Discussion Questions - Listening

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


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


3. about What what do you you read think?


4. How potatoes important are?


5. potatoes are between sweet What differences and three potatoes?


6. Food do why) Prize you think (and should win ? a What World food


7. country's food What your best is?


8. do Where from vitamins your get you?


9. bad How you in is good eat the the or food nutrition?


10. do world will new you help sweet think How the potato the?


11. reading article Did like this you?


12. potato many can sweet How ways cook different you?


13. as sweet used dessert can be a How potato?


14. end to do we can What malnutrition?


15. is there still so much malnutrition in the world Why?


16. and your why favourite vegetable What , is?


17. to What help can hungry you children do?


18. is there in your country What ? malnutrition


19. in 50 years How will nutrition in vegetables be different?


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

Back to the sweet potato lesson.

Sweet Potato - 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 'potato'?
  3. What do you think about what you read?
  4. How important are potatoes?
  5. What are three differences between potatoes and sweet potatoes?
  6. What food do you think should win a World Food Prize (and why)?
  7. What is your country's best food?
  8. Where do you get your vitamins from?
  9. How good or bad is the nutrition in the food you eat?
  10. How do you think the new sweet potato will help the world?

STUDENT B's QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student A)
  1. Did you like reading this article? Why/not?
  2. How many different ways can you cook sweet potato?
  3. How can sweet potato be used as a dessert?
  4. What can we do to end malnutrition?
  5. Why is there still so much malnutrition in the world?
  6. What is your favourite vegetable, and why?
  7. What can you do to help hungry children?
  8. What malnutrition is there in your country?
  9. How will nutrition in vegetables be different in 50 years?
  10. What questions would you like to ask the prizewinners?

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