Discussion Questions - Listening

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

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

3. What about know you do nuclear fusion?

4. ever you Have relentless in quest? been a

5. Holy is energy Why clean Grail? a

6. might nuclear change How the world? fusion

7. physicist? be like you to Would a

8. Sun? of power can the the we harness How

9. in the you think of do the numbers What experiment?

10. three this describe best story? What adjectives

11. Did reading like this you article?

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

13. do think you What you what read? about

14. planet What our energy does challenges face?

15. What Earth does challenges face? environmental

16. do in What conundrums face life? you

17. the fission? nuclear fusion What's difference and between nuclear

18. be 50 we sources in will time? What using energy years'

19. meltdown a What cause? does nuclear damage

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

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Nuclear Fusion - 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 'energy'?
  3. What do you know about nuclear fusion?
  4. Have you ever been in a relentless quest?
  5. Why is clean energy a Holy Grail?
  6. How might nuclear fusion change the world?
  7. Would you like to be a physicist?
  8. How can we harness the power of the Sun?
  9. What do you think of the numbers in the experiment?
  10. What three adjectives best describe this story?

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 'revolution'?
  3. What do you think about what you read?
  4. What energy challenges does our planet face?
  5. What environmental challenges does Earth face?
  6. What conundrums do you face in life?
  7. What's the difference between nuclear fusion and nuclear fission?
  8. What energy sources will we be using in 50 years' time?
  9. What damage does a nuclear meltdown cause?
  10. What questions would you like to ask the physicists?

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