / a partner?
16. Do you consider yourself to be even-tempered?
17. What is one thing that many people don't know about you?
18. What expressions include colors when discussing illness? (ex., white or pale, pink eye, black and blue for
bruises, yellow fever)
19. What expressions include colors and feelings? (ex. I feel blue, green with envy, red with rage, turning red, black
circles under the eyes, you are turning blue)
20. Do you think birth order makes a difference in your personality?
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Английский язык. От нуля до уверенного общения. Aug 28, 2017 at 2:53 pm

Money
1. What is your attitude to money?
2. Is it easy for you to save money or you tend to spend it as soon as you get it?
3. Are you a price conscious shopper? Do you compare prices at different stores when you shop? Do you haggle
when you shop?
4. Do you waste money sometimes? How easily do you waste it?
5. What is your attitude to borrowing and lending money?
6. What is your attitude to credits? Do you take them? Are credits cards a good thing?
7. Did your parents give you an allowance? What did you use it for?
8. Do you ever give money to charity?
9. If you needed to earn some extra money, how would you do that?
10. In a marriage, do you think one person should handle the finances, or both?
11. Does your self-estimation depend on amount of money that you possess?
12. Do you gamble?
13. Do you give tips at a restaurant in your country? How about to taxi drivers? Do you feel comfortable tipping?
14. What are some reasons for people being poor? Can poverty be avoided?
15. Would you like to have much more money than you have now? What would you do with a very big sum of
money?
16. If you won a huge sum of money in the lottery how would your life change? What could you do to protect your
privacy? How might your family feel? What might be the future like?
17. Explain these proverbs: What do they mean
• The best things in life are free.
• Time is money.
• Save your pennies for a rainy day.

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• Money talks.
• You can't take it with you when you go.
• Money doesn't grow on trees
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Английский язык. От нуля до уверенного общения. Sep 4, 2017 at 8:41 pm

Stereotypes
1. What springs to mind when you hear the word ‘stereotype’?
2. Are stereotypes usually accurate?
3. Are the stereotypes you have of people fair?
4. What is the stereotype of someone from your country? Is it fair?
5. How is your country stereotyped?
6. Are stereotypes god or bad? Do you think there are any stereotypes that are good?
7. How can being stereotyped hurt your job opportunities?
8. Where do stereotypes come from?
9. Which people today do you think are being unfairly stereotyped?
10. What are the stereotypes of men and women? Do gender stereotypes annoy you?
11. Is there a group of people who are guiltier than most of creating stereotypes?
12. Do you think information technology has reduced or increased racial stereotyping?
13. Do movies show different nationalities as stereotypes?
14. What stereotypes do Hollywood, Bollywood and Hong Kong create?
15. Should stereotyping be made illegal?
16. What is the difference between stereotypes and prejudices?
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Английский язык. От нуля до уверенного общения. Sep 4, 2017 at 8:45 pm

Russia in the Modern World

1. What is the position of Russia in the modern world? What role does Russia play in world economy and policy?
2. Do Russians like living in the Russian Federation more than in the Soviet Union?
3. Are Russians happier about their lives now than they used to be?
4. Are there many Russians living in the former republic of the Soviet Union? What is their position in the society in
such countries as Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Ukraine?
5. How are Russians treated abroad? Give examples of different attitudes in different countries? Have you ever
been treated badly or in a particularly good way by someone who learned that you were Russian?
6. What is the attitude of Russians to immigrants? From which countries do the immigrants come to Russia? What
do they do here?
7. What do you know about Russian immigrants to the west? Has their life become better? Which places of the
world are especially popular with Russian immigrants?
8. Would you like to spend the rest of your life in Russia? If not, what country would you like to live in?
9. Do you believe that Russia has integrated into European society or do you think that Russia is still living its own
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10. What do they mean when they speak about intervention of western mass culture to Russia? What do you think
about it? Do you like it or not?
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Английский язык. От нуля до уверенного общения. Sep 4, 2017 at 8:51 pm

Conflicts
1. What is conflict? What causes conflict?
2. Is conflict always negative?
3. How can conflicts be resolved?
4. Is it possible to avoid conflicts?
5. What would you consider to be a constructive approach to conflict?
6. What would you consider to be a destructive approach to conflict?
7. Does there have to be a winner and a loser of a conflict?
8. What happens to people who are involved in conflicts?
9. What conflicts exist in your life?
10. How do you deal with conflicts?
11. Can violent conflicts be solved with violence?
12. What conflicts are going on around the world? How can the world be peaceful when other countries are not
trying to bring peace?
13. What kind of conflicts could arise at work? Can conflicts at work place affect the efficiency of one's work?
14. What kind of conflicts occur in a family? Did you experience any kind of conflict in your family? Are there any
conflicts in your family now? How can conflicts in the family be solved?
15. What kind of conflicts appear at school? Why are there conflicts at school? What should teachers, parents and
pupils do to avoid and solve such conflicts?
16. What conflicts could happen in a neighborhood? Why are there conflicts among neighbors?
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Английский язык. От нуля до уверенного общения. Sep 4, 2017 at 8:52 pm

Manners
1. Who sets up rules and why do we need them? Do rules make our lives easier or more difficult?
2. Blowing your nose in public is OK in England but rude in Japan. Slurping noodles is OK in Japan but rude in
England. Why manners differ from culture to culture? Who decides what’s rude and what’s not?
3. How do you distinguish a good behavior from a bad one?
4. Why are there so many rules around: a) table and food, b) personal look, hygiene, c) money?
5. Do you think we play by the rules of society only because of fear of social disapproval? Are you tolerant towards
those who don’t play by the rules of society?
6. What should be the rules of using cell phones?
7. Do you ever use a polite lie? (Polite lie: when answering "no" is seen as impolite, a person answers "yes", while
doing nothing)
8. Is swearing (foul language) ok in public? Do you swear if something goes wrong and you become really angry?
Can you swear in public?
9. Are you sometimes rude? If someone is rude to you, are you generally rude back?

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10. What rude behavior do you see in public every day?
11. What acts of rudeness bother you most?
12. Why so many people behave politely in public but allow themselves being rude with dear people – friends,
relatives, spouses? Do you think it should be like that?
13. Do you think it’s rude to correct someone’s grammar mistakes in a conversation? Why?
14. Do you think it’s rude to ask someone’s age? Why?
15. Do you think it’s rude to ask someone’s religion? Why?
16. Do you think it’s rude to ask how much someone earns? Why?
17. What other topics are taboo in our culture, in your opinion? Should it be like that?
18. Are there rules that you find ridiculous and never follow them?
19. Do you have your own set of rules?
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Английский язык. От нуля до уверенного общения. Sep 4, 2017 at 8:54 pm

Social Networks: Pros and Cons
1. Do you use any social networks on the Internet? Which one do you use? What are your activities there?
2. How much time do you spend in social networks? How do you think, if this time is useful for you?
3. What can be positive in the Internet communication and with different people?
4. Can your virtual friends become real friends?
5. Can you obtain some useful information from social networks?
6. What negative impact can social networks have?
7. Is it possible or advisable to use social networking for children and teenagers?
8. Let's try to make a conclusion: whether social networks are good or bad
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Английский язык. От нуля до уверенного общения. Sep 4, 2017 at 8:58 pm

Childhood. Are we similar to our parents?
1. Did you have a happy childhood?
2. How are you similar to your parents? How are you different?
3. Were your parents super protective? At what age could you go places by yourself? Did your parents always tell
you what to do?
4. Did you play outside? What did you like to play?
5. When you were a child, what did you want to grow up to be? Did
you want to be a mother or father? A firefighter? A doctor? A scientist?
6. What was your favorite toy when you were a child? Who gave you this toy? Did it have a name? Do you still have
it?
7. Describe the first memory you have of going to school. What did you like about school? What didn't you like
about school?
8.What was your worst punishment as a child?
9. Where did you grow up? Did you move frequently? If so, why?
10. How can parents make a happy childhood for their children?
11. Do you think children today eat too much fast food and don't play enough sports?

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12. How do children spend their free time nowadays? Do you think their childhood is much more fun than yours?
13. What is your attitude to the Juvenile Justice in Russia?
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Английский язык. От нуля до уверенного общения. Sep 6, 2017 at 9:07 am

Corruption

1. What kinds of corruption do exist?

2. Has corruption affected your life?
3. Why do you think people are corrupt?
4. How do you reduce corruption?
5. Which countries have a lot of corruption?
6. What can you do about corruption in your country?
7. What is the largest bribe you have paid?
8. Can corruption be a good thing in some societies?
9. What would you do if your boss tells you that at Christmas it is usual to receive small presents from local
companies?
10. Would you accept a free ticket for a football match, a free drink from your employees?
11. Will you accept a dinner invitation from an important businessman of your city? (He has good connections in the
council and your nephew is unemployed.)
12. What would you do if you receive a complaint from a citizen of an attempted bribery from a police officer?
13. Do you think corrupt police officers are natural-born criminals?
14. Is corruption within the police a result of low pay?
15. Have you ever heard of a drug-related corruption case?
16. Is corruption ever justifiable?
17. Have you ever received a bribe?
18. Do you know someone who has been bribed?
19. Is bribery a big problem in the country where you live?
20. Would you revert to bribery if your life was at stake? If your child's or one of your family members' life was
threatened?
21. Is there a sum of money that might persuade you to "look the other way"?
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Английский язык. От нуля до уверенного общения. Sep 6, 2017 at 9:08 am

Immigration: Is it time to shut the door?
1. Have you ever lived in a different country? Would you ever move to a foreign country? Why or why not?
2. Does your native country have strict rules for immigration? Who is allowed in?
3. Have you ever lived in or near an immigrant neighborhood? If so, how did the native population fell about the
immigrants?
4. Why do countries like or need immigrants? List positive aspects of immigration from the point of view of the
receiving country.
5. Why do countries oppose immigration? List negative aspects of immigration from the point of view of the

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receiving country.
6. Some people in countries that receive many immigrants believe that there need to be stricter immigration policies.
How far should a country go to protect its identity and its native country? How open should a society be to people
from other parts of the world?
7. In what ways are immigrants mistreated in your country?
8. Some people see those who emigrate from their native country as traitors. Do you agree? Why or why not?
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Английский язык. От нуля до уверенного общения. Sep 6, 2017 at 9:08 am

Conflicts
1. What is conflict? What causes conflict?
2. Is conflict always negative?
3. How can conflicts be resolved?
4. Is it possible to avoid conflicts?
5. What would you consider to be a constructive approach to conflict?
6. What would you consider to be a destructive approach to conflict?
7. Does there have to be a winner and a loser of a conflict?
8. What happens to people who are involved in conflicts?
9. What conflicts exist in your life?
10. How do you deal with conflicts?
11. Can violent conflicts be solved with violence?
12. What conflicts are going on around the world? How can the world be peaceful when other countries are not
trying to bring peace?
13. What kind of conflicts could arise at work? Can conflicts at work place affect the efficiency of one's work?
14. What kind of conflicts occur in a family? Did you experience any kind of conflict in your family? Are there any
conflicts in your family now? How can conflicts in the family be solved?
15. What kind of conflicts appear at school? Why are there conflicts at school? What should teachers, parents and
pupils do to avoid and solve such conflicts?
16. What conflicts could happen in a neighborhood? Why are there conflicts among neighbors?
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Английский язык. От нуля до уверенного общения. Sep 10, 2017 at 9:11 pm

Pessimism and Optimism
1. What is the difference between pessimists and optimists?
2. Are you a pessimist or an optimist? Why?
3. What do you typically do if things come tough? (shut down completely; turn to friends/family for support; remind
yourself to focus on the good things in your life instead of the bad; try to look at it from different angles in order to
come up with a solution; refuse to give up, no matter how tough things get)
4. Why do people become pessimists or optimists (under necessity of circumstances, because of inborn features of
character, etc)?
5. Can optimism be a self-taught thing?

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Do we need problems?
1. Tell about any three problems of any kind you’ve ever had. How did you solve them?
2. Is there any “best way” to solve a problem?
3. Do unsolvable problems exist? Have you ever had one of the kind?
4. Do you prefer to solve problems by yourself or to get help?
5. What is the best way to get help with problem solving?
6. Does one’s being an optimist or pessimist influence solving a problem?
7. Do we need problems?
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Английский язык. От нуля до уверенного общения. Sep 24, 2017 at 7:43 am

Travelling. Will Virtual Reality Remove The Need For Travel?

1. Does traveling open your horizons? Or is looking at wikipedia and Google Maps 3D good enough?
2. Do you have a favourite country or place?
3. Do you prefer to stay in an apartment or hotel?
4. Have you heard or used online services such as couchsurfing or AirBnB? If so, what was your experience?
5. What do you think of people who only hitchhike during their holidays, and stay in people's homes for free that
they have found on couch surfing websites?
6. Do you think people who have travelled the world, are wiser than those who have stayed in one place all their
lives?
7. Do you prefer to use the internet or friend recommendations on where to visit/what to see/where to eat?
8. Which country or city would you most like to visit in the future?
9. What is the best way to immerse yourself in the local culture? (Museums or bars or both?)
10. Do you think virtual reality remove the need for travel altogether?
11. Do you prefer urban or rural holidays?
12. Moscow was recently named the world's most unfriendly city to visit, do you think foreign cities are more friendly
to tourists?
13. What are some negative stereotypes about travelling in Russia and how do you think we can improve them?
How do you think we can attract more Russians to vacation at home and get more foreigners interested in coming
to Russia?
14. How often do you travel in Russia? As a domestic tourist, what do you prefer to see (nature, historical sites,
cities)?
15. What do you think of people who spend lot of money on expensive holidays?
16. What do you think about camping? Do you think some people are discriminated against by locals, when they
visit their country or region?
17. Are tourists a help or a hinderance to locals?
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Английский язык. От нуля до уверенного общения. Oct 17, 2017 at 3:18 pm

Movie Industry
1. Why do you think the center of the movie industry in the United States began in Hollywood, southern California,

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next to Los Angeles?
2. Have you seen many Hollywood movies? Do you like Hollywood movies? Why or why not?
3. Do you think that movies from different countries can teach us about other cultures? Give some examples to
support your answer.
4. What kinds of movies are popular in your country?
5. What do the popular movies in your country show about your culture?
6. Did you see "Harry Potter"? How many Harry Potter sequels did you see? Why do you think that Harry Potter
books and movies have been so popular all around the world?
7. Some Christian groups think that Harry Potter movies can be harmful to children because they show witches and
wizards in a positive light. Do you agree that Harry Potter films can distort children's minds? Why or why not?
8. Sometimes film studios in Hollywood complain that their movies are being illegally copied and sold for lower
prices in different parts of the world. Do you agree with them that this is a bad thing? Do you think it could be a good
thing? Support your opinion.
9. Is the movie industry in your country strong? Why or why not?
10. How do you think that movies will change in the future?
11. Do you think that there are any topics that there should be more movies about?
12. If you could take part in a movie project, what role would you like to play? Would you like to be an actor, the
director, the producer, the camera operator, make-up person, musician, film editor, support crew?
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Английский язык. От нуля до уверенного общения. Oct 23, 2017 at 10:51 am

PRIVACY
1. What is privacy?
2. How do you maintain your privacy at home? At school? On the Internet? When using Facebook? When you
travel? When talking on the phone?
3. What are the reasons why privacy is important for you?
4. To what extent do public officials have a right to privacy?
5. Do you think the government has the right to read your email?
6. What do you think about being fingerprinted when you enter a country? Have you ever invaded someone's
privacy without realizing it was important the that person?
7. How can the press balance freedom of expression with respect for privacy?
8. In your opinion, which of the following pose a threat to privacy?
o Cookies on your PC
o CCTV in supermarkets, Safety cameras in the street
o Employers monitoring employees' use of the internet and email
o Hidden cameras in private homes (e.g. to check on babysitters)
o RFID "spy chips" (= radio frequency identification tags: minuscule microchips, which are used to identify things)
o Banks keeping tabs on your financial history
o Mobile phones with tracking systems
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Английский язык. От нуля до уверенного общения. Oct 23, 2017 at 12:03 pm

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Is Love an Art?
1. What is more important, in your opinion, to love or to be loved?
2. What is more difficult, in your opinion, to love or to find appropriate object for love?
3. How would you define love? Is it an art that requires effort and knowledge or a pleasant sensation that one `falls
into` if one is lucky?
4. What are the components of true love? (for example care, concern, interest, responsibility, respect, knowledge,
attention, self-devotion, self-sacrifice, smth. else)?
5. What is the difference between `falling` in love and `being` in love?
6. What is the difference between self-love and selfishness? Is love to oneself a necessary thing for everybody?
7. If it is true that there is only `another half` for everybody can a person truly love different people during different
periods of his/her life?

The signs of attention - we all need them, do not us?

1. Are you for or against showing standard signs of attention - Women`s Day, etc.?
2. In what situations is it better to avoid showing the signs of attention and hide your feelings?
3. What signs of attention do you value most? Whose attention is the most important to you?
4. Is there any difference between men and women in terms of showing attention?
5. In what situations you cannot succeed without showing your attention?
6. Are there any annoying or unwanted attentions that you strongly dislike? Will you describe your behavior in such
situation?
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Английский язык. От нуля до уверенного общения. Jan 5, 2018 at 10:58 am

Space. Discussion questions
1. Do you think it is a waste of money to explore space?
2. Do you think that there is life on other planets?
3. How many planets are there in our galaxy? Can you put the names of the planets in order?
4. If you had the chance to go into space, would you take it?
5. Imagine you are going on a voyage into space. This voyage will be for several months. You are allowed to take
three personal items with you. What items would you take?
6. Do you think that one day a human being will walk on Mars?
7. Do you or anyone in your family remember the Moon landing?
8. Some people say that the Moon landing was a hoax. What do you think?
9. Do you think that Earth has been visited by extraterrestrials?
10. Do you like movies about space and astronauts? What is your favorite one?
Английский язык. От нуля до уверенного общения. Sep 4, 2017 at 8:58 pm
Childhood. Are we similar to our parents?
1. Did you have a happy childhood?
2. How are you similar to your parents? How are you different?
3. Were your parents super protective? At what age could you go places by yourself? Did your parents always tell
you what to do?
4. Did you play outside? What did you like to play?
5. When you were a child, what did you want to grow up to be? Did
you want to be a mother or father? A firefighter? A doctor? A scientist?

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6. What was your favorite toy when you were a child? Who gave you this toy? Did it have a name? Do you still have
it?
7. Describe the first memory you have of going to school. What did you like about school? What didn't you like
about school?
8.What was your worst punishment as a child?
9. Where did you grow up? Did you move frequently? If so, why?
10. How can parents make a happy childhood for their children?
11. Do you think children today eat too much fast food and don't play enough sports?
12. How do children spend their free time nowadays? Do you think their childhood is much more fun than yours?
13. What is your attitude to the Juvenile Justice in Russia?
2
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Английский язык. От нуля до уверенного общения. Sep 6, 2017 at 9:07 am

Corruption

1. What kinds of corruption do exist?

2. Has corruption affected your life?
3. Why do you think people are corrupt?
4. How do you reduce corruption?
5. Which countries have a lot of corruption?
6. What can you do about corruption in your country?
7. What is the largest bribe you have paid?
8. Can corruption be a good thing in some societies?
9. What would you do if your boss tells you that at Christmas it is usual to receive small presents from local
companies?
10. Would you accept a free ticket for a football match, a free drink from your employees?
11. Will you accept a dinner invitation from an important businessman of your city? (He has good connections in the
council and your nephew is unemployed.)
12. What would you do if you receive a complaint from a citizen of an attempted bribery from a police officer?
13. Do you think corrupt police officers are natural-born criminals?
14. Is corruption within the police a result of low pay?
15. Have you ever heard of a drug-related corruption case?
16. Is corruption ever justifiable?
17. Have you ever received a bribe?
18. Do you know someone who has been bribed?
19. Is bribery a big problem in the country where you live?
20. Would you revert to bribery if your life was at stake? If your child's or one of your family members' life was
threatened?
21. Is there a sum of money that might persuade you to "look the other way"?
2
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Английский язык. От нуля до уверенного общения. Sep 6, 2017 at 9:08 am

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Immigration: Is it time to shut the door?
1. Have you ever lived in a different country? Would you ever move to a foreign country? Why or why not?
2. Does your native country have strict rules for immigration? Who is allowed in?
3. Have you ever lived in or near an immigrant neighborhood? If so, how did the native population fell about the
immigrants?
4. Why do countries like or need immigrants? List positive aspects of immigration from the point of view of the
receiving country.
5. Why do countries oppose immigration? List negative aspects of immigration from the point of view of the
receiving country.
6. Some people in countries that receive many immigrants believe that there need to be stricter immigration policies.
How far should a country go to protect its identity and its native country? How open should a society be to people
from other parts of the world?
7. In what ways are immigrants mistreated in your country?
8. Some people see those who emigrate from their native country as traitors. Do you agree? Why or why not?
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Английский язык. От нуля до уверенного общения. Sep 6, 2017 at 9:08 am

Conflicts
1. What is conflict? What causes conflict?
2. Is conflict always negative?
3. How can conflicts be resolved?
4. Is it possible to avoid conflicts?
5. What would you consider to be a constructive approach to conflict?
6. What would you consider to be a destructive approach to conflict?
7. Does there have to be a winner and a loser of a conflict?
8. What happens to people who are involved in conflicts?
9. What conflicts exist in your life?
10. How do you deal with conflicts?
11. Can violent conflicts be solved with violence?
12. What conflicts are going on around the world? How can the world be peaceful when other countries are not
trying to bring peace?
13. What kind of conflicts could arise at work? Can conflicts at work place affect the efficiency of one's work?
14. What kind of conflicts occur in a family? Did you experience any kind of conflict in your family? Are there any
conflicts in your family now? How can conflicts in the family be solved?
15. What kind of conflicts appear at school? Why are there conflicts at school? What should teachers, parents and
pupils do to avoid and solve such conflicts?
16. What conflicts could happen in a neighborhood? Why are there conflicts among neighbors?
2
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Английский язык. От нуля до уверенного общения. Sep 10, 2017 at 9:11 pm

Pessimism and Optimism
1. What is the difference between pessimists and optimists?

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2. Are you a pessimist or an optimist? Why?
3. What do you typically do if things come tough? (shut down completely; turn to friends/family for support; remind
yourself to focus on the good things in your life instead of the bad; try to look at it from different angles in order to
come up with a solution; refuse to give up, no matter how tough things get)
4. Why do people become pessimists or optimists (under necessity of circumstances, because of inborn features of
character, etc)?
5. Can optimism be a self-taught thing?

Do we need problems?
1. Tell about any three problems of any kind you’ve ever had. How did you solve them?
2. Is there any “best way” to solve a problem?
3. Do unsolvable problems exist? Have you ever had one of the kind?
4. Do you prefer to solve problems by yourself or to get help?
5. What is the best way to get help with problem solving?
6. Does one’s being an optimist or pessimist influence solving a problem?
7. Do we need problems?
3
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Английский язык. От нуля до уверенного общения. Sep 24, 2017 at 7:43 am

Travelling. Will Virtual Reality Remove The Need For Travel?

1. Does traveling open your horizons? Or is looking at wikipedia and Google Maps 3D good enough?
2. Do you have a favourite country or place?
3. Do you prefer to stay in an apartment or hotel?
4. Have you heard or used online services such as couchsurfing or AirBnB? If so, what was your experience?
5. What do you think of people who only hitchhike during their holidays, and stay in people's homes for free that
they have found on couch surfing websites?
6. Do you think people who have travelled the world, are wiser than those who have stayed in one place all their
lives?
7. Do you prefer to use the internet or friend recommendations on where to visit/what to see/where to eat?
8. Which country or city would you most like to visit in the future?
9. What is the best way to immerse yourself in the local culture? (Museums or bars or both?)
10. Do you think virtual reality remove the need for travel altogether?
11. Do you prefer urban or rural holidays?
12. Moscow was recently named the world's most unfriendly city to visit, do you think foreign cities are more friendly
to tourists?
13. What are some negative stereotypes about travelling in Russia and how do you think we can improve them?
How do you think we can attract more Russians to vacation at home and get more foreigners interested in coming
to Russia?
14. How often do you travel in Russia? As a domestic tourist, what do you prefer to see (nature, historical sites,
cities)?
15. What do you think of people who spend lot of money on expensive holidays?
16. What do you think about camping? Do you think some people are discriminated against by locals, when they

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visit their country or region?
17. Are tourists a help or a hinderance to locals?
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Английский язык. От нуля до уверенного общения. Oct 17, 2017 at 3:18 pm

Movie Industry
1. Why do you think the center of the movie industry in the United States began in Hollywood, southern California,
next to Los Angeles?
2. Have you seen many Hollywood movies? Do you like Hollywood movies? Why or why not?
3. Do you think that movies from different countries can teach us about other cultures? Give some examples to
support your answer.
4. What kinds of movies are popular in your country?
5. What do the popular movies in your country show about your culture?
6. Did you see "Harry Potter"? How many Harry Potter sequels did you see? Why do you think that Harry Potter
books and movies have been so popular all around the world?
7. Some Christian groups think that Harry Potter movies can be harmful to children because they show witches and
wizards in a positive light. Do you agree that Harry Potter films can distort children's minds? Why or why not?
8. Sometimes film studios in Hollywood complain that their movies are being illegally copied and sold for lower
prices in different parts of the world. Do you agree with them that this is a bad thing? Do you think it could be a good
thing? Support your opinion.
9. Is the movie industry in your country strong? Why or why not?
10. How do you think that movies will change in the future?
11. Do you think that there are any topics that there should be more movies about?
12. If you could take part in a movie project, what role would you like to play? Would you like to be an actor, the
director, the producer, the camera operator, make-up person, musician, film editor, support crew?
2
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Английский язык. От нуля до уверенного общения. Oct 23, 2017 at 10:51 am

PRIVACY
1. What is privacy?
2. How do you maintain your privacy at home? At school? On the Internet? When using Facebook? When you
travel? When talking on the phone?
3. What are the reasons why privacy is important for you?
4. To what extent do public officials have a right to privacy?
5. Do you think the government has the right to read your email?
6. What do you think about being fingerprinted when you enter a country? Have you ever invaded someone's
privacy without realizing it was important the that person?
7. How can the press balance freedom of expression with respect for privacy?
8. In your opinion, which of the following pose a threat to privacy?
o Cookies on your PC
o CCTV in supermarkets, Safety cameras in the street
o Employers monitoring employees' use of the internet and email

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o Hidden cameras in private homes (e.g. to check on babysitters)
o RFID "spy chips" (= radio frequency identification tags: minuscule microchips, which are used to identify things)
o Banks keeping tabs on your financial history
o Mobile phones with tracking systems
2
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Английский язык. От нуля до уверенного общения. Oct 23, 2017 at 12:03 pm

Is Love an Art?
1. What is more important, in your opinion, to love or to be loved?
2. What is more difficult, in your opinion, to love or to find appropriate object for love?
3. How would you define love? Is it an art that requires effort and knowledge or a pleasant sensation that one `falls
into` if one is lucky?
4. What are the components of true love? (for example care, concern, interest, responsibility, respect, knowledge,
attention, self-devotion, self-sacrifice, smth. else)?
5. What is the difference between `falling` in love and `being` in love?
6. What is the difference between self-love and selfishness? Is love to oneself a necessary thing for everybody?
7. If it is true that there is only `another half` for everybody can a person truly love different people during different
periods of his/her life?

The signs of attention - we all need them, do not us?

1. Are you for or against showing standard signs of attention - Women`s Day, etc.?
2. In what situations is it better to avoid showing the signs of attention and hide your feelings?
3. What signs of attention do you value most? Whose attention is the most important to you?
4. Is there any difference between men and women in terms of showing attention?
5. In what situations you cannot succeed without showing your attention?
6. Are there any annoying or unwanted attentions that you strongly dislike? Will you describe your behavior in such
situation?
3
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Английский язык. От нуля до уверенного общения. Jan 5, 2018 at 10:58 am

Space. Discussion questions
1. Do you think it is a waste of money to explore space?
2. Do you think that there is life on other planets?
3. How many planets are there in our galaxy? Can you put the names of the planets in order?
4. If you had the chance to go into space, would you take it?
5. Imagine you are going on a voyage into space. This voyage will be for several months. You are allowed to take
three personal items with you. What items would you take?
6. Do you think that one day a human being will walk on Mars?
7. Do you or anyone in your family remember the Moon landing?
8. Some people say that the Moon landing was a hoax. What do you think?
9. Do you think that Earth has been visited by extraterrestrials?
10. Do you like movies about space and astronauts? What is your favorite one?

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