RANDOM TOPICS

RELIGION:

1)	What comes to your mind when you hear the word ‘religion’?
2)	What does religion mean to you?
3)	Is religion always a good thing?
4)	With all the religions in the world, how do we know which one is best or true?
5)	Do people choose their religion or do people’s parents choose it?
6)	If religion is all about love and peace, why are many of the world’s conflicts and wars caused by religion?
7)	If religion teaches us that all men and women are equal and we must love everyone the same, why is there so much racism?
8)	Do you like talking about religion?
9)	What do you think of the argument that religion is really modern-day superstition?
10)	What would the world be like without religion?

ADOPTION:

1. What is adoption?  
2. What are some of the reasons people choose to adopt? 
3. What is the difference between domestic and international adoption? 
4. What are the views of adoption in your country?  
5. Should you tell the child that he or she was adopted? If so at what age? Or when?
6. Should adopted children have the right to know their biological parents? 
7. What are some reasons why couple don't choose to adopt?
8. Do you think it is preferable to adopt or to use artificial reproduction technology? 
9. What do you think adopted children feel when they will someday know that they are not really a biological child of their parents?
10. Do you know some stories about adoption? If so, talk about it.

 DRUGS:

1. Do you think alcohol is a drug? 
2. What is alcoholism? 
3. Do you think alcohol is a drug? 
4. What is alcoholism? 
5. What are some of the characteristics of drunk people? 
6. Is alcohol addictive? 
7. What about tea, coffee, and chocolate?
8. Do you think marijuana should be legal or illegal? Support your opinion with facts.
9. Is marijuana grown in your country? 
10. Why do you think that tobacco is a legal drug? 
11. Should there be punishments for using drugs? 
12. Should drug dealers get the death penalty? 
13. Why do some people get addicted when others do not?
14. What happens in the brain of a person that causes addiction?
15. Do you think it is easy to buy illegal drugs where you live?
16. Cancer patients find that marijuana stops their pain. 
17. Should it be legal for them? 
18. At what age should it be legal to drink and smoke?
19. Why do you think people start using drugs? 
20. What kind of drugs are the most popular in your country?
21. How can drugs help a person?
22. Do you agree that"once an addict,always an addict"? 

PRAYER:

 

1.How often do you pray?

2.What’s your favorite prayer?

3.Where is the best place to pray?

4.Can you take lessons on how to pray better?

5.What do you think all people should pray for?

6.How can you prove to someone who doesn’t believe in prayer that it works?

7.Do you think people who pray have better lives?

8.What do you think of prayer groups?

9.If you could have one prayer answered, what would it be?

10.Do you think the prayers you make up are better than the prayers found in holy books?

11.What springs to mind when you hear the word ‘prayer’?

12.What do you pray for?

13.Are your prayers always answered?

14.Do you feel different after you pray?

15.Is it possible to pray for something bad?

16.Is it selfish to pray for something for yourself?

17.Do you think prayer time should be a part of school life?

18.Do you think something has gone wrong if a prayer is unanswered?

19.Do you believe in the healing power of prayer?

20.Is it important to say a prayer before and after meals? BIBLE: 1.What is the Bible? 2.Who is it for? 3.Why is it important? 4.What can we learn from the Bible? 5.How is the Bible different from the holy books of other religions? 6.Do you think the Bible is interesting? 7.Have you read all of the Bible? 8.What is your favorite part of the Bible? 9.Do you think everything in the Bible is true? 10.How often do you read the Bible? 11.What do you know of the history of the Bible – how all of the books were collected and put together? 12.What is the main message of the Bible? 13.Who is the most important person in the Bible? 14.Do you think the Bible is more interesting than a good novel? 15.Is there a hidden code in the Bible? 16.What is the difference between the old and new testaments and which one is more important? 17.If the Bible is full of Jews, why do Christians and not Jews follow it? 18.Was the world created the way it is described in the Bible? 19.If the Bible has all of the answers, why doesn’t everyone read it?

Agreeing and Disagreeing

1. Many people think including some Koreans that South and North Korea should be united. Do you agree or disagree? Explain your opinion.

2. Do you agree or disagree that parents are the best teachers? Explain your opinion.

3. Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Television has destroyed communication among friends and family. Use specific reasons and examples to support your opinion.

4. With the help of technology, students nowadays can learn more information and learn it
more quickly. Do you agree or disagree?

5. Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? "Grades (marks) encourage students to learn."

6. Children should begin learning a foreign language as soon as they start school. Do you agree or disagree with the following statement?

7. Boys and girls should attend separate schools. Do you agree or disagree with the following statement?

8.Only people who earn a lot of money are successful. Do you agree or disagree with the following statement?

9.A person’s childhood years (the time from birth to twelve years of age) are the most
important years of a person’s life. Do you agree or disagree with the following statement?

10. Children should be required to help with household tasks as soon as they are
able to do so. Do you agree or disagree with the following statement?

11. It is better to be a member of a group than to be the leader of a group. Do you agree or disagree with the following statement?

12. Watching television is bad for children. Do you agree or disagree with the following statement?

13. People are never satisfied with what they have; they always want something
more or something different. Do you agree or disagree with the following statement?

14. Teachers should be paid according to how much their students learn. Do you agree or disagree with the following statement?

15. Most experiences in our lives that seemed difficult at the time become valuable lessons for the future. Do you agree or disagree with the following statement?

16. Parents or other adult relatives should make important decisions for their older (15 to

18 year-old) teenage children. Do you agree or disagree with the following statement?

17. A person should never make an important decision alone. Do you agree or disagree with the following statement?

18. One should never judge a person by external appearances. Do you agree or disagree with the following statement?

19. The most important aspect of a job is the money a person earns. Do you agree or disagree with the following statement?

20. It is better for children to grow up in the countryside than in a big
city. Do you agree or disagree?

Telling your Life's Story

Can You Tell me About...? 

1. Can you tell about a dream you've had? 

2. Can you tell about a goal you have? 

3. Can you tell about something you believe in? 

4. Can you tell about a place you've visited? 

5. Can you tell about an accident you've seen?

6. Can you tell me about the hardest thing you ever had to do? 

7. Can you tell me about something you regret? 

8. Can you tell me about a mistake you made? 

9. Can you tell me about someone you envy? 

10. Can you tell me about someone you admire? 

11. Can you tell me about the most important lesson you've learnt in life so far? 

12. Can you tell me about the hardest decision you have ever made? 

13. Can you tell me about a famous historical person (living or dead) who if you had the opportunity, you'd like to interview? 

Giving Advice

1. I want to quit smoking.  What should I do?

2.I won 100,000 dollars and I don't know how to spend it. What should I do?

3. I gained a lot of weight in last few years. I want to lose at least 10kg. What should I do?

4. My son doesn't want to go to school. He says that his teacher and all other students hate him. What should I do?

5. I want to get rich quickly. What should I do?

6. My husband doesn't help me with house chores. What should I do?

7. My girlfriend/boyfriend is seeing another man/woman. I saw a message in his/her mobile phone. What should I do?

8. My friend is a shopaholic. She likes shopping with her credit card even she has some hard time paying her monthly credit. How can I advice her?

9. My friend is just 20 years old and still studying but she got pregnant and her boyfriend ran away. How can I advice her? She wants to remove the baby but this is against our law and to our religion.

10. I want to learn Korean language fast. What should I do?

Hypothetical Question

MONEY

1. What if you suddenly won 27,000,000 won, what would you do with the money?Why?


2. If one day one of your friend borrows a big amount of money from you, would you lend her/him the money or not? Why?


3.What will you do if you caught your child stealing from you?


4. What if someone offers you a big amount of money in exchange of a part of your body such as eyes, liver.kidney...etc. would you accept it?


5. If you are given a chance to help one country financially which country would you choose and why?


6. What if you found a suitcase with a lot of money will you try to give it back or just keep it and why?


7. If one office mate gives you a lottery ticket as a gift and that ticket won, would you share the price to your office mate that gave you the ticket or not?


8. If you will be asked how money is important to you, what would be your answer?


9. What would you do if you suddenly find out that someone has stolen your credit card and spent too much credit in your card?Then you find out that person was one of your relatives.


10. If someone asks you what are 3 things that money can't buy,what are they?Why?




IF YOU COULD...

1. If you could ask God one question, what would it be?

2. If the whole world is listening to you, what would you say?

3. If you could be an animal, would you be?

4. If you had only 24 hours to live, what would you do?

5. If you could be a plant, what plant would you choose to be?

6. If you could be another man or woman for a day, who would you choose?

7. If you could be invisible for a day what would you do and why?

8. If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?

9. If you could change one thing in the world, what would it be?

10. If you woke up suddenly because your house was on fire, which three things would you save as you ran outside?

11. If you were the President of the USA for a day, what would you do?

12. If you could eat only one food for the rest of your what food would you choose and why? 

13. If you could remove a group of people in this world, which group would you remove and why?

14. If you are given 3 wishes, what would they be?

15. If you are given a high position in exchange that your friend will lose her job, would you do it?Why?