Discussion Questions - Listening

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

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

3. think do What you of plastic?

4. new plastic? the is revolutionary What about

5. and you do superbugs? How bacteria about much worry

6. useful How is plastic wrap?

7. the effect might on new lives? have our What plastic

8. How your are places clean the house? in

9. you be using new Will this plastic?

10. ways In what bacteria? against we could protect other

11. article? this you like reading Did

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

13. you What do you think what read? about

14. do What you about know plastic?

15. plastic? without we live Can

16. do plants? about you know What lotus

17. get scientists other What from flowers? could inspiration

18. scientists us Will from superbugs? ever protect

19. your be What in should toolbox? anti-bacterial

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

Back to the self-cleaning plastic lesson.

Self-Cleaning Plastic - 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 'plastic'?
  3. What do you think of plastic?
  4. What is revolutionary about the new plastic?
  5. How much do you worry about bacteria and superbugs?
  6. How useful is plastic wrap?
  7. What effect might the new plastic have on our lives?
  8. How clean are the places in your house?
  9. Will you be using this new plastic?
  10. In what other ways could we protect against bacteria?

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 'bacteria'?
  3. What do you think about what you read?
  4. What do you know about plastic?
  5. Can we live without plastic?
  6. What do you know about lotus plants?
  7. What inspiration could scientists get from other flowers?
  8. Will scientists ever protect us from superbugs?
  9. What should be in your anti-bacterial toolbox?
  10. What questions would you like to ask the researchers?

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