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CONVERSATION TOPICS: Advanced Level, page 6
Conversation topics suitable for advanced learners of English.
CONVERSATION TOPICS - ADVANCED LEVEL
- Travelling has become easier and cheaper. What has it changed in people's lives:
- speed, comfort, health, family relationships, etc.
- work/employment
- holiday habits
- way of life/standard of living in certain countries.
- Describe the best or worst trip you ever took:
- Where did you go?
- Did you travel alone or with a group?
- What did you do / what had you intended to do?
- What made it your best (or worst) trip?
- What advice would you give someone planning the same sort of trip?
- Work
- Do human beings need to work to be happy?
- What motivates people to work long hours?
- Can perks (or fringe benefits) compensate for a boring job?
- What are the advantages/disadvantages of working from home?
- How do people find a balance between work and personal life?
- What would make you leave your job?
- In your opinion, which jobs are most prestigious? Why?
- In your opinion, what is the worst job in the world?
- If you could start your own business, what would it be?
- Is life today better than in the past? Think about the following:
- Education - employment - job satisfaction
- Health : prevention, treatment, new discoveries, social security, etc.
- Comfort : standard of living (housing/transport/leisure)
- Violence
- Social issues : single mothers, unmarried couples, homosexuality ...
- Inventions
- What invention has had the greatest impact on our lives?
- Are there some things that never should have been invented?
- Do some countries encourage inventors more than others?
- What are the 5 most important decisions in a person's life?
After making suggestions and defending their ideas, the group retains five of them and decides on the order of importance.
- It is impossible to have a successful career and a happy family life.
You have to choose one or the other. Do you agree? Why/Why not?
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