Tag: video

Causes of Opioid Addiction

B2 – Upper Intermediate

Imagine a pill that can both induce pleasure and reduce pain. Would you take it only to relieve your pain or would you take it even in the absence of pain?

Let’s watch the video and learn more about the history and the current usage of opioid.

Discussion Questions:

  1. What do you know about opium?
  2. According to the video, how do opioid drugs affect the human body?
  3. What factors can lead to opioid addiction?
  4. Do you think substance abuse in general is a problem in your country? What measures are being done in your country to fight against addiction?
  5. What is your opinion on pharmaceutical companies producing and benefitting from opioid-like synthetic substances?

The Dark Secret of Oreos

C1 – Advanced

To this day, Oreo is one of the most famous cookie snacks ever to exist and for good reason. The day it was created, people immediately fell in love with it.

However, with success comes copycats; trying to take advantage of how famous these creations are. The same happens to Oreos as well, which is not surprising at all.

The good name of Oreo, however, is what makes every copy fail in comparison to the “original”.

But what if I told you that Oreo wasn’t the original and is in fact, a copycat!

You wouldn’t believe me, would you?

Well, how about we take a look at this video and figure it out for ourselves, then?

Discussion Questions:

  1. Do you think Hydrox should be more famous than Oreo? Why or why not?
  2. With this revelation, do you think you’d try Hydrox? If you’ve already, what do you think of this Oreo competition?
  3. In your opinion, do you think Hydrox is being done dirty by the company that owns Oreos?
  4. Will Hydrox eventually rise again, one day? What is your stance on this situation.

A Cleanse Won’t Detox Your Body

B2 – Upper Intermediate

“One green juice a day keeps the doctor away.”
It is said that detox diets can eliminate toxins from our body
and can help with weight loss but Dr. Jen Gunter explains these detox products don’t actually remove toxins and worse, could hurt our health even more.

Watch the video on how you can enhance your body’s natural detoxification.

Discussion Questions:

  1. What are your thoughts on cleansing and detoxing? Have you ever done them?
  2. How do you take care of your liver?
  3. Why do we have to be careful with supplements?
  4. For you, what is the best self-care?
  5. What are the things you do or treatments you get to take care of your body?

Saving Money by Going Green

B2 – Upper Intermediate

Why go green? A green lifestyle is important for many reasons. The most obvious benefit is it helps make our planet sustainable and habitable. We focus on reducing, reusing, and recycling whenever possible. We ensure that we reduce the imprint we leave on the environment.

Many people assume that going green means spending more. But actually, it doesn’t have to be difficult. And it can even result in more savings than we might expect.

Let’s watch the video below on how going green can actually help us save more money.

Discussion Questions:

  1. How does going green benefit us?
  2. In your opinion, does living a green lifestyle help save us money?
  3. Do you consider yourself a green person? Why or why not?
  4. Are you willing to spend more on eco-friendly products? Why or why not?
  5. Have you ever donated your time or money toward environmental causes? Which organization did you help? What is their focus?

What Would You Do with a Million Pounds?

B2 – Upper Intermediate

Are you a frugal or a lavish person?

For average Joes like us, a million pounds is a huge amount of money. It is hard to come by. In fact, many of us wouldn’t even get the chance to have that much money lying in our bank accounts.

But if you were to have that kind of money, what would you do?

Click on the link and let’s listen to what some people would do if they were to have a million pounds.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/british_chat/millionpounds

Discussion Questions:

  1. Based on the video, what would the people do if they were to have a million pounds?
  2. What do you think about how those people from the video want to spend their million?
  3. If you were to have a million Euros, what would you do with it?
  4. How would accumulating more wealth affect your life?

Why Start-ups Succeed

C1 – Advanced

Becoming your own boss is what a lot of people aspire for. Having a nine-to-five job just isn’t good enough and is very exhausting and could be unfulfilling for some at times. As more and more people want to stick a toe in the water, the rise of start-ups occurred. But is sheer motivation all that it takes for start-up success?

Watch the video about the single biggest reason start-ups succeed.

Discussion Questions:

  1. What are the five factors in company success according to the speaker? Do you agree with all of them?
  2. In your own opinion, what makes a company succeed?
  3. Can you give other small start-ups from your country that became successful? How about those that failed?
  4. As a consumer, what new businesses do you think you are likely to patronize?

Airlines Sell Too Many Tickets

B2 – Upper Intermediate

Airlines usually sell more tickets than what the aircraft can accommodate predicting that there will be enough seats for those who have showed up. But what if there isn’t? It can be very upsetting to be bumped off a flight whether voluntarily or involuntarily.

Watch the video explaining why airlines sell too many tickets.

Discussion Questions:

  1. How do airlines profit from overbooking?
  2. Do you agree that overbooking is unethical?
  3. Have you ever been bumped off a flight? Were you compensated highly by the airlines company?
  4. Are you aware of the major rights of an air passenger?

Why You Should Never Visit The Dark Web

B2 – Upper Intermediate

The black market is a platform online, where goods and services are acquired or exchanged illegally. Now, we all wonder how different a black market is from the normal one.

In the black market, goods are most of the time sold, at a lower if not, the lowest price because they won’t remit or declare taxes to the state. Goods that are not legally permitted to be sold in the market are also made available easily in the black market such as illegal substances or smuggled products. There is a big question of whether we should visit the dark web and enter a black market depending on what reasons you have in mind.

Watch the video to learn more about the dark web.

Discussion Questions:

  1. Have you ever heard about the dark web? What are your thoughts on or experience with it?
  2. Have you ever tried getting into the dark web?
  3. Is dark web home to many “bad guys”?
  4. How dangerous is it to transact in this market?
  5. Are you willing to take the risk to get into a site on the dark web?
  6. Could we consider people who transact in black market criminals? Why or why not?

You Don’t Need Eight Glasses of Water

B2 – Upper Intermediate

Our bodies are made up of over 70 percent water. Water is very important to the human body and we cannot go very long without it.

We have always been told that we have to drink 6-8 glasses of water every day. But little do we know that there are plenty of myths and misconceptions about drinking water.

Let’s learn how to separate the myths from the facts about drinking water by watching the video below.

Discussion Questions:

  1. What can you say about the myths and facts mentioned in the video?
  2. What are other myths about drinking water that you know of?
  3. How much water do you drink every day?
  4. How else do you keep yourself hydrated besides drinking water?

Betrayal: Dealing with Being Cheated On

B2 – Upper Intermediate

They said that the most distressing part of being betrayed is it never comes for your enemies but from the people who are dearest to you.

But the question is, when you are betrayed by one of your loved ones, would you be able to forgive them? Would you be able to trust again? Would you to distance yourself from others just to feel safe and avoid getting stabbed in the back? Or would you just forgive but never forget?

Watch this story of betrayal and cheating.

Discussion Questions:

  1. Do you really think betrayal is a normal part of human life? Why or why not?
  2. In your opinion, what do you think are the reasons people betray one another?
  3. Have you experienced being betrayed? What happened? How did you handle that experience?
  4. Do you easily trust others? Why or Why not?