Discussion Questions - Listening

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1. you you headline did when the What think read?


2. you hear the word 'clothes' ? What springs to mind when


3. you read think about What what do you?


4. the most important thing we can learn from nature What's?


5. self clothes for Would repairing useful - be you?


6. sewing What you at are like?


7. why favourite material What , is and your?


8. repairing you that - Would clothes self buy are?


9. long clothes for How should last?


10. clothing ? item oldest the What's of have you


11. this you reading article Did like?


12. useful How clothes repairing - self are?


13. clothes you new old Do wearing of prefer clothes?


14. squid from learn we could else What?


15. from self Who - might repairing benefit clothes?


16. inventions What clothes like would new you for ?


17. think you do popular How be will clothes repairing - self?


18. do of repairing What think - you self bodies?


19. else would be good if they were self repairing What?


20. questions like the What you ask would to scientists?

Back to the self-repairing clothes lesson.

Self-Repairing Clothes - The 20 Questions

STUDENT A's QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)
  1. What did you think when you read the headline?
  2. What springs to mind when you hear the word 'clothes'?
  3. What do you think about what you read?
  4. What's the most important thing we can learn from nature?
  5. Would self-repairing clothes be useful for you?
  6. What are you like at sewing?
  7. What is your favourite material, and why?
  8. Would you buy clothes that are self-repairing?
  9. How long should clothes last for?
  10. What's the oldest item of clothing you have?

STUDENT B's QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student A)
  1. Did you like reading this article? Why/not?
  2. How useful are self-repairing clothes?
  3. Do you prefer wearing new clothes or old clothes?
  4. What else could we learn from squid?
  5. Who might benefit from self-repairing clothes?
  6. What new inventions would you like for clothes?
  7. How popular do you think self-repairing clothes will be?
  8. What do you think of self-repairing bodies?
  9. What else would be good if they were self repairing?
  10. What questions would you like to ask the scientists?

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