A1 Level – Elementary
1. Do you like Halloween?
2. What is a ghost?
3. Do you wear costumes?
4. What is a big pumpkin?
5. Do you like candy?
6. What is a scary movie?
7. Do you go outside at night?
8. What is a funny mask?
9. Do you like orange and black?
10. What is a spider?
11. Do children go “trick-or-treating”?
12. What is a party?
13. Do you decorate your house?
14. What are three things you see at Halloween?
15. Do you think Halloween is very old?
A2 Level – Pre-Intermediate
1. What is the difference between Halloween and a normal party?
2. Why do people dress up in costumes?
3. What are the good things and bad things about eating a lot of candy?
4. How can people make their own costumes without buying them?
5. Should schools let children wear costumes to class?
6. Why do some adults also celebrate Halloween?
7. Do you think Halloween traditions are changing?
8. What is the purpose of carving a face into a pumpkin?
9. How does the weather in autumn affect Halloween activities?
10. What is the difference between a scary costume and a funny costume?
11. Do you think Halloween is too commercial (focused on money)?
12. What are the problems when people scare others too much?
13. When is the best time to buy decorations cheaply?
14. What are two differences between Halloween and a day of the dead celebration?
15. How does Halloween affect the sale of pumpkins and candy?
B1 Level – Intermediate
1. What are the rules for politely trick-or-treating in a neighborhood?
2. How does the popularity of certain movies change the most popular costumes each year?
3. Should the government spend money to provide safe places for children to trick-or-treat?
4. What is the difference between dressing as a real person and dressing as a fictional character?
5. Do you believe that Halloween encourages bad behavior in teenagers?
6. What are the challenges of planning a large, safe Halloween event for the public?
7. How does the focus on spooky things affect people who are genuinely afraid?
8. What is the idea of “cultural appropriation” in costume choices?
9. Is it fair or unfair when some houses give out much better candy than others?
10. How does the tradition of Halloween change when it moves to a different country?
11. What are the steps for making sure your house is safe during a nighttime party?
12. What is the value of celebrating holidays that focus on scary or dark themes?
13. Should the date of Halloween be changed to a weekend day?
14. What are the reasons why some people choose not to celebrate Halloween?
15. How does the historical meaning of Halloween (Samhain) compare to the modern version?
B2 Level – Upper-Intermediate
1. What are the social pressures on young adults to wear sexy or very revealing costumes?
2. What are the moral problems when costumes make fun of sensitive or serious subjects?
3. How does the large demand for cheap costumes affect the labor practices in other countries?
4. Should city police increase their presence in neighborhoods on Halloween night?
5. Analyze the psychological effect of wearing a costume that allows you to act differently.
6. Who is responsible for ensuring that trick-or-treating candy is safe for children?
7. What is your view on the practice of giving non-candy alternatives for trick-or-treaters?
8. Evaluate the role of Halloween in the annual retail and entertainment budget.
9. How does the focus on horror movies during Halloween affect people’s viewing habits?
10. Discuss the concept of “threshold rituals” (crossing boundaries) that Halloween represents.
11. What are the problems with having very different rules for trick-or-treating based on age?
12. What are the legal differences between vandalism and a harmless Halloween prank?
13. Do you agree that the purpose of Halloween is mainly a chance for adults to act like children again?
14. What steps should be taken to ensure that children’s costumes are safe and visible at night?
15. How does the commercial success of Halloween affect the celebration of other, less profitable holidays?
C1 Level – Advanced
1. Is it fair that the commercial focus on Halloween has caused some older, more meaningful traditions to be forgotten?
2. What is the right way to think about a costume designer’s moral duty to avoid cultural appropriation?
3. How do the platform’s algorithms influence the type of controversial costumes that become popular and spread quickly?
4. When should governments ban certain types of costumes that promote violence or hate speech?
5. What are the moral questions when we talk about celebrating a day that historically focused on death and spirits?
6. How does the focus on temporary, low-quality decorations affect the environment and waste management?
7. Discuss the impact of global media on standardizing a single, Americanized version of Halloween across many countries.
8. How should leaders use the public’s desire for fun and escapism to promote local cultural events?
9. What is the idea of “social performance” and how does it relate to costume wearing?
10. What are the long-term effects on society when children are constantly exposed to commercialized fear and fantasy?
11. What are the difficulties when courts try to decide if a costume caused public disturbance or fear?
12. How does the search for a unique costume conflict with the pressure to fit in with current trends?
13. Do you agree that the most important thing is the shared community fun, not the historical meaning?
14. What are the simple moral rules a person should follow when deciding whether a costume is offensive to others?
15. Should the government set a legal minimum for the quality and safety standards of children’s costumes?
C2 Level – Proficiency
1. What is the real difference between a person’s desire to dress up and the ancient need to hide from spirits?
2. Debate the idea: Should we completely ban the sale of costumes that are based on negative stereotypes of other groups?
3. How does the concept of “play” and “pretend” change the human idea of reality and self-identity?
4. What laws or rules are needed to control how much candy and sugar is marketed to children during the holiday season?
5. How do historical views of the supernatural affect modern people’s consumption of horror entertainment?
6. How can communities maintain their traditional harvest festivals when Halloween takes over the season?
7. Argue the point that humans should stop all attempts to control the commercialism of Halloween and allow the market to decide.
8. What protection should laws give to a person whose appearance is copied and made fun of in a costume?
9. How can we stop the problem of using Halloween as an excuse for vandalism and low-level crime?
10. What did old thinkers say about masks, public identity, and anarchy that is still important today?
11. What will happen to the need for physical costumes if virtual reality allows people to wear any avatar instantly?
12. How do people use the idea of “celebrating diversity” to avoid discussing the cultural appropriation in their costumes?
13. How does the experience of wearing a costume allow a person to safely explore a different part of their personality?
14. What is the power of a local community organization to control the safety and timing of trick-or-treating?
15. If scientists could create a perfect, safe illusion of real ghosts, how would that fundamentally change the celebration of Halloween?
