TOPICS FOR DISCUSSION

2- SHOPPING:

Where do you or your family go shopping for food?

Do you buy products according to the ads you see? Do you believe in advertisements?

Do you pay attention to logos / slogans / packaging when you buy a product?

Do you feel attracted to certain products or services when you see their ads on TV?

What effect has the internet had on the way you and your friends shop?

How important is it for you to have the most recent gadgets? Why?

Do you think that people will do all their shopping online in the future? Why/Why not?

3- JOBS AND PROFESSIONS

Think of three jobs for each category. Explain your choices.

• stressful jobs

• jobs for people who are patient

• jobs for people who are creative

• jobs which are useful to society

• jobs for people who are confident

Why do people change careers/go into a new profession?

What advice would you give to young people who don’t know what they want to do?

What kind of education, training or skills do you need to do your job?

What things are important for you in a job (e.g. friendly colleagues, good salary, interesting tasks)?

Is it better to be a boss or an employee? Why?

Why do so many people want to do jobs that might make them famous, e.g. YouTuber, actor or influencer?

Can you think of any professions that are paid too little or too much?

Do you remember the unusual jobs mentioned in the video? Describe them.

4- COMMUNICATION

“We have two ears and one mouth so that we can listen twice as much as we speak. ” ― Epictetus, a Greek
philosopher

• What does the quote mean? Do you agree with it?

• When we communicate, what is more important: listening or talking?

• What are the qualities of a good communicator?

• What problems might occur when communicating with someone?

• What can we do to be better communicators? improved

• In what kinds of situations do you have to ask someone to rephrase what they’ve said?

Explain the transmission model and the transactional model. Name the perceptual filters you remember

5- THE ENVIRONMENT

Agree or disagree? What do you think?

Over the past few years people have engaged more with nature.

Young people are able to connect with nature in a conscious way.

I do not spend time with nature on a daily basis.

I see my lifestyle as dependent on the natural world.

I feel a connection with the living things around me.

I feel there is enough green space in my home environment.

b. How is the environment around you? Is it clean?

c. What kind of pollution personally bothers you most?

d. Do you recycle? If so, what kinds of things do you recycle?

e. What do you do to conserve energy? For example, do you turn the lights off when you leave the room?

f. Do you try to buy environmentally friendly products? If so, give some examples.

g. How do you feel when you hear about global warming? Is there hope for the future?

h. Do you believe human activities contribute to climate change? If so, what should we do about it? If not,
what do you think causes climate change?

i. Which type of energy is the most environmentally friendly? Do you use this type of energy? Why or why
not?

j. What do you think about the evolution of species ?

6- SMILING IS A HEALTHY HABIT

• What makes you laugh?

• What memories from your past always put a smile on your face?

• What was one thing that made you smile today?

• Have you heard about Patch Adams? Have you seen the movie?

• What do you think about the idea of such clowns coming to help sick children?

• Do you think there are clown doctors in hospitals in your country or region?

• Would you ever decide to become a clown doctor? Why/Why not?

7- AT WORK- PRESENTATIONS

• How often do you listen to other people’s presentations?

• How often do you give presentations? How do you feel about presenting something?

. Have you ever done it in English? (oratoria- public speaking) hegemonic

• How do you prepare for a presentation? Do you have any tips or tools for creating a great presentation?

• What are the key elements of a successful presentation?

8- MEETINGS.

• How much time do you spend on meetings at work daily/weekly?

• What type of meetings do you have and where are they? Are they teleconferences, online meetings, one-
on-one meetings, team meetings, daily meetings?

• How much of your day do you spend sitting? Think about your work life, commuting and your free time?
Do you think you sit too much?

• Would you prefer to have a job in which you sit, or stand and walk? Why?

• Do you agree that sitting is the smoking of our generation? Can sitting really be so unhealthy? If so, what
can be done to get us off our duffs? sedentary - inactive / sedentary lifestyle /harmful

• Nowadays people are sitting 9.3 hours a day, which is more than we're sleeping, at 7.7 hours. How about
you? How much do you sleep vs sit? I’m lucky

• How much sport activity do you do? Do you huff and puff after a 15-minute walk or going upstairs? • Why
do you think that walking may stimulate out-of-the-box thinking?

• Can you imagine using walking meetings in your work? What could be the problems and the benefits of
such a solution?

9- LEARNING ON THE INTERNET

• Read the phrase: ‘The power to decide how and when to learn is now yours.’ What are some advantages
and disadvantages of having this power?

• What do you think ‘information overload’ is? Have you ever experienced it? If so, why do you think it
happened?

Read the statements and decide if you 1 – agree, 2 – partly agree/disagree, 3 – disagree. Explain your
answers.

• I generally trust the information I read or hear online.

• Finding correct information online is easy if you know how to do it.

• An offline course (face-to-face interaction between teacher and student in a physical place) certificate is
worth more than an online course certificate.

• You can learn anything if you have internet access.

• If you could create an online course, what would it be about? How would you make it more interesting
than other online courses?

10- PERSONALITY

What makes you happy?

What are some things that make you angry?

Are you happy with your personality? What are you like?

Would you like to be different? What aspects of your personality would you change?

Are you a determined person? Are you a stubborn person?

Do you consider yourself selfish ? Why?

Is your personality suited to your job?

In what way has your personality changed? Why has it changed??

Are you more introverted (focused on your inner world) or more extraverted (focused on other people and
the outer world)?

Do you think you can change a major characteristic of your personality if you try?

Do you think you have an unusual personality? Why?

If you could change any aspect of your personality, what would it be?

What personality traits do you consider important in a good friend / a boss / a partner?

Do you think birth order makes a difference in your personality?