Discussion Questions - Listening

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

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

3. What know do Nations United about the you ?

4. What of population world do the you state think the of ?

5. Why and babies fewer born being are fewer ?

6. Why global if population be smaller might it good the becomes ?

7. Is living are longer that people or thing it a good bad ?

8. What of problems people the are living longer ?

9. Do old about worry you your age ?

10. What world 50 like the now from years will be in ?

11. Did article you like reading this ?

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

13. What think about what read you do you ?

14. How it to expensive is children have ?

15. Should to government pay people children the have ?

16. What of babies the problems are being fewer born ?

17. What future about have the you worries do ?

18. Do this into worry bringing you about babies world ?

19. Is live people number maximum that Earth there can on of a ?

20. What like ask the United would questions you Nations to ?

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Birth Rate Crisis - 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 'birth'?
  3. What do you know about the United Nations?
  4. What do you think of the state of the world population?
  5. Why are fewer and fewer babies being born?
  6. Why might it be good if the global population becomes smaller?
  7. Is it a good or bad thing that people are living longer?
  8. What are the problems of people living longer?
  9. Do you worry about your old age?
  10. What will the world be like in 50 years from now?

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 'crisis'?
  3. What do you think about what you read?
  4. How expensive is it to have children?
  5. Should the government pay people to have children?
  6. What are the problems of fewer babies being born?
  7. What worried do you have about the future?
  8. Do you worry about bringing babies into this world?
  9. Is there a maximum number of people that can live on Earth?
  10. What questions would you like to ask the United Nations?

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