Discussion Questions - Listening

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


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


3. you read think about What what do you?


4. the should older IKEA people do about What?


5. the go love can people find Where older to?


6. ? use as opportunity IKEA matchmaking business Could the a


7. is be alone difficult to and How it old?


8. a store's with What meeting café using is place as a wrong?


9. shops stop people using seats for extended periods Should coffee?


10. managers advice have IKEA What you the do for?


11. you article Did this reading ? like


12. the older clientele right to be up in arms ? Are


13. McDonald's in ages spending people young as same the this Is?


14. place where old people feel alienated What makes society a?


15. do find your How people in old friends country?


16. IKEA on reflect story this does How?


17. do IKEA can people help What old to the?


18. you seat have a old had let if Would your meal people bought the you?


19. here compromise the is What?


20. ask the IKEA managers What questions would you like to?

Back to the dating lesson.

Dating - 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 'dating'?
  3. What do you think about what you read?
  4. What should IKEA do about the older people?
  5. Where can the older people go to find love?
  6. Could IKEA use the matchmaking as a business opportunity?
  7. How difficult is it to be old and alone?
  8. What is wrong with using a store's café as a meeting place?
  9. Should coffee shops stop people using seats for extended periods?
  10. What advice do you have for the IKEA managers?

STUDENT B's QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student A)
  1. Did you like reading this article? Why/not?
  2. Are the older clientele right to be up in arms?
  3. Is this the same as young people spending ages in McDonald's?
  4. What makes society a place where old people feel alienated?
  5. How do old people find friends in your country?
  6. How does this story reflect on IKEA?
  7. What can the old people do to help IKEA?
  8. Would you let the old people have your seat if you had bought a meal?
  9. What is the compromise here?
  10. What questions would you like to ask the IKEA managers?

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