Weather and climate
What kind of weather do you enjoy? Why?
What’s the weather like today?
What sources of weather forecasts do you use?
Do you follow weather forecasts every day?
What is weather?
What factors influence weather?
What are the most common forms of precipitation?
Where does weather happen?
What observations help people to predict weather?
Are weather observations always correct? Is it safe to trust such observations?
What instruments are used in weather forecasting?
How will weather be predicted in future?
What is climate?
What’s your favorite climate and weather?
What do you know about the weather and climate in Canada?
What do you know about the weather and climate in the UK?
What do you know about the weather and climate in the USA?
What do you know about the weather and climate in Belarus?
What do you know about the weather and climate in Antarctica?
Natural disasters
Have you ever experienced dangerous weather? What was it? How did you feel?
What natural disasters do you know? Describe some of them.
Which extreme weather phenomena are the most dangerous? Why?
Which extreme weather phenomena cause the greatest damage?
Which extreme weather phenomena cause the greatest life loss?
Where do extreme weather phenomena happen most often?
Which of extreme weather phenomena happen in your area?
How to survive disasters?
What are the impacts of disasters?
What do people suffer from during a heatwave?
How do people cope with the impacts of heatwaves?
How devastating are natural disasters?
What are weather extremes in Belarus?
What’s happening to weather and climate?
How will climate change influence people’s lives?
What is the “greenhouse effect”?
What can you do to stop or to slow down global warming?
What are the causes of global warming?
What are safety rules during floods and flash floods?
Leisure time
What do you like doing in your free time?
Do you prefer to spend your free time with your family or with your friends?
Where do you prefer to hang out with your friends?
Do you try out local activities or do you travel to other places? Why?
What is leisure?
Is leisure time important in our life? Why?
Do you have a lot of leisure time? Why or why not?
Which recreational activities have you ever tried in your life? Which of them did you prefer? Why?
What is your favourite hobby or recreational activity at the moment? Do you think it will be your favourite for a long time? Why or why not?
What leisure time activities would you like to try? Why?
How can you avoid boredom?
Is visiting museums entertainment or education? Why?
Speak about a museum in Belarus you would recommend visiting.
What leisure time activities are linked with nature? Which of them do you prefer?
Is reading your leisure time activity? What books do you like to read?
Do you like watching films in your free time? Which film looks attractive to you?
How do people spend leisure time in different countries?
Do you think people need a leisure centre where you live? What should an ideal leisure centre have?
What is the trip of your life?