B1 Health & Lifestyle Discussion Questions for Early Teens (13-15)

50 intermediate (B1) health and lifestyle discussion questions for 13-15 year olds. Each with 8 vocabulary items. Preview 5, use all 50 in YapYapGo.

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Question 1
What do you usually eat for breakfast, and do you think it's healthy?
skip (verb)balanced (adjective)energy (noun)grain (noun)protein (noun)rush (verb)sugary (adjective)routine (noun)
Question 2
How many hours of sleep do you normally get each night?
exhausted (adjective)concentrate (verb)tired (adjective)enough (adjective)wake up (verb)late (adverb)homework (noun)mood (noun)
Question 3
What sports or physical activities do you enjoy doing?
fit (adjective)strong (adjective)skill (noun)team (noun)outdoors (adverb)improve (verb)fun (adjective)competition (noun)
Question 4
Do you drink enough water during the day? Why or why not?
drink (verb)thirsty (adjective)enough (adjective)forget (verb)bottles (noun)busy (adjective)healthy (adjective)habit (noun)
Question 5
What's your favourite healthy food, and why do you like it?
taste (noun)fresh (adjective)delicious (adjective)energy (noun)favourite (adjective)nutrition (noun)enjoy (verb)benefit (noun)
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B1 Health & Lifestyle Discussion Questions for Early Teens (13-15)

B1 early teens can do more than describe health habits. They can evaluate them. These 50 questions ask 13-15 year olds whether schools should provide healthier lunches, whether too much screen time really affects health, and why teenagers often choose junk food over healthy alternatives even when they know better. The shift from describing habits to evaluating choices is what pushes discussion from A2 territory into genuine B1 discourse.

The vocabulary helps B1 teens express health opinions with precision. Words like 'nutritious,' 'addicted,' 'balanced,' 'benefit,' and 'harmful' replace vague descriptions with specific evaluations. A teen who says 'energy drinks are harmful because caffeine is addictive and the sugar gives you energy that crashes' is producing B1 English with genuine analytical content.

Evaluating health choices, not just describing them

B1 health discussions with 13-15 year olds generate the most energy when questions challenge their own behaviour. 'Why do teenagers stay up late even though they know it is bad for them?' produces self-aware, often humorous responses that are linguistically rich because students are describing their own contradictions.

Precise vocabulary for health opinions

For B1 early teens preparing for Cambridge Preliminary or school English assessments, health and lifestyle are high-frequency exam topics. These questions practise the opinion-giving and justification structures examiners specifically reward.

Frequently Asked Questions

Questions cover everyday wellness decisions: food, sleep, exercise, screen time. They do not require personal health disclosures or discuss eating disorders, mental illness, or substance use.
Use the two-pass technique: students discuss without vocabulary first, then try again using at least three vocabulary items. The second attempt is always longer and more specific.
Sport, Food, and Technology (screen time, sleep disruption) connect naturally. Build a wellness discussion sequence across several weeks.