Discussion Questions - Listening

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

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

3. How are you? forgetful

4. is forgetful person you Who most the know?

5. have forgotten you do to What recently?

6. What remembering? are at you good

7. memories? What your are earliest

8. brain? do What know the about you

9. depression you dementia? know do and What about

10. advice you remember have do to people help things? What

11. this like reading article? you Did

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

13. about you read? you what do think What

14. you help do brain? do your What to

15. would to Are you like forget? there things

16. not things What to this you forget do week? must

17. do? thing biggest What's you've the to forgotten

18. when you someone's name? forget do What do you

19. Do your where you ever you phone? left keys forget and

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

Back to the forgetting lesson.

Forgetting - 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 'scientist'?
  3. How forgetful are you?
  4. Who is the most forgetful person you know?
  5. What have you forgotten to do recently?
  6. What are you good at remembering?
  7. What are your earliest memories?
  8. What do you know about the brain?
  9. What do you know about depression and dementia
  10. What advice do you have to help people remember things?

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 'forget'?
  3. What do you think about what you read?
  4. What do you do to help your brain?
  5. Are there things you would like to forget?
  6. What things must you not forget to do this week?
  7. What's the biggest thing you've forgotten to do?
  8. What do you do when you forget someone's name?
  9. Do you ever forget where you left your keys and phone?
  10. What questions would you like to ask the scientists?

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