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Free ESL Conversation Resource · Slowing Ageing

Slowing Ageing ESL Discussion Questions

15 conversation questions about longevity, anti-ageing science, access to treatment, retirement and whether a longer life would really be a better one.
A1–A2 BeginnerB1–B2 IntermediateC1–C2 Advanced

Use these slowing ageing 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

    How long do you want to live? Why?

  2. 02

    Who is the oldest person you know? How is their life?

  3. 03

    Why do people want to live longer?

  4. 04

    Should new medicine be free for everybody?

  5. 05

    Is a long life always a good life?

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B

Intermediate · B1–B2

Explore the issue

  1. 01

    Would you want to live to 150? Why or why not?

  2. 02

    Should everyone have access to anti-aging treatments?

  3. 03

    Would society improve if people lived much longer?

  4. 04

    What would happen to retirement if lifespans doubled?

  5. 05

    Is dying a natural part of life? Should we accept it?

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If science could give you fifty more healthy years, would you take them?

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C

Advanced · C1–C2

Challenge the idea

  1. 01

    Would you take a pill that added thirty healthy years? What would stop you?

  2. 02

    Is aging a disease to be cured, or a natural part of life?

  3. 03

    Why might longer lives widen the gap between rich and poor?

  4. 04

    Should public health systems pay for anti-aging treatments?

  5. 05

    Would life lose some of its meaning if it had no clear end?

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Perspective English · Complete lessons

Turn the discussion into a full lesson.

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

A1–A2

Accessible language and clear questions for beginner and elementary learners.

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Develop the issue with richer vocabulary, reading and discussion.

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Explore longevity, inequality, public health and the meaning of a finite life.

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