100 “hot topics” para conversação e debate em inglês

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Encontrar tópicos de conversação que se alinhem com o tema da aula pode ser um desafio para muitos professores de inglês. Pensando nisso, compilei uma lista com mais de 100 sugestões para debates e conversas em inglês, projetada para engajar seus alunos e enriquecer suas aulas. Esses tópicos variam de questões atuais a temas mais clássicos, proporcionando uma ampla gama de possibilidades para estimular discussões envolventes e educativas. Os tópicos estão organizados por temas para facilitar sua pesquisa.

Espero que esta lista se prove uma ferramenta valiosa para suas aulas. Fico ansioso para saber como esses tópicos têm funcionado para você e estou aberto a sugestões e feedbacks sobre o material. Seu retorno é essencial para aprimorar nossos recursos e apoiar a prática docente de forma eficaz. Se achar que esse material é interessante, compartilhe com outros professores.

Aqui está a organização dos temas em categorias:

 

 **História e Política**
– Athens or Sparta: Which was the better place to live?
– Could South Vietnam have won the Vietnam War?
– Could the Allied Powers have prevented World War II?
– Could the Confederacy have won the American Civil War?
– Did Hamlet’s slowness to act result in his downfall?
– Did King Arthur really exist?
– Did Lenin’s communist government betray its own revolutionary ideals?
– Did the actions of King Charles I cause the English Civil War?
– Did the French Revolution need to be so bloody?
– Did the revolutions of 1848 really “fail”?
– Did the United States really enter World War I out of self-defense?
– Did women have to use militancy to obtain the vote?
– Did women in Europe gain more rights and freedoms as a result of World War I?
– Did World War II significantly advance the rights of women in the countries involved?
– How did the Roman Empire become so great?
– Should the Allied Powers apologize for war crimes in World War II?
– Should the British Museum return artifacts to their countries of origin?
– Should the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland have a reunification referendum?
– Should the US have entered World War I earlier?
– Should the US have entered World War II earlier?
– Should the US have joined the League of Nations?
– Should the US government pay monetary reparations to Black Americans?

 **Ambiente e Tecnologia**
– Are “debt-for-nature swaps” a good strategy for rainforest conservation?
– Are governments doing enough to fight climate change?
– Are green belts a good idea?
– Are international sporting events bad for the environment?
– Are water resources a basic human right?
– Are water transfer schemes a viable solution for water scarcity?
– Could lab-grown meat be a useful tool for fighting climate change?
– Is climate more important than soil for determining vegetation characteristics in cold environments?
– Is it a good idea to use wind farms?
– Is it ethical to take short-haul flights?
– Is it possible to build cities that don’t harm the environment?
– Is rewilding a good idea?
– Should deepfake technology be regulated by law?
– Should the government do more to encourage home vegetable gardens?
– Should the government limit the time kids can spend playing video games?
– Should the world disarm their nuclear weapons?
– Should we ban air travel to help fight climate change?
– Should we colonize other planets?
– Should we create artificial wombs?

 **Cultura e Sociedade**
– Are art critics worth listening to?
– Are fairy tales good for children?
– Are friends better than family?
– Are ghosts real?
– Are hard skills or soft skills more important in the workplace?
– Are NFTs good for art?
– Are podcasts better than radio?
– Are professional athletes paid too much?
– Are some Halloween costumes too offensive to wear?
– Are the best films made outside of Hollywood?
– Are the Marvel Cinematic Universe films overrated?
– Are there too many school holidays?
– Are viruses alive?
– Are we living in a simulation?
– Can art be objectively bad?
– Can food be art?
– Can literature be separated from its historical or cultural context?
– Can morality exist without religion?
– Can our senses be trusted?
– Can we ever truly know history?
– Does art need to have meaning behind it?
– Does feminism have to be intersectional?
– Does genre fiction have the same literary merit as classic literature?
– Does good literature have to question societal norms?
– Does history education focus too much on warfare?
– Does pineapple belong on pizza?
– Does playing video games benefit learning?
– Does technology make us less intelligent?
– Is a beach vacation better than a vacation in the mountains?
– Is a hot dog a sandwich?
– Is abstract art easier to make than other forms of art?
– Is AI art really art?
– Is architecture art?
– Is art an effective method of driving social change?
– Is Black Friday worth it?
– Is Buddhism a religion?
– Is cancel culture really a new phenomenon?
– Is Christianity compatible with democracy?
– Is Christianity compatible with feminism?
– Is fashion art?
– Is graffiti art?
– Is Hamlet truly mad?
– Is Lady Macbeth more villainous than Macbeth himself?
– Is listening to books better than reading them?
– Is marriage a thing of the past?
– Is Mary, mother of Jesus, a feminist figure?
– Is money better than treats for Halloween?
– Is the Earth flat?
– Is the internet an overall good thing for society?
– Is Tik Tok bad for society?
– Is war ever justifiable?
– Is winning the most important part of sports?

 **Educação e Trabalho**
– Are fair trade schemes actually fair?
– Are there more advantages than disadvantages to open-source software?
– Are schools obligated to teach about racial inequality?
– Are students required to take sex education classes in school?
– Are teachers allowed days off during the school term?
– Are teachers required to wear a uniform?
– Should academic tests be banned for students under 14?
– Should all classes be grouped by ability rather than age?
– Should all schools provide free meals for all students?
– Should coding be a required subject in school?
– Should college admissions use race-based affirmative action?
– Should companies have quotas for women in top-level positions?
– Should students be allowed to use smartphones in school?
– Should students be required to take sex education classes in school?
– Should teachers give homework?
– Should universities be free?
– Should the age of retirement be raised?
– Should the minimum wage be raised?
– Should the US drinking age be lowered to 18?

 **Ética e Moralidade**
– Are artificial Christmas trees better than real ones?
– Are drug consumption rooms a good idea?
– Are online privacy protections more important than public safety?
– Are open borders a good idea?
– Are penalty shootouts a good way to decide the winner?
– Are rich countries obligated to help poorer countries weather climate change?
– Are there too many school holidays?
– Is it ever okay to break the rules?
– Is it ever okay to lie?
– Is it fair that professional female athletes receive less attention than professional male athletes?
– Is it immoral for people to own pets?
– Is it okay for feminists to wear makeup?
– Is it okay to end friendships over politics?
– Is it possible to build cities that don’t harm the environment?
– Is it wrong to use AI-generated art?
– Is it right for God to punish all humanity for Adam and Eve’s sin?
– Is there any justice in “King Lear”?
– Is it acceptable to separate the art from the artist?
– Is it ethical to use dead animals in artworks?
– Should anyone own outer space?
– Should anyone under 18 years old be banned from competing in the Olympics?
– Should anyone under 18 years old be banned from competing in the Paralympics?
– Should animal testing be banned?
– Should animals have rights?
– Should cloning humans be legal?
– Should euthanasia be legal?
– Should every person get a day off work for their birthday?
– Should we always avoid stress?
– Should we always forgive others?
– Should we always respect people in authority?
– Should we ban zoos?
– Should we colonize other planets?

 **Economia e Políticas Públicas**
– Are price caps a useful economic tool?
– Are price floors a useful economic tool?
– Are there too many school holidays?
– Is increased investment by firms the most important factor for increasing economic growth?
– Is more trade always better for countries?
– Should companies look at potential employees’ social media profiles?
– Should countries have strict limits on immigration?
– Should countries still open new oil fields?
– Should crowdfunding be legal?
– Should cryptocurrency be banned?
– Should financial literacy classes be required for all students?
– Should minimum wage be raised?
– Should social media be a threat or benefit to democracy?
– Should there be a universal basic income?
– Should the US embargo of Cuba be justified?
– Should the House of Lords be abolished?
– Should governments pay reparations to women?
– Should governments provide a job guarantee?
– Should governments spend money on foreign aid?
– Should private cars be banned from the city center?
– Should public transport be free?
– Should voting be compulsory?
– Should we ban creative AI software?

 **Mídia e Entretenimento**
– Are movies better than TV shows?
– Are we currently experiencing a mass extinction?
– Is “Barbie” a feminist film?
– Is “Fountain” really a work of art?
– Is “Go Tell It On the Mountain” an anti-religious novel?
– Is “Jane Eyre” a feminist novel?
– Is “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” too racist to be taught in schools?
– Is “The Scarlet Letter” a primarily negative portrayal of religion?
– Is “The Outsiders” arguing for a more even distribution of wealth?
– Is the amount of entertainment content available today a good thing?
– Should the movies of controversial artists be removed from museums?
– Should streaming platforms be required to limit the number of episodes we watch?
– Should video games be considered art?
– Should video games have loot boxes?
– Should the US drinking age be lowered to 18?

 **Desenvolvimento Pessoal e Sociedade**
– Do children need privacy?
– Do people need friends to be happy?
– Do smartphones make us less smart?
– Should everyone get participation awards?
– Should all children have to do volunteer work?
– Should all homes have solar panels?
– Should all parents attend parenting classes?
– Should academic tests be banned for students under 14?
– Should students be required to take sex education classes in school?
– Should students grade their teachers?
– Should students have to wear school uniforms?
– Should students in England still have to take GCSEs?
– Should teachers give homework?
– Should teachers be allowed days off during the school term?

 **Saúde e Bem-Estar**
– Are fat people discriminated against in the workplace?
– Are fitness trackers worth the money?
– Are food supplements beneficial?
– Are long-term health benefits worth avoiding junk food?
– Are modern diets too restrictive?
– Are probiotics beneficial?
– Can natural medicine replace conventional medicine?
– Can people be addicted to social media?
– Should all children receive free vaccinations?
– Should parents be forced to vaccinate their children?
– Should pharmaceutical companies be regulated?
– Should people eat meat?
– Should people exercise every day?
– Should we allow doctors to choose their own work hours?
– Should we ban cigarettes?
– Should we ban junk food advertising?

**Ciência e Tecnologia**
– Are aliens real?
– Are fake news and misinformation a serious threat?
– Are free online courses a good substitute for university education?
– Are robots a threat to human jobs?
– Are space missions worth the cost?
– Are superbugs a threat to humanity?
– Can gene editing end world hunger?
– Can technology reduce world poverty?
– Can we prevent natural disasters with technology?
– Should autonomous vehicles be banned?
– Should we colonize other planets?
– Should we invest more in space exploration?
– Should we let robots make decisions for us?
– Should we teach kids to code in school?
– Should we use AI for military purposes?

Essa organização deve ajudar a visualizar e utilizar os temas com mais eficiência. Se precisar de mais ajustes, me avise!

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