Discussion Questions - Listening

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

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

3. do What you of dictionaries? think

4. What the good and things about dictionaries? bad are

5. of you do What think pronouns?

6. you singular? the think in What 'they' do of using

7. non-binary dictionaries is people? it good that recognizing How are

8. think 'male' What do of 'X' the or choice instead you 'female'? of

9. languages not gender-based pronouns? Should have

10. know fluidity? you What about gender do

11. you Did article? reading this like

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

13. you read? about you what do What think

14. dictionary? favorite What is your

15. How is pronoun in difficult system the English?

16. like gender What language? in pronouns are your

17. of is pronouns? function the What

18. pronoun English? in of are different there types What

19. important conversation? is correctly How in grammar using

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

Back to the pronoun 'they' lesson.

The Pronoun 'They' - 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 'pronoun'?
  3. What do you think of dictionaries?
  4. What are the good and bad things about dictionaries?
  5. What do you think of pronouns?
  6. What do you think of using 'they' in the singular?
  7. How good is it that dictionaries are recognizing non-binary people?
  8. What do you think of the choice 'X' instead of 'male' or 'female'?
  9. Should languages not have gender-based pronouns?
  10. What do you know about gender fluidity?

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 'dictionary'?
  3. What do you think about what you read?
  4. What is your favorite dictionary?
  5. How difficult is the pronoun system in English?
  6. What are gender pronouns like in your language?
  7. What is the function of pronouns?
  8. What different types of pronoun are there in English?
  9. How important is using grammar correctly in conversation?
  10. What questions would you like to ask the dictionary?

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