Discussion Questions - Listening

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


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


3. air is important How you to conditioning?


4. you you read think about What what do?


5. the think you do How life our change will material new?


6. you made new Would clothes the wear from material?


7. What other things can we do to keep buildings cool?


8. things use for other we material What could the?


9. do you do What cool keep to?


10. hot Is it better to be too cool or too?


11. reading article Did like this you?


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


13. conditioners air of disadvantages the are What?


14. you know of What meanings of the word 'cool' do?


15. new work How the material does?


16. material advantages of What the are new the?


17. hot get buildings do Why?


18. the the use material could industry new How aerospace?


19. How agriculture the the use material could industry new?


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

Back to the air conditioning lesson.

Air Conditioning - 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 'air conditioner'?
  3. How important is air conditioning to you?
  4. What do you think about what you read?
  5. How do you think the new material will change our life?
  6. Would you wear clothes made from the new material?
  7. What other things can we do to keep buildings cool?
  8. What other things could we use the material for?
  9. What do you do to keep cool?
  10. Is it better to be too cool or too hot?

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 'cool'?
  3. What are the disadvantages of air conditioners?
  4. What meanings of the word 'cool' do you know of?
  5. How does the new material work?
  6. What are the advantages of the new material?
  7. Why do buildings get hot?
  8. How could the aerospace industry use the new material?
  9. How could the agriculture industry use the new material?
  10. What questions would you like to ask the engineers?

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