Discussion Questions - Listening

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

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

3. biggest you Have ears? the animal wondered ever what has

4. think of your do What ears? you

5. ears? has cutest What the animal

6. What the strangest ears? has animal

7. our about work? how know you do What ears

8. do you ears? What think of elephants'

9. about do you know rodents? What

10. about nocturnal do What you know animals?

11. this you reading Did like article?

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

13. do think you read? what you about What

14. jerboa? know What want to about the do you

15. have? ears do functions different What your

16. do you How in cool heat? the keep

17. be would it really like hearing? have great What to

18. and sounds you What do dislike? like

19. senses? is hearing compared the important other How to

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

Back to the animal ears lesson.

Animal Ears - 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 'animal'?
  3. Have you ever wondered what animal has the biggest ears?
  4. What do you think of your ears?
  5. What animal has the cutest ears?
  6. What animal has the strangest ears
  7. What do you know about how our ears work?
  8. What do you think of elephants' ears?
  9. What do you know about rodents?
  10. What do you know about nocturnal animals?

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 'ears'?
  3. What do you think about what you read?
  4. What do you want to know about the jerboa?
  5. What different functions do your ears have?
  6. How do you keep cool in the heat?
  7. What would it be like to have really great hearing?
  8. What sounds do you like and dislike?
  9. How important is hearing compared to the other senses?
  10. What questions would you like to ask the zoologists?

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