Sample topics and questions

History
Do you think history is important?
Studying history allows us to observe and understand how people and societies behaved. For example, we are able to evaluate war, even when a nation is at peace, by looking back at previous events. History provides us with the data that is used to create laws, or theories about various aspects of society.
What do you think we can learn by studying history?
I think we can learn a lot by studying history. Just as individual people learn from their mistakes, societies can learn from the mistakes made by previous governments or leaders. For example, from what I've read in the newspapers, many economists are looking back to the time of the Great Depression, around 80 years ago, in order to understand the financial crisis that is currently affecting many countries around the world. Even if we don't always learn from mistakes, I think it's fascinating to study history because it gives us an insight into who we are and where we come from.

Do you think people can learn history from films or TV programs?
Many films are a great way to teach history as they can provide a brief overview of that event while also keeping it very entertaining. It allows the students to engage in the event without getting to bored or distracted. Films are also a great way to incorporate comprehension and source questions into the lesson. It allows you to include the whole class in the discussion and hear their opinions. In addition to this, films are a great way for the children to learn themselves while also enjoying themselves.
Holiday
Why do people go on holiday?
Yes. Holidays are opportunities for people to take a break from work or studies. People also like holidays because they can visit their families and travel to another city or country.
 Life is too short to spend in doing the same things over and over again for all of our lives and become “bored” to death. The only way we can get rid of this “boredom” is to do something different from time to time, and there just seems to be no better way of doing this than going on holidays. So, people go on holidays to enjoy their lives a little and have some fun as it helps them to reduce their stress and increase the level of immunity. In fact, some reports suggest that people, who do not take vacations, have a 21% higher risk of death from all causes. When you go on holidays, you become more positive about your life and surroundings around you as you get exposed to new environments, different human behaviours, cultures and diverse ways of doing things. In other words, going on holidays serve for you as an unstructured education for you where you absorb “treasures of lessons” which is not possible to gain otherwise.