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Free ESL Conversation Resource · Extreme Heat

Extreme Heat ESL Discussion Questions

15 conversation questions about extreme heat, heatwaves, air conditioning, climate adaptation and how people should respond to a hotter world.
A1–A2 BeginnerB1–B2 IntermediateC1–C2 Advanced

Use these extreme heat ESL discussion questions for pair work, small-group speaking or whole-class conversation. Choose the level that fits your learners, or move through all three sections as the questions become more challenging.

A

Beginner · A1–A2

Start the conversation

  1. 01

    What do you do on a very hot day?

  2. 02

    Have you ever been in dangerous heat? What happened?

  3. 03

    Why do people worry about storms and floods more than heat?

  4. 04

    Is air conditioning good or bad for the world?

  5. 05

    Would you move to a new city because it was too hot?

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B

Intermediate · B1–B2

Explore the issue

  1. 01

    How do you change your daily routine when it is extremely hot?

  2. 02

    Have you ever had to work, study or travel in dangerous heat?

  3. 03

    Why do you think people accept extreme heat more easily than other disasters?

  4. 04

    Is air conditioning a solution to the problem, or part of the problem?

  5. 05

    Would you ever move away from a city because it became too hot to live in?

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If extreme heat is becoming normal, should we fight it or learn to live with it?

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C

Advanced · C1–C2

Challenge the idea

  1. 01

    How, if at all, has heat begun to reshape your own daily routines?

  2. 02

    Have you worked or studied in heat you felt was unsafe? Who decided it was acceptable?

  3. 03

    Why might people take extreme heat in stride more readily than other disasters?

  4. 04

    Is air conditioning a solution, a stopgap, or part of the problem itself?

  5. 05

    If heat is the new normal, is adapting to it good sense or quiet surrender?

Push the discussion further.Explore the C1–C2 Extreme Heat lesson →
Perspective English · Complete lessons

Turn the discussion into a full lesson.

Continue with the complete Extreme Heat lesson at the level your class needs. Perspective lessons combine reading, vocabulary, discussion and deeper speaking tasks around one conversation-worthy topic.

A1–A2

Discuss hot weather, dangerous heat, air conditioning and whether people would move because a city became too hot.

View beginner lesson →B1–B2

Explore dangerous heat, changing routines, air conditioning and whether societies should prevent or adapt to a hotter world.

View intermediate lesson →C1–C2

Challenge how societies respond to extreme heat, who bears the risks, and whether adaptation is resilience or quiet surrender.

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