Discussion Questions - Listening

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


2. mind when you hear the word 'pea' What springs to?


3. think peas What you of do?


4. do plants What intelligence think of you have kind?


5. - does brained' the mean adjective 'pea What?


6. made ever you've decision worst the What's?


7. think about What what do you you read?


8. are more plants ? ways what In intelligent humans than


9. researchers did What do you think ? of the test the


10. , favourite are plants and ? your What why


11. you reading article Did like this?


12. might be How interesting do you think the research paper?


13. decision best the What's made ever you've?


14. when making a decision What processes do you go through?


15. is 'fancy' How brain our?


16. plants to talk people some do Why?


17. decisive How are you ?


18. next the in make to have you do decisions What week?


19. lives we ? How a made be would pea decisions different our plant like if


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

Back to the plants lesson.

Plants - 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 springs to mind when you hear the word 'pea'?
  3. What do you think of peas?
  4. What kind of intelligence do you think plants have?
  5. What does the adjective "pea-brained" mean?
  6. What's the worst decision you've ever made?
  7. What do you think about what you read?
  8. In what ways are plants more intelligent than humans?
  9. What do you think of the test the researchers did?
  10. What are your favourite plants, and why?

STUDENT B's QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student A)
  1. Did you like reading this article? Why/not?
  2. How interesting do you think the research paper might be?
  3. What's the best decision you've ever made?
  4. What processes do you go through when making a decision?
  5. How 'fancy' is our brain?
  6. Why do some people talk to plants?
  7. How decisive are you?
  8. What decisions do you have to make in the next week?
  9. How would our lives be different if we made decisions like a pea plant?
  10. What questions would you like to ask the researchers?

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