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?

Personal Experience

 CHILDHOOD

1. What were your favorite activities when you were young?
2. What were your childhood dreams?
3. What was your greatest fear when you were young?
4. What was your favorite season when your were a child and why?
5. What was your happiest childhood memory?
6. What was your worst childhood memory?
7. Did you enjoy your childhood days? Why?
8. What part of your childhood memory would you like to go back? Why?
9. What childhood experiences are your proud of?
10. Overall talk about your childhood days. Be careful of your tenses...

FAMILY

1. How do you define family?

2. What are the importance of having a family?

3. What would you feel if you grow up without a family?

4. What impact has divorce and/or modern day living had on the family?

5. What was the most important thing your parents taught you?

6.What was the saddest time in your family? 

7.Why do people get married 

8.Describe a typical family unit and the importance of family in your country. 

9.What's the best thing about your mom? 

10.Is spanking a good way to discipline children?

WORK

1. What was your dream job before? Why was it your dream job?

2. What is your job now?

3. Describe your job?

4. Do you like your job? Why or why not?

5. What is your main reason why you are working now?

6. What age would you like to stop working?

7. If you would be given another job,what job would you like to have?

8.  What are the advantages and disadvantages of having a job?

9. Is your job stressful? Why?

10. How do you remove your stress?

11. Had you ever had a part time job before? What was it? Was it a good part time job?

12. Can you still remember the first time you received your salary ? How did you feel about it?

13. What do you think is the most stressful job in this world?

14. What job do you think is the least stressful?

15. Had you ever had a bad experience in your job? Talk about it.

16. Are you proud of your job now? Why?

17. If money wasn't invented, how would you like to be paid?

18. If you will be given a chance to choose, would you rather work or have a business. Why?

                                               Friendship

1. How do you define friendship?

2. What is the importance of friendship in your life?

3. What do you think of people who doesn't have any friends?

4. What are the characteristics of a good friend?

5. Have you ever fought with a friend? What was it? How did you solve the problem?

6. If you are going to compare friendship with a thing what would it be?

7. Who is your best friend? Talk about her/him?

8. What are some ways your best friend has influenced your life in a positive way? 

9. Do you tell your best friend everything?Why?

10.How do you maintain a good friendship?
11. What makes friends different from family?
12. What does this saying means " birds of the same feathers flock together"?

Personality

1. What are some characteristics of your personality? 

2. What makes you happy? 

3. Are you a determined person? Are you a stubborn person? 

4. Are you shy ? In which occasions are you shy? 

5. Do you consider yourself selfish ? Why? 

6. Is your personality suited to your job? 

7. In what way has your personality changed? Why has it changed?? 

8. What personality traits do you consider important in a good friend / a boss / a partner? 

9. What personalities do you hate the most?

10. What do you think are the the unique personalities of Koreans.

11. How is personality important to your job?

LOVE, DATING, MARRIAGE

1. About how many guests attended your wedding?

   How many guests would you invite to your wedding?

2.At what age do most people in your country get married? 

3. At what age do you want to get married?

    At what age did you get married?

4. Do women usually work after getting married in your country? 

5. Do you "go Dutch" when dating? Is it usual for people in your country to 'go Dutch' if you go out together? 

6. Do you think some people know that they will fall in love with someone the first time they meet?

7. How did you meet your husband/boyfriend?

8. Do you think some people know that they will fall in love with someone the first time they meet?

9. What is your opinion about arranged marriage?

10. Do you know the difference between love and like?What is it?

11.  Do you think getting married means giving up freedom?Why?

12. Do you think it is better to be single or to be married? Why?

13. Do you think it is okay for a couple to live together before getting married? Why or Why not? 

14. Do you think it is okay to marry someone of a different race? Why?

15. Do you think people change after getting married? 

16. Do you want a husband or wife who is older, younger or the same age as you?Why?

17. How long do you think couples should know each other before they get married? 

18. How old were you when you went on your first date?Where did you go?What did you do?Who did you go with?

19. If your husband/boyfriend has an affair what would you do? 

20. What are some dating and marriage customs in your country? 

21. What are some of the main reasons people get divorced? 

22.What do you think of same-sex marriages? 

23. What do you think of single mothers? 

24.What is your definition of love? 

25. What is the best season to get married?Why?

CHILDREN

1. Do you enjoy being around children? 

2. What are the positive or negative things about being a child? 

3.Do you think that children are different today from the time when you were child? Or from 50 years ago? 100 years ago? 

4. What is most annoying or amazing thing about children?

5. What is the most important thing that we need to teach children? 

6. Can you remember doing anything that got you into trouble? What was it? How were you punished? 

7. What was your favorite toy? 

8. Do you think children today are under more pressure? 

9. Do you think parents today have less time for their children? 

10. Do you think video games are a bad influence on children? 

11. At what age should discipline be introduced to children? 

12. Can you tell when a child is being honest or trying to get away from something? How? 

13. Did you have any accidents at home as a child? If yes, what happened? 

14. What's something children do that you'd like to be able to do it too? 

15. What are you never going to allow, or have never allowed, your children to do? 

16. When is it OK for little girls to wear makeup? 

17. What do children use their cellphones for?Will you give one to your children?After what age?

HUSBAND

1. What do you think is the best quality a husband should have and why?

2. What are the things you have to consider before marrying a man?

3. What are the main responsibility of married man in your country?

4. What quality of your husband do you like the most and why?

5. What quality of your husband do you hate the most?

6. What things make your husband really angry? How do you calm him?

7. What things make you really angry about your husband?

8. If you could be given one thing that your could change in your husband, what would it be?

9. What was the best thing your husband has given to you?

10. What made you decide to marry your husband?

11. Describe your husband?

WORST THING THAT HAPPENED TO ME

1. What was the worst food you have eaten? Talk about your experience.

2. What was the worst movie you have watched?Talk about your experience.

3. Who was the worst person you have ever met?Talk about your experience.

4. What was the worst subject you had studied when you were a university student?

Talk about your experience.

5. When was the worst day of your life that you could remember?Talk about your experience.

6. What was the worst thing you have bought? Talk about your experience.

7. What was the worst experience you had in your job?Talk about your experience.

8. Where was the worst restaurant you have eaten?Talk about your experience.

9. Who was the worst teacher you have ever known?

10. What do you thing is the worst word in the world?