A1 Level – Elementary
1. Do you wear jeans?
2. What is a blue color?
3. Do you like comfortable clothes?
4. What is a tight fit?
5. Do you think jeans are casual?
6. What is a good quality?
7. Do you buy many pairs?
8. What is a famous brand?
9. Do you think jeans are expensive?
10. What is a strong material?
11. Do you wear torn jeans?
12. What is a working uniform?
13. Do you like light or dark jeans?
14. What are three things made of denim?
15. Do you think jeans are popular everywhere?
A2 Level – Pre-Intermediate
1. What is the difference between jeans and formal pants?
2. Why did jeans start as work clothes?
3. What are the good things and bad things about high-waisted jeans?
4. How can a person choose the right size and fit for jeans?
5. Should all schools allow students to wear jeans?
6. Why is it important to wash jeans less often?
7. Do you think the fashion of jeans changes quickly?
8. What is the purpose of the small fifth pocket?
9. How does the manufacturing of jeans affect water usage?
10. What is the difference between denim and cotton?
11. Do you think jeans are suitable for all ages?
12. What are the problems when jeans are too tight?
13. When is the best time to buy new jeans?
14. What are two things that make jeans durable?
15. How does wearing jeans affect a job interview?
B1 Level – Intermediate
1. What are the rules for politely asking a friend where they bought their jeans?
2. How does the desire for different washes (colors) affect the environmental cost?
3. Should the government require companies to clearly label the water usage for jeans?
4. What is the difference between selvedge denim and regular denim?
5. Do you believe that jeans are the most democratic piece of clothing?
6. What are the challenges of making jeans stretchy but still strong?
7. How does the focus on quick fashion affect the quality and lifespan of jeans?
8. What is the idea of “distressed” jeans?
9. Is it fair or unfair when some jobs ban jeans completely?
10. How does a lack of size standardization affect buying jeans online?
11. What are the steps for properly patching a torn area on jeans?
12. What is the value of owning a few high-quality pairs over many cheap ones?
13. Should public media criticize the overconsumption of cheap jeans?
14. What are the reasons why some people believe jeans are too casual for any formal setting?
15. How does the history of jeans reflect changes in social classes?
B2 Level – Upper-Intermediate
1. What are the social pressures on teenagers to wear a specific brand of jeans?
2. What are the moral problems when companies use sandblasting (dangerous method) to make jeans look faded?
3. How does constant social media showing of new styles affect people’s feeling about their old jeans?
4. Should jeans manufacturers be legally required to pay fair wages to all factory workers?
5. Analyze the psychological effect of wearing clothing that historically symbolized rebellion.
6. Who is responsible for finding new, sustainable ways to dye denim blue?
7. What is your view on the practice of intentionally buying pre-torn or pre-worn jeans?
8. Evaluate the role of large corporations in making jeans a global fashion standard.
9. How does the environmental cost of growing cotton for jeans challenge sustainability goals?
10. Discuss the concept of “denim worship” or extreme collecting.
11. What are the problems with having very different expectations for fit based on body type?
12. What are the legal differences between general advertising and misleading claims about sustainability?
13. Do you agree that the purpose of jeans is mainly a comfortable, durable everyday garment?
14. What steps should be taken to ensure that the production of denim uses less water?
15. How does the longevity of jeans affect the culture of disposable fashion?
C1 Level – Advanced
1. Is it fair that the environmental cost of denim production is paid by developing countries?
2. What is the right way to think about a company’s moral duty to eliminate all hazardous chemicals from the dyeing process?
3. How do the platform’s algorithms influence the type of quickly changing denim trends that go viral?
4. When should the government consider mandatory limits on the water usage per pair of jeans produced?
5. What are the moral questions when we talk about using toxic processes to create a specific aesthetic (look)?
6. How does the focus on cheap, quick production affect the long-term, necessary investment in ethical farming practices for cotton?
7. Discuss the impact of major labor rights violations on the public’s trust in denim brands.
8. How should leaders use tax incentives to promote the production of highly durable, long-lasting jeans?
9. What is the idea of “upcycling” and its relevance to old denim?
10. What are the long-term effects on society when a basic garment becomes a highly priced luxury item?
11. What are the difficulties when courts try to decide if a designer has stolen a unique denim pattern?
12. How does the search for total individuality conflict with the need for easily accessible, durable clothing?
13. Do you agree that the most important thing is the ethical treatment of the workers who make the jeans?
14. What are the simple moral rules a person should follow when they benefit from extremely cheap clothing?
15. Should the government set a legal minimum for the amount of recycled fiber required in new denim?
C2 Level – Proficiency
1. What is the real difference between a person’s individual style preference and the cultural symbolism of jeans?
2. Debate the idea: Should we completely eliminate the production of cotton for clothing due to its high water demand?
3. How does the concept of “durability” change when technology allows instant repair or style changes?
4. What laws or rules are needed to control how technology platforms use images of jeans to promote overconsumption?
5. How do historical views of social class and utility affect modern fashion choices?
6. How can communities maintain their traditional textile production when a single global material (denim) dominates?
7. Argue the point that humans should stop all attempts to control the price and style of jeans and allow the individual total freedom.
8. What protection should laws give to small-scale cotton farmers against exploitation by massive corporations?
9. How can we stop the problem of using the argument of “affordability” to excuse massive environmental waste?
10. What did old thinkers say about utility, material value, and the dignity of labor that is still important today?
11. What will happen to the need for human tailors if AI can perfectly customize and sew any pair of jeans?
12. How do people use the idea of “investment piece” to avoid discussing their unnecessary consumption?
13. How does the experience of wearing a self-repaired pair of jeans improve a person’s appreciation for labor?
14. What is the power of a collective movement to demand that major brands commit to full water neutrality?
15. If scientists could create a perfect, biodegradable, self-cleaning denim alternative, how would that fundamentally change the clothing industry?
