1. There are plenty of different reasons why people go to school (for instance, to improve their knowledge, to acquire new skills or develop communicational and interpersonal relations, etc.). In your opinion, what makes people go to school? Give specific examples and reasons to back up your answer.

2. Compare learning in the classroom versus learning from personal experience. Which way is more efficient, according to your point of view? Why? Support your answer with concrete examples and reasons.

3. What are the advantages and disadvantage of attending a big versus a small university? Which one would you like to go to? Why?

4. Give your opinion on whether students should be required to be present at all the classes in a university or allowed to attend the classes selectively, preparing more at home by themselves. Give specific examples and reasons to back up your answer.

5. There are two techniques to teaching: one is studying more at class and no or very little homework, other is to practically apply knowledge at class, which was obtained while preparing homework at home. Do you believe that homework is important, should it be given every day? Explain your words.

6. What is the subject you would like to study and you have never studied before (it can be an imaginary subject that doesn’t exist in real life yet). Why would you like to study it?

7. Comment on the topic: Grading students’ achievements (using marks to evaluate their progress) is a good way to stimulate the studying process. Support your answer with specific examples.

8. Should boys and girls study in separate schools? Why or why not?

9. When should children begin to learn a foreign language? Is it necessary for everyone to learn a foreign language? Why? Why not?

10. Should higher education be financed by state or be paid for by students? Support your opinion by concrete reasons.

11. Should physical exercise be a required subject at school, or should the whole school day be spent on exclusively studying academic material? Explain your ideas.

12. Should school uniform be a part of a school policy? Are you in favour of or opposed to the idea of having a requirement of wearing a school uniform for all students? Why or why not?

13. If you could change something at you school, what would it be? Choose one thing and one important change you would make to it. Why would you change it?