Conversation Topics and Essay Ideas

By Matthew, 23 August 2008 - 7:07pm
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Some higher level conversation topics to discuss in lessons or to write about.

Companies and schools should do mandatory drug testing.
Professional sports are a waste of money.
Africa, Asia, Oceania, The Middle East and the Americas should all unite like the EU.
Fashion is frivolous.
Minorities should be treated differently.
The (voting / drinking / driving) age should be changed.
The electoral system should be changed.
Violence on TV and in video games causes violence in the world.
The church and state should be separate.
Taxes on pollution should be increased.
There should be free health care and education for all.
The consumer is king.
English should be the international language.
We should spend more money on defence.
Immigration should be increased.
The international community should intervene in conflicts.
Terrorism is justified.
The Olympics should only be held in democratic nations.
Kids should watch less TV.
Private cars should be banned.
A woman's place is in the home.
God is more important than science.
Spectator sports are meaningless.
Everyone should be vegetarian.
Life is fair.
Success in education brings success in life.
Learning from experience is better than learning from books.
Family first.
Climate change is the biggest challenge the world faces today.
If at first you don't succeed, try, try, try again.
Knowledge is power.
United we stand, divided we fall.
People are ultimately selfish.
The news is meaningless.
There is strength in diversity.
It's not the journey, but the destination.
People are ultimately good.
Charity begins at home.
Everyone should live in a foreign country at least once in their life.
Capital punishment should be banned.
America is the most important country in the world.
Nice guys finish last.
It's not easy being green.
Time is money.
Better to be a Jack Of All Trades and master of none.
Drugs should be legalised.
Nuclear power is the answer.
The UN is a joke.
Democracy is dead.
Space travel is a dream.
Genetic engineering is the answer.
Don't rock the boat.
Everything's not lost.
(Football / Baseball / Tennis ... etc) is the greatest game.
Honesty is the best policy.
  1. Write short essays on each topic or discuss them;
  2. Practice arguing for and against each topic;
  3. Write two ways: write fast (to practice thinking and constructing sentences) and write carefully (to develop sentence structure and new language);
  4. Choose topics that are difficult for you - challenge yourself!
  5. If these topics are too much, try our list of topics to write about your life.