Discussion Questions - Listening

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


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


3. you about do know Mars What?


4. cocktail' 'toxic a is What?


5. is Do life you on think Mars there?


6. day ? might What every do astrobiologist an


7. Mars on if What we would found we life do?


8. met you you alien would if an What do?


9. be Mars like What to would live it on?


10. trying to Why companies get space to Mars are?


11. like this you reading article Did?


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


13. what do you you read think about What?


14. to idea you go good Do to a humans it's Mars for think?


15. like astrobiologist to work Would as you an?


16. go one Would to Mars like to day you?


17. to What know would about you Mars like?


18. What Martians are?


19. from in doing will now 100 on we years Mars be What?


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

Back to the life on Mars lesson.

Life on Mars - 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 'life'?
  3. What do you know about Mars?
  4. What is a 'toxic cocktail'?
  5. Do you think there is life on Mars?
  6. What might an astrobiologist do every day?
  7. What would we do if we found life on Mars?
  8. What would you do if you met an alien?
  9. What would it be like to live on Mars
  10. Why are space companies trying to get to Mars?

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 'Mars'?
  3. What do you think about what you read?
  4. Do you think it's a good idea for humans to go to Mars?
  5. Would you like to work as an astrobiologist?
  6. Would you like to go to Mars one day?
  7. What would you like to know about Mars?
  8. What are Martians?
  9. What will we be doing on Mars in 100 years from now?
  10. What questions would you like to ask the scientists?

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