A1 Level – Elementary
1. Do you like your job’s atmosphere?
2. What is a strict rule?
3. Do you wear formal clothes to work?
4. What is a good manager?
5. Do you like working in a team?
6. What is a long meeting?
7. Do you feel respected at work?
8. What is a happy office?
9. Do you think company culture is important?
10. What is a big company?
11. Do you talk about your feelings at work?
12. What is a strong value?
13. Do you think money is the most important thing?
14. What are three things that make a good workplace?
15. Do you think culture affects how you work?
A2 Level – Pre-Intermediate
1. What is the difference between a formal and a casual workplace?
2. Why does the company’s leader set the culture?
3. What are the good things and bad things about clear rules at work?
4. How can a new employee learn the culture quickly?
5. Should all companies allow casual dress on Fridays?
6. Why is it important to have a good work-life balance?
7. Do you think the culture affects how long people stay in a job?
8. What is the purpose of team-building exercises?
9. How does a negative culture affect a person’s home life?
10. What is the difference between a top-down and a flat structure?
11. Do you think corporate culture can be changed easily?
12. What are the problems when people gossip at work?
13. When is the best time to give honest feedback to your boss?
14. What are two things that show a company values its employees?
15. How does the culture affect the creativity of the workers?
B1 Level – Intermediate
1. What are the simple ways to politely handle a difficult work tradition?
2. How does the company’s financial situation affect the workplace atmosphere?
3. Should the government provide resources for companies to improve culture?
4. What is the difference between a healthy and a toxic culture?
5. Do you believe that a fun office atmosphere is necessary for productivity?
6. What are the challenges of merging two companies with very different cultures?
7. How does focusing on competition affect cooperation among workers?
8. What is the idea of “organizational values”?
9. Is it fair when a person is judged for not joining after-work activities?
10. How does a lack of diversity affect the overall culture of a company?
11. What are the basic steps for improving your own department’s culture?
12. What is the value of having a culture that accepts small failures?
13. Should the news talk more about companies with bad working conditions?
14. What are the simple reasons why some people prefer a very formal environment?
15. How does the history of the industry affect its common culture?
B2 Level – Upper-Intermediate
1. What are the simple social problems caused by a lack of clarity in company rules?
2. What are the ethical issues when corporate culture pressures employees to overwork?
3. How does constant social media showing of “best places to work” affect staff expectations?
4. Should companies be legally required to provide mental health support for stress?
5. How does the feeling of being valued affect long-term employee commitment?
6. Who is responsible for ensuring the culture is inclusive to all workers?
7. What is your simple view on the practice of mandatory after-hours socialization?
8. What is the role of human resources in monitoring and improving culture?
9. How does the problem of high staff turnover affect the existing culture?
10. What are the clear problems with having a strict hierarchy?
11. What are the legal differences between general dissatisfaction and a hostile work environment?
12. Do you think the main purpose of culture is to make people feel like a family?
13. What steps can worker groups take to demand a culture change?
14. How does the culture affect a person’s ability to express new ideas?
15. What are the simple psychological effects of a very supportive culture?
C1 Level – Advanced
1. Is it fair that some companies use “culture fit” to exclude diverse candidates?
2. What is the moral duty of a company to ensure its culture does not harm society?
3. How do global economic pressures affect the quality of workplace culture?
4. When should the government consider mandatory audits of corporate culture for fairness?
5. What are the simple ethical problems of a “cult-like” corporate environment?
6. How does focusing on short-term results affect the need for long-term cultural stability?
7. Discuss the effects of a toxic culture on a person’s entire career trajectory.
8. How should leaders use knowledge about human behavior to build ethical cultures?
9. What is the idea of “psychological safety”?
10. What are the long-term social effects when a whole industry has a bad reputation?
11. What are the clear difficulties when courts try to decide if a culture is discriminatory?
12. How does the desire for quick success affect the need for ethical conduct?
13. Do you think the most important thing is a culture of respect and transparency?
14. What are the simple moral rules a person should follow when reporting a bad culture?
15. Should the government set a clear standard for employee participation in culture development?
C2 Level – Proficiency
1. What is the true difference between a company’s stated values and its actual culture?
2. Should we eliminate all forms of hierarchy to create a completely flat culture?
3. How does the idea of professional identity change when culture is constantly shifting?
4. What laws are needed to prevent major corporate disregard for worker well-being?
5. How do historical views of labor and management affect modern culture wars?
6. How can a society ensure that empathy is shown to people leaving toxic cultures?
7. Do you think market reputation can fix toxic cultures without government help?
8. What simple rules should guide new companies in building an ethical culture?
9. How can we stop people from using “culture fit” as an excuse for discrimination?
10. What did old thinkers say about work, community, and human dignity?
11. What will happen to the need for human managers if AI runs the corporate culture?
12. How do people use the idea of “that’s just how it is” to avoid discussing problems?
13. How does the experience of a major corporate scandal change a person’s trust?
14. What is the power of a group to demand an end to a toxic culture?
15. If scientists could create a perfect, measurable index of culture, what would happen?
