feelings

Feelings

90 ESL discussion questions about feelings for all levels, keeping the questions simple and direct, focusing on emotional state, expression, and understanding others.
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A1 Level – Elementary

1. Do you feel happy often?

2. What is a big smile?

3. Do you like talking about your feelings?

4. What is a sad moment?

5. Do you think all feelings are important?

6. What is a hidden emotion?

7. Do you worry about sad friends?

8. What is a kind word?

9. Do you think crying is okay?

10. What is a quick change?

11. Do you like simple solutions?

12. What is a confused mind?

13. Do you like clear answers?

14. What are three feelings you have every day?

15. Do you think feelings are easy to hide?

A2 Level – Pre-Intermediate

1. What is the difference between a feeling and a thought?

2. Why is it important to recognize how others feel?

3. What are the good things and bad things about showing all your feelings?

4. How can a person politely ask a friend if they are okay?

5. Should all schools teach children how to talk about feelings?

6. Why is it important to control strong negative feelings?

7. Do you think cultural background affects showing feelings?

8. What is the purpose of sadness?

9. How does technology change how people express feelings?

10. What is the difference between jealousy and envy?

11. Do you think people worry too much about what others think?

12. What are the problems when people keep all feelings hidden?

13. When is the best time to talk to a doctor about persistent sadness?

14. What are two things that help improve a bad mood?

15. How does a lack of empathy affect friendship?

B1 Level – Intermediate

1. What are the simple ways to politely handle a person who is too emotional?

2. How does the environment affect a person’s mood?

3. Should the government provide free resources for emotional education?

4. What is the difference between a simple feeling and a complex emotion?

5. Do you believe that expressing feelings is necessary for a healthy life?

6. What are the challenges of remaining calm in a highly emotional situation?

7. How does focusing on work affect the attention given to personal feelings?

8. What is the idea of “emotional vocabulary”?

9. Is it fair when a person is judged for being too sensitive?

10. How does a lack of self-awareness affect emotional control?

11. What are the basic steps for starting a journal about feelings?

12. What is the value of finding inspiration in your own feelings?

13. Should the news talk more about mental health awareness?

14. What are the simple reasons why some people struggle to share feelings?

15. How does the history of psychology affect modern understanding of feelings?

B2 Level – Upper-Intermediate

1. What are the simple social problems caused by constant emotional expression?

2. What are the ethical issues when companies use emotional data for targeting?

3. How does constant social media showing of emotional life affect real relationships?

4. Should therapists be legally required to report all dangerous feelings?

5. How does the feeling of vulnerability affect a person’s openness?

6. Who is responsible for promoting emotional intelligence in the workplace?

7. What is your simple view on the practice of deliberately hiding feelings?

8. What is the role of technology in automating emotional recognition?

9. How does the problem of emotional burnout affect professional life?

10. What are the clear problems with allowing people to control others’ feelings?

11. What are the legal differences between a voluntary expression and a mandatory one?

12. Do you think the main purpose of feelings is to guide our behavior?

13. What steps can individual citizens take to improve their emotional health?

14. How does the lack of a strong support system affect coping with strong feelings?

15. What are the simple psychological effects of a sudden moment of deep sadness?

C1 Level – Advanced

1. Is it fair that emotional labor is often unpaid and unrecognized?

2. What is the moral duty of a society to support emotional well-being?

3. How do global media structures affect the standardization of acceptable feelings?

4. When should the government consider mandatory emotional check-ins in high-stress jobs?

5. What are the simple ethical problems of companies profiting from emotional manipulation?

6. How does focusing on logic affect the need for intuitive understanding?

7. Discuss the effects of long-term suppression of negative feelings on the body.

8. How should leaders use knowledge about feelings to build better policy?

9. What is the idea of “emotional resilience”?

10. What are the long-term social effects when a whole generation struggles with empathy?

11. What are the clear difficulties when courts try to decide if a feeling caused a criminal act?

12. How does the desire for personal comfort affect the need for confronting difficult feelings?

13. Do you think the most important thing is the preservation of authentic emotional expression?

14. What are the simple moral rules a person should follow when dealing with another’s strong feelings?

15. Should the government set a clear standard for emotional support in the workplace?

C2 Level – Proficiency

1. What is the true difference between a biological reaction and a conscious feeling?

2. Should we eliminate the system that allows for massive emotional manipulation?

3. How does the idea of consciousness change when feelings are perfectly simulated?

4. What laws are needed to prevent major corporate use of emotional data?

5. How do historical views of passion, reason, and virtue affect modern understanding?

6. How can a society ensure that empathy is shown to people struggling with complex emotions?

7. Do you think total transparency in feelings would fix all social problems?

8. What simple rules should guide people when they encounter complex emotional situations?

9. How can we stop people from using personal choice as an excuse for harmful actions?

10. What did old thinkers say about affect, reason, and the well-balanced soul?

11. What will happen to the need for human therapists if AI can perfectly understand all feelings?

12. How do people use the idea of “I’m fine” to avoid discussing deeper issues?

13. How does the experience of a major emotional trauma change a person’s life?

14. What is the power of a group to demand better mental health support?

15. If scientists could create a perfect, balanced emotional state, what would happen?

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