A1 Level – Elementary
1. Do you have a car?
2. What is a big bus?
3. Do you like walking?
4. What is a fast train?
5. Do you use public transport?
6. What is a long trip?
7. Do you like to ride a bicycle?
8. What is a traffic light?
9. Do you think planes are loud?
10. What is a busy road?
11. Do you pay to ride a bus?
12. What is a safe journey?
13. Do you worry about air pollution?
14. What are three ways to travel?
15. Do you think transportation is important?
A2 Level – Pre-Intermediate
1. What is the difference between private cars and public transport?
2. Why are traffic jams a problem in big cities?
3. What are the good things and bad things about high-speed trains?
4. How can people make their commute faster?
5. Should public transport be free for everyone?
6. Why is it important to have rules for driving?
7. Do you think electric cars are the future?
8. What is the purpose of building bike lanes?
9. How does technology (apps) help you find the best route?
10. What is the difference between road safety and vehicle safety?
11. Do you think transportation causes too much pollution?
12. What are the problems when public transport is always late?
13. When is the best time to leave home to avoid rush hour?
14. What are two things that make public transport better?
15. How does the type of transport you use affect your health?
B1 Level – Intermediate
1. What are the rules for politely sharing space on a crowded train?
2. How does the cost of gas or fuel affect your travel choices?
3. Should the government spend more money on building new roads or new public transport?
4. What is the difference between traveling for work and traveling for pleasure?
5. Do you believe that people should choose the most environmentally friendly option?
6. What are the challenges of managing traffic in very old, narrow cities?
7. How does a lack of reliable transportation affect people’s job opportunities?
8. What is the idea of “carpooling”?
9. Is it fair or unfair when some citizens have much better public transport access than others?
10. How does the design of a city affect how much walking people do?
11. What are the steps for properly planning a long international trip?
12. What is the value of traveling by slow methods (like ship or walking)?
13. Should public transport be completely separated from car traffic?
14. What are the reasons why some people hate taking the subway?
15. How does the development of self-driving cars change the job of a driver?
B2 Level – Upper-Intermediate
1. What are the social pressures to own a very expensive or large car?
2. What are the moral problems when transportation projects destroy natural habitats?
3. How does the constant noise from traffic affect the residents of a city?
4. Should city governments introduce congestion pricing (charging to drive in the city center)?
5. Analyze the psychological effect of long, stressful daily commutes.
6. Who is responsible for finding new, sustainable fuel sources for airplanes?
7. What is your view on the practice of using electric scooters on city sidewalks?
8. Evaluate the role of large auto companies in lobbying against public transport investment.
9. How does the reliance on personal cars affect the overall health of the population?
10. Discuss the concept of “transportation equity” (fair access for all).
11. What are the problems with having very different rules for electric bikes and gas scooters?
12. What are the legal differences between a public transport accident and a private car accident?
13. Do you agree that the purpose of transportation is mainly to move goods, not people?
14. What steps should be taken to ensure that transportation is safe for women and children at night?
15. How does the lack of good transportation affect the cost of food and other goods?
C1 Level – Advanced
1. Is it fair that the environmental cost of flying is not fully paid by the airline companies?
2. What is the right way to think about a government’s moral duty to prioritize the environment over economic growth?
3. How do the platform’s algorithms influence the type of travel options people are shown (e.g., plane vs. train)?
4. When should the government impose strict bans on older, highly polluting vehicles?
5. What are the moral questions when we talk about forcing people to use public transport against their will?
6. How does the focus on quick, personal travel affect the investment in slower, collective infrastructure?
7. Discuss the impact of autonomous vehicles (self-driving) on the future of city planning.
8. How should leaders use transportation policy to promote social mixing and community cohesion?
9. What is the idea of “peak car” and whether car ownership is in permanent decline?
10. What are the long-term effects on society when fewer people interact during their commute?
11. What are the difficulties when courts try to decide who is responsible when a self-driving car crashes?
12. How does the search for total convenience conflict with the need for sustainable travel choices?
13. Do you agree that the most important thing is the creation of a seamless, integrated public transport network?
14. What are the simple moral rules a person should follow when they benefit from a highly polluting form of travel?
15. Should the government set a legal minimum for the amount of green space required in a new housing development?
C2 Level – Proficiency
1. What is the real difference between a person’s perceived need for a car and their actual reliance on it?
2. Debate the idea: Should we completely eliminate all non-essential private car ownership in major cities?
3. How does the concept of “distance” change when technology makes travel instantaneous (e.g., hyperloop)?
4. What laws or rules are needed to control how technology platforms use real-time location data for traffic management?
5. How do historical views of railroads and highways affect modern political debates over infrastructure?
6. How can communities maintain economic activity when all transportation becomes highly automated and robotic?
7. Argue the point that humans should stop all attempts to control traffic flow and allow natural equilibrium to occur.
8. What protection should laws give to employees who report unsafe working conditions in the transportation industry?
9. How can we stop the problem of using the development of self-driving cars to avoid investing in public transit?
10. What did old thinkers say about movement, speed, and the relationship between humans and machines that is still important today?
11. What will happen to the need for human drivers if AI can perfectly drive all vehicles?
12. How do people use the idea of “personal freedom” to avoid discussing the cost of their polluting transport choices?
13. How does the experience of a long, difficult commute affect a person’s life choices (where to live, work)?
14. What is the power of a collective movement to demand a zero-carbon public transport system?
15. If scientists could create a perfect, non-polluting form of personalized transport for everyone, how would that fundamentally change city life?
