Discussion Questions - Listening

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

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

3. What of onions? you think do

4. are in onions How country's your cuisine? important

5. How onions? would you describe the of taste

6. do with in onions What can you cooking?

7. be How without would onions? unhappy you

8. would What you do if rocketed? food prices

9. you do Bangladeshi know food? What about

10. in streets to onion Are the protest right people about prices?

11. Did this reading you like article?

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

13. what you about you think do read? What

14. are alternatives onions? What to there

15. your dish? onion is What favourite

16. Are best onions raw cooked? or

17. food? long would queue you for How

18. you live food What not could without?

19. food? your street favourite is What

20. Bangladeshi? like you questions a would to ask What

Back to the onions lesson.

Onions - 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 'onion'?
  3. What do you think of onions?
  4. How important are onions in your country's cuisine?
  5. How would you describe the taste of onions?
  6. What can you do with onions in cooking?
  7. How unhappy would you be without onions?
  8. What would you do if food prices rocketed?
  9. What do you know about Bangladeshi food?
  10. Are people right to protest in the streets about onion prices?

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 'emergency'?
  3. What do you think about what you read?
  4. What alternatives are there to onions?
  5. What is your favourite onion dish?
  6. Are onions best raw or cooked?
  7. How long would you queue for food?
  8. What food could you not live without?
  9. What is your favourite street food?
  10. What questions would you like to ask a Bangladeshi?

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