Discussion Questions - Listening

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

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

3. older What of fathers? think do you

4. you older an be Would parent?

5. an older having What the of father? are advantages

6. of being an advantages the older are What father?

7. men there Should becoming and women on parents? limit age an be

8. What parent of would be? kind you

9. educate Should this people about governments research?

10. carefully to children? people need about Do more having think

11. article? you reading like Did this

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

13. do you What read? you what about think

14. the of are risks What parenthood?

15. father? are having an older the disadvantages of What

16. an the older of father? are disadvantages What being

17. are the What of joys parenthood?

18. describe What three best story? adjectives this

19. do a father? think of becoming a What 96-year-old you

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

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Older Fathers - 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 'fathers'?
  3. What do you think of older fathers?
  4. Would you be an older parent?
  5. What are the advantages of having an older father?
  6. What are the advantages of being an older father
  7. Should there be an age limit on men and women becoming parents?
  8. What kind of parent would you be?
  9. Should governments educate people about this research?
  10. Do people need to think more carefully about having children?

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 'babies'?
  3. What do you think about what you read?
  4. What are the risks of parenthood?
  5. What are the disadvantages of having an older father?
  6. What are the disadvantages of being an older father?
  7. What are the joys of parenthood?
  8. What three adjectives best describe this story?
  9. What do you think of a 96-year-old becoming a father?
  10. What questions would you like to ask the researchers?

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