Unit 1: First Impressions

1. What are first impressions?

2. What was your first impression of AOU?
3. What was your first impression of your best friend?
4. Why is it important to not be too quick to judge others?
5. Can first impressions be changed or reversed over time?
6. What factors contribute to forming a strong first impression?
7. How do first impressions influence the way we perceive others?
8. Do cultural differences impact the significance of first impressions?
9. Can prejudices and stereotypes influence first impressions? Explain.
10. What role does confidence play in making a positive first impression?
11. Are first impressions always accurate indicators of a person's character?
12. Are first impressions more important in personal or professional relationships?
13. Can clothing and appearance significantly influence first impressions? If so, how?
14. Do people tend to rely more on intuition or conscious evaluation when forming first impressions?
15. How do first impressions affect professional settings, such as job interviews or business meetings?
16. How do past experiences and previous interactions with similar individuals impact first impressions?
 Unit 2: Taste & Nutrition

1. What’s the strangest thing you have ever eaten? 18. Why is it so hard to go vegan?
2. Do you read the food labels before buying food items? 19. What is your favorite dessert?
3. Should we teach students how to grow their own food? 20. Do diets work in your opinion?
4. Which fruit or vegetable best represents you as a person? 21. What food do you absolutely hate?
5. How can we make healthy food more appealing to children? 22. Are you allergic to any kinds of food?
6. What are your thoughts on advertising fast food to children? 23. Are you addicted to any kinds of drink?
7. Is it embarrassing to work in a fast food restaurant in Kuwait? 24. What is your favorite restaurant of all time?
8. If you could open your own restaurant, what would you call it? 25. What is the hardest part about being on a diet?
9. Should people pay extra if they leave food behind in restaurants? 26. What do you think about genetically modified food?
10. It’s your last day on earth, what would you like your last meal to be?
11. How can we encourage people to adopt a healthier lifestyle in Kuwait?
12. If you could eat only one food for the rest of your life, what would it be?
13. How much influence do the eating habits of parents have on their children?
14. Is it ethical to offer toys with food for children as they do in fast food places?
15. What foods do you like to eat together that other people might find strange?
16. Should governments hold parents responsible when they don't feed their children right?
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 Unit 3: Change

1. What would you change about Kuwait? 12. Why is change so difficult?
2. What was the biggest change in your life? 13. What does change mean to you?
3. How important is change in your opinion? 14. What’s the hardest kind of change?
4. How can change positively influence our lives? 15. What would you change about AOU?
5. What is one thing you have tried to change, but couldn't? 16. Why is change important for our future?
6. What changes are you going to make in the next 5 years of your life? 17. What would you change about Mr. Farran?
7. What is one thing that you think you will never change about yourself? 18. What is the biggest change this world needs?
8. If you had the power to change one thing about your career, what would it be?
9. If you could change one thing about your personality or character, what would it be?
10. If you could go back to the past and change one thing about your life, what would it be?
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 Unit 4: Advertising

1. How can advertising be useful? 12. Have you ever been angry about an advert?
2. What makes an ad memorable? 13. What are the different methods of advertising?
3. How can advertising be harmful? 14. Do you think ads influence the choices you make?
4. How would you define advertising? 15. What would make an advertisement more interesting?
5. What kinds of ads do you like and why? 16. What are your thoughts on using celebrities in advertising?
6. Which ad has had a great impact on you? 17. What qualities do you need to have to work in advertising?
7. How would you advertise something you wanted to sell? 18. If you had to make a 30 second ad for AOU, how would it go?
8. What are your thoughts on advertising aimed at children?
9. Should tobacco companies be allowed to advertise? Explain.
10. If you had to make a 60 second ad for Mr. Farran’s class, how would it go?
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 Unit 5: Risk-Taking

1. What is risk-taking? 12. Is marriage a risk in your opinion?

2. What risks are important to take? 13. Why are some people afraid of taking risks?
3. What does risk-taking mean to you? 14. Are there any risky activities you’d like to try?
4. What are the risks of not taking risks? 15. What is something you would risk your life to get?
5. Are risk-takers more successful in life? 16. Would you ever consider bungee jumping or skydiving?
6. What’s the biggest risk you’ve ever taken? 17. What is the most dangerous situation you’ve ever been in?
7. How can Mr. Farran’s class be seen as a risk? 18. What crazy sport / activity would you like to try in the future?
8. What risks have you taken that have gone wrong?
9. How can risks make life more rewarding in your opinion?
10. What sort of risks does a person need to take to be successful at work?
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 Unit 6: The World & Responsibility

1. Why aren’t people more responsible? 12. Why is world peace so hard to achieve?
2. Are you a responsible person / student? 13. What responsibilities do governments have?
3. Who is responsible for the world we live in? 14. What is humanity’s biggest challenge today?
4. What makes a good leader in your opinion? 15. How can we raise more responsible children?
5. What makes a good teacher in your opinion? 16. What can we do at AOU to help the environment?
6. What has Palestine taught us about responsibility? 17. How can we make the world a more peaceful place?
7. What responsibilities do parents have towards their kids? 18. If living on another planet was possible, would you do it?
8. How can we make people care more about the environment?
9. Why aren’t students more responsible when it comes to their studies & their sleep?
10. Is it better to spend money exploring space or spend that money fixing the problems on earth?
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 Unit 7: Money & Happiness

1. What is your definition of happiness?

2. How much money should one have to truly be happy?
3. Can charitable giving enhance happiness levels? If so, how?
4. Health or wealth? Which is more important in your opinion?
5. How does financial stability contribute to overall life satisfaction?
6. Can money truly buy happiness, or are there other factors at play?
7. How does the pursuit of wealth impact personal well-being and relationships?
8. Are there specific ways in which people can use money to increase their happiness?
9. Are there differences in the perception of money and happiness between generations?
10. Can experiences and relationships provide more lasting happiness than material possessions?
 Unit 8: Success & Failure

1. What is your biggest failure? 12. Is fame a sign of success?

2. How do you measure success? 13. What is your definition of failure?
3. How can failure be good for us? 14. What is your definition of success?
4. What is your biggest success in life? 15. Is success a journey or a destination?
5. How are you successful as a person? 16. ‘In order to succeed, you must first fail.’ Discuss.
6. Who is the most successful person you know? 17. Why is money the most common way of measuring success?
7. How is happiness related to success and failure? 18. What can students do to become more successful? (no boring answers please)
8. Discuss your favorite quote about success and failure.
9. Does success bring happiness or does happiness bring success?
10. Is there a right time to give up and stop trying? Or should you never give up?
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