Politicsspeaking topic
“Big Brother is watching you.”
— George Orwell, Nineteen Eighty-Four
hint ✧ Starting from this slogan in Nineteen Eighty-Four, you can talk about what constant surveillance does to freedom and behavior.
practice with this topic
Set the timer (5-30 min), take 20 seconds of prep if you like, start talking. Jot your thoughts onto the sticky-note board.
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