Unit 1: Marriage 1. What are the advantages and disadvantages of being married or single? 2. Discuss advantages and disadvantages of getting married at young age. 3. Do you think house work is the duty of wife alone or shared between husband and wife? 4. Is house work done by your mom alone at home? What are the advantages and what are the problems? Do you think dad and kids also have a share to help with? Why? 5. Describe a wedding you had ever attended. Unit 2: Sleep 1. 2. 3. 4.
What are the reasons that people don’t get enough sleep? Do you think it’s OK to sleep in class? Why or why not? Suggest ways people use to keep them awake. Discuss the conditions people are not allowed to drive. What does government do to prevent them from happening? 5. What are the ideal hours for you to get enough sleep? Why? 6. About The President’s Murderer, why do you think Marta helped Alex Dinon? Unit 3: The Supernatural 1. Are you superstitious? Do you believe in good and bad luck? Why? 2. Under what situations, do people go to fortune telling? 3. What are the reasons to make fortune telling popular? 4. Why should people not believe psychics? 5. Have you ever visited a psychic? What were you told? Did it turn out true? Why? 6. Describe several superstitions you know. 7. Give a summary about the story of The Phantom of the Opera. Unit 4: Online
1. What do you think about computer games, fun o dangerous? And why? 2. What are the problems for people to use the internet for communication? 3. What things did you buy online? Why? 4. What are advantages and disadvantages of online purchasing? 5. What are some of the advantages of text messaging? And what are its disadvantages? Unit 5: Culture 1. What is culture shock? How do people overcome and adjust to it? 2. What advice would you give to a foreigner about what he or she should do or should not do in our culture? 3. Did you have a foreign friend or friends? What is he or she different from you? 4. Do you think professors should dress formally? Why? 5. Do you learn better in a quiet class? Why? 6. Describe your department at the university. 7. Describe your college life so far. 8. Do you enjoy team work? Why? 9. Do you think your culture is better than other cultures? Why? Unit 6: Age 1. 2. 3. 4.
Who is the old person you know? Do you like him or her? Why? Why do some people live longer than other people? What is the secret to a long life? Do you agree or disagree to live a long life? Why?