A1 Level – Elementary
1. Do you wear jewelry?
2. What is a gold color?
3. Do you like shiny things?
4. What is a finger ring?
5. Do you wear a watch?
6. What is a small diamond?
7. Do you like simple styles?
8. What is a birthday gift?
9. Do you think jewelry is expensive?
10. What is a necklace?
11. Do you wear earrings?
12. What is a valuable thing?
13. Do you like bright colors?
14. What are three types of jewelry?
15. Do you think jewelry is beautiful?
A2 Level – Pre-Intermediate
1. What is the difference between jewelry and clothing?
2. Why do people wear jewelry?
3. What are the good things and bad things about buying very expensive jewelry?
4. How can a piece of jewelry tell a story?
5. Should young children wear valuable jewelry?
6. Why is it important to know where the materials (gold, diamonds) come from?
7. Do you think men and women wear jewelry differently?
8. What is the purpose of an engagement ring?
9. How does jewelry reflect a person’s culture?
10. What is the difference between real gold and fake gold?
11. Do you think the value of jewelry is more emotional than financial?
12. What are the problems when jewelry is made with unethically sourced materials?
13. When is the best time to clean your jewelry?
14. What are two types of metal used for jewelry?
15. How does a piece of jewelry become a family heirloom?
B1 Level – Intermediate
1. What are the rules for politely asking a person about their expensive jewelry?
2. How does the current fashion trend influence the type of jewelry people buy?
3. Should the government impose strict rules on the ethical sourcing of gems?
4. What is the difference between jewelry as an investment and jewelry as decoration?
5. Do you believe that jewelry is a necessary part of personal style?
6. What are the challenges of buying jewelry online without seeing it in person?
7. How does the focus on diamonds affect the value of other gems?
8. What is the idea of “costume jewelry”?
9. Is it fair or unfair when very valuable jewelry is put in public museums?
10. How does a piece of jewelry act as a symbol of social status?
11. What are the steps for properly cleaning jewelry without damaging it?
12. What is the value of handmade jewelry compared to mass-produced pieces?
13. Should public media highlight the ethical problems in the jewelry industry?
14. What are the reasons why some people prefer simple, no-stone jewelry?
15. How does the history of royalty affect the world’s perception of valuable jewelry?
B2 Level – Upper-Intermediate
1. What are the social pressures to wear jewelry that signals wealth or status?
2. What are the moral problems when jewelry is bought from areas with conflict (blood diamonds)?
3. How does constant social media showing of jewelry affect people’s desire to buy?
4. Should jewelry companies be legally required to provide full information about material origins?
5. Analyze the psychological effect of wearing a piece of jewelry that holds deep personal meaning.
6. Who is responsible for promoting ethical mining practices in the jewelry industry?
7. What is your view on the practice of using lab-grown diamonds instead of natural ones?
8. Evaluate the role of certification bodies in ensuring the ethical nature of materials.
9. How does the value of jewelry change when it is passed down through generations?
10. Discuss the concept of “fast fashion jewelry” and its environmental impact.
11. What are the problems with having very different standards for “value” in different jewelry markets?
12. What are the legal differences between inheriting and receiving jewelry as a gift?
13. Do you agree that the purpose of jewelry is mainly to show commitment in a relationship?
14. What steps should be taken to ensure that small-scale miners benefit fairly from the industry?
15. How does the history of a specific gem or metal affect its price today?
C1 Level – Advanced
1. Is it fair that the price of jewelry is often inflated far beyond the cost of the materials and labor?
2. What is the right way to think about a jeweler’s moral duty to refuse to sell unethically sourced items?
3. How do the platform’s algorithms influence the type of luxury jewelry that is marketed to consumers?
4. When should the government consider banning the import of diamonds from conflict zones?
5. What are the moral questions when we talk about using ancient cultural designs for modern commercial jewelry?
6. How does the focus on quick profit affect the tradition of slow, careful jewelry craftsmanship?
7. Discuss the impact of lab-grown materials on the long-term investment value of natural gems.
8. How should leaders use the value of cultural jewelry to promote national heritage?
9. What is the idea of “symbolic capital” and how does jewelry represent it?
10. What are the long-term effects on society when the highest value is placed on material wealth (gems)?
11. What are the difficulties when courts try to decide the true value of a unique piece of jewelry?
12. How does the search for total purity (e.g., flawless diamonds) conflict with the natural process of formation?
13. Do you agree that the most important thing is the emotional history of a piece of jewelry, not the material cost?
14. What are the simple moral rules a person should follow when they benefit from a piece of jewelry with a controversial past?
15. Should the government set a legal minimum for the amount of recycled metal used in new jewelry?
C2 Level – Proficiency
1. What is the real difference between a person’s desire for beauty and their need for external validation (status)?
2. Debate the idea: Should we completely eliminate the mining of all precious metals and gems to protect the environment?
3. How does the concept of “value” change when money is no longer tied to physical materials like gold?
4. What laws or rules are needed to control how companies use historical symbols in their modern jewelry designs?
5. How do historical views of sumptuary laws (controlling who can wear what) affect modern fashion rules?
6. How can communities maintain the unique cultural meaning of their jewelry when it is mass-produced globally?
7. Argue the point that humans should stop all attempts to control the price of gold and allow the market to decide.
8. What protection should laws give to small, independent jewelers against massive corporate competition?
9. How can we stop the problem of using the jewelry industry to hide or launder illegal money?
10. What did old thinkers say about beauty, vanity, and the fleeting nature of material possessions that is still important today?
11. What will happen to the need for human jewelers if 3D printing can perfectly create any design instantly?
12. How do people use the idea of “tradition” to avoid discussing the ethical problems of the mining industry?
13. How does the experience of designing your own jewelry improve a person’s understanding of balance and proportion?
14. What is the power of a collective movement to demand full transparency in the global gem trade?
15. If scientists could create a perfect, non-toxic, infinitely recyclable material that looks like gold, how would that fundamentally change the jewelry market?
