Discussion Questions - Listening

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

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

3. about do elephants? know What you

4. about do elephants' know trunks? What you

5. are dexterous How you?

6. are elephants? How intelligent

7. an do elephant? see think What when you you

8. extra have? like sense to What would you

9. and cats do dogs have whiskers? Why

10. adjectives an best describe elephant? three What

11. article? Did like reading this you

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

13. about do read? think What what you you

14. do elephants? of think What you

15. advancing elephants help How in might much robotics? studying

16. allow dexterity do? having increased to What would you

17. elephants help How might much neuroscience? studying

18. animals? are do fascinating most the think What you

19. animal behaviour could help other study to us? we What

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

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Elephants - 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 'elephant'?
  3. What do you know about elephants?
  4. What do you know about elephants' trunks?
  5. How dexterous are you?
  6. How intelligent are elephants?
  7. What do you think when you see an elephant?
  8. What extra sense would you like to have?
  9. Why do cats and dogs have whiskers?
  10. What three adjectives best describe an elephant?

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 'sense'?
  3. What do you think about what you read?
  4. What do you think of elephants?
  5. How much might studying elephants help in advancing robotics?
  6. What would having increased dexterity allow you to do?
  7. How much might studying elephants help neuroscience?
  8. What do you think are the most fascinating animals?
  9. What other animal behaviour could we study to help us?
  10. What questions would you like to ask the researchers?

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