A1 Level – Elementary
1. Do you use kilograms or pounds?
2. What is a long distance?
3. Do you measure things often?
4. What is a cold temperature?
5. Do you think the metric system is simple?
6. What is a small cup?
7. Do you know your height?
8. What is a fast speed?
9. Do you think measuring is important?
10. What is a long hour?
11. Do you use a ruler?
12. What is a heavy box?
13. Do you like simple numbers?
14. What are three things you measure?
15. Do you think everyone should use the same system?
A2 Level – Pre-Intermediate
1. What is the difference between measuring weight and measuring volume?
2. Why are units important for cooking and baking?
3. What are the good things and bad things about the Imperial system?
4. How can a person quickly change miles to kilometers?
5. Should all schools teach only the metric system?
6. Why is it important for scientists to use exact units?
7. Do you think people often estimate instead of measuring?
8. What is the purpose of measuring time in small seconds?
9. How does confusion over units affect international business?
10. What is the difference between Celsius and Fahrenheit?
11. Do you think the U.S. will ever change to the metric system?
12. What are the problems when people use the wrong units for a recipe?
13. When is the best time to check a map’s scale?
14. What are two things that are measured in meters?
15. How does measuring things affect your feeling of control?
B1 Level – Intermediate
1. What are the simple ways to politely ask for a unit conversion?
2. How does the use of different units affect trade between countries?
3. Should the government provide free conversion tools for all citizens?
4. What is the difference between precise measurement and estimation?
5. Do you believe that a universal system of measurement is better?
6. What are the challenges of learning a completely new system of units?
7. How does focusing on speed affect the accuracy of a measurement?
8. What is the idea of “standardization”?
9. Is it fair when a product is labeled in a unit you don’t understand?
10. How does a lack of clarity in units cause expensive mistakes?
11. What are the basic steps for measuring an unusual object?
12. What is the value of teaching children to measure things early?
13. Should the news talk more about the international cooperation on units?
14. What are the simple reasons why some old units of measurement are still used?
15. How does the history of exploration relate to the development of new units?
B2 Level – Upper-Intermediate
1. What are the simple social rules around comparing sizes or weights of objects?
2. What are the ethical issues when companies use confusing units to hide information?
3. How does constant online comparison of statistics affect understanding of units?
4. Should international organizations be legally required to use only one system?
5. How does the need for precision affect major scientific discoveries?
6. Who is responsible for promoting clear and universal unit usage?
7. What is your simple view on the practice of using units that are not part of SI?
8. What is the role of technology in automating unit conversion?
9. How does the problem of different systems affect air and space travel safety?
10. What are the clear problems with allowing units to have different definitions?
11. What are the legal differences between general measurement and trade measurement?
12. Do you think the main purpose of units is to ensure fair trade?
13. What steps can educational programs take to simplify unit conversion?
14. How does the lack of a universal system affect global engineering projects?
15. What are the simple psychological effects of understanding a large number in units?
C1 Level – Advanced
1. Is it fair that mistakes caused by unit confusion cost lives or huge amounts of money?
2. What is the moral duty of a government to ensure citizens understand all units?
3. How do cultural resistance to change affect the adoption of universal units?
4. When should the government consider mandatory use of a single system in all schools?
5. What are the simple ethical problems of using confusing units to mislead consumers?
6. How does focusing on tradition affect the need for a simple, universal system?
7. Discuss the effects of a lack of precision in units on modern manufacturing.
8. How should leaders use education to promote a single global unit system?
9. What is the idea of “dimensional analysis”?
10. What are the long-term social effects when people cannot compare basic numbers globally?
11. What are the clear difficulties when courts try to decide if a unit mistake caused harm?
12. How does the desire for cultural uniqueness affect the need for global clarity?
13. Do you think the most important thing is the preservation of scientific accuracy?
14. What are the simple moral rules a person should follow when using a confusing unit?
15. Should the government set a clear international standard for labeling food with unit price?
C2 Level – Proficiency
1. What is the true difference between a simple number and a physically defined unit?
2. Should we eliminate all units and rely only on pure numbers and ratios?
3. How does the idea of scale change when measuring the universe?
4. What laws are needed to prevent major corporate use of unit ambiguity?
5. How do historical views of national superiority affect unit adoption today?
6. How can a society ensure that empathy is shown to people struggling with units?
7. Do you think the free market can fix the problem of unit confusion?
8. What simple rules should guide scientists when defining new fundamental units?
9. How can we stop people from using old, confusing units for major projects?
10. What did old thinkers say about universal language and shared numbers?
11. What will happen to the need for human jobs if AI can perfectly manage all global measurements?
12. How do people use the idea of “common sense” to avoid discussing units?
13. How does the experience of a major measurement failure change a person’s diligence?
14. What is the power of a group to demand a total conversion to a simple system?
15. If scientists could create a perfect, intuitive measuring device, what would happen?
