Discussion Questions - Listening

Listen to the 20 Questions.

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

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

3. do about know you What Francis? Pope

4. do you What of gossip? think

5. you people think of do What gossip? who

6. are much How you? gossip a of

7. Why than COVID-19? think the is worse gossip might Pope

8. the gossiped was about someone you? When time last

9. think on do What of who social gossip media? people you

10. to gossip? better Is pray than it to

11. you Did article? reading this like

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

13. you read? about you what do What think

14. are you the subject feel of if How do gossip? you

15. gossip and you about stars Do celebrities? movie like

16. might way be terrorism? In gossip what like

17. the time last to your When had you was bite tongue?

18. gossip be Should illegal? made

19. busybody is you biggest the Who know?

20. huge would questions to a ask What you gossip? like

Back to the gossip lesson.

Gossip - 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 'gossip'?
  3. What do you know about Pope Francis?
  4. What do you think of gossip?
  5. What do you think of people who gossip?
  6. How much of a gossip are you?
  7. Why might the Pope think gossip is worse than COVID-19?
  8. When was the last time someone gossiped about you?
  9. What do you think of people who gossip on social media?
  10. Is it better to pray than to gossip?

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 'COVID'?
  3. What do you think about what you read?
  4. How do you feel if you are the subject of gossip?
  5. Do you like gossip about movie stars and celebrities?
  6. In what way might gossip be like terrorism?
  7. When was the last time you had to bite your tongue?
  8. Should gossip be made illegal?
  9. Who is the biggest busybody you know?
  10. What questions would you like to ask a huge gossip?

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