Deep Discussions
Thought-provoking topics for more advanced conversations (B2 level)
Who it's for
Written for B2 (upper-intermediate) students who can discuss most topics and now need precision and range.
Speaking lessons built around one everyday or topical theme each. More Conversation Starters lesson plans
Skills it practises
- Speaking: discussion questionsevery lesson
- Vocabulary: a target word listevery lesson
- Reading: a text or news storyevery lesson
- Controlled practice: gap-fills, matching, sorting and moreevery lesson
- Role-play: a dialogue to act out3 of 8 lessons
Lessons
- The Remote Work RevolutionGoal: discuss the remote work revolution with balanced, hedged opinions — weighing both sides instead of just answering questions.47 minFree
- Influencer CultureGoal: discuss influencer culture with nuance — hedged opinions, both sides weighed, and polite pushback on easy judgements.47 minOutline
- Digital DetoxGoal: discuss our relationship with screens honestly — hedged opinions, real trade-offs, and a boundary you might actually try.50 minOutline
- The Minimalist LifeGoal: discuss the minimalist life with balance — your own relationship with possessions, both sides weighed, easy judgements politely resisted.47 minOutline
- Taking a Gap YearGoal: discuss gap years and career breaks with nuance — both sides weighed, the privilege question faced, and a purposeful plan of your own.50 minOutline
- Renting vs BuyingGoal: discuss renting versus buying like an adult conversation about real money — trade-offs weighed, generational fairness faced, certainty hedged.47 minOutline
- Ethical Dilemmas in Modern LifeGoal: discuss everyday ethical dilemmas honestly — competing values weighed, easy answers resisted, and your own choices examined without flinching.47 minOutline
- The Future of Work and SocietyGoal: discuss how automation and social change will reshape work — predictions hedged, trade-offs weighed, and your own future faced honestly.57 minOutline
How to use it in a lesson
- Lessons run 47 to 57 minutes, with a timing on every stage, so you can see before you start what fits your slot.
- Start with "The Remote Work Revolution": its whole plan is on this site, stage by stage, with the target vocabulary, free to read and to teach from on any video call.
- For a shorter slot, skip a practice stage or cut the discussion short: the stages are a guide, not a script.
Teach Deep Discussions with your student
Lesson 1 of this course is free. A free account opens it in the interactive player, and the rest of the course is included with Starter. Teaching it live with your student in the Tuton classroom starts with a 7-day free trial.
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