Free Topics

  • What is the first thing you notice about a person ?
  • Is it important how people dress ?
  • Is weight/physical well-being/fitness important ?
  • Which is the most important : clothes, shoes, hair, hygiene, fitness, style … ?
  • Does a person’s appearance reveal their personality ?
  • Is it wrong to judge people by their appearance ?
  • Could you be intimidated by someone’s appearance ?
  • Fake news (fabricated news) is the deliberate spread of misinformation. Sensationalist, dishonest or outright fabricated headlines are often used to increase readership.
    • Do you agree with the above definition?
    • Where do we most often find fake news? (newspapers, social media ...)
    • What sort of fake news can you think of? (politics, show business...)
    • How can we tell if a news story is ‘fake’ or not? (checking sources, dates, photos…)
    • What is the purpose of the misinformation?
    • Is fake news used in election campaigns?
    • Have any countries recently been accused of spreading fake news?
    • Can you think of ways to prevent the circulation of fake news?
  • Do people have habits that annoy you?
  • Do you annoy people with some of your habits?
  • What does 'pet peeve' mean?
  • Do you have a pet peeve?
  • What annoys you when you are driving a car?
  • What are some things that car drivers do that annoy you?
  • Does it annoy you if someone cuts in front of you when you are waiting in line?
  • Does smoking bother you?
  • Does something that your parents or friends do annoy you?
  • Do some people in your office/company do annoying things?
  • Can you think of any celebrities that are annoying? Why?
  • What do people do on public transport or on the street that annoys you?
  • What dangerous diseases are people scared of nowadays?
  • Should we be better-informed about the dangers of these diseases?
  • What is the best way to stop diseases from spreading?
  • Do diseases have an effect on travel?
  • Which disease is it urgent to find a cure for?
  • Are good manners important?
  • Do people have better manners today than before?
  • Can you give examples of what you think are good manners?
  • What do you think are bad manners?
  • Can good manners in one country be bad manners in another country?
  • What about table manners? Can you give examples of some good table manners?
  • How about bad table manners?
  • Can manners affect your success in life? How?
  • What's the best way to teach manners to children?

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