English Topics: What are some of the biggest challenges of leading a country?

Ice Breaking Topics

  • What makes your family amazing?
  • How has your cultural background influenced your relationship with food and cooking?
  • If you had to pick a new first name, what would it be and why?
  • Which book has had the biggest impact on your life and why?
  • Who usually names babies in your country? (a parent, grandparent, fortune-teller?)
  • What is the one thing you've made that you're the most proud of?
  • Do you think there are only two genders?
  • How do you think your experiences with success and failure have shaped your character and personal growth?

Main Topics

  • What makes a good leader?
  • Who are the first leaders who come to your mind?
  • What qualities make someone a good leader?
  • Who has been the most important leader in your country?
  • Are some people natural leaders and other people natural followers? Why?
  • What are some of the biggest challenges of leading a country?
  • Would you like to be a leader in your country? Why or why not?
  • Why do some people think it's a bad thing to always follow other people?

Free Topics

  • What are 3 things you're grateful for?
  • Do you believe in the power of luck?
  • If you could have dinner with any historical figure, who would it be and why?
  • How has your country or culture influenced global cuisine, fashion, or trends?
  • What steps or measures need to be taken to eradicate poverty?
  • How do you define "family," and what does it mean to you?
  • Do you feel some things can only be expressed in English and not in your native language?
  • What is your catchphrase, or something you find yourself saying often?