A1 Level – Elementary
1. Do you feel happy in summer?
2. What is a very short day?
3. Do you feel sad in winter?
4. What is a dark sky?
5. Do you like sunlight?
6. What is a fun winter activity?
7. Do you feel tired often?
8. What is a lack of energy?
9. Do you think light affects your mood?
10. What is a strong lamp?
11. Do you sleep more in cold weather?
12. What is a good coping mechanism?
13. Do you worry about the cold months?
14. What are three signs of winter sadness?
15. Do you think people talk about this problem?
A2 Level – Pre-Intermediate
1. What is the difference between feeling sad and having a mental health problem?
2. Why does the lack of sunlight cause mood changes?
3. What are the good things and bad things about living in a sunny place?
4. How can a person get enough light in winter?
5. Should all schools teach about seasonal mood changes?
6. Why is it important to talk about mental health problems?
7. Do you think SAD is more common in northern countries?
8. What is the purpose of a light therapy lamp?
9. How does short daylight affect work and study habits?
10. What is the difference between winter blues and clinical SAD?
11. Do you think people should take vitamin D supplements in winter?
12. What are the problems when people ignore their seasonal sadness?
13. When is the best time to start treatment for SAD?
14. What are two things that make winter easier to manage?
15. How does a lack of exercise affect a person’s winter mood?
B1 Level – Intermediate
1. What are the simple ways to politely ask a friend if they are okay in winter?
2. How does the economy affect a person’s ability to travel to sunny places?
3. Should the government provide free access to light therapy in dark cities?
4. What is the difference between a natural mood swing and a disorder?
5. Do you believe that SAD is a serious health condition?
6. What are the challenges of doing outdoor exercise in dark, cold weather?
7. How does focusing on inside activities affect outdoor social life?
8. What is the idea of “melatonin” and its role in sleep?
9. Is it fair when a medical condition is not well understood by everyone?
10. How does a lack of routine make SAD symptoms worse?
11. What are the basic steps for improving your mood during short days?
12. What is the value of spending time in brightly lit public spaces?
13. Should the news talk more about mental health awareness in winter?
14. What are the simple reasons why some people actually prefer winter?
15. How does the level of snow and cold affect the severity of SAD?
B2 Level – Upper-Intermediate
1. What are the simple social problems caused by high emotional variability in winter?
2. What are the ethical issues when companies sell unproven light therapy devices?
3. How does constant social media showing of sunny vacations affect people stuck in the dark?
4. Should employers be legally required to provide light-simulating workplaces?
5. How does the feeling of low energy affect long-term goals and motivation?
6. Who is responsible for providing resources for people in areas with very little sun?
7. What is your simple view on the practice of moving countries just to find sun?
8. What is the role of large health organizations in recognizing SAD globally?
9. How does the problem of seasonal depression affect the local economy?
10. What are the clear problems with self-diagnosing mental health issues?
11. What are the legal differences between a simple feeling and a certified disability?
12. Do you think the main purpose of medicine for SAD is to correct a natural problem?
13. What steps can community groups take to create cheerful winter events?
14. How does the lack of sunlight affect the body’s natural clock?
15. What are the simple psychological effects of anticipating the darkness?
C1 Level – Advanced
1. Is it fair that people in dark climates must constantly fight their biology?
2. What is the moral duty of a society to provide mental health support in all climates?
3. How do climate change patterns affect the predictability of seasonal mood problems?
4. When should the government consider mandatory limits on work hours in very dark months?
5. What are the simple ethical problems of using drugs to force mood stability?
6. How does focusing on individual treatment affect the need for better city design (more light)?
7. Discuss the effects of long-term use of light therapy on vision and sleep.
8. How should city leaders use light and architecture to reduce seasonal sadness?
9. What is the idea of “chronobiology”?
10. What are the long-term social effects when a whole region struggles with low winter mood?
11. What are the clear difficulties when courts try to decide if SAD caused a professional mistake?
12. How does the desire for quick mood improvement affect the need for natural coping?
13. Do you think the most important thing is early detection and simple interventions?
14. What are the simple moral rules a person should follow when managing a co-worker with SAD?
15. Should the government set a clear standard for light quality in all public buildings?
C2 Level – Proficiency
1. What is the true difference between a person’s feeling and a medically defined disorder?
2. Should we eliminate all non-essential human life in areas with extreme light cycles?
3. How does the idea of natural living change when we use technology to fix nature’s problems?
4. What laws are needed to prevent major corporate use of seasonal sadness in advertising?
5. How do historical views of melancholy and winter blues affect modern diagnosis?
6. How can a society ensure that empathy is shown to people with invisible seasonal problems?
7. Do you think spending public money on sun holidays for citizens would be effective?
8. What simple rules should guide doctors when prescribing light therapy?
9. How can we stop people from using seasonal sadness as an excuse for poor habits?
10. What did old thinkers say about weather, mood, and human temperament?
11. What will happen to the need for human jobs if AI can perfectly predict and treat SAD?
12. How do people use the idea of “I hate winter” to avoid discussing deeper issues?
13. How does the experience of a major natural disaster change a person’s fear of winter?
14. What is the power of a group to demand better mental health services in winter?
15. If scientists could create a perfect, safe indoor sun, what would happen?
