A1 Level – Elementary
1. Do you celebrate Easter?
2. What is a colored egg?
3. Do you like chocolate?
4. What is a spring holiday?
5. Do you go to church?
6. What is a good family meal?
7. Do you like bunnies?
8. What is a fun game (hunt)?
9. Do you think Easter is important?
10. What is a new dress?
11. Do you get gifts?
12. What is a long weekend?
13. Do you like a day off?
14. What are three Easter symbols?
15. Do you think Easter is a happy time?
A2 Level – Pre-Intermediate
1. What is the difference between Easter and Christmas?
2. Why are eggs a symbol of Easter?
3. What are the good things and bad things about eating a lot of chocolate?
4. How can a family prepare for an Easter egg hunt?
5. Should all schools close for the Easter holiday?
6. Why is Easter celebrated on a different date each year?
7. Do you think the commercial side of Easter is too big?
8. What is the purpose of fasting (Lent) before Easter?
9. How does the arrival of spring relate to the Easter holiday?
10. What is the difference between religious traditions and cultural customs?
11. Do you think people should stop buying chocolate Easter bunnies?
12. What are the problems when the holiday is too focused on gifts?
13. When is the best time to visit family during Easter?
14. What are two differences between Easter food and regular food?
15. How does the religious meaning of Easter affect people’s behavior?
B1 Level – Intermediate
1. What are the rules for politely discussing different Easter traditions?
2. How does the economy affect the price of holiday food and candy?
3. Should the government provide financial support for low-income families during the holidays?
4. What is the difference between the Christian and secular (non-religious) celebration of Easter?
5. Do you believe that Easter traditions help keep families connected?
6. What are the challenges of celebrating Easter with family members who do not share your beliefs?
7. How does the focus on one specific holiday affect other spring celebrations?
8. What is the idea of an “Easter parade”?
9. Is it fair or unfair when some people have a long holiday and others must work?
10. How does a lack of time off affect the quality of the holiday celebration?
11. What are the steps for properly coloring eggs using natural dyes?
12. What is the value of passing down old family holiday recipes?
13. Should public media highlight the religious origins of Easter?
14. What are the reasons why some people prefer a quiet holiday at home?
15. How does the commercialization of Easter affect its religious meaning?
B2 Level – Upper-Intermediate
1. What are the social pressures to travel a long distance to celebrate with family?
2. What are the moral problems when cheap chocolate is made using unethical labor practices?
3. How does constant social media showing of perfect Easter celebrations affect family stress?
4. Should religious organizations be legally required to provide free meals for the poor during Easter?
5. Analyze the psychological effect of celebrating a holiday that involves profound religious themes.
6. Who is responsible for finding ways to make holiday celebrations environmentally friendly?
7. What is your view on the practice of deliberately hiding the religious meaning of a holiday?
8. Evaluate the role of large corporations in shaping the commercial traditions of Easter.
9. How does the concept of “holiday creep” (starting celebrations early) affect other parts of the year?
10. Discuss the concept of “feasting” and its cultural significance after fasting.
11. What are the problems with having very different dates for Orthodox and Western Easter?
12. What are the legal differences between religious freedom and public display of religious symbols?
13. Do you agree that the purpose of Easter is mainly to mark the renewal of spring?
14. What steps should be taken to ensure that all children can participate in a fun holiday celebration?
15. How does the historical use of pagan symbols (bunnies, eggs) affect the modern holiday?
C1 Level – Advanced
1. Is it fair that the most financially successful holidays are often the most commercialized?
2. What is the right way to think about a government’s moral duty to recognize and respect all religious holidays equally?
3. How do the platform’s algorithms influence the type of holiday food and decoration trends that become viral?
4. When should the government consider mandatory limits on the price inflation of holiday goods?
5. What are the moral questions when we talk about using religious symbols for commercial gain?
6. How does the focus on quick consumption affect the long-term, slow tradition of passing down heritage?
7. Discuss the impact of major global travel during the Easter period on air and road traffic.
8. How should leaders use the spirit of renewal to promote community service?
9. What is the idea of “secularization” and its effect on traditional religious holidays?
10. What are the long-term effects on society when the difference between all major holidays disappears?
11. What are the difficulties when courts try to decide if a holiday display is discriminatory?
12. How does the search for total convenience conflict with the need for traditional, slow preparation of holiday food?
13. Do you agree that the most important thing is the shared community experience, regardless of the holiday’s origin?
14. What are the simple moral rules a person should follow when they benefit from a chocolate company’s unethical labor practices?
15. Should the government set a legal minimum for the amount of time required for a public religious holiday?
C2 Level – Proficiency
1. What is the real difference between a person’s religious faith and their cultural participation in a holiday?
2. Debate the idea: Should we completely eliminate all public holidays based on religion?
3. How does the concept of “rebirth” change when applied to modern environmental issues?
4. What laws or rules are needed to control how companies use historical and religious symbols in their marketing?
5. How do historical views of fasting and feasting affect modern diet and consumption habits?
6. How can communities maintain the spiritual meaning of Easter when commercial pressure is immense?
7. Argue the point that humans should stop all attempts to control the commercialization of holidays and allow the market to decide.
8. What protection should laws give to religious minorities whose holidays are not publicly recognized?
9. How can we stop the problem of using the argument of “tradition” to excuse outdated or harmful holiday behaviors?
10. What did old thinkers say about ritual, renewal, and the cycle of nature that is still important today?
11. What will happen to the need for human participation if AI can perfectly manage all aspects of a holiday celebration?
12. How do people use the idea of “it’s for the children” to avoid discussing their excessive holiday spending?
13. How does the experience of a simple, non-commercial holiday improve a person’s appreciation for tradition?
14. What is the power of a collective movement to demand that holiday chocolate be sourced entirely ethically?
15. If scientists could create a perfect, universal, secular holiday, how would that fundamentally change human tradition?
