Discussion Questions - Listening

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

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

3. about you do Marilyn What know Monroe?

4. best friend? Are a diamonds girl's

5. popular? so are diamonds Why

6. there What uses diamonds? are for

7. planets How did form?

8. mine Should diamonds? to Mercury's try we

9. What favourite your precious stones? are

10. do you jewels have? What

11. article you like this Did ? reading

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

13. you What do what think you read? about

14. diamonds? do know about What you

15. about What know Mercury? you do

16. synthetic real good as Are ones? diamonds as

17. surface? is What you Earth's think do the below

18. number the 'one What do of quadrillion'? you think

19. you a from Mercury? rather have Earth Would or diamond from

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

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Diamonds - 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 'diamond'?
  3. What do you know about Marilyn Monroe?
  4. Are diamonds a girl's best friend?
  5. Why are diamonds so popular?
  6. What uses are there for diamonds?
  7. How did planets form?
  8. Should we try to mine Mercury's diamonds?
  9. What are your favourite precious stones?
  10. What jewels do you have?

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 'Mercury'?
  3. What do you think about what you read?
  4. What do you know about diamonds?
  5. What do you know about Mercury?
  6. Are synthetic diamonds as good as real ones?
  7. What do you think is below the Earth's surface?
  8. What do you think of the number 'one quadrillion'?
  9. Would you rather have a diamond from Earth or from Mercury?
  10. What questions would you like to ask the researchers?

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