Issues in development of listening skills

AFTER LISTENING
Handout 4
Discussion - Card games can help recovery from strokes
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 'stroke'?
   
3. 
   What do you think about what you read?
   
4. 
   What do you think of playing cards?
   
5. 
   What do you think of virtual reality games?
   
6. 
   Do you prefer traditional or computer games?
   
7. 
   Do you think traditional or computer games are better for stroke victims?
   
8. 
   In what way are computer games better than traditional games?
   
9. 
   What are the good and bad things about Wii consoles?
   
10. 
    Why do people like playing cards?
    

Handout 5
Discussion - Card games can help recovery from strokes
STUDENT B’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student A)

1. 
   Did you like reading this article? Why/not?
   
2. 
   What do you know about strokes?
   
3. 
   What can we do to prevent strokes?
   
4. 
   How important are playing cards to you?
   
5. 
   What are your favourite card games?
   
6. 
   Are card games better than computer games in social situations?
   
7. 
   What are your favourite computer games?
   
8. 
   When is old-fashioned better than technology?
   
9. 
   What are your favourite recreational activities?
   
10. 
    What questions would you like to ask the researchers?
    

Activity 5
Time: 10 min
Say that at this stage they will do some spelling and punctuation work. Distribute handout 6 and ask students to follow the instructions.
Handout 6
Talk about the connection between each pair of words in italics, and why the correct word is correct.
Insert the vowels (a, e, i, o, u)
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