A1 Level – Elementary
1. Do you have free time?
2. What is a hobby?
3. Do you like to rest?
4. What is a long weekend?
5. Do you watch TV?
6. What is a happy feeling?
7. Do you spend time with family?
8. What is a park?
9. Do you like reading books?
10. What is a sport?
11. Do you use your phone a lot?
12. What is a good movie?
13. Do you feel busy all the time?
14. What are three things you do in free time?
15. Do you think free time is important?
A2 Level – Pre-Intermediate
1. What is the difference between free time and holiday time?
2. Why do some people say they have no free time?
3. What are the good things and bad things about planning your free time?
4. How can you find time for a new hobby?
5. Should work companies give employees special time for rest?
6. Why is it important to have hobbies that are not related to work?
7. Do you think children have enough free time?
8. What is the purpose of relaxation?
9. How does technology change what people do for fun?
10. What is the difference between passive and active free time?
11. Do you think people value their free time more than their work time?
12. What are the problems when you spend all your free time on your phone?
13. When is the best time of day for creative free time?
14. What are two differences between leisure and rest?
15. How does a lack of free time affect family relationships?
B1 Level – Intermediate
1. What are the rules for politely leaving a social gathering early to get free time?
2. How does the economy of a country affect how much free time people have?
3. Should the government guarantee a minimum amount of paid free time for all workers?
4. What is the difference between time spent on personal growth and time spent on simple pleasure?
5. Do you believe that people are judged on how they spend their free time?
6. What are the challenges of finding free time when you have small children?
7. How does the feeling of guilt affect the way people enjoy their free time?
8. What is the idea of “work-life balance”?
9. Is it fair or unfair when some people spend money to buy services that give them more free time?
10. How does a lack of free time affect a person’s overall health?
11. What are the steps for making sure work does not take over your personal life?
12. What is the value of taking a day off just for personal mental health?
13. Should public spaces be designed to encourage active free time (sports, walking)?
14. What are the reasons why some people feel they need to be productive even in their free time?
15. How does the culture of your country define what is “good” use of free time?
B2 Level – Upper-Intermediate
1. What are the social pressures to turn a hobby into a way to earn money?
2. What are the moral problems when companies expect employees to be available (not using their free time) for work calls?
3. How does the use of social media change the private nature of personal free time?
4. Should companies be legally required to respect the “right to disconnect” from work communications?
5. Analyze the psychological effect of constantly checking work emails during personal time.
6. Who is responsible for promoting a healthy work-life balance in a high-demand industry?
7. What is your view on the practice of watching online videos for hours as a form of rest?
8. Evaluate the role of free time in supporting creativity and problem-solving at work.
9. How does the increasing use of technology blur the lines between work and free time?
10. Discuss the concept of “time poverty” and how it affects low-wage workers.
11. What are the problems with having a flexible work schedule that sometimes extends into the night?
12. What are the legal differences between time off for sickness and time off for holidays?
13. Do you agree that the purpose of free time is mainly to make you a more efficient worker?
14. What steps should be taken to ensure that parents get enough free time without feeling guilty?
15. How does the development of automation technology affect the amount of free time available to humans?
C1 Level – Advanced
1. Is it fair that the amount of free time a person has is often tied directly to their wealth or income?
2. What is the right way to think about a government’s moral duty to provide affordable leisure options?
3. How do the platform’s algorithms influence the type of hobbies and activities that people choose?
4. When should companies be penalized for employees having high rates of burnout due to lack of free time?
5. What are the moral questions when we talk about using personal free time data to predict behavior?
6. How does the focus on constant productivity affect the value society places on simple, non-productive existence?
7. Discuss the impact of a permanent four-day work week on the national economy and public services.
8. How should leaders use free time as a tool to promote social cohesion and reduce crime?
9. What is the idea of “universal basic income” and its possible effect on free time and leisure?
10. What are the long-term effects on society when fewer people have time for civic engagement or volunteering?
11. What are the difficulties when courts try to decide if an injury happened during work time or personal time?
12. How does the search for total relaxation conflict with the human need for challenge and growth?
13. Do you agree that the most important thing is the personal control over your free time, not the activity itself?
14. What are the simple moral rules a person should follow when they benefit from the free time of others?
15. Should the government set a legal minimum for the budget spent on public libraries and parks?
C2 Level – Proficiency
1. What is the real difference between forced idleness (being unemployed) and chosen leisure (having free time)?
2. Debate the idea: Should we completely restructure society to prioritize leisure over continuous economic growth?
3. How does the concept of “attention economy” fundamentally change the quality of human free time?
4. What laws or rules are needed to control how technology companies design their products to minimize distraction?
5. How do historical views of the working class affect modern social views on how free time should be spent?
6. How can communities maintain shared social experiences when people’s free time is highly personalized (e.g., streaming)?
7. Argue the point that humans should stop all attempts to manage or optimize free time and allow it to be spontaneous.
8. What protection should laws give to employees who are punished for taking too much time off work?
9. How can we stop the problem of using free time to consume information that reinforces political division?
10. What did old thinkers say about work, contemplation, and the human purpose that is still important today?
11. What will happen to the need for human creativity if machines can perfectly entertain and relax us?
12. How do people use the idea of “personal recharge” to avoid discussing the systemic issues causing their burnout?
13. How does the experience of unstructured free time improve a person’s ability to cope with unexpected changes?
14. What is the power of a labor union to negotiate better free time and holiday pay for workers?
15. If scientists could perfectly measure the quality of a person’s rest, how would that fundamentally change labor laws?
