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


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


3) US the and Cuba between relations about know you do What?


4) are historic How meetings and handshakes the?


5) the What USA will and change Cuba between?


6) countries is your country bitter towards ( and why )? What


7) will What relations good have Cuba and USA the if change?


8) better relations Which two world countries really need to have?


9) shaking hands How in important your is country?


10) the Summit How of important the is Americas?


11) article Did like this you reading?


12) do you think the two leaders will talk about ? What


13) been level USA over Why no meetings and 50 have high between Cuba years there - the in?


14) of approach US the with wrong was What Cubans off cutting?


15) relations What in better change if come will Cuba?


16) Cuba to go to like you Would?


17) like what Will Obama American is voters doing?


18) people country What the your do in have potential?


19) USA from be will decade relations What a Cuba in - now like?


20) you like to ask Castro and Obama What questions would?
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Castro and Obama - 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 'handshake'?

3)

What do you know about relations between Cuba and the US?

4)

How historic are the handshakes and meetings?

5)

What will change between the USA and Cuba?

6)

What countries is your country bitter towards (and why)?

7)

What will change if the USA and Cuba have good relations?

8)

Which two world countries really need to have better relations?

9)

How important is shaking hands in your country?

10)

How important is the Summit of the Americas?

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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)

What do you think the two leaders will talk about?

13)

Why have there been no high-level meetings between the USA and Cuba in over 50 years?

14)

Why was wrong with the US approach of cutting off Cubans?

15)

What will change in Cuba if better relations come?

16)

Would you like to go to Cuba?

17)

Will American voters like what Obama is doing?

18)

What potential do the people in your country have?

19)

What will USA-Cuba relations be like in a decade from now?

20)

What questions would you like to ask Castro and Obama?


 

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