Discussion Questions - Listening

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

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

3. do think you What M&M an world of stacking record?

4. is hard stack five M&Ms? it to How

5. world would to What record like break? you

6. interested world are in people Why so records?

7. the need Do skills you to break stacking engineering M&M record?

8. engineer do? a does What civil

9. physics? about you What do know

10. do think What M&Ms? of you

11. reading you Did this article? like

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

13. what think read? What about you do you

14. ambition? What is your lifelong

15. would Which name you to see book like your in?

16. What favourite chocolaty things? your are

17. stick at always you things? Do

18. juices? are important our How creative

19. you you do? in things succeed to are determined the How

20. to Cutbill? would you What Mr ask like questions

Back to the Guinness world record lesson.

World Record - 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 'world record'?
  3. What do you think of an M&M stacking world record?
  4. How hard is it to stack five M&Ms?
  5. What world record would you like to break?
  6. Why are people so interested in world records?
  7. Do you need engineering skills to break the M&M stacking record?
  8. What does a civil engineer do?
  9. What do you know about physics?
  10. What do you think of M&Ms?

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 'engineer'?
  3. What do you think about what you read?
  4. What is your lifelong ambition?
  5. Which book would you like to see your name in?
  6. What are your favourite chocolaty things?
  7. Do you always stick at things?
  8. How important are our creative juices?
  9. How determined are you to succeed in the things you do?
  10. What questions would you like to ask Mr Cutbill?

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