A1 Level – Elementary
1. Do you have a garden?
2. What is a green plant?
3. Do you like flowers?
4. What is a small tool?
5. Do you grow vegetables?
6. What is a quiet space?
7. Do you like insects?
8. What is a long path?
9. Do you think gardening is relaxing?
10. What is a watering can?
11. Do you visit public gardens?
12. What is a nice smell?
13. Do you like fresh air?
14. What are three things you see in a garden?
15. Do you think gardens are beautiful?
A2 Level – Pre-Intermediate
1. What is the difference between a garden and a park?
2. Why does spending time in a garden make people feel calm?
3. What are the good things and bad things about having a big garden?
4. How can a small balcony be turned into a garden?
5. Should all schools have a small garden for students?
6. Why is it important to use water carefully in a garden?
7. Do you think gardening is mainly a hobby or a necessity?
8. What is the purpose of pruning (cutting) plants?
9. How does a garden help the environment?
10. What is the difference between vegetables and flowers?
11. Do you think gardening is a good way to get exercise?
12. What are the problems when insects or animals eat the plants?
13. When is the best time of year to start planting a garden?
14. What are two differences between an English garden and a Japanese garden?
15. How does gardening help you save money on food?
B1 Level – Intermediate
1. What are the rules for politely asking a neighbor about their garden design?
2. How does the local climate affect the type of plants that can grow in a garden?
3. Should the government provide free seeds for people to start vegetable gardens?
4. What is the difference between a formal, planned garden and a wild, natural one?
5. Do you believe that gardening can teach you patience?
6. What are the challenges of maintaining a garden in a dry or polluted city?
7. How does the focus on having a perfect lawn affect local wildlife?
8. What is the idea of “companion planting”?
9. Is it fair or unfair when some people judge others for having a messy garden?
10. How does a lack of green space affect the mood of a city?
11. What are the steps for properly making compost for the garden?
12. What is the value of community gardens in dense urban areas?
13. Should public media promote local, sustainable gardening methods?
14. What are the reasons why some people prefer gardening to watching TV?
15. How does the design of a garden reflect the owner’s personality?
B2 Level – Upper-Intermediate
1. What are the social pressures to have a visually appealing garden in your neighborhood?
2. What are the moral problems when people use toxic chemicals (pesticides) in their gardens?
3. How does constant social media showing of perfect gardens affect people’s expectations?
4. Should city councils be legally required to maintain a certain percentage of green space?
5. Analyze the psychological effect of seeing a plant grow from a small seed to a mature state.
6. Who is responsible for promoting urban farming and local food production?
7. What is your view on the practice of designing gardens with mostly non-native (foreign) plants?
8. Evaluate the role of private garden societies in preserving rare plant species.
9. How does the concept of “xeriscaping” (low-water gardening) apply to dry climates?
10. Discuss the concept of “rewilding” a garden space.
11. What are the problems with having very different rules for noise and light in residential gardens?
12. What are the legal differences between a garden boundary and a property boundary?
13. Do you agree that the purpose of a garden is mainly to improve the local microclimate?
14. What steps should be taken to ensure that public gardens are accessible to all citizens?
15. How does the historical idea of a “garden of Eden” affect modern garden design?
C1 Level – Advanced
1. Is it fair that the price of good gardening land is often too high for low-income families?
2. What is the right way to think about a city’s moral duty to protect urban biodiversity?
3. How do the platform’s algorithms influence the type of gardening trends (e.g., exotic plants) that become popular?
4. When should the government consider mandatory limits on the use of commercial fertilizers?
5. What are the moral questions when we talk about using genetic engineering to create new plant varieties?
6. How does the focus on quick results affect the long-term, slow process of natural gardening?
7. Discuss the impact of climate change on the future predictability of growing seasons.
8. How should leaders use knowledge about biophilic design to improve public health in cities?
9. What is the idea of “food sovereignty” and the role of home gardens?
10. What are the long-term effects on society when fewer people have a connection to where their food comes from?
11. What are the difficulties when courts try to decide if a tree is dangerous and should be cut down?
12. How does the search for total convenience conflict with the need for organic, hands-on gardening?
13. Do you agree that the most important thing is the preservation of local, native plant species?
14. What are the simple moral rules a person should follow when they benefit from a neighbor’s successful garden?
15. Should the government set a legal minimum for the amount of green space required per person in urban areas?
C2 Level – Proficiency
1. What is the real difference between a person’s desire for an organized space and the natural chaos of a garden?
2. Debate the idea: Should we completely eliminate the concept of private ownership of gardens in favor of communal green spaces?
3. How does the concept of “control” change when applied to the unpredictable nature of living things?
4. What laws or rules are needed to control how technology platforms use images of gardens to promote unrealistic beauty standards?
5. How do historical views of scarcity and nature affect modern attitudes toward food production in gardens?
6. How can communities maintain their traditional seed varieties when commercial seeds dominate the market?
7. Argue the point that humans should stop all attempts to cultivate and control nature and allow it to thrive independently.
8. What protection should laws give to employees who suffer from chemical exposure in commercial gardening?
9. How can we stop the problem of using the argument of “natural” to sell expensive, unproven gardening products?
10. What did old thinkers say about human labor, stewardship, and the relationship with the earth that is still important today?
11. What will happen to the need for human gardeners if AI can perfectly monitor and manage all aspects of plant growth?
12. How do people use the idea of “self-sufficiency” to avoid discussing the communal aspect of gardening knowledge?
13. How does the experience of a plant dying improve a person’s understanding of life cycles?
14. What is the power of a collective movement to demand that city planning prioritize ecology over infrastructure?
15. If scientists could create a perfect, low-effort food source, how would that fundamentally change the value of home gardens?
