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Unit 2 Q&A sessions
By the end of this unit, learners will be able to
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ask a presenter different types of questions
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respond to questions and comments using various strategies
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identify key words in speech
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paraphrase questions
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summarise a speaker’s ideas
Lesson 1 Asking questions
Time: 90 minutes
By the end of this lesson, learners will be able to
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differentiate between different types of questions
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identify the structure of a good question
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ask direct and indirect questions
Lead-in
1 
Suggested answer
The cartoon illustrates how a speaker or presenter can be 
bombarded with questions.
2 Ask learners to reflect on their own experience of 
participating in a Q&A session.
Listening 
3 
Answer
3 assessing learners’ performance
Audioscript 
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Lecturer: So, in my talk I have tried to give you an idea of how 
you can introduce variety into your classroom by applying 
the BYOD approach. We have identified four main types of 
activities that we can plan with learners’ own mixed devices. 
The first one is practice of subject matter, so using devices to 
practise maths, facts, spelling, reading, etc. The second one is 
using devices to access materials in a variety of forms and from 
a variety of sources. The third one is creating and editing work 
together in programs like Google Docs or WellWisher. The 
fourth type is using devices for creative tasks and project-based 
learning. This collaborative, co-teaching model has allowed us 
to find connections across content areas and classes.
4 
Suggested answer
It is easier to answer short questions which are directly 
connected with the topic of the presentation, e.g. 1, 3.