Discussion Questions - Listening

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

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

3. What retirement you of do think ?

4. What's retire best age at which the to ?

5. When retire you like would to ?

6. Is good world life the for increased expectancy ?

7. What do retired you when will you are ?

8. Does dignified life age less retirement mean senior a higher a ?

9. Should age after retirement work people be able to ?

10. What people advice you who are retired for have do ?

11. Did reading article like you this ?

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

13. What about you think you read what do ?

14. How contribute society retirees can to ?

15. What think do you retirement homes of ?

16. Should a early right be human retirement ?

17. How until are you would feel working 80 about you ?

18. In years best might be lives way retirement our what of the ?

19. What pensions think you do of state ?

20. What ask you like questions person would to a retired ?

Back to the retirement age lesson.

Retirement Age - 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 'retirement'?
  3. What do you think of retirement?
  4. What's the best age at which to retire?
  5. When would you like to retire?
  6. Is increased life expectancy good for the world?
  7. What will you do when you are retired?
  8. Does a higher retirement age mean a less dignified senior life?
  9. Should people be able to work after retirement age?
  10. What advice do you have for people who are retired?

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 'pension'?
  3. What do you think about what you read?
  4. How can retirees contribute to society?
  5. What do you think of retirement homes?
  6. Should early retirement be a human right?
  7. How would you feel about working until you are 80?
  8. In what way might retirement be the best years of our lives?
  9. What do you think of state pensions?
  10. What questions would you like to ask a retired person?

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