Discussion Questions - Listening

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


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


3. live you where like pollution is What?


4. How are by affected you pollution?


5. be did this pollution bad get to How?


6. worry you do much How pollution about?


7. of we pollution reduce the How amount can?


8. Why countries poorer in deaths most are?


9. you pollution think when What you do see?


10. will What worse gets pollution if happen?


11. you reading article Did like this?


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


13. do you you read think about What what?


14. a called pollution is Why killer silent?


15. can affect rights How pollution human?


16. pollution What air water causes and?


17. in of there workplace kind is the What pollution?


18. is 'crisis What point'?


19. agreements pollution international on work Do?


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

Back to the pollution lesson.

Pollution - 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 'crisis'?
  3. What is pollution like where you live?
  4. How affected are you by pollution?
  5. How did pollution get to be this bad?
  6. How much do you worry about pollution?
  7. How can we reduce the amount of pollution?
  8. Why are most deaths in poorer countries?
  9. What do you think when you see pollution?
  10. What will happen if pollution gets worse?

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 'pollution'?
  3. What do you think about what you read?
  4. Why is pollution called a silent killer?
  5. How can pollution affect human rights?
  6. What causes air and water pollution?
  7. What kind of pollution is there in the workplace?
  8. What is 'crisis point'?
  9. Do international agreements on pollution work?
  10. What questions would you like to ask the researchers?

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