A1 Level – Elementary
1. Do you work for yourself?
2. What is a flexible time?
3. Do you like working alone?
4. What is a difficult client?
5. Do you set your own price?
6. What is a new skill?
7. Do you worry about finding work?
8. What is a home office?
9. Do you think freelancing is a good job?
10. What is a long contract?
11. Do you have many bosses?
12. What is a high stress?
13. Do you like variety in work?
14. What are three types of freelance jobs?
15. Do you think freelancing is the future?
A2 Level – Pre-Intermediate
1. What is the difference between an employee and a freelancer?
2. Why are more people choosing to freelance now?
3. What are the good things and bad things about setting your own schedule?
4. How can a freelancer find new clients?
5. Should all companies use freelancers instead of full-time staff?
6. Why is it important for freelancers to manage their own taxes?
7. Do you think freelancers get paid fairly?
8. What is the purpose of a freelance platform (like Upwork)?
9. How does technology make it easier to freelance globally?
10. What is the difference between a contractor and a part-time employee?
11. Do you think freelancing is more common in certain industries?
12. What are the problems when clients do not pay on time?
13. When is the best time to hire a lawyer for a freelance contract?
14. What are two differences between good and bad freelance clients?
15. How does freelancing affect work-life balance?
B1 Level – Intermediate
1. What are the rules for politely negotiating a higher rate with a client?
2. How does the cost of living affect the rates a freelancer charges?
3. Should the government provide cheaper health insurance options for self-employed people?
4. What is the difference between working from home and freelancing in a co-working space?
5. Do you believe that freelancing offers more creative freedom?
6. What are the challenges of managing savings and retirement without a traditional employer?
7. How does the focus on quantity of work affect the quality of a freelancer’s output?
8. What is the idea of “scope creep”?
9. Is it fair or unfair when platforms take a high percentage of a freelancer’s pay?
10. How does a lack of job security affect a freelancer’s mental health?
11. What are the steps for properly creating a freelance portfolio?
12. What is the value of continuously learning new skills as a freelancer?
13. Should public media highlight the financial instability of some freelancers?
14. What are the reasons why some people prefer the stability of a traditional job?
15. How does the rise of AI affect the jobs available for human freelancers?
B2 Level – Upper-Intermediate
1. What are the social pressures to appear successful and busy as a freelancer?
2. What are the moral problems when companies deliberately misclassify employees as freelancers to avoid paying benefits?
3. How does constant online competition affect the pricing and quality of freelance services?
4. Should clients be legally required to pay freelancers within 30 days of completion?
5. Analyze the psychological effect of having total responsibility for your own income.
6. Who is responsible for providing training and professional development for freelancers?
7. What is your view on the practice of accepting very low pay to build a portfolio?
8. Evaluate the role of freelance platforms in standardizing (and often lowering) pay rates.
9. How does the global nature of freelancing affect local job markets?
10. Discuss the concept of a “digital nomad” lifestyle.
11. What are the problems with having very different legal protections for freelancers in different countries?
12. What are the legal differences between intellectual property owned by a company and by a freelancer?
13. Do you agree that the purpose of freelancing is mainly to maximize personal freedom?
14. What steps should be taken to ensure that freelancers can access stable retirement plans?
15. How does the freedom of freelancing affect a person’s relationship with routine and discipline?
C1 Level – Advanced
1. Is it fair that freelancers often lack the legal protections and benefits of traditional employees?
2. What is the right way to think about a company’s moral duty to pay a fair rate for project work?
3. How do the platform’s algorithms influence which freelancers get the best job offers?
4. When should the government consider mandatory minimum payment rates for certain types of freelance work?
5. What are the moral questions when we talk about using low-paid global freelancers to undercut local markets?
6. How does the focus on short-term projects affect the long-term, necessary investment in deep expertise?
7. Discuss the impact of major financial downturns on the stability of the freelance workforce.
8. How should leaders use tax incentives to promote cooperative models for freelancers?
9. What is the idea of “digital labor platforms” and their effect on worker autonomy?
10. What are the long-term effects on society when fewer workers have stable, traditional employment?
11. What are the difficulties when courts try to decide if a company-freelancer relationship is actually disguised employment?
12. How does the search for total work-life integration conflict with the need for clear boundaries?
13. Do you agree that the most important thing is the freelancer’s independence, even if it comes at a financial cost?
14. What are the simple moral rules a person should follow when they benefit from a low-paid freelancer’s work?
15. Should the government set a legal minimum for the amount of time required for a contract review before signing?
C2 Level – Proficiency
1. What is the real difference between a person’s voluntary choice to freelance and the economic coercion that forces it?
2. Debate the idea: Should we completely nationalize the essential freelance sectors (e.g., healthcare, education) to ensure quality?
3. How does the concept of “job security” change when it relies on constant self-marketing and client acquisition?
4. What laws or rules are needed to control how technology platforms use algorithms to suppress wage competition?
5. How do historical views of guilds and craftsmanship affect modern regulation of freelance trades?
6. How can communities maintain their quality of life when their local services are provided by transient freelancers?
7. Argue the point that humans should stop all attempts to regulate freelancing and allow it to function as a pure, unregulated market.
8. What protection should laws give to whistleblowers who expose unfair practices on freelance platforms?
9. How can we stop the problem of using the argument of “flexibility” to mask the expectation of permanent availability?
10. What did old thinkers say about self-reliance, entrepreneurship, and the value of independent labor that is still relevant today?
11. What will happen to the need for human freelancers if AI can perfectly fulfill all digital service roles?
12. How do people use the idea of “being my own boss” to avoid discussing their lack of benefits?
13. How does the experience of a major client conflict improve a person’s business negotiation skills?
14. What is the power of a collective movement to demand a global standard for freelance contracts and payment?
15. If scientists could create a perfect system for matching skills to needs, how would that fundamentally change the need for self-promotion?
