A1 Level – Elementary
1. Do you know snowboarding?
2. What is a flat board?
3. Do you like extreme sports?
4. What is a special shoe?
5. Do you think falling hurts?
6. What is a cool style?
7. Do you watch Olympic sports?
8. What is a high jump?
9. Do you think snowboarding is harder than skiing?
10. What is a snow park?
11. Do you like winter fashion?
12. What is a fast ride?
13. Do you worry about breaking bones?
14. What are three differences from skiing?
15. Do you think snowboarding is popular?
A2 Level – Pre-Intermediate
1. What is the difference between skiing and snowboarding technique?
2. Why did snowboarding become popular with younger people?
3. What are the good things and bad things about high-risk sports?
4. How can a beginner learn to balance on a snowboard?
5. Should all mountain resorts be open to both skiers and snowboarders?
6. Why is it important to wear wrist guards when snowboarding?
7. Do you think snowboarding has a unique culture?
8. What is the purpose of the bindings on a snowboard?
9. How does the cost of equipment affect who can try snowboarding?
10. What is the difference between freestyle and carving?
11. Do you think snowboarding is more about creativity than rules?
12. What are the problems when snowboarders ignore safety rules?
13. When is the best time to practice difficult tricks?
14. What are two things that make snowboarding unique?
15. How does the public perception of snowboarding change over time?
B1 Level – Intermediate
1. What are the rules for politely sharing the ski lift with skiers?
2. How does the popularity of professional riders affect the style of amateurs?
3. Should the government provide subsidized access to snow parks for young people?
4. What is the difference between riding in deep powder and riding on groomed slopes?
5. Do you believe that snowboarding is an expression of freedom?
6. What are the challenges of learning a new, difficult trick?
7. How does the focus on big air affect the risk of injury?
8. What is the idea of “shredding” the mountain?
9. Is it fair or unfair when some resorts still ban snowboarding?
10. How does a lack of fitness affect the endurance needed for a full day of riding?
11. What are the steps for properly choosing a suitable snowboard for your style?
12. What is the value of mastering a difficult physical skill?
13. Should public media criticize extreme stunts that encourage reckless behavior?
14. What are the reasons why some people believe snowboarding is a passing trend?
15. How does the style of clothing in snowboarding differ from formal skiing attire?
B2 Level – Upper-Intermediate
1. What are the social pressures on young riders to wear the newest, most stylish gear?
2. What are the moral problems when resorts prioritize extreme sports areas over beginner slopes?
3. How does constant social media showing of tricks affect the learning curve of beginners?
4. Should professional riders be legally required to pass mental health assessments before extreme stunts?
5. Analyze the psychological effect of performing a high-risk jump or rail slide.
6. Who is responsible for promoting safety and etiquette in the terrain park?
7. What is your view on the practice of companies sponsoring only the most extreme riders?
8. Evaluate the role of the Olympic Games in changing the anti-establishment image of snowboarding.
9. How does the environmental impact of cutting half-pipes challenge sustainability efforts?
10. Discuss the concept of “risk assessment” in extreme sports.
11. What are the problems with having very different rules for safety in the park versus the slope?
12. What are the legal differences between an accidental fall and a collision caused by an unsafe maneuver?
13. Do you agree that the purpose of snowboarding is mainly self-expression?
14. What steps should be taken to ensure that terrain parks are designed safely?
15. How does the youth culture of snowboarding affect the overall atmosphere of a ski resort?
C1 Level – Advanced
1. Is it fair that the profitability of resorts sometimes relies on encouraging high-risk behavior?
2. What is the right way to think about a sponsor’s moral duty to promote safety over sales?
3. How do the platform’s algorithms influence the type of dangerous tricks that become viral challenges?
4. When should the government consider mandatory limits on the building of high-risk terrain parks?
5. What are the moral questions when we talk about allowing high-level competition that often results in serious injury?
6. How does the focus on quick adrenaline affect the long-term, necessary investment in learning advanced technique?
7. Discuss the impact of major corporate sponsorship on the core values of the snowboarding community.
8. How should leaders use the popularity of snowboarding to promote environmental awareness?
9. What is the idea of “flow state” in the context of extreme sports?
10. What are the long-term effects on society when the highest positions in the sport are driven by commercial gain?
11. What are the difficulties when courts try to decide if a resort was negligent in designing a terrain park feature?
12. How does the search for total individuality conflict with the need for collective safety standards?
13. Do you agree that the most important thing is the preservation of the sport’s original counter-culture spirit?
14. What are the simple moral rules a person should follow when they benefit from a dangerous stunt video?
15. Should the government set a legal minimum for the amount of medical insurance required for high-risk winter sports?
C2 Level – Proficiency
1. What is the real difference between a person’s desire for self-expression and their need for external validation (tricks)?
2. Debate the idea: Should we completely ban all competitive aspects of snowboarding?
3. How does the concept of “authenticity” change when a counter-culture sport becomes part of the Olympic Games?
4. What laws or rules are needed to control how resorts use customer data collected from specialized equipment trackers?
5. How do historical views of risk and rebellion affect modern youth engagement with the sport?
6. How can communities maintain their unique mountain environment when high-impact sports are heavily promoted?
7. Argue the point that humans should stop all attempts to regulate extreme sports and allow individuals to accept their own risks.
8. What protection should laws give to employees who report unsafe conditions in terrain park construction?
9. How can we stop the problem of using the argument of “youth engagement” to justify the promotion of dangerous stunts?
10. What did old thinkers say about challenge, creativity, and the mastery of the body that is still relevant today?
11. What will happen to the need for human judges if AI can perfectly score all aspects of a trick?
12. How do people use the idea of “pushing the limits” to avoid discussing their fear of stagnation?
13. How does the experience of a major injury improve a person’s understanding of physical limits?
14. What is the power of a collective movement to demand that resorts invest more in avalanche safety training?
15. If scientists could create a perfect, safe indoor mountain for year-round practice, how would that fundamentally change the sport?
