All topics of Sima

Questions for discussion: Do you like to give pieces of advice? Do you like when someone else gives you advice? Do you think that you are quite wise person in giving advice? Is there any person whose pieces of advice you respect more than others? Do you usually follow advice fully or partially? Do you find that people who always give pieces of advice are annoying? Do you think that we should ask before giving pieces of advice? What are the polite ways to give advice in English? Why shouldn't psychologists give advice? There are many TV programs where clever people give their advices how to cope with problems. Are you interested in these pieces of advice? Do you follow them? What is the most stupid advice you have ever got/given? Give me some advice:

Questions for discussion: What does the Victory in the G.P.W.(Great Patriotic War) mean for you? Do you celebrate Victory Day? Can you tell us the stories of your relatives who were at the G.P.W.? Have your grandparents told you how they lived during the G.P.W.? Can you share with us their stories? Had anyone of your relatives or acquaintances been in Blockaded Leningrad? What did they tell you about it? Have you ever participated in the Immortal Regiment march? What were your impressions about it? Have you seen the Victory Day military parade? If not, have you seen its rehearsal? What do you think about it? What makes people revise the results of the G.P.W.? What are your favourite film about the G.P.W.? Do we have to rewrite history of the G.P.W. according to the new facts? Why do the winners of the G.P.W. live worse than those who was bitten? Is it possible that the Third World War once starts?

Questions for discussion: What are the factors contributing to the changes in society for single mothers? Where are the families and society social structures heading to in the modern world? How was the situation in the past? Why it’s mothers who raise children after divorce in Russia? How is it in other countries? What is it like to be a single mother? What are the problems single mothers are facing in Russia and around the world? A lot of men in Russia don’t provide their children with alimony. Why is it so? How can a woman make her ex pay alimony? What are the ways men legally avoid paying alimony while being able to do it? Why do some women choose to give birth to a child, but raise him without a partner? What about single mothers who adopt a child or children? Is it better for a child to live in an incomplete family rather than in an orphan home?

Questions for discussion: How do you like to spend your vacation? How do you feel after a long vacation? How many days was your vacation? Did you encounter any problems during your vacation? How did you resolve them? In what ways did you obtain real satisfaction when you were on vacation? Do you go travelling, if so, for which purposes? Do you enjoy travelling, or is it just a necessity, e.g for work? Are there any places that you dream of visiting, if so, why? What is your preferred method of transport, and why? Would you ever consider relocating to live in another country, if so, where? Have you ever lived in another country?

Questions for discussion: How do you like to spend your vacation? How do you feel after a long vacation? How many days was your vacation? Did you encounter any problems during your vacation? How did you resolve them? In what ways did you obtain real satisfaction when you were on vacation? Do you go travelling, if so, for which purposes? Do you enjoy travelling, or is it just a necessity, e.g for work? Are there any places that you dream of visiting, if so, why? What is your preferred method of transport, and why? Would you ever consider relocating to live in another country, if so, where? Have you ever lived in another country?

Questions for discussion: What can we consider junk food? Why is junk food unhealthy? How often do you go to Macdonalds, KFC or Burger King? What cafes, except Macdonalds, KFC or Burger King, sell junk food? Are Teremok and Kroshka-Kartoshka junk food cafes, too? What is your favourite junk food? Can you live without junk food? Have you ever been on a strict diet? How long did you hold out? What unhealthy food do you eat at home (desserts, starchy, salty, pickled, smoke-dried, roast food, instant noodles, etc.)? How often do you do it? How often can you eat junk food without detriment to your health? What kind of junk food is the most unhealthy?

Questions for discussion: What things do you first notice about someone's appearance? What do you think when you look at yourself in the mirror? What, in your opinion, is special in your appearance? What styles of dress do you like most of all? How much time do you spend on your appearance when you want to look really good? What is good looking for you? How often do you check your appearance in the mirror? What is more important: good clothes or good hairstyle? How important is a person's appearance? Are personal traits more important than appearance? Do you think the expression 'Appearances are deceptive' is true? Why? Do you ever say someone looks good when really they don't?