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11 You may want to remind learners about the difference 
between direct and indirect questions.
Answers
Direct questions: 1, 3, 4, 6 
Indirect questions: 2, 5, 7 
12 
Suggested answers
Sentence 1 is a direct question with the subject and verb 
inverted (is there). Sentence 2 is an indirect question which 
starts with a polite request (Could you tell me what evidence) 
and then subject and verb (there is). Sentence 2 is more polite.
13 
Suggested answers
2 I’d like to ask what your attitude to the globalisation of 
education is.
3 I want to ask where we can find your course online.
4 I’d like to know what challenges educators face in your 
country.
5 I was wondering if you have read about some similar research 
by Dr Jun Lui.
6 Do you think this approach can be used in mixed-ability 
groups?
7 I wanted to ask about your experience / if you have any 
experience in teaching a multinational group.
14 
Suggested answers
1 Could you outline the main points of your talk?
2 I wanted to ask you to define the term ‘facilitator’/
3 Could you illustrate the tasks of a facilitator?
4 Could you clarify what you mean by ‘flexibility’?
5 I wanted to ask you to explain how the facilitator can 
establish the equality of participants in a discussion.
6 Can you justify why facilitation is necessary in any classroom?
15 Encourage your learners to look back at the content 
of the lesson and choose the topic they would like to know 
more about.
Follow-up
16 It is advisable that learners agree on the same 
presentation to listen to. For instance, you may want to 
ask them to watch a presentation on some general topic, 
e.g. the globalisation of education 
(http://www.youtube.
com/watch?v=B1bOIcnVI3g)
First ask them to evaluate their questions themselves and 
then to evaluate each other’s.