B1 (Intermediate)

1. Who is the most optimist person you have ever met? How do YOU see their optimism?
2. Do you enjoy being with optimist people or do you find them annoying?
3. Are you more of an optimist, pessimist or realist? Are you happy with your attitude or would you like to change it?
4. Think of a situation where optimism can save you?
5. When was the last time you wished you were more optimist/pessimist?
6. Have ever lost something because of being optimist/pessimist?
7. Optimistically speaking, what will you be doing in 10 years from now?

1. Is it easy for you to forgive people who have hurt your feelings? If so, provide an example to prove being a forgiving person?
2. Can you forgive your own mistakes?
3. If you are not able to forgive others, you carry the burden on you and hurt yourself. Do you agree?
4. Which is more pleasant, forgiving or taking revenge?
5. Have you experienced holding a grudge against someone for a long time? What was the situation? How did you feel?
6. Can you think of some techniques to enhance the ability to forgive?

1. Are you a kind person? Are you attracted to kind people?
2. What's a random act of kindness? Have you ever done any?
3. When you are kind with people and they are not, what policy do you adopt? Do you keep going or you feel abused and stop it?
4. Who is the kindest person you know? What are some of his/her acts of kindness?
5.  Do you believe that kindness depends on gender?
6. Can you think of a life-changing act of kindness in your life?
7. Have you ever been inspired by someone's act of kindness?

1. What does honesty mean to you?
2. Do you think you are an honest person? Why would you say so?
3. What is half truth? Is saying half truth being dishonest?
4. When did you last told a lie?
5. Do you believe in white lies?
6. Is honesty always the best policy?
7. What is your common reaction when you find out people are telling lies?
8. Can you forgive a friend who has hidden the truth from you?

1. If you intend to do something do you stick to it for a decent period of time?
2. Is perseverance one of your good characters?
3. Do you wish you were more hard working?
4. Can you name some people who have shown perseverance?
5. Is there anything you have given up and now you regret it?
6. What can you do to improve your perseverance?
7. Do you believe perseverance is innate or acquired?

1. Are you a patient person? Is it difficult for you? Is it important to be patient?
2. How can you improve the quality of patience in yourself? What techniques can you think of?
3. Are you more patient with your loved ones?
4. When was the last time you lost your patience?
5. Who/ what requires the most patience in your life?
6. Do you have a lot of patience with children?
7. Do you have a lot of patience with repairing things?

1. Do you like to gossip? Why? Why not?
2. Have you ever started a gossip? Why?
3. Was gossiping common in your high school?
4. Have you ever heard people gossiping about you? How did you feel? What did you do?
5. Are you interested in celebrity gossip? Do you think they care about it?
6. Do you know of any gossip that has caused serious troubles for people?
7. Women tend to gossip more. Do you agree?

1. When was the last time you argued with someone?  What did you argue about?
2. Who argues most in your family? What about?
3. Are you OK with arguing or do you prefer to walk away?
4. Can you get along with people who argue a lot?
5. Are you usually a winner in arguments?
6. Do you usually change your mind easily? Are you open to new ideas?
7. If in the middle of an argument you find out that you are wrong, what will you do?
8. When you want to tell something important, how do you attract people's attention?

1. What makes you angry? How often do you become angry? What do you do when you become angry?
2. Can anger be good? How?
3. What makes you angry about modern life?
4. What makes you angry about people's behavior?
5. What color is anger?
6. What are some of the health problems caused by anger?
7. Is it easy to hide your anger? Is it healthy?

1. What is stress? How often do you feel stressed?
2. How do you physically feel when you are stressful?
3. Do you think there is such a thing as good stress?
4. What are some reasons that you feel stressed?
5. Is modern life more stressful? Why?
6. Is technology stressful?
7. Can stress be dangerous? How?
8. How do you behave when you are under stress?

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