Discussion Questions - Listening

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


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


3. the get does body allergies Why?


4. anything to allergic you Are?


5. about What what do you you read think?


6. eggs do and you peanuts think of What?


7. do of to What think peanuts you giving babies?


8. the worst What allergies would to be have?


9. an like allergy to What technology would be?


10. allergies What can people do to reduce the effects of?


11. this you reading article Did like?


12. had you if do you would What dust to allergy an?


13. think of the researcher's advice to parents What do you?


14. How allergies people life difficult for with ? is


15. about do pollen) hay you ? allergy fever (the know What to


16. end allergies How scientists all will?


17. asthma What you about do know?


18. would it be like to be allergic to chocolate ? What


19. different people to many can allergic How things be?


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

Back to the food allergies lesson.

Food Allergies - 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 'allergy'?
  3. Why does the body get allergies?
  4. Are you allergic to anything?
  5. What do you think about what you read?
  6. What do you think of eggs and peanuts?
  7. What do you think of giving peanuts to babies?
  8. What would be the worst allergies to have?
  9. What would an allergy to technology be like?
  10. What can people do to reduce the effects of allergies?

STUDENT B's QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student A)
  1. Did you like reading this article? Why/not?
  2. What would you do if you had an allergy to dust?
  3. What do you think of the researcher's advice to parents?
  4. How difficult is life for people with allergies?
  5. What do you know about hay fever (the allergy to pollen)?
  6. How will scientists end all allergies?
  7. What do you know about asthma?
  8. What would it be like to be allergic to chocolate?
  9. How many different things can people be allergic to?
  10. What questions would you like to ask the researchers?

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