Discussion Questions - Listening

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

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

3. What of airplanes? think you do

4. do think you What flying? of

5. supersonic think you travel? do What of

6. do business What passengers in class? get

7. things are the and about bad flying? good What

8. Why the Boom? company called is

9. change can How the very would we quickly? everywhere if world travel

10. Overture fly like you Would airplane? on the to

11. like this reading article? Did you

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

13. read? you you what about think do What

14. do Concorde? know you What about

15. of the do of flying? think cost you What

16. Can ever neutral? flying carbon be

17. airplanes better? How made be can

18. do What airplanes? the you think of service in-flight in

19. Would like an to airplane? on you work

20. questions would CEO? to What ask you like Boom's

Back to the supersonic jets lesson.

Supersonic Jets - 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 'passenger'?
  3. What do you think of airplanes?
  4. What do you think of flying?
  5. What do you think of supersonic travel?
  6. What do passengers get in business class?
  7. What are the good and bad things about flying?
  8. Why is the company called Boom?
  9. How would the world change if we can travel everywhere very quickly?
  10. Would you like to fly on the Overture airplane?

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 'plane'?
  3. What do you think about what you read?
  4. What do you know about Concorde?
  5. What do you think of the cost of flying?
  6. Can flying ever be carbon neutral?
  7. How can airplanes be made better?
  8. What do you think of the in-flight service in airplanes?
  9. Would you like to work on an airplane?
  10. What questions would you like to ask Boom's CEO?

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