Discussion Questions - Listening

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

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

3. do flying? of think What you

4. 13th? about Do ever Friday the worry you

5. air an controller do? does things traffic What

6. a air bad communications control failure How in is systems? traffic

7. air feel How if in the then? were would you you

8. dangerous flying? How is or safe

9. and are cables? copper countries fibre-optic not still using Why

10. better? can do flying make to we What

11. article? Did like reading this you

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

13. about do read? think What what you you

14. about are concerned How news? often you

15. about are concerned cyberattacks? How often you

16. a country experienced Has national security threat? your

17. country in infrastructure is like? the What your

18. been ever Have overloaded? you

19. flying? future is of the What

20. an ask aviation expert? like questions to What would you

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Air Traffic Control - 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 'upgrade'?
  3. What do you think of flying?
  4. Do you ever worry about Friday the 13th?
  5. What things does an air traffic controller do?
  6. How bad is a communications failure in air traffic control systems?
  7. How would you feel if you were in the air then?
  8. How safe or dangerous is flying?
  9. Why are countries still using copper and not fibre-optic cables?
  10. What can we do to make flying better?

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 'flight'?
  3. What do you think about what you read?
  4. How often are you concerned about news?
  5. How often are you concerned about cyberattacks?
  6. Has your country experienced a national security threat?
  7. What is the infrastructure in your country like?
  8. Have you ever been overloaded?
  9. What is the future of flying?
  10. What questions would you like to ask an aviation expert?

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