A1 Level – Elementary
1. Do you like your neighborhood?
2. What is a good park?
3. Do you know your neighbors?
4. What is a quiet street?
5. Do you feel safe at night?
6. What is a small shop?
7. Do you walk to the store?
8. What is a tall building?
9. Do you think the air is clean?
10. What is a friendly wave?
11. Do you help your neighbors?
12. What is a local school?
13. Do you like local events?
14. What are three things you like about your neighborhood?
15. Do you think neighborhood is important?
A2 Level – Pre-Intermediate
1. What is the difference between a neighborhood and a city?
2. Why is having a good relationship with neighbors important?
3. What are the good things and bad things about living in a very quiet area?
4. How can a neighborhood become safer?
5. Should all neighborhoods have a public meeting place?
6. Why is it important to have shops and services nearby?
7. Do you think your neighborhood is changing fast?
8. What is the purpose of a community garden?
9. How does noise pollution affect life in a neighborhood?
10. What is the difference between a residential and a commercial area?
11. Do you think neighbors should share tools or equipment?
12. What are the problems when people do not follow neighborhood rules?
13. When is the best time to move to a new neighborhood?
14. What are two things that make a neighborhood friendly?
15. How does the quality of the local school affect the neighborhood?
B1 Level – Intermediate
1. What are the rules for politely resolving a dispute with a noisy neighbor?
2. How does the price of housing change the people who live in a neighborhood?
3. Should the government spend more money on improving local parks?
4. What is the difference between a close-knit community and one that is mostly strangers?
5. Do you believe that a good neighborhood can improve mental health?
6. What are the challenges of organizing a successful neighborhood event?
7. How does the availability of public transport affect the value of a neighborhood?
8. What is the idea of “neighborhood watch”?
9. Is it fair or unfair when new people moving in change the culture of the area?
10. How does the history of a neighborhood influence its current identity?
11. What are the steps for properly creating a simple neighborhood cleaning plan?
12. What is the value of knowing the names of local shop owners?
13. Should public media highlight positive stories about local communities?
14. What are the reasons why some people prefer living in an anonymous, busy area?
15. How does a sense of community affect the crime rate?
B2 Level – Upper-Intermediate
1. What are the social pressures to maintain a certain image of your house and garden?
2. What are the moral problems when wealthy newcomers force out long-time, low-income residents (gentrification)?
3. How does the focus on surveillance cameras affect the feeling of personal freedom in a neighborhood?
4. Should residents be legally required to maintain the appearance of their property?
5. Analyze the psychological effect of living in a neighborhood with high levels of social trust.
6. Who is responsible for promoting social mixing between different income groups in a neighborhood?
7. What is your view on the practice of using private security patrols in residential areas?
8. Evaluate the role of local government in managing neighborhood planning and development.
9. How does the availability of local food markets affect the residents’ diet?
10. Discuss the concept of “social capital” and its relevance to neighborhood strength.
11. What are the problems with having very different levels of service (garbage collection, police) in different neighborhoods?
12. What are the legal differences between neighborhood rules and city ordinances?
13. Do you agree that the purpose of a neighborhood is mainly to provide a safe place for children to grow up?
14. What steps should be taken to ensure that all neighborhoods are easily walkable and bikeable?
15. How does the design of public space (benches, lighting) affect social interaction?
C1 Level – Advanced
1. Is it fair that the quality of schools and services is often tied to the wealth of the neighborhood?
2. What is the right way to think about a city’s moral duty to prevent gentrification?
3. How do the platform’s algorithms influence which neighborhoods are recommended for housing or rental?
4. When should the government consider mandatory limits on rent increases to protect long-time residents?
5. What are the moral questions when we talk about using private data to predict the crime rate of a neighborhood?
6. How does the focus on quick, cosmetic improvements affect the long-term infrastructure of a neighborhood?
7. Discuss the impact of major corporate developments (stadiums, malls) on the fabric of local communities.
8. How should leaders use knowledge about community psychology to promote civic participation?
9. What is the idea of “broken windows theory” and its effect on neighborhood policing?
10. What are the long-term effects on society when the difference between rich and poor neighborhoods becomes extreme?
11. What are the difficulties when courts try to decide if a neighborhood’s rules are discriminatory?
12. How does the search for total personal convenience conflict with the need for strong community ties?
13. Do you agree that the most important thing is the equal access to public services in all neighborhoods?
14. What are the simple moral rules a person should follow when they benefit from a neighborhood’s improving economy?
15. Should the government set a legal minimum for the amount of green space required in every neighborhood?
C2 Level – Proficiency
1. What is the real difference between a person’s individual house and their sense of belonging to a collective neighborhood?
2. Debate the idea: Should we completely eliminate private land ownership in cities to allow for fairer community planning?
3. How does the concept of “home” change when communities are constantly fragmented by economic forces?
4. What laws or rules are needed to control how technology platforms use neighborhood data to create economic advantage?
5. How do historical views of exclusion (gated communities) affect modern ideas of social mixing?
6. How can communities maintain their unique identity when large corporate retailers replace local businesses?
7. Argue the point that humans should stop all attempts to control the social development of a neighborhood and allow organic change.
8. What protection should laws give to renters against landlords who raise rents to force them out?
9. How can we stop the problem of using neighborhood associations to enforce discriminatory or outdated social rules?
10. What did old thinkers say about the polis, the village, and the ideal community that is still important today?
11. What will happen to the need for human shop owners if delivery drones can bring anything to the door?
12. How do people use the idea of “keeping up appearances” to avoid discussing local social problems?
13. How does the experience of supporting a struggling neighbor improve a person’s sense of civic duty?
14. What is the power of a collective movement to demand that local government prioritize affordable housing?
15. If scientists could create a perfect, harmonious neighborhood, how would that fundamentally change human nature?
