Discussion Prompts: Shopping, Future Schools, Sport, Online Education

attitude to shopping
schools of the future
1) Do you like shopping? Why or why not?
2) Why do you think so many people enjoy the
sales?
3) What are the main advantages and
disadvantages of shopping online?
4) Who do you love shopping with? Why?
5) What are your favourite shops? Why do you
like them?
1) What do you think schools will look like in some
twenty years?
2) What kind of teachers will work at these schools?
3) What subjects will be taught at these schools?
4) How different will these schools be from today’s
school?
5) Will it be boring or fun to study at the school of the
future? Why?
attitude to sport
online education
1) Do you know any outstanding Russian sportsmen? What
are they famous for?
2) How are children encouraged to do sports in Russian
schools?
3) What sports event have you participated in? What are
your impressions about it?
4) Do you prefer to watch sports events on TV or live? Why?
5) What sport would you like to take up in the future?
1)Do you have any experience in studying online?
2) What do you think are the main advantages of
studying online?
3) Do you see any disadvantages of online education?
4) What subjects can be studied online with good results?
5) Would you prefer to study at university online? Or do
you think traditional offline education is still better?
Why?
attitude to sport
attitude to birthday
1) Do you prefer to play team or individual sports?
Why?
2) How can we encourage young people to do more
sports?
3) Which sports do you and your friends particularly
enjoy? Why?
4) Why do you think so many people are fond of
extreme sports these days?
5) Which famous Russian sportsmen do you know
and admire? What are they famous for?
1) How do you usually celebrate your birthday?
2) What birthday traditions do you have in your family?
3) What`s the best birthday present you have received?
4) Do you prefer your birthday presents to be a surprise
or do you tell people what you want to get? Why?
5) What is your best birthday memory? Why?
attitude to local places
favourite school subject
1)What are some of the places of interest in your region? Why
should a tourist see them?
2) Is it important to preserve historical places? Why or why not?
3) What is your favourite place in your hometown? Why do you
like it?
4) What sort of places will be interesting for people in the future?
Why do you think so?
5) How can we make teenagers be more interested in local
culture?
1) What`s your favourite school subject? When did you get
interested in it?
2) Is your future profession connected with this subject? In what
way?
3) When did you start learning English? What tasks did you like
doing at your English classes?
4) Did you do anything outside English classes to master the
language?
5) In what way can your knowledge of English help you in the
future?
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keeping animals in the zoo
the Importance of foreign
languages
1) Why are zoos popular places to visit?
2) What are the functions of zoos in your opinion?
3) Do you think zoos can protect the future of many
animal species?
4) What are the advantages and disadvantages of
keeping animals in zoos?
5) Are you for or against keeping animals in zoos?
Why?
1) Do you think it`s important to know foreign languages? Why
yes or no?
2) What foreign languages did you study at school? For how
many years?
3) Did you enjoy studying a foreign language at school? What
was the most difficult aspect for you?
4) What do you think is the best way to master a foreign
language? How do you study English outside school?
5) What foreign languages would you like to learn in the future?
tv for children
environmental problems
1) Are there any programmes for children on Russian TV?
What kind of programmes?
2) What kind of TV programmes did you use to watch when
you were a kid?
3) Are there any negative effects of television for children?
4) How can the TV programmes be changed so that
children can get more benefits from watching TV?
5) Do you think it is good to learn foreign languages
through a TV language programme? Why or why not?
1) What do you think of environmental problems? Are these
important personally for you?
2) What, do you think, is the most dangerous environmental
problem of our time? Why?
3) Are there any ecological problems in the place where you live?
What can you tell us about them?
4) Are there any ecological activists’ groups in your region? What
do they do?
5) Do you agree that all of us should contribute to saving the
planet? What can we do to help the environment?
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favourite food
free time
1)What is your favourite food? Why do you like it so much?
Can you cook it?
2) Have your food preferences changed over time? Why or
why not?
3) Do you think your favourite food is healthy? Is there any
unhealthy food that you like?
4) How often do you eat your favourite food? Would you like
to eat it more often?
5) Is there any food you dislike? If yes, why do you dislike it?
1) How old are you? What class are you in?
2) How do you usually spend your free time? What do you
like to do on Sundays?
3) Do you prefer to spend your free time with your friends
or your family? Why?
4) How do your friends spend their free time? Where do
they go and what do they do?
5) How do you think you will spend your free time in 10
years time?
environmental problems
1) What part of Russia do you live in? What is the climate like
in your region?
2) Have you observed any changes in the climate of your
region lately? What are they, if any?
3) Do weather forecasts usually turn out to be right for your
region?
4) What is your favourite season, why?
5) What kind of climate would you prefer to live in?
science
1) What science subjects have you studied? Which of them did
you enjoy?
2) Are there any inventions or discoveries which have negative
affects?
3) What would you like scientists to discover or invent in the
future? Why?
4) Which scientist of the past or the present do you admire?
Why?
5) What discovery or invention can you not live without? Why?
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attitude to reading books
Internet
1) Do you agree that nowadays people read less than they
used to in the past?
2) What is better - to read a book or to watch its screen
version? Why?
3) How can good reading skills help teenagers in their future
career?
4) Who or what can help children shape their reading habits?
5) What are your current reading preferences? Have they
changed since you were a child?
1) Do Russian teens often use the Internet? Can they use the
Internet only when they are at home?
2) What do they use the Internet for?
3) What are the main advantages and disadvantages of the
Internet in your opinion?
4) When did you start using the Internet? Have you ever
been a member of any online community?
5) How does the Internet influence your life?
household chores
attitude to photography
1) What household chores do teenagers usually have in
Russia?
2) Do you think that boys and girls have the same chores?
3) Do you have brothers or sisters? Do you and your siblings
have household chores? What are they?
4) What household chores do you dislike? Why?
5) What is your general attitude to household chores?
1) Why do you think people like taking photographs?
2) Do you like having your photo taken? Why or why
not?
3) How often do you take photos? What of?
4) What is your favourite photo? Describe it
5) Why do you think so many people enjoy taking selfies?
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