STUDENT A’s QUESTIONS (Do not show to Student B)
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What springs to mind when you hear the word ‘discussion’? |
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What’s a healthy discussion? |
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Do you like taking part in discussions in English? |
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Do you ever get involved in pointless discussions? |
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Do you ever join discussion boards on the Internet? Are they good for your English? |
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How often do you take part in political discussions? |
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What are frank discussions, lively discussions, brief discussions and lengthy discussions? When was the last time you had each of these? |
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What kinds of discussions do you think are really boring? |
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Someone once said: "Discussion is an exchange of knowledge; argument is an exchange of ignorance." What does this mean? Do you agree? |
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A Chinese proverb says: "A single conversation across the table with a wise person is worth a month's study of books." Do you agree? |
STUDENT B’s QUESTIONS (Do not show to Student A)
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Are you good at discussing things? |
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What are the differences between discussions, debates and conversations? |
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When was the last time you had a heated or animated discussion? |
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Do you like looking at discussions on TV between a panel of experts? |
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What are the big discussions in your country at the moment? |
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Would you like to take a course on how to do well in discussions? |
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Do you make a point of having the last word in a discussion? |
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Leon Trotsky said: "If we had more time for discussion we should probably have made a great many more mistakes." Do you agree? |
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A Kenyan proverb says: "Having a good discussion is like having riches." Do you agree? |
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Did you like this discussion on discussions? |
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