Discussion Questions - Listening

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


2. when in What word you your images 'world' hear mind are the?


3. you read think about What what do you?


4. do is you think How the dangerous world?


5. safer do the world country does the your What make of to leader?


6. think having you countries weapons do of nuclear What?


7. change climate is dangerous How?


8. world for Do the heading think is catastrophe you?


9. future the about you are worried How?


10. Donald What you President do for Trump advice have?


11. you reading article Did like this?


12. hear of do weapons' the when you word you think What 'nuclear?


13. the the world biggest dangers What to are?


14. the safer Will make a ? Trump world place President Donald


15. world the for do you would What President were you if?


16. we make away can to go What do terrorism?


17. media help bring change to the world How can social?


18. do world do country's you for leader want What the to your?


19. ? do What to can make ordinary the people world safer


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

Back to the Doomsday Clock lesson.

Doomsday Clock - 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 images are in your mind when you hear the word 'world'?
  3. What do you think about what you read?
  4. How dangerous do you think the world is?
  5. What does the leader of your country do to make the world safer?
  6. What do you think of countries having nuclear weapons?
  7. How dangerous is climate change?
  8. Do you think the world is heading for catastrophe?
  9. How worried are you about the future?
  10. What advice do you have for President Donald Trump?

STUDENT B's QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student A)
  1. Did you like reading this article? Why/not?
  2. What do you think of when you hear the word 'nuclear weapons'?
  3. What are the biggest dangers to the world?
  4. Will President Donald Trump make the world a safer place?
  5. What would you do for the world if you were President?
  6. What can we do to make terrorism go away?
  7. How can social media help bring change to the world?
  8. What do you want your country's leader to do for the world?
  9. What can ordinary people do to make the world safer?
  10. What questions would you like to ask the scientists?

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