A1 Level – Elementary
1. Do you like flying?
2. What is a big machine?
3. Do you feel afraid of heights?
4. What is a long runway?
5. Do you like to travel fast?
6. What is a small window?
7. Do you worry about delays?
8. What is a comfortable seat?
9. Do you think airplanes are safe?
10. What is a loud sound?
11. Do you look at the clouds?
12. What is a far country?
13. Do you worry about the environment?
14. What are three things you take on a plane?
15. Do you think flying is exciting?
A2 Level – Pre-Intermediate
1. What is the difference between an airplane and a helicopter?
2. Why does flying take less time than driving?
3. What are the good things and bad things about economy class?
4. How can a person overcome a fear of flying?
5. Should all airplane tickets include a high environmental tax?
6. Why is it important to listen to the flight attendants?
7. Do you think air travel is a luxury?
8. What is the purpose of a black box?
9. How does turbulence affect the plane?
10. What is the difference between a direct flight and a connecting flight?
11. Do you think flying causes too much pollution?
12. What are the problems when people talk loudly on the plane?
13. When is the best time to book a flight for a cheap price?
14. What are two differences between a large and a small airport?
15. How does the convenience of flying affect local tourism?
B1 Level – Intermediate
1. What are the rules for politely asking to recline your seat?
2. How does the cost of fuel affect the price of a flight?
3. Should the government provide cheaper flights for people traveling for family emergencies?
4. What is the difference between commercial flying and private jet travel?
5. Do you believe that flying is necessary for business in the modern world?
6. What are the challenges of managing air traffic control in a busy airport?
7. How does the focus on budget airlines affect customer comfort?
8. What is the idea of “jet lag”?
9. Is it fair or unfair when some people get to travel in first class and others in economy?
10. How does a lack of legroom affect long flights?
11. What are the steps for properly preparing a carry-on bag for security?
12. What is the value of traveling by train instead of plane for short distances?
13. Should public media criticize airlines for poor environmental practices?
14. What are the reasons why some people feel anxious about takeoff and landing?
15. How does the history of airplanes reflect human innovation?
B2 Level – Upper-Intermediate
1. What are the social pressures to travel far away for holidays?
2. What are the moral problems when frequent flyers cause massive environmental harm?
3. How does constant social media showing of travel affect people’s feeling of “need”?
4. Should airlines be legally required to balance their carbon emissions?
5. Analyze the psychological effect of being completely disconnected and confined in the air.
6. Who is responsible for finding new, sustainable fuel sources for airplanes?
7. What is your view on the practice of overbooking flights?
8. Evaluate the role of international organizations in setting global air safety standards.
9. How does the concept of “aviation noise pollution” affect communities near airports?
10. Discuss the concept of “flight shaming” and its impact on behavior.
11. What are the problems with having very different security standards in different countries?
12. What are the legal differences between general flight delays and delays caused by airline negligence?
13. Do you agree that the purpose of airplanes is mainly to connect economies?
14. What steps should be taken to ensure that air travel is accessible to people with all needs?
15. How does the rise of space tourism affect the future of regular air travel?
C1 Level – Advanced
1. Is it fair that the cost of air travel does not fully reflect its environmental damage?
2. What is the right way to think about an airline’s moral duty to reduce emissions, even if it affects profit?
3. How do the platform’s algorithms influence the type of travel options (plane vs. train) that are promoted?
4. When should the government consider mandatory limits on the frequency of non-essential flights?
5. What are the moral questions when we talk about using personal data to predict and price plane tickets?
6. How does the focus on cheap tickets affect the long-term, necessary investment in sustainable aviation fuels?
7. Discuss the impact of major air safety disasters on public trust in the aviation industry.
8. How should leaders use tax incentives to promote the development of electric or hydrogen planes?
9. What is the idea of “open skies” agreements and their effect on global competition?
10. What are the long-term effects on society when the highest positions of power are frequently flying?
11. What are the difficulties when courts try to decide if a flight crew was negligent in a near-miss incident?
12. How does the search for total speed conflict with the ethical need for environmental protection?
13. Do you agree that the most important thing is the preservation of human life and safety in the air?
14. What are the simple moral rules a person should follow when they benefit from a highly polluting mode of transport?
15. Should the government set a legal minimum for the amount of affordable flights available for all citizens?
C2 Level – Proficiency
1. What is the real difference between a person’s desire for fast travel and the physical limitations of the technology?
2. Debate the idea: Should we completely eliminate all non-essential long-distance flights for climate reasons?
3. How does the concept of “global citizenship” change when people can travel across continents in hours?
4. What laws or rules are needed to control how airlines use personal data for hyper-personalized pricing?
5. How do historical views of flight (e.g., Icarus) affect modern public trust in technology?
6. How can communities maintain their public spaces when they are constantly disrupted by airport expansion?
7. Argue the point that humans should stop all attempts to regulate air travel and allow the market to decide the balance of cost and pollution.
8. What protection should laws give to employees who report safety violations within airline companies?
9. How can we stop the problem of using the argument of “economic necessity” to avoid environmental responsibility?
10. What did old thinkers say about limits, exploration, and the relationship between humans and the atmosphere that is still relevant today?
11. What will happen to the need for human pilots if AI can perfectly manage all aspects of a flight?
12. How do people use the idea of “business travel” to avoid discussing unnecessary flights?
13. How does the experience of a highly dangerous flight improve a person’s understanding of vulnerability?
14. What is the power of a collective movement to demand that airlines transition to net-zero emissions?
15. If scientists could create a perfect, silent, zero-emission airplane, how would that fundamentally change global commerce?
