A1 Level – Elementary
1. Do you take care of yourself?
2. What is a good sleep?
3. Do you like quiet time?
4. What is a comfortable chair?
5. Do you eat healthy food?
6. What is a long bath?
7. Do you feel stressed?
8. What is a simple habit?
9. Do you say “no” to extra work?
10. What is a happy mood?
11. Do you listen to music?
12. What is a walk outside?
13. Do you spend time alone?
14. What are three self-care activities?
15. Do you think self-care is important?
A2 Level – Pre-Intermediate
1. What is the difference between self-care and being selfish?
2. Why does the mind need rest from time to time?
3. What are the good things and bad things about having a strict routine?
4. How can a person set boundaries with friends or family?
5. Should work companies encourage employees to take self-care breaks?
6. Why is it important to stop working when you feel sick?
7. Do you think self-care always requires spending money?
8. What is the purpose of a digital detox?
9. How does exercise help manage mental stress?
10. What is the difference between physical rest and mental rest?
11. Do you think people talk enough about mental health?
12. What are the problems when you try to do too many things at once?
13. When is the best time to practice self-care?
14. What are two signs that someone needs more self-care?
15. How does a lack of sleep affect your ability to cope with stress?
B1 Level – Intermediate
1. What are the rules for politely leaving a social event early for personal rest?
2. How does the economy of a country affect the time people have for self-care?
3. Should the government provide free access to public parks and quiet spaces?
4. What is the difference between relaxation and productive self-improvement?
5. Do you believe that self-care is a necessary tool for avoiding burnout?
6. What are the challenges of prioritizing self-care over family duties?
7. How does the media’s focus on perfect wellness affect people’s efforts?
8. What is the idea of “guilt-free leisure”?
9. Is it fair or unfair when some people can afford expensive self-care treatments?
10. How does a lack of personal boundaries affect relationships?
11. What are the steps for properly creating a morning routine for mental well-being?
12. What is the value of spending time on a hobby that requires high concentration?
13. Should public schools teach children how to manage their emotions and stress?
14. What are the reasons why some people believe self-care is selfish?
15. How does the belief that “busyness equals importance” prevent self-care?
B2 Level – Upper-Intermediate
1. What are the social pressures to turn every self-care activity into a photo opportunity?
2. What are the moral problems when companies use self-care language to avoid fixing systemic work issues?
3. How does constant digital comparison affect a person’s satisfaction with their own life?
4. Should employers be legally required to provide dedicated quiet rooms in the workplace?
5. Analyze the psychological effect of setting clear boundaries with toxic people.
6. Who is responsible for fighting against the culture that constantly promotes overworking?
7. What is your view on the practice of spending large amounts of money on cosmetic self-care?
8. Evaluate the role of the wellness industry in capitalizing on stress and anxiety.
9. How does the economic push for productivity erode personal time?
10. Discuss the concept of “compassion fatigue” in caregiving professions.
11. What are the problems with having very different expectations for self-care between genders?
12. What are the legal differences between time off for self-care and time off for sickness?
13. Do you agree that the purpose of self-care is mainly to maintain the ability to work?
14. What steps should be taken to ensure that parents prioritize their own mental health?
15. How does the concept of self-care challenge traditional ideas of duty and sacrifice?
C1 Level – Advanced
1. Is it fair that the time and resources needed for self-care are often inaccessible to low-wage workers?
2. What is the right way to think about a government’s moral duty to ensure environmental factors support public well-being?
3. How do the platform’s algorithms influence the type of wellness advice that goes viral?
4. When should the government consider mandatory mental health breaks for all high-stress workers?
5. What are the moral questions when we talk about using self-care rhetoric to avoid discussing systemic social problems?
6. How does the focus on individual self-care affect the community’s responsibility for collective well-being?
7. Discuss the impact of major global crises on the ability of people to practice routine self-care.
8. How should leaders use knowledge about stress management to design fairer and more sustainable work systems?
9. What is the idea of “social determinants of health” and how it challenges the individualistic view of self-care?
10. What are the long-term effects on society when the highest positions of power are held by people who neglect self-care?
11. What are the difficulties when courts try to decide if a lack of self-care contributed to a work failure?
12. How does the search for total personal optimization conflict with the biological need for non-productive rest?
13. Do you agree that the most important thing is the equal access to self-care resources, not the individual choice?
14. What are the simple moral rules a person should follow when they benefit from a caregiver’s lack of self-care?
15. Should the government set a legal minimum for the amount of mental health sick leave every worker must receive?
C2 Level – Proficiency
1. What is the real difference between a person’s subjective feeling of well-being and the external pressures of society?
2. Debate the idea: Should we completely eliminate the private wellness industry and nationalize all health services?
3. How does the concept of “self” change when a person is constantly tracking and trying to improve all biological functions?
4. What laws or rules are needed to control how technology platforms use emotional data collected from users?
5. How do historical views of sacrifice and duty affect modern societal acceptance of self-care?
6. How can communities maintain social support when people’s focus is entirely on their own individual health goals?
7. Argue the point that humans should stop all attempts to control the aging process and accept the natural decline.
8. What protection should laws give to workers who are penalized for not participating in corporate wellness programs?
9. How can we stop the problem of using wellness trends to promote excessive wealth and class division?
10. What did old thinkers say about moderation, self-control, and the good life 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 “personal responsibility” to avoid discussing the systemic issues causing poor health?
13. How does the experience of supporting others through illness improve a person’s understanding of empathy?
14. What is the power of international organizations to set global standards for mental and physical well-being?
15. If scientists could create a perfect cure for all mental and physical disease, how would that fundamentally change human ambition?
