Discussion Questions - Listening

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

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

3. the What smells worst are in the world?

4. think you What of do foul-smelling a flower?

5. was the time When were you last in luck?

6. favourite What flowers? are your

7. like Would smell to you the corpse flower?

8. of you What think do botanic gardens?

9. last the held your you time was When breath?

10. botany a Would like to and study you botanist? be

11. Did like this you article? reading

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

13. you what you think What read? do about

14. sweetest-smelling the What are flowers?

15. help corpse to can we flower the survive? What do

16. What think do of you deforestation?

17. What do of you think gardens?

18. flowers? most What world's are interesting the

19. do you about know What pollination?

20. corpse questions the to flower? What ask expert would on an you like

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Corpse Flower - 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 'smell'?
  3. What are the worst smells in the world?
  4. What do you think of a foul-smelling flower?
  5. When was the last time you were in luck?
  6. What are your favourite flowers?
  7. Would you like to smell the corpse flower?
  8. What do you think of botanic gardens?
  9. When was the last time you held your breath?
  10. Would you like to study botany and be a botanist?

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 'flower'?
  3. What do you think about what you read?
  4. What are the sweetest-smelling flowers?
  5. What can we do to help the corpse flower survive?
  6. What do you think of deforestation?
  7. What do you think of gardens?
  8. What are the world's most interesting flowers?
  9. What do you know about pollination?
  10. What questions would you like to ask an expert on the corpse flower?

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