A1 Level – Elementary
1. Do you like reading books?
2. What is your favorite book?
3. Do you read fiction or non-fiction?
4. Where do you usually buy books?
5. How often do you go to the library?
6. Do you prefer reading paper books or e-books?
7. What time of day do you like to read?
8. How long does it take you to finish a small book?
9. Do you read books in your native language or English?
10. Do you like fantasy stories with magic?
11. Who is your favorite book character?
12. Do you like stories with happy endings?
13. Is reading easy or difficult for you?
14. Do you share books with friends?
15. What is the longest book you have read?
A2 Level – Pre-Intermediate
1. What kind of book would you recommend to a friend learning English?
2. How does reading books help you improve your vocabulary?
3. Describe the plot of a book you finished recently.
4. What genre of book do you never read, and why?
5. Do you prefer reading a book before or after seeing the movie?
6. Why do some people say that books are better than movies?
7. Have you ever started a book and not finished it?
8. What is the best place in your town to read quietly?
9. Do you keep your books or give them away?
10. What is a popular book written by an author from your country?
11. What book taught you something new or important?
12. How do you decide which new book to read next?
13. Do you prefer to read one book at a time or several simultaneously?
14. What is the atmosphere like in a good bookstore?
15. What are the benefits of reading classic literature?
B1 Level – Intermediate
1. Discuss the major differences between reading on a physical page and a screen.
2. How has the rise of audiobooks changed the way people consume literature?
3. What is the responsibility of a writer regarding the themes and messages in their work?
4. Do you agree that certain types of reading (e.g., newspapers) are less valuable than books?
5. How important is the cover design when choosing a new book?
6. What kind of atmosphere or mood does a well-written book create?
7. If you could meet any author, living or dead, who would it be and why?
8. Discuss the role of censorship in literature throughout history.
9. Do you think reading helps people become more empathetic toward others?
10. What are the pros and cons of belonging to a formal book club?
11. Describe a time when a book greatly influenced a decision you made in real life.
12. How do travel books or memoirs differ from purely fictional adventure stories?
13. Should schools focus more on contemporary literature or historical classics?
14. What impact have popular young adult book series had on global reading habits?
15. Discuss the psychological state of “getting lost” inside a story.
B2 Level – Upper-Intermediate
1. Do you think reading stories or novels makes people better at understanding other people’s feelings? Why or why not?
2. How has the internet and online reviewing (like Goodreads) changed how books are promoted and judged?
3. What really makes a book a bestseller? Is it just great quality, or is it mostly marketing?
4. Should everyone try to read books that challenge their current beliefs or make them uncomfortable?
5. What is the impact of self-publishing on the variety and quality of the books available today?
6. How does the setting of a book (e.g., a specific city or historical era) sometimes feel like a character in itself?
7. Do you agree that reading is becoming less common because people spend more time with short-form digital content?
8. What is the main role of libraries in our digital world, apart from just lending out books?
9. How do translators change our experience when we read a book originally written in another language?
10. What ethical issues come up when writers use historical events or real people in their fictional stories?
11. What is the value of re-reading a book that you first read many years ago?
12. How does the way a book is structured (e.g., jumping between timelines) influence the reader’s experience?
13. What key features separate truly great writing from writing that is only good?
14. How do different cultures decide which books are important enough to be considered “classic” literature?
15. Discuss the psychological freedom that comes from being able to create an imagined world based only on written words.
C1 Level – Advanced
1. How do modern, experimental books change the way we usually expect a story to be structured or told?
2. To what degree should public money be used to support very specialized or experimental literary publications?
3. Discuss the concept of a narrator you can’t trust (“unreliable narration”) and how it affects the reader’s relationship with the text.
4. Do you think a novel is the most complex or sophisticated form of artistic expression?
5. How can we tell the difference between literature that will be remembered for a long time and books that are only popular right now?
6. What is the connection between political power and the historical suppression or banning of certain books?
7. How important are literary prizes (like the Nobel) in deciding which books the rest of the world reads?
8. Discuss the philosophical question of whether a book is complete before it has actually been read by someone.
9. How does the process of translation influence an author’s reputation and understanding in a new country?
10. How much has science fiction influenced real-world developments in technology and society?
11. What ethical challenges do writers face when writing biographies about controversial historical figures?
12. Do you think stories written by AI will ever have the emotional depth and meaning of human-written fiction?
13. How do literary magazines and professional critics shape the general conversation around new books?
14. Discuss the concept of a story that reflects on the nature of storytelling itself (metafiction).
15. How does the availability of digital archives fundamentally change our access to rare and old books?
C2 Level – Proficiency
1. When you read, can you see how all books borrow ideas and connect back to previous works? How does that linking work?
2. Do you think the idea of what makes a book “valuable” is too focused on Western culture and influence?
3. How does the act of reading a story actually change the structure and function of the human brain?
4. Discuss the philosophical idea of whether the author’s original intention matters once the book is published.
5. Do you think complex literary theory makes books easier or harder for the average person to understand?
6. Propose a plan to measure the cultural loss that happens when ancient texts or texts in minority languages are lost.
7. How does the way a story is structured help us make sense of a chaotic world psychologically?
8. How do changes in printing and design (like font and paper quality) influence the way we experience reading?
9. What responsibility do book critics have to consider the social and historical context of a book’s author?
10. How are serious historical events and trauma represented differently across various literary genres?
11. Where is the conflict between wanting an objective meaning in a book and the fact that every person reads it subjectively?
12. Do personalized recommendation tools (like on Amazon) limit our ability to discover new and challenging ideas?
13. What is the long-term impact of constantly being distracted by digital devices on our ability to read deeply?
14. Discuss the philosophical idea that the reader, not the writer, is the one who truly creates the meaning of a book.
15. How might the future of reading include non-textual or interactive parts, and what might be the negative effects of this?
