Discussion Questions - Listening

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


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


3. ? are your favourite plants What


4. How light useful up would be plants that?


5. things get do other scientists to What could plants?


6. is dangerous How nature change to it?


7. up be What lit trees streets by like would?


8. could environment these plants How help much the?


9. like plant desk you light your Would a on?


10. would How off and on plants on lights the turn you?


11. this you reading article Did like?


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


13. you read think about What what do you?


14. do think fireflies What you of?


15. animal other ? put plants into abilities scientists could What


16. up light that leaves eat to be it would dangerous How?


17. would up all different the , plants world how lit If be?


18. trees owls all up would if lit What think?


19. the crops dark lit up If , grass would , we trees lose and?


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

Back to the light plants lesson.

Light 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 images are in your mind when you hear the word 'plant'?
  3. What are your favourite plants?
  4. How useful would plants that light up be?
  5. What other things could scientists get plants to do?
  6. How dangerous is it to change nature?
  7. What would streets lit up by trees be like?
  8. How much could these plants help the environment?
  9. Would you like a light plant on your desk?
  10. How would you turn the lights on plants on and off?

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 'light'?
  3. What do you think about what you read?
  4. What do you think of fireflies?
  5. What other animal abilities could scientists put into plants?
  6. How dangerous would it be to eat leaves that light up?
  7. If all plants lit up, how would the world be different?
  8. What would owls think if all trees lit up?
  9. If grass, trees and crops lit up, would we lose the dark?
  10. What questions would you like to ask the researchers?

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