Do you play regularly or just occasionally?
What prizes have you ever won?
Has anyone you know won the jackpot or a big prize?
If so, did their life change?
What would you do if you won the lottery?
How much of the money would you save, spend and give away?
Would you try to keep your name secret?
If so, how can you achieve that?
What do you see as a disadvantage to winning the lottery?
How would you deal with situations like strangers approaching you for money?
Do you think it is possible to win hundreds of millions of dollars and keep your personality, values and outlook on life intact?
This week's talking point is the lottery. The questions above may help you structure your conversation session, and you may like to prepare them in advance, so that you can work out some of the vocabulary problems that might come across.
In preparation, you can also read the article 3 States Sold Winning Mega Millions Tickets by MATT FLEGENHEIMER from The New York Times, about the lottery fever which swept over Americans late in March, with a single winner who pocketed $656m in Illinois.
