January

Discussion Questions

January

Student A

1. How do you feel when the month of January arrives? 
2. What do you like to do on New Year’s Day?
3. When does school start after the festive season in your country? 
4. Which season does the Southern hemisphere experience during January? Do you like this season?  
5. January is the time for new beginnings. What new beginnings are you looking forward to?
6. What are 2-3 things that you might only do in January? 
7. What do you think of the weather in January in your country? 
8. How do you feel when January is over?  
9. Are there any bad things about the month of January?
10. Do you have to go on a diet after eating all the delicious festive season foods?

Student B

1. What three adjectives best describe January, and why? 
2. Do you know anybody, or have you heard of anybody whose name is January? 
3. Is there anything that you can do in January that you can not do in another month? If yes, what?
4. What do you like about the month of January? 
5. Do you make any New Year’s Resolutions?
6. Do you like the month before January? Why or why not? 
7. Do you know anyone who celebrates their birthday in January? 
8. If you could visit another country in January, which country would it be? Why? 
9. Do you like the month that comes after January? Why or why not? 
10. Have you heard of the January blues – a form of depression that you may feel after the holidays? Do you get the January blues? 

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