Discussion Questions - Listening

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


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


3. exercise What of think ? you do


4. is healthy How lifestyle your?


5. think down you sitting day do of all What?


6. a have job or rather about job you - desk Would moving a?


7. difficult an is exercise people a for a it for Why to day some hour?


8. exercise your favourite What kind is of you?


9. that means sitting down ? What do you do every say


10. while can exercise sitting How you?


11. you reading article Did like this?


12. interested How Olympics the in you are?


13. the exercise Olympics more encourage you Will to?


14. What make exercise would you more?


15. watching is bad How day all TV?


16. get exercise should to to What do workers companies?


17. it people them know some for they are bad when Why is lazy?


18. floor one accept to requests Should not elevators ? move


19. physical activity in your life How could you build more?


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

Back to the exercise lesson.

Exercise - 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 'exercise'?
  3. What do you think of exercise?
  4. How healthy is your lifestyle?
  5. What do you think of sitting down all day?
  6. Would you rather have a desk job or a moving-about job?
  7. Why is it difficult for some people to exercise for an hour a day?
  8. What is you your favourite kind of exercise?
  9. What do you do every say that means sitting down?
  10. How can you exercise while sitting?

STUDENT B's QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student A)
  1. Did you like reading this article? Why/not?
  2. How interested are you in the Olympics?
  3. Will the Olympics encourage you to exercise more?
  4. What would make you exercise more?
  5. How bad is watching TV all day?
  6. What should companies do to get workers to exercise?
  7. Why are some people lazy when they know it is bad for them?
  8. Should elevators not accept requests to move one floor?
  9. How could you build more physical activity in your life?
  10. What questions would you like to ask the researchers?

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