ESL Questions Computers
Computers
From tools that freed us to systems that control us, these 75 questions explore computers, technology, dependency, privacy, and what we've gained and lost.
Beginner
Do you use computers?
How many hours daily?
Do you use a laptop?
Have you worked on computers?
Is computer work hard?
Do you know how computers work?
Have you programmed?
Is technology helpful?
Do computers make life easier?
Have you struggled with technology?
Do you like video games?
Is the internet important?
Have you been online long?
Do computers break often?
Have you lost data?
Is computer work boring?
Do you use social media?
Have you felt frustrated?
Would you work without computers?
Is computer security important?
Have you had viruses?
Do you trust tech companies?
Would you buy the latest model?
Is technology getting too complex?
Would you recommend computers?
Intermediate
Do you think computers have improved life?
Have you noticed technology addiction?
Would you give up computers?
Do you think privacy is gone?
Have you noticed surveillance?
Would you use less technology?
Do you think computers create jobs?
Have you felt isolated despite connection?
Would you support digital minimalism?
Do you think artificial intelligence is coming?
Have you considered tech dependency?
Would you invest in tech companies?
Do you think computers changed relationships?
Have you noticed children and screens?
Would you limit screen time?
Do you think tech companies care?
Have you researched data collection?
Would you pay for privacy?
Do you think computers democratize?
Have you felt empowered by tech?
Would you work in tech?
Do you think coding is important?
Have you felt manipulated by algorithms?
Would you support tech regulation?
Do you think computers solve problems?
Advanced
Why do we design systems that know more about us than we know ourselves?
When computers become invisible, do we lose awareness of their power?
Can technology be neutral when it's always designed with intention?
Why do we accept surveillance as the cost of convenience?
Is the digital divide just technological or deeply systemic?
When algorithms make decisions, how do we maintain agency?
Why do we trust code we can't see?
Can privacy exist in digital age or is it lost?
Why do tech companies move faster than ethics?
When computers replace human judgment, what's gained and lost?
Is digital connection real connection or just simulation?
Why do we feel alone while constantly connected?
Can computers democratize or just concentrate power differently?
Why do we accept planned obsolescence?
Is artificial intelligence intelligent or just pattern-matching?
Why do we expect technology to solve problems it created?
Can you opt out of technology voluntarily?
Why are some dependent on technology while others benefit?
When computers predict behavior, do they change it?
Is the metaverse freedom or new prison?
Why do we innovate faster than we think?
Can technology be used for justice?
Why do we fear what we've created?
When everything is data, what is privacy?
Does technology serve us or have we become its servants?