A1 Level – Elementary
1. Do you like sports games?
2. What is a big win?
3. Do you spend money on games?
4. What is a secret risk?
5. Do you think gambling is bad?
6. What is a fun hobby?
7. Do you use many apps?
8. What is a fast payment?
9. Do you know someone who bets?
10. What is a big mistake?
11. Do you save money?
12. What is a warning?
13. Do you think betting apps are safe?
14. What are three things people bet on?
15. Do you think it is easy to stop betting?
A2 Level – Pre-Intermediate
1. What is the difference between a game and gambling?
2. Why are betting apps so popular now?
3. What are the good things and bad things about betting on sports?
4. How can a person control their spending on betting apps?
5. Should all betting apps have a strong age limit?
6. Why is it important to know the rules of betting?
7. Do you think betting apps cause addiction?
8. What is the purpose of advertising betting apps during a sports game?
9. How does the ability to bet instantly on a phone change the risk?
10. What is the difference between chance and skill in gambling?
11. Do you think betting apps target young people?
12. What are the problems when someone loses a lot of money betting?
13. When is the best time to stop betting and seek help?
14. What are two differences between online and in-person betting?
15. How does the existence of betting apps affect the integrity of sports?
B1 Level – Intermediate
1. What are the rules for politely telling a friend you are worried about their betting habits?
2. How does the availability of betting apps affect personal financial stability?
3. Should the government ban all advertising for betting apps?
4. What is the difference between responsible betting and problem gambling?
5. Do you believe that betting apps provide harmless entertainment?
6. What are the challenges of regulating betting apps that operate globally?
7. How does the feeling of a “near miss” affect the desire to continue betting?
8. What is the idea of “in-play betting”?
9. Is it fair or unfair when sports teams are sponsored by betting companies?
10. How does a lack of public awareness contribute to gambling problems?
11. What are the steps for properly setting a financial limit on a betting app?
12. What is the value of offering free mental health help for gambling addiction?
13. Should public media highlight the stories of people who lost money to betting?
14. What are the reasons why some people feel betting adds excitement to watching sports?
15. How does the design of the app (colors, sounds) encourage continued use?
B2 Level – Upper-Intermediate
1. What are the social pressures on young men to participate in sports betting?
2. What are the moral problems when betting companies use psychological tricks to keep people betting?
3. How does constant exposure to betting apps affect people’s perception of risk?
4. Should betting companies be legally required to provide easy self-exclusion tools?
5. Analyze the psychological effect of trying to win back money that has been lost (chasing losses).
6. Who is responsible for finding ways to stop underage people from using betting apps?
7. What is your view on the practice of celebrities promoting betting apps?
8. Evaluate the role of government taxation on betting winnings and industry revenue.
9. How does the speed of technology allow for instant, impulsive betting decisions?
10. Discuss the concept of “gambler’s fallacy” (the belief that past losses affect future probability).
11. What are the problems with having very different rules for online betting and physical casino betting?
12. What are the legal differences between a regulated betting app and an illegal offshore site?
13. Do you agree that the purpose of betting apps is mainly to provide government revenue through tax?
14. What steps should be taken to ensure that betting apps are transparent about the odds of winning?
15. How does the shift to mobile betting change the social environment of gambling?
“Sports Betting Apps” – video-based ESL lesson plan for C1 students
C1 Level – Advanced
1. Is it fair that the economic model of betting companies relies on a small percentage of addicts losing large sums?
2. What is the right way to think about a company’s moral duty to protect users from self-harm?
3. How do the platform’s algorithms influence the type of personalized betting offers a user receives?
4. When should the government consider mandatory limits on the amount of money a person can lose in a month?
5. What are the moral questions when we talk about using personal data to identify and target people with gambling addiction?
6. How does the focus on quick wins affect the long-term, necessary investment in financial education?
7. Discuss the impact of major betting scandals on the public’s trust in professional sports.
8. How should leaders use knowledge about addiction to design safer online leisure activities?
9. What is the idea of “digital nudging” and its use in encouraging betting?
10. What are the long-term effects on society when gambling becomes normalized for young people?
11. What are the difficulties when courts try to hold betting companies responsible for a user’s addiction?
12. How does the search for instant excitement conflict with the need for long-term financial stability?
13. Do you agree that the most important thing is the legal freedom to engage in risky financial activities?
14. What are the simple moral rules a person should follow when they benefit from a friend’s gambling problem?
15. Should the government set a legal minimum for the budget spent by betting companies on responsible gambling advertisements?
C2 Level – Proficiency
1. What is the real difference between a person’s individual financial risk tolerance and their psychological compulsion to gamble?
2. Debate the idea: Should we completely eliminate all forms of commercial betting and gambling?
3. How does the concept of “chance” change when algorithms can perfectly calculate and manage risk?
4. What laws or rules are needed to control how betting apps use personalized psychological profiling?
5. How do historical views of vice and moral corruption affect modern attitudes toward online gambling?
6. How can communities maintain social support when individuals are privately struggling with addiction?
7. Argue the point that humans should stop all attempts to regulate betting and allow individuals to take full responsibility for their choices.
8. What protection should laws give to family members who suffer financial ruin due to a relative’s gambling?
9. How can we stop the problem of using the argument of “entertainment” to mask predatory business practices?
10. What did old thinkers say about risk, fortune, and the moral use of money that is still important today?
11. What will happen to the need for human bookmakers if AI can perfectly manage all aspects of betting?
12. How do people use the idea of “I have a system” to avoid discussing the randomness of chance?
13. How does the experience of overcoming a gambling addiction improve a person’s financial literacy?
14. What is the power of international organizations to regulate global online betting platforms?
15. If scientists could create a perfect, non-addictive version of excitement, how would that fundamentally change the need for gambling?
