A1 Level – Elementary
1. Do you like to help friends?
2. What is a difficult problem?
3. Do you ask for help?
4. What is a good idea?
5. Do you listen well?
6. What is a personal secret?
7. Do you give advice easily?
8. What is a wrong choice?
9. Do you like simple advice?
10. What is a life lesson?
11. Do you trust older people?
12. What is a wise person?
13. Do you follow advice?
14. What are three types of advice?
15. Do you think advice is important?
A2 Level – Pre-Intermediate
1. What is the difference between advice and a command?
2. Why do people sometimes ignore good advice?
3. What are the good things and bad things about asking many people for advice?
4. How can you politely refuse bad advice?
5. Should parents give advice about career choices?
6. Why is it important to listen before giving advice?
7. Do you think people seek more advice online now?
8. What is the purpose of a guidance counselor?
9. How does experience help a person give better advice?
10. What is the difference between constructive advice and criticism?
11. Do you think people appreciate unsolicited advice (advice that wasn’t asked for)?
12. What are the problems when advice is too general?
13. When is the best time to ask for financial advice?
14. What are two things that make advice trustworthy?
15. How does a person’s age affect the value of their advice?
B1 Level – Intermediate
1. What are the rules for politely giving advice that the other person did not ask for?
2. How does the culture of a country change who is expected to give advice?
3. Should the government provide free, anonymous advice lines for people with personal problems?
4. What is the difference between professional advice and friendly advice?
5. Do you believe that giving advice is a sign of care and friendship?
6. What are the challenges of giving advice to someone who is much older than you?
7. How does the focus on quick answers online affect the quality of advice?
8. What is the idea of “mentorship”?
9. Is it fair or unfair when a person is blamed for following bad advice?
10. How does a lack of experience make advice less useful?
11. What are the steps for properly evaluating advice before following it?
12. What is the value of seeking advice from someone who has failed before?
13. Should public media feature more experts giving useful life advice?
14. What are the reasons why some people believe all advice should be paid for?
15. How does a person’s social status affect the way their advice is received?
B2 Level – Upper-Intermediate
1. What are the social pressures to give optimistic or encouraging advice, even when the situation is bad?
2. What are the moral problems when an advisor (e.g., financial) benefits personally from the advice they give?
3. How does constant online “life coaching” affect a person’s reliance on their own judgment?
4. Should professional advisors be legally responsible if their advice causes financial damage?
5. Analyze the psychological effect of receiving advice that contradicts your own strong feelings.
6. Who is responsible for verifying the expertise of people who give advice online?
7. What is your view on the practice of giving very personal advice in a public forum?
8. Evaluate the role of algorithms and AI in providing personalized advice.
9. How does the cultural value of self-reliance challenge the willingness to seek help?
10. Discuss the concept of “advice resistance” (when someone asks for advice but won’t follow it).
11. What are the problems with having very different professional standards for different types of advice (e.g., medical vs. career)?
12. What are the legal differences between general opinion and professional advice?
13. Do you agree that the purpose of giving advice is mainly to feel useful?
14. What steps should be taken to ensure that children learn how to ask for help without shame?
15. How does the fear of seeming incompetent stop people from asking for necessary advice?
C1 Level – Advanced
1. Is it fair that people who can afford expensive advice (e.g., lawyers) have better life outcomes?
2. What is the right way to think about a government’s moral duty to ensure all citizens have access to quality legal advice?
3. How do the platform’s algorithms influence the type of financial or health advice that becomes widespread?
4. When should a person be held legally responsible for giving dangerous advice online?
5. What are the moral questions when we talk about using psychological knowledge to give highly persuasive (manipulative) advice?
6. How does the focus on quick fixes affect the long-term, difficult process of personal change?
7. Discuss the impact of mass media on promoting specific, narrow forms of life advice.
8. How should leaders use the public’s desire for guidance to promote civic engagement?
9. What is the idea of “epistemic humility” (knowing your limits) in the context of giving advice?
10. What are the long-term effects on society when fewer people trust traditional sources of wisdom?
11. What are the difficulties when courts try to decide if a person followed advice against their own better judgment?
12. How does the search for certainty conflict with the reality that all advice carries risk?
13. Do you agree that the most important thing is the personal autonomy (right to choose) of the person seeking advice?
14. What are the simple moral rules a person should follow when they benefit from giving free advice?
15. Should the government set a legal minimum for the amount of training required for all professional life coaches?
C2 Level – Proficiency
1. What is the real difference between a person’s gut feeling and logical, structured advice?
2. Debate the idea: Should we completely eliminate the human element in professional advice (medical, financial) in favor of AI?
3. How does the concept of “wisdom” change when knowledge is instantly available to everyone?
4. What laws or rules are needed to control how technology platforms use algorithms to match users with financial advisors?
5. How do historical views of prophets and sages affect modern belief in self-help gurus?
6. How can communities maintain shared values when people receive highly personalized, individualistic advice?
7. Argue the point that humans should stop all attempts to give unsolicited advice and wait until they are asked.
8. What protection should laws give to people who are harmed by following advice found on the internet?
9. How can we stop the problem of using advice to subtly control or manipulate others?
10. What did old thinkers say about practical reason, judgment, and the value of experience that is still important today?
11. What will happen to the need for human therapists if AI can perfectly understand and advise on emotional problems?
12. How do people use the idea of “my experience” to avoid discussing the limits of their own knowledge?
13. How does the experience of receiving bad advice improve a person’s ability to trust their own judgment?
14. What is the power of a collective movement to demand transparent and unbiased professional advice?
15. If scientists could create a perfect system that generates the best possible advice for every situation, how would that fundamentally change human decision-making?
