A1 Level – Elementary
1. Do you like football?
2. Can you kick a ball?
3. Do you have a favorite football club?
4. Do you play football with friends?
5. What color is your favorite team’s shirt?
6. Do you know what a goalkeeper does?
7. Have you ever been to a football stadium?
8. Do you like watching football on TV?
9. Do you know any famous football players?
10. Is football popular in your city?
11. How many players are on a football team?
12. Do you think football is fun?
13. Do you like running?
14. Do you play any sport at school or work?
15. What do you shout when your team scores?
A2 Level – Pre-Intermediate
1. How often do you play or watch football?
2. What position do you play or like most?
3. Who is your favorite football player and why?
4. What do you know about how a football match works?
5. Do you think it is important to train hard to be a good player?
6. What skills does a good footballer need?
7. Do you prefer watching football at home or at a stadium?
8. What happens when a player gets a red card?
9. Do children in your country play a lot of football?
10. What do fans do at a live football match?
11. Do you think football is better than other sports?
12. Have you ever played football in the street or a park?
13. What do you think is the hardest thing about playing football?
14. Do you follow a football league? Which one?
15. Would you like to be a professional footballer?
B1 Level – Intermediate
1. What qualities make someone a truly great footballer?
2. How important is teamwork compared to individual skill in football?
p>3. How has football changed since your parents were young?
4. Why do you think football is more popular than most other sports?
5. What are the main differences between playing football and watching it?
6. How do coaches and managers influence a team’s performance?
7. Should footballers be considered role models for young people?
8. What are the physical and mental demands of being a professional player?
9. How do clubs develop young talent from an early age?
10. What makes a football stadium atmosphere special?
11. Do you think referee decisions are generally fair?
12. How do injuries affect a player’s career?
13. Should women’s football receive as much attention as men’s football?
14. What do you think about the transfer system in professional football?
15. How does playing football benefit young people’s development?
B2 Level – Upper-Intermediate
1. How has the business of football changed the nature of the sport?
2. Do you think football clubs have become too focused on profit?
3. How do tactical systems and formations shape modern football?
4. What impact does a manager’s philosophy have on a club’s identity?
5. Should there be a salary cap in professional football leagues?
6. How does social media affect the lives of professional footballers?
7. Why do some cities have intense rivalries between local clubs?
8. How does data analytics influence player recruitment and match preparation?
9. What are the ethical concerns around football club ownership?
10. How does grassroots football differ from the elite game, and why does it matter?
11. Should football clubs have stronger ties to their local communities?
12. How do young players cope with the pressure of high expectations?
13. What role does physical conditioning play in the modern game?
14. How has the influx of foreign players changed domestic leagues?
15. Do you think fan ownership models lead to better-run clubs?
C1 Level – Advanced
1. How does football serve as a reflection of the society in which it exists?
2. To what extent do financial disparities between clubs undermine genuine competition?
3. How has the globalization of football affected local club identities and fan cultures?
4. What are the long-term consequences of early specialization for young footballers?
5. How do media narratives construct and sometimes distort a player’s public image?
6. Should football governing bodies do more to tackle financial doping in the sport?
7. How does the pressure to win at all costs affect player welfare and ethics?
8. In what ways has the introduction of technology altered the relationship between players, officials, and fans?
9. How do club academies balance athletic development with players’ broader education?
10. What does the persistence of racism in football stadiums reveal about wider social attitudes?
11. How do agents shape the careers and decisions of professional footballers?
12. Should there be limits on how much foreign investment can reshape a club’s identity?
13. How does the concept of loyalty apply in modern professional football?
14. What responsibilities do clubs have toward players after their careers end?
15. How does the style of football played reflect a nation’s broader cultural values?
C2 Level – Proficiency
1. How does football function simultaneously as a cultural institution and a global commodity?
2. To what extent does the structure of elite football reproduce and entrench socioeconomic inequality?
3. How do notions of masculinity embedded in football culture both reflect and reinforce gender norms?
4. What does the emotional investment fans place in football clubs reveal about identity and belonging in modern society?
5. How has neoliberal economic logic reshaped the relationship between football clubs and their supporters?
6. In what ways does the transfer market commodify human beings, and what are the ethical implications of this?
7. How do post-colonial patterns of talent migration shape the landscape of professional football?
8. What does the tension between football as sport and football as entertainment reveal about contemporary values?
9. How do crowd dynamics and collective rituals at football matches fulfil deep psychological and social functions?
10. To what degree does the media’s construction of football narratives distort our understanding of the game itself?
11. How should governing bodies reconcile the sport’s commercial imperatives with its obligations to integrity and fairness?
12. What does the treatment of mentally ill or psychologically struggling footballers reveal about attitudes to vulnerability in elite sport?
13. How does the mythology surrounding legendary players shape cultural memory and collective identity?
14. Is the increasing rationalization and datafication of football eroding the spontaneity and artistry that define the game?
15. How does football illuminate the contradictions between global interconnectedness and the persistence of tribal loyalties?
