Choose one of the topics below and tell your partner your true or made up experience(s) of that thing. Perhaps after asking you for more details, they will try to guess whether you have really had that experience or not. Then take turns doing the same.
Activism, e.g. trade unions, industrial action, demonstrations/ protests
Arts/ Culture
Bureaucracy/ The public sector/ Public workers
Business, e.g. corporate scandals, mergers, takeovers, bankruptcies, working conditions
Charities/ NGOs, e.g. ways of fundraising
Countercultures/ Youth cultures
Crime, e.g. illegal drugs, street crime, theft
Data protection/ Privacy issues, e.g. data theft, identity theft
Developing countries/ Poverty/ International development
Domestic politics, e.g. local elections, national elections, MPs
Economics, e.g. unemployment, underemployment, deflation/ inflation,
Education, e.g. university entrance exams
Globalisation, e.g. immigration, multiculturalism, multinational companies, free trade
Green issues/ The environment, e.g. recycling, hybrid technology
Health scares, e.g. SARS, bird flu, mad cow disease and H1N1
Inequality/ Social mobility
Infrastructure, e.g. dams, new rail lines
International relations
Laws/ The police
Lifestyle, for example health foods, housing, fashion, relationships
Natural disasters, such as earthquakes and tsunamis
Religion/ Cults
Science and technology
Social issues, e.g. unemployment, homelessness, social isolation
Sport
Tax, e.g. sales tax
Terrorism/ Anti-terrorism, e.g. aircraft and airport security measures
The Internet, e.g. e-commerce, social networking,
The welfare state, e.g. welfare benefits, public housing, public healthcare
Travel/ Living abroad/ Studying abroad
Vandalism, e.g. graffiti
When your teacher stops you, ask about any topics above you aren’t sure about, sharing real related experiences as a class each time.
Together choose the top five topics from above to include in this course, then brainstorm more ideas.
Compare as a class.
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