Discussion Questions - Listening

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


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


3. of do think yawning What you?


4. you think when you see other people yawning What do?


5. Why yawn do people?


6. feel How yawning you does make?


7. is yawning Why contagious?


8. yourself do stop yawning When you?


9. What think research you the yawning do of on?


10. this yawn made you Has want reading to?


11. reading Did this ? article like you


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


13. you you read think about What what do?


14. thing bad or good a yawning Is?


15. do brain you activity think of What your?


16. is strong How yawn to desire your?


17. making people of think you do What yawn they when sounds?


18. think of What the do word you 'yawn'?


19. never times yawn when we Are should there?


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

Back to the yawning lesson.

Yawning - 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 'yawn'?
  3. What do you think of yawning?
  4. What do you think when you see other people yawning?
  5. Why do people yawn?
  6. How does yawning make you feel?
  7. Why is yawning contagious?
  8. When do you stop yourself yawning?
  9. What do you think of the research on yawning?
  10. Has reading this made you want to yawn?

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 'brain'?
  3. What do you think about what you read?
  4. Is yawning a good or bad thing?
  5. What do you think of your brain activity?
  6. How strong is your desire to yawn?
  7. What do you think of people making sounds when they yawn?
  8. What do you think of the word 'yawn'?
  9. Are there times when we should never yawn?
  10. What questions would you like to ask the researchers?

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