A1 Level – Elementary
1. Do you like to drive?
2. What is a red light?
3. Do you follow speed limits?
4. What is a long road?
5. Do you use a seatbelt?
6. What is a busy street?
7. Do you get angry in traffic?
8. What is a car accident?
9. Do you think driving is dangerous?
10. What is a traffic sign?
11. Do you know basic car parts?
12. What is a fast car?
13. Do you think self-driving cars will be common?
14. What are three rules for safe driving?
15. Do you think driving is fun?
A2 Level – Pre-Intermediate
1. What is the difference between an old car and a new car?
2. Why is using a phone while driving very dangerous?
3. What are the good things and bad things about driving a very large car?
4. How can a driver avoid getting lost?
5. Should all drivers take a driving test every few years?
6. Why is patience important when stuck in traffic?
7. Do you think the driving age should be higher?
8. What is the purpose of car insurance?
9. How does weather (rain, snow) change driving safety?
10. What is the difference between parallel parking and reverse parking?
11. Do you think driving is a necessary skill?
12. What are the problems when people drive too fast?
13. When is the best time to check your car’s tires?
14. What are two differences between driving a manual and an automatic car?
15. How does the development of self-driving cars affect human drivers?
B1 Level – Intermediate
1. What are the rules for politely dealing with road rage?
2. How does the cost of gas and maintenance affect how much people drive?
3. Should the government invest more money in public transport to reduce driving?
4. What is the difference between driving for a living and driving for pleasure?
5. Do you believe that driving is a privilege, not a right?
6. What are the challenges of learning to drive in a very busy city?
7. How does the focus on car design affect safety standards?
8. What is the idea of “defensive driving”?
9. Is it fair or unfair when some people are fined heavily for minor speeding?
10. How does a lack of sleep affect a person’s driving reaction time?
11. What are the steps for properly changing a flat tire?
12. What is the value of taking a long, scenic drive?
13. Should public media criticize dangerous driving more often?
14. What are the reasons why some people prefer riding a motorcycle?
15. How does the culture of car ownership affect city planning?
B2 Level – Upper-Intermediate
1. What are the social pressures to own a certain type of car?
2. What are the moral problems when drunk driving causes serious accidents?
3. How does constant exposure to advertisements affect car purchase decisions?
4. Should people who cause multiple serious accidents be permanently banned from driving?
5. Analyze the psychological effect of being fully in control of a moving machine.
6. Who is responsible for promoting road safety campaigns?
7. What is your view on the practice of using high-tech systems to monitor and correct driving behavior?
8. Evaluate the role of car manufacturing lobbyists in fighting for less regulation.
9. How does the environmental impact of cars challenge the freedom to drive?
10. Discuss the concept of a “driverless future” and its implications.
11. What are the problems with having very different road rules in different countries?
12. What are the legal differences between reckless driving and careless driving?
13. Do you agree that the purpose of driving is mainly personal freedom and convenience?
14. What steps should be taken to ensure that roads are safer for cyclists and pedestrians?
15. How does the amount of time spent driving affect a person’s overall quality of life?
C1 Level – Advanced
1. Is it fair that the most heavily polluting cars are often the cheapest to buy?
2. What is the right way to think about a government’s moral duty to prioritize public health over car industry profits?
3. How do the platform’s algorithms influence the type of driving behaviors that are shown in online videos?
4. When should the government consider mandatory limits on the size and weight of private vehicles in cities?
5. What are the moral questions when we talk about allowing self-driving cars to make life-or-death decisions?
6. How does the focus on quick, personal transport affect the long-term, necessary investment in collective transport?
7. Discuss the impact of mass electric vehicle adoption on the demand for parking and maintenance.
8. How should leaders use urban design to discourage car use and promote walking?
9. What is the idea of “transport poverty” and how does reliance on cars contribute to it?
10. What are the long-term effects on society when the skill of driving is no longer necessary?
11. What are the difficulties when courts try to decide who is responsible for an accident caused by autonomous software?
12. How does the search for total convenience conflict with the ethical need to reduce road deaths?
13. Do you agree that the most important thing is the equal access to safe and efficient mobility for all citizens?
14. What are the simple moral rules a driver should follow when they witness an accident?
15. Should the government set a legal minimum for the amount of practical road safety education required in schools?
C2 Level – Proficiency
1. What is the real difference between a person’s perceived control while driving and the external forces of traffic?
2. Debate the idea: Should we completely eliminate human driving in favor of highly regulated, safer autonomous vehicles?
3. How does the concept of “risk” change when liability shifts from the human driver to the car manufacturer?
4. What laws or rules are needed to control how self-driving car manufacturers use collected road data?
5. How do historical views of freedom and the open road affect modern resistance to driving regulation?
6. How can communities maintain their public spaces when they are constantly prioritized for car traffic?
7. Argue the point that humans should stop all attempts to control individual driving and allow people to accept their own risks.
8. What protection should laws give to professional drivers who lose their jobs to automation?
9. How can we stop the problem of using the argument of “efficiency” to justify eliminating scenic routes?
10. What did old thinkers say about movement, speed, and the relationship between humans and machines that is still important today?
11. What will happen to the need for human police if all traffic violations are automatically and impartially detected?
12. How do people use the idea of “love of cars” to avoid discussing their environmental footprint?
13. How does the experience of a major driving accident change a person’s perception of risk?
14. What is the power of a collective movement to demand that cities become entirely pedestrianized?
15. If scientists could create a perfect, non-polluting fuel, how would that fundamentally change the global car industry?
