CONVERSATION TOPICS: Advanced Level, page 7

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• Careers today: how to advise young people
  • How important is it to have a good (well-paid/secure) job?
  • Do high-level qualifications always lead to a well-paid job?
  • What advice would you give a young person today?
  • Would you encourage your children to accept a job in another country?
  • Would you be disappointed if your children
    • left school early?
    • chose a manual job?
      
      
• The internet is an essential communication tool in today's world.
  • The first and most popular use is the email. What others can you think of?
  • Has fraud increased since the arrival of the internet? How?
  • Is the internet sometimes used for other dishonest purposes?
  • What steps would you advise to protect data and privacy?
  • What do you think the internet will be used for in the future?
    
    
• Recent physical achievements (crossing the Atlantic, mountain climbing, etc.).
  • How many can you think of?
  • Which achievement was the most impressive?
  • Are the world's best athletes present at the Olympic Games?
  • What do you think of 'extreme' sports (bungee jumping, tightrope walking...)?
    
    
• The effects of medical and scientific progress:
  • health (prevention, treatment, organ transplants, rare diseases, etc.)
  • beauty (plastic surgery, dental care, etc.)
  • comfort in the home
  • transport
    
    
• Honesty - Truthfulness
  • Is there a difference between honesty and truthfulness?
  • Can you think of occasions when people are sometimes dishonest?
  • What professions are sometimes accused of giving misleading information or half-truths?
  • Is dishonesty ever justifiable?
  • Are there times when it might be better to give partial truth to someone?
    
    
• Politics
  • What do you think is the most important political issue right now?
  • Why do you think there are not more women in politics?
  • What type of information - if any - should a government keep from its citizens?
  • Are elections held in the same way in all countries?
    
    

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