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1) think read you you headline did when the What ?


2) when ? you hear the word 'desert' What springs to mind


3) know about What the do Sahara you desert ?


4) or important 7 if million a years desert old is 3 Is million it ?


5) a How calculate of scientists age desert do the ?


6) and research deserts Would you like to be a scientist ?


7) ? What makes deserts so beautiful


8) deserts and What if bigger happen get bigger will ?


9) years like the do ago seven world you million was think What ?


10) Is how it deserts interesting started to know ?


11) this ? you reading article Did like


12) best the Is the in Sahara desert world the ?


12) things What you surprised article the in ?


14) article What were things most in interesting the ?


15) went you if Sahara the in do you would What there ?


16) can't agree things Why scientists on ?


17) there are dangers What desert the in ?


18) the desert What would it be like to live in ?


19) ? person jungle a or person desert a you Are Why ?


20) What you ask would to researchers questions like the ?

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Sahara Desert - The 20 Questions


STUDENT A's QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)
 

1)

What did you think when you read the headline?

2)

What springs to mind when you hear the word 'desert'?

3)

What do you know about the Sahara desert?

4)

Is it important if a desert is 3 million or 7 million years old?

5)

How do scientists calculate the age of a desert?

6)

Would you like to be a scientist and research deserts?

7)

What makes deserts so beautiful?

8)

What will happen if deserts get bigger and bigger?

9)

What do you think the world was like seven million years ago?

10)

Is it interesting to know how deserts started?

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STUDENT B's QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student A)
 

11)

Did you like reading this article? Why/not?

12)

Is the Sahara the best desert in the world?

13)

What things in the article surprised you?

14)

What things in the article were most interesting?

15)

What would you do in the Sahara if you went there?

16)

Why can't scientists agree on things?

17)

What dangers are there in the desert?

18)

What would it be like to live in the desert?

19)

Are you a desert person or a jungle person? Why?

20)

What questions would you like to ask the researchers?


 

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