A1 Level – Elementary
1. Do you drink beer?
2. What is a cold drink?
3. Do you like parties?
4. What is a light color?
5. Do you think beer is cheap?
6. What is a pub or bar?
7. Do you like the bitter taste?
8. What is a glass bottle?
9. Do you think beer is popular?
10. What is a large party?
11. Do you drink alcohol?
12. What is a local beer?
13. Do you feel relaxed after one beer?
14. What are three types of drinks?
15. Do you think drinking too much is bad?
A2 Level – Pre-Intermediate
1. What is the difference between beer and wine?
2. Why do people drink beer at sports events?
3. What are the good things and bad things about drinking beer?
4. How can a person choose a good quality beer?
5. Should all countries have a high tax on alcohol?
6. Why is it important to drink responsibly?
7. Do you think beer culture is different for men and women?
8. What is the purpose of hops in beer making?
9. How does advertising affect the brand of beer people choose?
10. What is the difference between an ale and a lager?
11. Do you think microbreweries (small breweries) are better than large ones?
12. What are the problems when people drink too much and drive?
13. When is the best time to stop drinking and go home?
14. What are two differences between American beer and European beer?
15. How does the consumption of beer affect social gatherings?
B1 Level – Intermediate
1. What are the rules for politely refusing an alcoholic drink?
2. How does the tradition of beer making affect local history?
3. Should the government provide free public transport to discourage drinking and driving?
4. What is the difference between drinking for pleasure and drinking for intoxication?
5. Do you believe that beer is an essential part of your country’s culture?
6. What are the challenges of legally controlling the sale of alcohol to young people?
7. How does the feeling of social acceptance affect how much people drink?
8. What is the idea of “craft beer”?
9. Is it fair or unfair when some companies use celebrity endorsements to sell alcohol?
10. How does a lack of awareness about alcohol’s effects lead to problems?
11. What are the steps for properly serving a beer to maximize its taste?
12. What is the value of spending time talking with friends over a drink?
13. Should public media criticize excessive alcohol consumption?
14. What are the reasons why some people choose not to drink any alcohol?
15. How does the taste of beer change as it gets warmer?
B2 Level – Upper-Intermediate
1. What are the social pressures on young adults to drink alcohol?
2. What are the moral problems when brewing companies use massive amounts of water?
3. How does constant social media showing of drinking affect people’s consumption habits?
4. Should restaurants and bars be legally required to provide free drinking water?
5. Analyze the psychological effect of drinking alcohol in a social environment.
6. Who is responsible for promoting responsible drinking campaigns?
7. What is your view on the practice of home brewing (making your own beer)?
8. Evaluate the role of private companies in running large-scale music and beer festivals.
9. How does the concept of “alcohol dependence” affect personal relationships?
10. Discuss the concept of a “designated driver” and its social importance.
11. What are the problems with having very different legal drinking ages in bordering regions?
12. What are the legal differences between a public disturbance and a private party?
13. Do you agree that the purpose of beer is mainly a social lubricant?
14. What steps should be taken to ensure that people can access help for alcohol abuse?
15. How does the industry of non-alcoholic beer challenge traditional drinking culture?
C1 Level – Advanced
1. Is it fair that the cost of alcohol-related health issues is paid by all taxpayers?
2. What is the right way to think about a brewing company’s moral duty to promote moderate consumption?
3. How do the platform’s algorithms influence the type of alcohol advertising that is targeted to specific users?
4. When should the government consider mandatory health warnings on all alcoholic beverages?
5. What are the moral questions when we talk about using genetic data to predict a person’s risk of alcohol addiction?
6. How does the focus on quick profit affect the long-term, necessary investment in responsible drinking education?
7. Discuss the impact of major corporate mergers on the diversity and taste of beer available globally.
8. How should leaders use tax revenue from alcohol sales to fund public health programs?
9. What is the idea of “social norming” and its role in encouraging responsible drinking?
10. What are the long-term effects on society when excessive drinking becomes normalized?
11. What are the difficulties when courts try to hold a bar or restaurant responsible for a customer’s drunk driving?
12. How does the search for total relaxation conflict with the need for self-control?
13. Do you agree that the most important thing is the preservation of traditional, small-scale brewing methods?
14. What are the simple moral rules a person should follow when they are the only sober person in a group?
15. Should the government set a legal minimum for the amount of funding given to research on alcohol abuse?
C2 Level – Proficiency
1. What is the real difference between a person’s conscious decision to drink and their psychological dependence on alcohol?
2. Debate the idea: Should we completely eliminate all forms of commercial alcohol production and sale?
3. How does the concept of “socializing” change when it becomes less reliant on alcohol?
4. What laws or rules are needed to control how technology platforms use personalized data to target alcohol advertisements?
5. How do historical views of temperance and prohibition affect modern regulatory approaches?
6. How can communities maintain their traditional drinking rituals when health warnings are everywhere?
7. Argue the point that humans should stop all attempts to control alcohol consumption and allow individuals total freedom.
8. What protection should laws give to employees who report unsafe or unsanitary conditions in breweries?
9. How can we stop the problem of using the argument of “culture” to excuse harmful drinking habits?
10. What did old thinkers say about moderation, pleasure, and the moral use of leisure time that is still relevant today?
11. What will happen to the need for human bartenders if AI can perfectly mix and serve all drinks?
12. How do people use the idea of “celebration” to avoid discussing their excessive consumption?
13. How does the experience of supporting someone through alcohol abuse improve a person’s empathy?
14. What is the power of a collective movement to demand that brewing companies adopt sustainable water usage practices?
15. If scientists could create a perfect, non-addictive social lubricant, how would that fundamentally change human social life?
