English Conversation Club

Topic: ‘War’

(Remember that these questions are just discussion starters. You can talk about anything you like!)

1. Have you seen any 'War' movies recently? Tell us about it. What did and didn't you like about it?

2. Do you have any war memorial holidays in your country? Are there any special ceremonies involved?

3. What do you think about special holidays remembering wars or soldiers who died in wars?

4. What do you think about the recent war in Iraq?

5. Do you think a war can ever be ‘just’ or right?

6. Some people speak against religion because they say its starts wars. What do you think about that?

7. Do people in your home country still have any 'bad feelings' about some war in the past? How do you feel about it?

8. Do you have some kind of ‘national military service’ in your home country? What do you think about that? (If you have done it, what was your experience like?)

9. How important do you think it is for a country to have a defence force?

10. How important do you think 'peace' is? How can it be achieved?

11. If you were the leader of your country, what would be different about your policy on war, peace and national defence?