A1 Level – Elementary
1. Do you use taxis?
2. What is a fast ride?
3. Do you feel safe in a taxi?
4. What is a busy road?
5. Do you use a taxi app?
6. What is a good tip?
7. Do you talk to the driver?
8. What is a dark night?
9. Do you think taxis are expensive?
10. What is a short trip?
11. Do you know the route?
12. What is a clean car?
13. Do you use public transport more?
14. What are three reasons to take a taxi?
15. Do you think taxis are important?
A2 Level – Pre-Intermediate
1. What is the difference between a taxi and a ride-sharing service?
2. Why is taking a taxi convenient in a new city?
3. What are the good things and bad things about paying with cash?
4. How can you share a taxi with others to save money?
5. Should all taxi drivers use GPS navigation?
6. Why is it important to check the license of a taxi driver?
7. Do you think taxi drivers get paid fairly?
8. What is the purpose of a taxi meter?
9. How does heavy traffic affect the cost of a taxi ride?
10. What is the difference between flagging down a taxi and pre-booking?
11. Do you think women feel less safe in taxis than men?
12. What are the problems when a taxi driver does not know the city?
13. When is the best time to book a taxi (e.g., during a storm)?
14. What are two differences between a good taxi experience and a bad one?
15. How does the rise of taxi apps affect traditional taxi companies?
B1 Level – Intermediate
1. What are the rules for politely asking a taxi driver to slow down?
2. How does the economy of a city affect the regulation of taxi fares?
3. Should the government require all ride-sharing drivers to pass the same test as taxi drivers?
4. What is the difference between using a taxi for necessity and using it for luxury?
5. Do you believe that riding in a taxi is a major source of carbon emissions?
6. What are the challenges of finding a taxi late at night in a quiet area?
7. How does the focus on speed affect the quality of the driving experience?
8. What is the idea of “surge pricing”?
9. Is it fair or unfair when tourists are charged higher fares than locals?
10. How does a lack of maintenance affect the comfort of the taxi car?
11. What are the steps for properly leaving a detailed review for a driver?
12. What is the value of speaking a few words of the local language to the driver?
13. Should public media highlight the stories of hard-working taxi drivers?
14. What are the reasons why some people avoid using ride-sharing apps?
15. How does the level of noise or music in the taxi affect your mood?
B2 Level – Upper-Intermediate
1. What are the social pressures to use expensive, high-rated taxi services?
2. What are the moral problems when taxi companies resist installing safety features (e.g., cameras)?
3. How does constant tracking by a ride-sharing app affect the driver’s feeling of privacy?
4. Should ride-sharing companies be legally required to provide full employment benefits to drivers?
5. Analyze the psychological effect of sitting in the back seat and trusting a stranger with your safety.
6. Who is responsible for ensuring that all taxi and ride-share cars are safe and clean?
7. What is your view on the practice of drivers engaging in personal phone calls during a ride?
8. Evaluate the role of technology in automating taxi dispatch and routing.
9. How does the concept of “gig work” apply to the taxi industry?
10. Discuss the concept of “transport deserts” (lack of taxi/public transport access).
11. What are the problems with having very different rules for tipping in different countries?
12. What are the legal differences between general poor service and driver negligence?
13. Do you agree that the purpose of a taxi is mainly to fill the gaps left by public transport?
14. What steps should be taken to ensure that taxis are accessible to people with disabilities?
15. How does the political influence of taxi unions affect the acceptance of new ride-sharing technology?
C1 Level – Advanced
1. Is it fair that the profitability of ride-sharing relies on drivers being independent contractors?
2. What is the right way to think about a taxi company’s moral duty to ensure driver welfare?
3. How do the platform’s algorithms influence the type of routes and fares a driver receives?
4. When should the government consider mandatory shift limits for all professional drivers?
5. What are the moral questions when we talk about using personal data to predict and price taxi fares?
6. How does the focus on quick convenience affect the long-term, necessary investment in sustainable transport?
7. Discuss the impact of major global events (e.g., pandemics) on the job security of taxi drivers.
8. How should leaders use tax incentives to promote the shift of taxi fleets to electric vehicles?
9. What is the idea of “dynamic pricing” and its ethical implications?
10. What are the long-term effects on society when autonomous vehicles replace all human drivers?
11. What are the difficulties when courts try to decide if a driver was discriminated against by an app’s rating system?
12. How does the search for total convenience conflict with the ethical need for driver protection?
13. Do you agree that the most important thing is the equal access to safe, reliable, and affordable personal transport?
14. What are the simple moral rules a passenger should follow when they leave trash in the car?
15. Should the government set a legal minimum for the amount of profit a driver must retain from each fare?
C2 Level – Proficiency
1. What is the real difference between a passenger’s desire for privacy and their temporary dependence on a driver?
2. Debate the idea: Should we completely ban all private, non-shared ride services to promote public transport?
3. How does the concept of “trust” change when the ride is mediated by an algorithm, not a personal connection?
4. What laws or rules are needed to control how ride-sharing platforms use surveillance (e.g., audio/video recording) in the car?
5. How do historical views of public transport and private carriage affect modern urban planning?
6. How can communities maintain their social fabric when essential services like transport are outsourced to anonymous platforms?
7. Argue the point that humans should stop all attempts to regulate ride-sharing and allow the free market to solve all transport issues.
8. What protection should laws give to drivers who are deactivated by an app based on false customer reports?
9. How can we stop the problem of using the argument of “flexibility” to mask the exploitation of gig workers?
10. What did old thinkers say about movement, commerce, and the moral treatment of labor that is still important today?
11. What will happen to the need for human taxi drivers if fully autonomous vehicles become the norm?
12. How do people use the idea of “it’s just a job” to avoid discussing the ethical issues of gig work?
13. How does the experience of a major taxi service failure improve a city’s investment in public infrastructure?
14. What is the power of a collective movement to demand that ride-sharing platforms provide living wages?
15. If scientists could create a perfect, safe, teleportation device, how would that fundamentally change the need for transport?
