1) Are there litter laws where you live? If so, what is the penalty for littering? 2) Do you think cars should be banned from city centers? 3) Do you think people should recycle newspapers? Why or why not? 4) Do you think there are lessons to learn from nature? 5) How has the world changed since you were a child? (technology, values, environment, health) 6) How often is garbage collected in your neighborhood? 7) What are some things that can be recycled? 8) What are some things that your community is doing to help the environment? 9) What are some things which you recycle? 10) What are some types of pollution? 11) What are some ways that you can reduce pollution in this country? 12) What can you do to help prevent pollution? 13) What can you do to make this world a better place? 14) Which is more important, increasing people's standard of living, or protecting the environment? 15) Are you environmentally friendly? Why/ why not? 16) Do you think our environment is beyond repair? 17) Do you think international meetings on the environment are useful? 18) What do you think our grandkids will think of the way we treated the environment? 19) What is your image of an environmentalist? 20) If the environment could speak, what would it tell us? 21) What is our duty as custodians of the environment? 22) Do you worry about the environment? why, why not? 23) What stories have you read or heard recently about the environment? 24) What are the biggest problems facing our environment? 25) What would you do to save our environment? 26) What danger does your country pose to the global environment? 27) Do you think Polish government cares more about its economy or the environment? 28) Which countries are leaders in caring about the environment? 29) What do you know about the history of how our environment came to be under threat? 30) Would you give money to or actively campaign for environmental causes? 31) What do you think of environmental groups like Greenpeace? 32) Do you think nuclear power safe? Who should be allowed it and why? 33) In what ways can we save more water? 34) What should we do to increase awareness about environmental pollution? 35) How many types of natural disaster can you name? Which is the worst? 36) What natural disasters are common in your country? 37) Have you ever been through a natural disaster? Tell your group about your experience if it isn’t too traumatic. 38) What is the best / worst natural disaster movie you have seen? 39) Think of three natural disasters. What can you do to stay safe during and after those natural disasters? 40) Do you know the difference between a hurricane, a typhoon, and a cyclone? 41) Which country has the most natural disasters? 42) Would you ever volunteer to help after a natural disaster hit? If yes, What would you like to volunteer to do? If no, why not? 43) How can technology lessen the damage caused by natural disasters? 44) Can natural disasters ever be a good thing? 45) What do you think about people who follow tornadoes around to get data, video and photographs? 46) Can you think of any country that doesn’t have natural disasters? 47) What are the three most famous natural wonders in your country? 48) What natural wonders are in danger from climate change? 49) Should humans try to protect natural wonders? If humans protect natural wonders, are the wonders still natural? 50) Have you ever been to a natural wonder? 51) What makes something a natural “wonder”? 52) What are three natural wonders you would like to see before you die? 53) Should people be allowed to visit a natural wonder if the visitors hurt the natural wonder just by visiting it? 54) Do natural phenomena (i.e. the aurora borealis) count as natural wonders? How about things like thunderstorms? 55) Are natural disasters like volcanoes and earthquakes also natural wonders? 56) How many countries with natural wonders can you name? Which country do you think has the most natural wonders? 57) Would you rather visit natural wonders or man-made wonders? 58) Not being able to get clean drinking water is a big problem in many places. What are some ways we can help people get clean drinking water? 59) The world’s population is increasing rapidly. Getting clean water for everyone might become difficult in the future. Think of three ways we can avoid this problem. 60) Where does the biggest city in your country get its clean water from? 61) Are there any animals that we should try to kill off completely? 62) What are some of the most serious environmental problems? 63) What are ten things individuals can do to help the environment? 64) What are five things governments can do to help the environment? 65) What is your opinion on climate change? 66) Which countries cause the most pollution? 67) How will our children be affected by climate change? 68) What kinds of technologies do you know of that might help stop environmental problems? 69) Are corporations responsible for helping the environment? 70) What are some things that corporations can do to help the environment? 71) What are some local environmental problems you have noticed? 72) Do you think houses will be more environmentally friendly in the future? 73) Where will we get our energy when we run out of oil? 74) How will India and China affect the environment in the future? 75) What will happen if we keep polluting the environment? 76) Will the climate keep changing or go back to normal?

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