Discussion Questions - Listening

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

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

3. roads your like in country? are What

4. do of a pothole-themed park? think What you

5. can damage What do? potholes

6. favourite theme What's park? your

7. are roads? important smooth, How well-maintained

8. of driving? What think do you

9. bad know you Do of roads? any

10. What negotiating have motorists potholes? advice you for do

11. this you reading article? like Did

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

13. What you think you what about do read?

14. you not UK think invested its Why in has do the roads?

15. economy? do roads an do poor to What damage

16. we Are that signal should a potholed cars? our roads abandon

17. we drive? Should of instead cycle

18. the UK? in like Would drive you to

19. you do the seven has UK potholes? think Why million over

20. ask would like to theme park? What questions you the

Back to the Pothole Land lesson.

Potholes - 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 'road'?
  3. What are roads like in your country?
  4. What do you think of a pothole-themed park?
  5. What damage can potholes do?
  6. What's your favourite theme park?
  7. How important are smooth, well-maintained roads?
  8. What do you think of driving?
  9. Do you know of any bad roads?
  10. What advice do you have for motorists negotiating potholes?

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 'theme park'?
  3. What do you think about what you read?
  4. Why do you think the UK has not invested in its roads?
  5. What damage do poor roads do to an economy?
  6. Are potholed roads a signal that we should abandon our cars?
  7. Should we cycle instead of drive?
  8. Would you like to drive in the UK?
  9. Why do you think the UK has over seven million potholes?
  10. What questions would you like to ask the theme park?

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