A1 Level – Elementary
1. What is your favorite room in your home?
2. Who cooks dinner in your family?
3. Do you have a pet at home?
4. What time do you usually eat together?
5. What chore do you do at home?
6. Do you like having friends visit your home?
7. What makes your home comfortable?
8. What color are the walls in your living room?
9. Do you have plants or flowers at home?
10. What is a common bedtime ritual?
11. Do you work or study from home?
12. What is a popular game played at home?
13. Do you prefer a tidy or relaxed home?
14. What sound is typical in your home?
15. What makes your home different from others?
A2 Level – Pre-Intermediate
1. What are the key differences between a house and an apartment for family life?
2. Describe a typical weekend routine in your home.
3. What are the pros and cons of having a shared common space (living room) versus private bedrooms?
4. How do different family members share the workload of running the house?
5. Have you ever tried to redecorate or renovate a part of your home?
6. What specific items or furniture make a room feel cozy and inviting?
7. What role do rules (e.g., bedtimes, noise levels) play in a harmonious home life?
8. What is the difference between a functional kitchen and a social kitchen?
9. How has the rise of remote work changed the dynamics of your home life?
10. What are the common challenges of maintaining a good work-life balance while working from home?
11. What is the most important tradition or ritual your family observes at home?
12. Do you think a person’s home reflects their personality?
13. What are the challenges of hosting guests for an extended period?
14. What are the benefits of having a shared family mealtime?
15. What is the difference between an open-plan home design and a traditional one?
B1 Level – Intermediate
1. Discuss the difficulty of dividing domestic labor fairly and managing expectations among partners.
2. How can families structure their space and time to ensure both privacy and communal bonding?
3. What are the ethical issues surrounding the use of home surveillance technology (e.g., smart cameras)?
4. Do you agree that the pressure to have a perfectly organized home is unrealistic and unnecessary?
5. Describe a time when a change in your living arrangement significantly affected your well-being.
6. To what extent should the home be a space completely free from professional or outside stress?
7. What role does noise and external environment (e.g., traffic) play in the quality of home life?
8. How do cultural norms about gender roles influence who performs which tasks at home?
9. Discuss the psychological phenomenon of “nesting” or taking pride in decorating and arranging your home.
10. What are the challenges of creating a harmonious home environment when family members have vastly different routines?
11. How does the architecture of a home (e.g., size, number of rooms) affect family communication?
12. Should local governments offer financial assistance to families for energy-efficient home improvements?
13. What is the difference between a house as property and a home as a place of belonging?
14. Discuss the concept of “digital detox” within the home and setting boundaries on screen use.
15. What is the history of the “nuclear family” structure and its relation to modern home design?
B2 Level – Upper-Intermediate
1. How does the economic pressure to afford housing in high-cost areas affect the quality and space of home life?
2. What are the ethical arguments about landlords using technology to monitor energy usage or behavior within a rental property?
3. Should zoning laws prioritize single-family homes or multi-unit dwellings in urban planning?
4. What are the psychological reasons why people accumulate possessions and struggle to declutter their homes?
5. How has the media’s portrayal of the “ideal family home” created unrealistic expectations for many people?
6. Discuss the idea that a truly supportive home life requires more emotional labor than physical maintenance.
7. What is the role of food preparation and shared meals in maintaining family cohesion and cultural tradition?
8. How do highly complex automation systems (smart homes) add convenience but potentially reduce genuine human interaction?
9. What are the challenges of managing conflicts over shared resources (e.g., bandwidth, laundry) in a multi-generational home?
10. Discuss the concept of “hygge” (Danish coziness) or similar cultural values related to domestic comfort.
11. What is the difference between designing a home for aesthetics and designing one for functional longevity?
12. Should mandatory parental leave policies be implemented to support a stronger focus on early home life?
13. What is the impact of excessive clutter and disorganization on the mental health of residents?
14. How does the history of housing design reflect social changes, such as the decline of formal dining rooms?
15. Discuss the idea that a person’s relationship with their home can be a key indicator of their emotional stability.
C1 Level – Advanced
1. Analyze the socioeconomic factors that link housing insecurity, poor home life quality, and social mobility.
2. To what degree should the legal system protect the sanctity and privacy of the home against external intrusion?
3. Discuss the philosophical concept of “dwelling” and how humans create meaning through inhabiting space.
4. Evaluate the impact of mass-produced furniture and design trends on the personalization of home environments.
5. How does the strategic separation of public and private zones within a home reflect cultural values?
6. Examine the historical shift from the home as a center of production (e.g., farming) to a center of consumption and leisure.
7. What ethical guidelines should govern the collection of biometric or routine data within a “smart home” ecosystem?
8. Discuss the concept of “unpaid labor” (housework, childcare) and its economic and social undervaluation.
9. How do different national policies on rent control and property taxes affect the stability of family home life?
10. Analyze the interplay between home interior design and the psychological function of signaling status to visitors.
11. What ethical challenges arise when social services must intervene in a private home setting for the welfare of residents?
12. Debate whether a technologically assisted home life leads to greater human freedom or merely greater dependence on systems.
13. How does the concept of “feng shui” or similar spatial philosophies attempt to optimize energy flow within the home?
14. Discuss the concept of “design fiction”—imagining future home life based on current technological trajectories.
15. To what extent does the emotional investment in a home complicate the process of moving or downsizing?
C2 Level – Proficiency
1. How do you analyze the idea that the nuclear family home is an artificial construction designed to support the industrial economy?
2. Formulate a critique of urban planning models that prioritize individual property ownership over communal or shared living spaces.
3. Analyze the intersection of digital security, personal data, and the increasing vulnerability of the “smart home” infrastructure.
4. Discuss the philosophical distinction between ‘refuge’ (escape from the world) and ‘sanctuary’ (a spiritually defined space) when referring to home.
5. Critically evaluate the effectiveness of legal frameworks designed to mitigate domestic violence and protect home life safety.
6. Propose a radical new model for urban housing that minimizes individual maintenance and maximizes shared resources.
7. Examine the psychological function of maintaining routine and ritual in the home in stabilizing emotional responses to external chaos.
8. How does the semiotics of home décor (e.g., art, book choices) communicate the resident’s cultural and political identity?
9. Discuss the ethical responsibilities of architects to design homes that actively promote positive mental health and interaction.
10. Analyze the historical relationship between cycles of economic boom/bust and the popular size and cost of the average family home.
11. Articulate the inherent tension between a government’s desire for population density and a family’s need for private, expansive home space.
12. Debate whether future virtual reality technologies will fundamentally replace the need for physical proximity in maintaining home-based relationships.
13. Assess the long-term societal effects of mandatory energy efficiency standards on the cost and aesthetic of low-income housing.
14. Discuss the philosophical definition of ‘comfort’ and why humans seek to maximize it in their domestic environments.
15. How might the organizational structure of a well-run home be used to model processes of corporate efficiency and resource allocation?
