- What will happen if we fail to follow these rapid changes? - How these rapid and sweeping changes affect our lives? - Compare people who are resistant to change and the ones who are very adaptive? - What can you do to save energy at home? - What efforts have been done by your governments to preserve energy today? - Do you think that we are likely to have energy crisis in the future? - What do you think about alternative energy? - Do you think the way we communicate today differs from the past? - What causes these changes? - Do you think online communication leads to anti-social behavior? - Do you think online chatting has replaced face-to-face communication? - Can you compare between conventional medicine and modern medicine? - What is the most important medical advance today? - Do you think disease also transform to be more complex ones along with the improved medical advances? - What are the advantages and disadvantages of having these medical advances? - What is the most serious crime should be tackled by your governments today? - Do you think we have more crimes in our society today than in the past? - Do you think copyright infringement should be considered as a serious crime in your country? - Should governments concern about online crimes? - Is death penalty needed to be imposed to give deterrent effect? - Why should we need to save the endangered species from extinction? - What causes the destruction of their natural habitats? - Do you think putting endangered animals in captivity is good? - What actions must be taken to stop the poachers? -Will you buy souvenirs made of protected animals body parts such as ivory and tortoiseshell? - Why developing countries have more problems in population control than the developed countries? - How important is birth control for humanity? - How governments can discourage people from coming to the capital city to seek jobs? - What problems will you probably encounter when you migrate to another country? - What are the differences between traditional and modern building? - How future housing will be like in the future? - Is it important to preserve old buildings? - What makes a historical building in the future?
- How important are celebrations in peoples lives?
- Do many people enjoy participating national celebrations in your country? - Have national celebrations become more/less important over time? - What sorts of things do you think countries will celebrate in the future? - How media today differs from media 20 years ago? - What are the functions of a report in the society? - Why do some people choose to read news on the internet than in the newspaper? - Will internet news ever replace newspapers/magazines? - Do you think media should encourage citizen journalism? - Why does shopping become such a popular activity in a modern society today? - Do you think our society today is increasingly becoming more materialistic? - To what extend are people influenced by the adverts they see on TV? - Do you find adverts on TV annoying? - How the way people buy things in the past differs from today? - In what ways has TV advertising changed in the last 10 years? - Compare education system in university and school? - Do you think school help students to prepare for their next stage of lives? - In general, what opportunities are available for students after they leave school? - How university can promote lifelong education? - Do you think education system today better than in the past? - What are the benefits and drawbacks of the current educational system in your own country? - What changes can you see in your city within 10 years? - What do you think about the existence of the inner city? - What things you would like to improve from your city? - Compare between living in the city and living in the country! - Do we eat healthier food today than in the past? - What are the impacts of technology on our food? - Why are people willing to spend their money for enjoying an expensive cuisine? - Should people become vegetarians to be healthier? - What are the effects of advertisement on what people eat? - How people can protect the tourism sites or objects from vandalism? - What kinds of attractions are likely to be used to appeal the tourists in the future? - How important is the acknowledgement of UNESCO on your national heritage? - What can we learn from visiting tourism sites abroad? - Do you find policies implemented by your governments effective to tackle traffic problems? - What would transportation be like in the future? - What makes a modern public transportation?
- How to improve safety in the public transport?
- Do you think your governments have applied a fair and democratic way to choose city mayors? - What is the most creative breakthrough made by the city mayor in your country? - What is the most controversial regulation? - How can people support their mayors to improve their city? - Do you think neighbors should help each other? - Do you think society today is becoming more individualistic? - Compare how neighbors behave in the country and in the big city? - What are qualities people need to do jobs that involve helping people? - Do you think voluntarism need to be encouraged in the society?