A1 Level – Elementary
1. Do you have any allergies?
2. What food do you not like to eat?
3. Do you sneeze often in spring?
4. What is a common allergy medicine?
5. Do you like cats or dogs?
6. What is the most dangerous allergy?
7. Is it easy to find allergy-friendly food?
8. Do you know someone who has a serious allergy?
9. What happens to your body during an allergic reaction?
10. Do you like flowers and pollen?
11. What is the difference between a cold and an allergy?
12. Do you have to read food labels?
13. Is it hard to travel with a food allergy?
14. What do bees and wasps do?
15. Should children learn about allergies in school?
A2 Level – Pre-Intermediate
1. What are the most common types of allergies (food, seasonal, environmental)?
2. Describe what you would do if someone near you had an allergic reaction.
3. How can restaurants clearly communicate about allergens in their dishes?
4. What is a common treatment or therapy for seasonal hay fever?
5. Have you ever had to change your plans because of an allergy?
6. What specific safety precautions should someone with a severe allergy take?
7. How do you feel about pet allergies—should people avoid owning pets?
8. What is cross-contamination in the context of food preparation?
9. What are the challenges of celebrating birthdays or holidays with allergies?
10. Do you think the number of people with allergies is increasing?
11. How do you ask a host about ingredients at a party?
12. What role do doctors and specialists play in diagnosing allergies?
13. What is the importance of carrying an EpiPen, and how does it work?
14. How does indoor air quality affect people with dust or mold allergies?
15. What are the benefits of avoiding certain foods or environments?
B1 Level – Intermediate
1. Discuss the social impact of severe food allergies on children’s school life.
2. How can public spaces (airplanes, theaters) be made safer for people with airborne allergies?
3. What are the psychological effects of constantly worrying about an allergic reaction?
4. Do you believe allergies are a lifestyle problem or a serious public health issue?
5. What are the key ethical debates surrounding new or experimental allergy treatments?
6. Describe how parents can educate other children about respecting their child’s allergy.
7. To what extent should food producers be legally required to list all ingredients clearly?
8. How does traveling to a new country with different food labeling standards pose a risk?
9. What are the arguments for and against the “hygiene hypothesis” (too clean environment)?
10. What role do support groups play for individuals and families dealing with severe allergies?
11. Discuss the difference between a food allergy, a food intolerance, and a preference.
12. How has social media changed the way people share information and anxiety about allergies?
13. What are the challenges of managing allergies that are specific to certain seasons or weather?
14. Should employers be required to make accommodations for workers with severe environmental allergies?
15. What is the long-term prognosis for common allergies, and can people outgrow them?
B2 Level – Upper-Intermediate
1. How much responsibility should schools and businesses have for protecting people with dangerous allergies?
2. How has globalized food production made it harder to track and avoid allergens?
3. What are the ethical questions about the cost and accessibility of life-saving allergy medication like EpiPens?
4. Should food warning labels be the same everywhere in the world to make travel easier?
5. What are the main challenges for medical research in finding permanent cures for complex allergies?
6. Discuss the psychological burden of living with a constant, potentially fatal, health risk.
7. What is the concept of “allergy bullying” in schools, and what are the best ways to prevent it?
8. How does the increase in air travel and recirculated air affect people with multiple allergies?
9. What are the arguments for and against the use of oral immunotherapy (OIT) to treat food allergies?
10. Discuss how cultural dining traditions (e.g., sharing food) complicate managing food allergies.
11. What are the main misunderstandings that non-allergic people have about severe allergies?
12. How does the insurance industry categorize different types of severe allergies for coverage purposes?
13. Should public awareness campaigns focus more on preventing reactions or on emergency response?
14. What are the challenges of diagnosing less common or newly appearing types of environmental allergies?
15. Discuss the role of genetics versus the environment in determining whether a person develops allergies.
C1 Level – Advanced
1. Why are more and more children getting serious allergies? Is this becoming a major global health challenge?
2. To what extent should government policy require allergen-free zones in public places like institutions?
3. What social and economic factors might contribute to higher allergy rates in industrialized versus rural areas?
4. Evaluate the ethical questions around using genetic testing to predict if a child will have severe allergies.
5. How does the financial burden of managing severe allergies affect low-income families?
6. Examine the legal rules regarding who is responsible when an allergic person has a reaction in a commercial setting.
7. What are the challenges for developing countries in providing good diagnostic and treatment resources for allergies?
8. Discuss the philosophical debate over whether our environment is becoming too clean for natural human immunity (the hygiene hypothesis).
9. How can AI and machine learning be used to predict pollen counts or trace allergen contamination in food?
10. How does climate change affect the length and severity of seasonal allergies worldwide?
11. What ethical rules should control the use of immunotherapy, which involves controlled exposure to allergens?
12. Debate whether asking people with severe allergies to “self-manage” their condition is an unfair demand.
13. How do different cultural views on food, medicine, and risk influence how allergies are managed?
14. Discuss the concept of “herd immunity” and whether it could ever apply to allergies.
15. To what extent does the medical definition of an “allergy” change as scientific understanding evolves?
C2 Level – Proficiency
1. How do scientists explain exactly how our genes and immune system create a severe allergy?
2. Formulate a critique of current global food safety rules regarding accidental allergen cross-contamination.
3. Analyze how global trade policy and public health intersect when importing high-risk allergenic materials.
4. Discuss the philosophical challenge of defining “normal” immune function in a rapidly changing environment.
5. Critically evaluate how effective global efforts are to increase access to affordable epinephrine auto-injectors.
6. Propose a large-scale solution for creating truly safe dining environments in cities with diverse food options.
7. Examine the psychological impact of parental anxiety about a child’s severe allergy on the whole family.
8. How does the legal concept of “duty of care” apply to third parties responsible for preparing or serving food?
9. Discuss the ethical challenges of changing the human microbiome to prevent or treat allergic diseases.
10. Analyze the historical shift in the medical community’s view of allergies from a minor issue to a severe risk.
11. Where is the conflict between individual food freedom and the collective safety of the allergic population?
12. Debate whether governments should mandate specific public health insurance coverage for allergy-related preventative care.
13. Assess the long-term societal costs associated with managing chronic allergic conditions in an aging population.
14. Discuss the philosophical definition of ‘risk tolerance’ when dealing with the possibility of immediate, severe allergic reactions.
15. How might future personalized medicine fundamentally change the diagnosis and management of allergies?
