Follow-Up Questioning

​Steps:

1. Ask an open-ended question.

2. Listen to the guest's response.

3. Then, ask a follow-up question.

​Asking Follow-Up Questions

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​Examples:

• "Can you provide more examples of ... ?"

• "Can you tell me more about...?"

• "Who / What/ When / Where / Why ... ?"

​Purpose:

• elaboration --> you want more information!

​Asking Follow-Up Questions

Some text here about the topic of discussion

​Examples:

• "What do you mean by ... ?"

• "How do you know this is correct?"

• "You said... Is that correct?"

​Purpose:

• clarification --> you want to make sure you understand

​Asking Follow-Up Questions

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Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an open-ended question?

• Do you like to eat pizza?

• How many pizzas have you eaten?

• Where do you buy your pizza?

• Why do you like pizza more than spaghetti?

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a closed question?

• How do you build an iphone?

• How many iphones do you have?

• What made you choose to start Apple?

• Why do more people buy Iphones than Androids?

Multiple Choice

What question is a good follow-up question to this:

How fast of a runner is Leo Messi?

• What color is the soccer ball?

• Is Messi married?

• How many people play on the soccer field?

• Can you tell me more about Messi's other skills?

Multiple Choice

There are two types of follow-up questions.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Choose a follow-up question to Melissa's response:

"One thing I want to improve is reading."

• Can you please explain why you want to improve your reading?

• Why?

• That's a great goal!

• What is a goal you have this year?

Multiple Choice

Choose a follow-up question that asks for elaboration (more information)?

• That's a good answer, thank you!

• So, it sounds like you really like podcasts. Can you tell me more about that?

• Can you please clarify why you said you are going to get better at math?

• None of the options.

​Board Game

​- Ask a follow-up question after the open-ended question.

• Record your questions on paper.

• Use page ____ in your language log to help.