Discussion Questions - Listening

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

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

3. do think miniaturization? you of What

4. engineers? How important are

5. Which of things you use are smaller now than they were in the past?

6. Would you like smartphones to be made smaller?

7. How useful is a miniature handbag?

8. Why pay handbag? would $63,000 miniature the someone for

9. What brands? of expensive you think do

10. What of like? kinds you do bags

11. this like you reading Did article?

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

13. read? do you what about think you What

14. 3D know about do you What printers?

15. you What do technology? or think

16. for have use designer logo? Should the to permission asked the

17. creative you? are How

18. once economist is said 'small An beautiful'. agree? you Do

19. handbag a or is Is the jewellery? bag it

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

Back to the microscopic handbag lesson.

Miniaturization - 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 'miniature'?
  3. What do you think of miniaturization?
  4. How important are engineers?
  5. Which of the things you use are smaller now than they were in the past?
  6. Would you like smartphones to be made smaller?
  7. How useful is a miniature handbag?
  8. Why would someone pay $63,000 for the miniature handbag?
  9. What do you think of expensive brands?
  10. What kinds of bags do you like?

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 'handbag'?
  3. What do you think about what you read?
  4. What do you know about 3D printers?
  5. What do you think of technology?
  6. Should the designer have asked for permission to use the logo?
  7. How creative are you?
  8. An economist once said 'small is beautiful'. Do you agree?
  9. Is the handbag a bag or is it jewellery?
  10. What questions would you like to ask the designers?

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