Speech/Writing Topics:
 Should women with small children have jobs outside the home? Why or why not?
 What I like best about living in Buffalo
 Should an unmarried person be allowed to adopt a child? Why or why not?
 My favorite time of the year and why
 Should capital punishment be allowed for murderers? Why or why not?
 What should the legal drinking age be?
 Do you believe in ghosts or spirits?
 Do you believe in aliens/extraterrestrial life forms?
 Can people from different cultures/countries have a good marriage or be allowed to get married?
 Is it important to speak more than one language? Which is the most important language?
 How much television should children be allowed to watch?
 Do you think violence and sex should be eliminated from movies?
 Should all education be free? Why or why not?
 Should everybody who is smart enough get a college degree? Why or why not?
 Should all healthcare and medicine be free? Why or why not?
 When getting admitted into college, which should be more important: grades or test scores (e.g. TOEFL
scores)?

Can people from different races have a good marriage / be allowed to get married?

How you do feel about sex education in schools? Should it be given at the elementary school level, junior
high school, high school, or never?

Do you think that men should take a more active role in household responsibilities (e.g. cooking, taking
care of children, cleaning, etc.)?

If you had to choose one type of person to marry, who would you marry?
Type 1: An ugly and poor person who is also kind
Type 2: A mean person who is good looking and rich
 What drugs should be legalized, if any? Why?
 One of my favorite relatives and why
 If I didn’t have to worry about money but still needed a job, which job would I pick?
 Should governments provide welfare (financial assistance) to people who do not work?
 What should we do to prevent global warming?
 Is there anything that men are better at than women and visa versa, or are men and women equal in every
way?
 Are there times that technology makes life harder or does it only make life easier?
 Which government model is better, capitalism or communism, or neither? Why?
 Should people with learning and physical disabilities be allowed to attend regular schools?
 Should immigrant children (people who move to other countries to live) be taught in their first language, or
just be taught only in the language of that country?
 Which it better: to live with your parents until you get married or move out as soon as financially
possible?
 If you’re in a foreign country, it is better to spend most of your time with people from your country, or
with the natives?
 How I feel about living with a boyfriend/girlfriend/partner without being married.
 How I feel about using credit cards.
 Should children be responsible for paying their college tuition or someone else (parents, the government?
 Which is more important, to love your job, or to have a high salary?
 The happiest moment of my life
 Can you be happy without money? Why or why not?
 Which would you prefer if you couldn’t have both: to be ugly and smart, or beautiful and dumb?
 Some advantages of being older
 Which animals make the best pets?
 Should pets be allowed in the house? Why or why not?
 Why I like to travel (or not)
 The best teacher I’ve ever had and why
 Do you think there should be laws against smoking in public places?
 A custom in my country that is different from customs in other countries
 The qualities I look for in a friend
 The qualities I would look for in a boss
 My favorite holiday and why
 The best place I have ever visited and why
 What I think about marriage
 What should the legal driving age be? Why?
 Is it better to live at home with your parents while in college, or in a dorm with roommates?
 Is it better to go away to college, or to stay close to home?
 Should there be only one language in the world? Why or why not?
 Should people who are terminally ill be allowed to end their own lives?
 Why I chose America over another English-speaking country (if you chose it)
 If you were on a stranded island and could only take one person, who would you take?
 How I feel about corporal punishment (inflicting pain on a child or person to change behavior or punish)
 My favorite musician/singer/band and why
 If you cannot see things, does that mean they aren’t there? Why or why not?
 1) Ways in which English is harder than other languages. 2) Ways in which English is easier.
 If you could choose a language to dominate the world besides English, what would it be?
 If you could choose to have been born in any country in the world, where would it be? Why?
 If you could choose to have been born in any time in history, when would it be? Why?
 If you could choose to speak any language besides English, what would it be? Why?
 Qualities I look for in a significant other (boyfriend, girlfriend, husband, wife, etc.)
 If you could choose to live in any country in the world for one year (besides the U.S.A.), which would it
be? Why?
 How I feel about cosmetic surgery
 What is the beauty ideal in your country (male or female)? How is it different from the American ideal?
 Do you agree with the old adage “Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder” (meaning: Beauty is only the
opinion of the person who is looking”)
 Is it OK to eat animals that are also pets (e.g. dogs)? Why or why not?
 Should single mothers be paid the same as men who can stay much longer at work?