English Topics: Do you feel like you belong to one country or to the world?

Ice Breaking Topics

  • Are you a morning person or a night owl?
  • Do you think employees should have to work on weekends?
  • How do you usually practice English listening?
  • If you could start a charity, what would it be for?
  • What role do you think parental involvement plays in a student's academic success?
  • Do you feel there are some things you can only say in English and difficult to say in native language?
  • What would you do differently if you could start your career over?
  • Who do you call when bored?

Main Topics

  • Do you feel like you belong to one country or to the world?
  • Have you ever felt more “at home” in a place outside your country?
  • What’s the difference between being a tourist and a global citizen?
  • Do you think borders are becoming more symbolic than practical?
  • What global issue do you feel personally connected to?
  • Would you ever give up your citizenship for a different one?
  • How does traveling (or living abroad) change your perspective?
  • What does it mean to live “globally” but think “locally”?

Free Topics

  • What is your opinion on the importance of cultural diversity?
  • Were you a good student? Why?
  • What are your thoughts on climate change?
  • Who is your best friend?
  • How do you think the 24-hour news cycle has influenced the quality and depth of news reporting?
  • Are your friends objectively good people?
  • Do you think everything happens for a reason?
  • Who is someone you can call in the middle of the night?