Discussion Questions - Listening

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


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


3. think you do What Street Sesame of?


4. a How and between tie-up good IBM Sesame is Street?


5. vocabulary learn to way best the What's?


6. ways small of children learning need different Do?


7. ? How we intelligence learn change language the will way artificial


8. happy vocabulary English of level your with you are ? How


9. have words new What recently learned you?


10. use Would the you new like app to?


11. reading article Did like this you?


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


13. you read think about What what do you?


14. What think - you multiple assessments do of choice?


15. words , What why and English favourite three your are?


16. English What three favourite your - words are least?


17. Do learning outside prefer or classroom you inside the?


18. educational like look technology generation next the will What of?


19. to technology learn do English you use What?


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

Back to the vocabulary app lesson.

Vocabulary App - 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 'vocabulary'?
  3. What do you think of Sesame Street?
  4. How good is a tie-up between Sesame Street and IBM?
  5. What's the best way to learn vocabulary?
  6. Do small children need different ways of learning?
  7. How will artificial intelligence change the way we learn language?
  8. How happy are you with your level of English vocabulary?
  9. What new words have you learned recently?
  10. Would you like to use the new app?

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 'app'?
  3. What do you think about what you read?
  4. What do you think of multiple-choice assessments?
  5. What are your three favourite English words, and why?
  6. What are your three least-favourite English words?
  7. Do you prefer learning inside or outside the classroom?
  8. What will the next generation of educational technology look like?
  9. What technology do you use to learn English?
  10. What questions would you like to ask the researchers?

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