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ESL Conversation Topic — Euthanasia

Level: Intermediate - Advanced

This topic is controversial and should provide some interesting discussion. Make sure you talk about Dr. Jack Kevorkian, the infamous ‘death doctor’ from Michigan in the United States.

Warmup: Ask students if any of their grandparents had terminal illnesses. Discuss the process of taking care of them. Ask your students how their grandparents handled the illness.

Question to Discuss:

• Do ‘old people’ have any value to society? If so, what is their value?
• Did you ever have a connection with your grandparents? What was the connection? Did you listen to them?
• Is it a family’s responsibility to pay for the care of a terminally ill family member? Should the family be able to choose to let the family member die?
• If a family member is in great pain and wants to die should he or she be given the right to be euthanized?
• What would you do if you had a terminal illness? How would you act? Would you want your family to take care of you?
• What are the laws like regarding Euthanasia in China? Are they different from other countries?

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