Questions about a statement

Procedure: Practice in forming questions. Take a sentence which is a statement of fact – true, false, absurd, it doesn’t matter – from your coursebook or from your own or the students’ imagination. The students try to see how many questions they can ask about it.

Example: THE MOON IS MADE OF GREEN CHEESE.

Possible questions:

1. Has the moon always been made of green cheese?

2. Is the cheese light or dark green?

3. Is the cheese hard or soft?

4. Is the moon all made of green cheese, or only part of it?

5. Why is the moon made of green cheese?

6. How was it made?

7. What does the cheese taste like? and so on.

The Moon survival problem

Procedure:For oral practice. The situation described in this problem is imaginary. Your «life» or «death» will depend upon how well your group can share its present knowledge of a relatively unfamiliar problem so that the team can make decision that will lead to your survival.

1. You are a member of a space crew drawn from several earth countries participating in a United Nations inner – galactic science project. Originally, your vessel was scheduled to rendezvous with a mother ship on the lighted surface of the moon. Due to mechanical difficulties, however, your ship was forced to land at a spot some 300 kilometers from the meeting point. You were unable to notify anyone of your position before the forced landing. None of you are injured and your space suits are intact.

However, during landing, much of the equipment aboard was damaged, but your group was able to salvage the fifteen items listed on the next page. Since survival depends on reaching the mother ship, the most critical items available must be chosen for the 300-kilometer trip.

You may assume:

a)the number of your crew is the same as the number of your team;

b)you are the actual people in the situation;

c)the team has agreed to stick together;

d)all items are in good condition;

e)you are on the lighted side of the moon.

2. Each member of the team is to individually rank the fifteen salvaged items according to their importance to the team’s survival. Do not discuss the situation or problem until each member has finished the individual ranking.

3. After everyone has finished the individual ranking, rank order the fifteen items as a team. Once discussion begins do not change your individual ranking! Your team will have until _________________________- o’clock to complete this step.

4. Discuss the data in regard to the objective (The key to step 4 Survival Expert’s Ranking is given below the table) .But: not discuss the Expert’s Ranking until each team or the whole class has finished the ranking.

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