A1 Level – Elementary
1. Do you like nature?
2. What is a common way to save water?
3. What is “pollution”?
4. Do you recycle things at home?
5. What is the color of the sky?
6. What animal is endangered?
7. Do you use a bicycle or a car more often?
8. What is a forest?
9. Do you like planting trees?
10. What makes the air dirty?
11. What is the difference between a river and a lake?
12. Do you turn off the lights when you leave a room?
13. What is a simple way to save the planet?
14. What are some types of clean energy?
15. What is climate change?
A2 Level – Pre-Intermediate
1. What are the key differences between air pollution and water pollution?
2. Describe one simple change your family has made to be more eco-friendly.
3. What is the difference between renewable energy (e.g., solar) and non-renewable energy (e.g., coal)?
4. What are the common reasons why people choose not to recycle or reuse items?
5. Have you ever participated in a community cleanup or environmental project?
6. What specific animals or plants in your region are currently endangered?
7. What are the pros and cons of using plastic bottles and bags?
8. What is the role of a national park in protecting the environment?
9. How does excessive consumption of goods (shopping) affect the planet?
10. What is a simple way to reduce the amount of water you use?
11. What is the difference between weather and climate?
12. Do you think electric cars are truly better for the environment?
13. What are the challenges of making global agreements to fight climate change?
14. What are common ways people save energy in their homes?
15. What are the benefits of eating locally grown fruits and vegetables?
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B1 Level – Intermediate
1. Discuss the conflict between economic growth and the need to protect the natural environment.
2. How can schools educate young people to become more responsible environmental citizens?
3. What are the ethical issues surrounding companies that pollute heavily in developing countries?
4. Do you think the responsibility for solving climate change lies with governments, corporations, or individuals?
5. Describe a time when a personal decision (e.g., changing your diet) was motivated by environmental concerns.
6. To what extent should individuals be prepared to pay higher prices for sustainable products?
7. What role do environmental NGOs (non-governmental organizations) play in influencing policy?
8. How do environmental disasters (e.g., floods, droughts) affect people’s daily lives?
9. Discuss the psychological challenge of feeling overwhelmed by the scale of climate change.
10. What are the challenges of switching a large city’s power source to 100% renewable energy?
11. How does the problem of deforestation affect global air quality and biodiversity?
12. Should there be stricter international laws to protect the oceans from pollution and overfishing?
13. What is the difference between preserving nature (leaving it untouched) and conserving nature (managing it)?
14. Discuss the concept of “fast fashion” and its environmental impact.
15. What are the pros and cons of nuclear energy as a clean power source?
B2 Level – Upper-Intermediate
1. How does global consumerism drive environmental damage, and what alternatives exist?
2. What are the ethical arguments about whether wealthy nations should pay poorer nations for climate damage?
3. Should citizens who purposefully ignore environmental warnings be held responsible for the consequences?
4. What are the psychological reasons why people engage in “greenwashing”—pretending to be eco-friendly?
5. How has social media helped or harmed environmental activism and awareness?
6. Discuss the idea that climate change is primarily a social justice issue, not just an environmental one.
7. What are the arguments for and against implementing a global carbon tax on businesses and individuals?
8. How do different political systems (e.g., democracies vs. authoritarian states) approach environmental regulation?
9. What are the challenges of maintaining national parks when they become overcrowded with tourists?
10. Discuss the concept of “circular economy” and how it differs from the traditional linear economy.
11. What is the role of technology (e.g., carbon capture) versus behavioral change in solving the climate crisis?
12. Should schools teach children about the potential for environmental collapse and how to cope with that fear?
13. What are the key differences between the environmental movement today and 50 years ago?
14. How does the concept of “planned obsolescence” (designing products to break) harm the environment?
15. Discuss the idea that the planet has a right to exist without being harmed by human activity.
C1 Level – Advanced
1. Analyze the socioeconomic factors that link resource extraction, environmental degradation, and global conflict.
2. To what degree should international law grant legal personhood or rights to major natural entities (e.g., rivers, forests)?
3. Discuss the philosophical concept of “deep ecology” and its view on the relationship between humans and nature.
4. Evaluate the ethical challenges of geoengineering—deliberately modifying the Earth’s climate on a massive scale.
5. How does the concept of “environmental refugees” challenge existing international definitions of asylum and migration?
6. Examine the legal precedents regarding corporate accountability for long-term, non-reversible environmental damage.
7. What ethical guidelines should govern the use of land for large-scale renewable energy projects (e.g., solar farms)?
8. Discuss the concept of “sustainable development” and whether it is realistically achievable in the current economic system.
9. How do different religious and spiritual traditions conceptualize humanity’s responsibility to the natural world?
10. Analyze the interplay between global financial markets and the price volatility of essential environmental resources (e.g., water).
11. What are the ethical challenges when conservation efforts prioritize charismatic megafauna over smaller, less popular species?
12. Debate whether environmental taxes should be progressive (higher for the rich) or flat (the same for everyone).
13. How does the shift to remote work affect the environmental footprint of large urban centers?
14. Discuss the concept of “the Anthropocene” and its implications for how we view humanity’s impact on Earth.
15. To what extent should the state have mandatory power to restrict individual freedoms (e.g., car usage) for the sake of the environment?
C2 Level – Proficiency
1. How do you analyze the idea that environmentalism is a form of cultural critique against industrial civilization?
2. Formulate a critique of international climate agreements that rely primarily on voluntary compliance rather than enforceable sanctions.
3. Analyze the intersection of political corruption, corporate lobbying, and the failure to implement effective environmental laws.
4. Discuss the philosophical distinction between “nature” (unspoiled) and “wilderness” (managed by humans).
5. Critically evaluate the concept of “ecological debt”—the idea that wealthy nations owe compensation to poorer ones.
6. Propose a system of global environmental governance that operates independently of the national interests of individual countries.
7. Examine the psychological function of “apocalypse fatigue” and its role in public inaction regarding climate change.
8. How does the language used by media (e.g., “climate change” vs. “climate crisis”) influence public perception and urgency?
9. Discuss the ethical responsibilities of scientists to communicate existential environmental risks directly, even if it causes panic.
10. Analyze the historical relationship between the colonial exploitation of resources and modern environmental inequalities.
11. Articulate the inherent tension between the goal of universal human welfare and the concept of finite planetary boundaries.
12. Debate whether future technological solutions will ultimately solve the environmental crisis without requiring significant lifestyle change.
13. Assess the long-term societal effects of widespread environmental anxiety on political stability and public trust.
14. Discuss the philosophical definition of ‘stewardship’ and whether humans can truly fulfill this role for the planet.
15. How might the principles of ecological system dynamics be used to model processes of organizational resilience and adaptation?
