Speaking and listening – Intermediate to Advanced

Let’s talk about the MEANING of

LIFE
Conversation cards

Why are we here? When was the universe created? Do you think we are alone in the
What’s the purpose of our life on How did this happen? universe?
Earth? Who or what created it? Explain.

Do you believe in a higher power, We are born, live for 70-80

How old is the universe?
a God or Supreme Being? years and die. Why?
How big is it? What was there
Why or why not? Is your life significant?
before it was created?
Is it worth living? Explain.

Do you believe in evolution?

Is time and space finite or
infinite? When did time begin?
Where does space end?
Live to work or work to live?
Does man come from ape or are
What’s the difference?
we the intelligent design of some
What do you do?
God or Higher Power?

What is the purpose for which Do you think people need religion
Where do we go when we die?
the universe was created? and the belief in a God to make
Do you think there is life after
Are there other (parallel) their lives worth living?
death? Explain.
universes? Do you? Discuss.

‘We are just tiny, insignificant What was there before the Do you believe in fate?
bugs in the vastness of the universe was created? Can we choose our destiny?
universe.’ Do you agree? Did time exist? Give your views.

Get up, go to work, go home, There is no God, otherwise there

‘God created the Earth.’
watch TV and go to bed – year in, wouldn’t be so much misery,
Do you agree? If not God, who or
year out. cruelty and suffering in the
waht? Discuss.
Is that why we are here? world. Do you agree? Discuss.

Match What is the

1 atheist a someone who doesn't believe in God meaning of life?
To be happy
2 Big Bang b being reborn in another body after death
and useful.
3 destiny c study of the meaning of existence
(Dalai Lama)
4 evolution d what happens or will happen to someone, fate
5 philosophy e cosmic explosion that created the universe
6 reincarnation f gradual development Life's about the
journey, not the
destination.
The more people mean something for you and for who you mean something,
the closer you get to the meaning of life. (Maurice Spees)

Man is the only animal for whom his own existence Sometimes questions are more
is a problem which he has to solve. (Erich Fromm) important than answers.
Discuss.
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Which of the following do you agree with? Can you find other
meanings of life? Does all this make sense? Discuss.