Wednesday, May 25, 2011

ESL Discussion Questions about Odour

Odour

What is it?
How do we sense it?
Other words for odour?  Smell, stink, stench, aroma, fume
What can you smell now?
What is your favorite odour?  What is your least favorite odour?  List five things you like the smell of?  List five things you don't like the smell of?  Also: places, food, animals,
What would it be like to have no sense of smell?  Why is having a sense of smell useful?
How does a good smell make you feel?
How does a bad smell make you feel?
Can one become used to a smell?
What do you do if you encounter a bad smell?
Do you worry that you smell bad?
What do we do to smell better?  Cologne. Perfume.  Shower.  Mouthwash. Toothpaste.
Do you wear cologne or perfume?  Do some people wear too much?
What animals have a keen sense of smell?
Can we smell fear?
What smells remind us of work, youth, old age, sickness, China, Wuxi, restaurants?
Do you like the smell of Wuxi, Tea, Beer, Taihu, a Bakery, a Chicken, Restaurant, school, a teenage boy's bedroom, perfume, flowers, dogs, cats?
Who smells better Men or Women?
Who has a keener sense of smell?  Men of Women?


What do the following expressions mean?
Plug your nose
He has got bad b.o.!
My dog has no nose.   How does he smell?  Awful.
He is smelling like a rose.
I smell a rat.
He smells blood.
He stinks to high heaven.
Wake up and smell the coffee.
The angry customer is raising a stink.

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