1. What’s a healthy discussion?
2. Do you ever get involved in pointless discussions?
3. How often do you take part in political discussions?
4. What kinds of discussions do you think are really boring?
5. What are the differences between discussions, debates and conversations?
6. What are the big discussions in your country at the moment?
7. Do you ever join discussion boards on the Internet?
8. “Having a good discussion is like having riches.” Do you agree?
Monkeys are our closest biological relatives, and they can’t speak. But parrots don’t seem to have a problem at all.
Vocabulary:
cove
secluded
float
shore
anchor
lighthouse
greenhouse
handsaw
hammer
power tool
nail
board (noun)
ton
land sick
biomass
canoe
paddle
real estate
prosper
fulfilled
Expressions:
subsistence living
hon
Vocabulary:
word
word
word
word
word
word
word
word
word
Expressions:
expression
expression
expression
expression
Vocabulary:
prestigious
involuntary
swindler
fraudulence
unwarranted
concern
unfounded
impostor
syndrome
faculty
pervasive
prevalent
disproportionately
underrepresented
downplay
abnormality
self-esteem
spiral
accolade
threshold
susceptible
voice (verb)
peer
dismiss
excel
ease
mentor
competence
banish
frank
Expressions:
nagging doubt
shake a feeling
put something to rest
surefire way
Vocabulary:
filmmaker
principle
handcuff
clown
distill
underdog
aspect
familiar
unfamiliar
chopsticks
keyboard
organic
grounded
clarity
stuntman
steady
gag
perfectionist
rhythm
distinct
continuity
elbow
bunch
flail around
unlike
invincible
impressive
humanize
asset
payoff
relentlessness
finale
Expressions:
kick ass
going above and beyond
get smacked in the face
sell a joke
Vocabulary:
explosion
smoke (noun)
engine
unique
pilot
route
unemotional
terror
instant
reach out (to someone)
postpone
urgency
purpose
regret
humanity
ego
reflect
eliminate
frame (verb)
artistic
talent
bawl
miracle
Expressions:
bucket list
brace for impact
mend fences
make sense
connecting dots