STUDENT A's QUESTIONS (Do not show these to Student B.)
| (1) | What comes to mind when you hear the word ‘silence’? |
| (2) | When are the best times for silence? |
| (3) | There is a famous Simon and Garfunkel song called Sound of Silence. What is the sound of silence? |
| (4) | When does silence worry you? |
| (5) | Would you like life and the world to be more silent? |
| (6) | Is silence golden? Why do you think English has this expression? If it isn’t golden, what colour is it? |
| (7) | We sometimes see the expression “the silence was deafening” – How can this be? |
| (8) | How often do you experience awkward silences when you are talking to someone? |
| (9) | Henry David Thoreau said: “Tragedy begins, not when there is misunderstanding about words, but when silence is not understood.” Do you agree? |
| (10) | Dante said: “Silence is boring.” Do you agree? |
STUDENT B's QUESTIONS (Do not show these to Student A.)
| (1) | Do you like silence? |
| (2) | When does silence make you happy? |
| (3) | When is it that you are really in complete and utter silence? |
| (4) | How much silence is there in your life? |
| (5) | Do you ever wish people would put their mobiles (and mouths) on silent? |
| (6) | Have you experienced a situation when there was deadly silence? |
| (7) | What do you think of the moment of silence to remember the dead? |
| (8) | What do you think of governments who try to silence people? |
| (9) | Martin Luther King, Jr. said: “In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.” Do you agree? |
| (10) | Jibo said: “Silence says more than words ever could.” Do you agree? |
