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Saturday, June 26, 2010

PAPER 3: THE THIRD QUESTION in Picture Discussion


                                Source:  The Sunday Times 27 June 2010

The THIRD question is usually a PREDICTION question:  The BEFORE or the NEXT Question. 

The THIRD question may be asked in any of the following ways:
  • How do you think the activity will affect these people?
  • What do you think has happened five minutes before this picture is taken?
  • What do you think is going to happen one hour after this scene?
  • What do you think is going to happen next?
  • How do you think the man is going to respond?
  • Where do you think the people will go after this?
  • What happens if it should rain?
  • What happens if the weather becomes better?

REMEMBER:  Your answer to the FIRST / SECOND and THIRD questions should be a continuum - they should be linked in the sense that the MAIN TOPIC you have chosen to speak about, should be kept in focus in your discussion.  PREDICTION in the THIRD question requires IMAGINATION - whether you are talking about BEFORE or AFTER; THEN or NEXT. 

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