Discussion Questions - Listening

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


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


3. you read think about What what do you?


4. you are worried How emissions CO2 about?


5. an idea is turning CO2 back into stone How good?


6. harmful carbon emissions How are dioxide?


7. ? What would it be like to work on this experiment


8. carbon you reduce emissions do to dioxide What do?


9. before this of think scientists didn't Why?


10. you time last the was When 'Wow' , thought?


11. reading article Did like this you?


12. happen if scientists do not stop global warming What will?


13. global say politicians some do Why made man not is warming?


14. carbon do of other solutions know What storage you?


15. good is your country at dealing with carbon emissions ? How


16. deal you would How emissions CO2 growing of problem the with?


17. do Why limits emissions CO2 to stick not countries many so?


18. procedure Do the scientists deserve a Nobel Prize for this?


19. think this storage permanent the is Do ? you ultimate


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

Back to the CO2 emissions lesson.

CO2 Emissions - 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 'environment'?
  3. What do you think about what you read?
  4. How worried are you about CO2 emissions?
  5. How good an idea is turning CO2 back into stone?
  6. How harmful are carbon dioxide emissions?
  7. What would it be like to work on this experiment?
  8. What do you do to reduce carbon dioxide emissions?
  9. Why didn't scientists think of this before?
  10. When was the last time you thought, 'Wow!'?

STUDENT B's QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student A)
  1. Did you like reading this article? Why/not?
  2. What will happen if scientists do not stop global warming?
  3. Why do some politicians say global warming is not man made?
  4. What other carbon storage solutions do you know of?
  5. How good is your country at dealing with carbon emissions?
  6. How would you deal with the problem of growing CO2 emissions?
  7. Why do so many countries not stick to CO2 emissions limits?
  8. Do the scientists deserve a Nobel Prize for this procedure?
  9. Do you think this is the "ultimate permanent storage"?
  10. What questions would you like to ask the researchers?

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