2. Different types of questions
Recap
Tell me what these three models are:
Media-effects model
Active-audience model
Media-themes model
Oxford EAP Unit 3 Task 3 p52
3. Listening to a tutorial
Listen to 3.5 extract 1
What is the main focus of the discussion?
a) The extent to which the media change the way we think
b) Why the audience- active media model is the most convincing
c) The degree of freedom of speech the media have
Oxford EAP p52, Task 3 No1
4. Listening to a tutorial
Listen to 3.5 extract 1
What is the main focus of the discussion?
a) The extent to which the media change the way we think
b) Why the audience- active media model is the most convincing
c) The degree of freedom of speech the media have
Oxford EAP p52, Task 3 No1
5. Listening to a tutorial
Choose which question you hear:
1 a) Why are you saying that the media don’t change the way we think?
b) Are you saying the media don’t change the way we think?
2a) Do your views actually develop in the first place
b) How do your views actually develop in the first place
3a) Do you really think the media have no effect on what we think?
b) Why do you think the media have no effect on what we think ?
4a) Are you saying that we are not free?
b) Why do you keep saying that we are not free?
Oxford EAP p52, Task 3 No 2
6. Listening to a tutorial
1 a) Why are you saying that the media don’t change the way we think?
b) Are you saying the media don’t change the way we think?
2a) Do your views actually develop in the first place?
b) How do your views actually develop in the first place
3a) Do you really think the media have no effect on what we think?
b) Why do you think the media have no effect on what we think ?
4a) Are you saying that we are not free?
b) Why do you keep saying that we are not free?
Oxford EAP p52, Task 3 No 2
7. Listening to a tutorial
What is the difference between these two questions?
How would you answer these questions ? Write your answers in chat
1 a) Why are you saying that the media don’t change the way we think?
b) Are you saying the media don’t change the way we think?
Oxford EAP p52, Task 3 No 2
8. Listening to a tutorial
1 a) Why are you saying that the media don’t change the way we think?
Asking for a reason (open question)
Because I think our ideas mainly come from the way we are brought up
b) Are you saying the media don’t change the way we think?
Asking for clarification (closed question)
Yes I am / No I am not
Oxford EAP p52, Task 3 No 2
9. Different types of questions
Which of these questions:
• Asks for a reason , an example, an evaluation, opinion.
• Assumes the media is influential
1. Why do you think the media are influential? reasons
2. In what ways are the media influential?
3. What do you think are media’s the main influences today?
4. Can you give an example of the media’s influences
5. Do you think the media is influential?
Oxford EAP p52, blue box : academic language
10. Different types of questions
1. Why do you think the media are influential? (reasons) assumes it is influential
2. In what ways are the media influential? (examples) assumes it is influential
3. What do you think are media’s the main influences
today?(evaluation) assumes it is influential
4. Can you give an example of the media’s influences (examples) assumes it
is influential
5. Do you think the media is influential? (opinion) doesn’t assume it is influential
Oxford EAP p52, blue box : academic language
11. Different types of questions
What is the purpose of each statement:
1) What do you mean by society?
2) Sorry I didn’t catch that
3) Do you mean individual people, or interaction between
people?
4) Can you say that again?
5) I am not sure what your main point is
6) Can you explain that again? How are those ideas connected?
Which are asking for clarification, definition, repetition?
Oxford EAP p53 task 5
12. Different types of questions
What do you mean by society? definition
Sorry I didn’t catch that repetition
Do you mean individual people, or interaction between people?
clarification
Can you say that again? repetition
I am not sure what your main point is clarification
Can you explain that again? How are those ideas connected?
clarification
Oxford EAP p53 task 5
13. Different types of questions
2. Listen to extract 2 and check your answers to exercise 1
3. Listen again to how the speaker responds to each question or
statement.
Oxford EAP p53 task 5
