Discussion Questions - Listening

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


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


3. do girls difficulties teenage have What?


4. people do Why themselves harm?


5. problem in a this country big is your How?


6. think there has been a steep rise Why do you?


7. group Why year- of are self- 13- olds the harmers 16- biggest?


8. self- than Why bigger harmers girls boys are?


9. you for life was difficult How 15 of age the at?


10. year for do 15- you What old- have advice girls?


11. this you reading article Did like?


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


13. What what do you you read think about?


14. stresses What today have girls young do?


15. easier was life think you Do ago years 50 teenagers for?


16. your if do you would What harming self- was friend?


17. you harming know about What self- do?


18. have What in stresses your do life you?


19. can of we suicide reduce the How level?


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

Back to the self-harm lesson.

Self-harm - 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 'self'?
  3. What difficulties do teenage girls have?
  4. Why do people harm themselves?
  5. How big a problem is this in your country?
  6. Why do you think there has been a steep rise?
  7. Why are 13-16-year-olds the biggest group of self-harmers?
  8. Why are girls bigger self-harmers than boys?
  9. How difficult was life for you at the age of 15?
  10. What advice do you have for 15-year-old girls?

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 'harm'?
  3. What do you think about what you read?
  4. What stresses do young girls have today?
  5. Do you think life was easier for teenagers 50 years ago?
  6. What would you do if your friend was self-harming?
  7. What do you know about self-harming?
  8. What stresses do you have in your life?
  9. How can we reduce the level of suicide?
  10. What questions would you like to ask the researchers?

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