Discussion Questions - Listening

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


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


3. about What what do you you read think?


4. your is What like store grocery local?


5. Amazon What you about do know?


6. Do ? you think it's a good idea to have no checkouts


7. going made experience could be better How shopping a?


8. drawbacks via the paying app are to an What?


9. shopping What you about do dislike?


10. grocery is checkout your counter usual ? experience What at a


11. article Did like this you reading?


12. shopping going online shopping better How than is?


13. stores the convenience tough is between so Why competition?


14. stores convenience of think you do What?


15. are What habits shopping your?


16. What and will sales happen assistants to cashiers?


17. women do Why men than more shopping going like to seem?


18. why favourite store What , is and your?


19. 20 in like be shopping going will What now from years?


20. Amazon of boss the ask to like you would questions What?

Back to the grocery store lesson.

Grocery Shopping - 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 'grocery'?
  3. What do you think about what you read?
  4. What is your local grocery store like?
  5. What do you know about Amazon?
  6. Do you think it's a good idea to have no checkouts?
  7. How could going shopping be made a better experience?
  8. What are the drawbacks to paying via an app?
  9. What do you dislike about shopping?
  10. What is your usual experience at a grocery checkout counter?

STUDENT B's QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student A)
  1. Did you like reading this article? Why/not?
  2. How is going shopping better than shopping online?
  3. Why is the competition between convenience stores so tough?
  4. What do you think of convenience stores?
  5. What are your shopping habits?
  6. What will happen to cashiers and sales assistants?
  7. Why do women seem to like going shopping more than men?
  8. What is your favourite store, and why?
  9. What will going shopping be like in 20 years from now?
  10. What questions would you like to ask the boss of Amazon?

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