Discussion Questions - Listening

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


2. the when in What word you your images 'humanitarian' hear mind are?


3. things get to this stage Why does the world let?


4. the Why that suffer it countries most is poor?


5. to can do help What we?


6. say about humanity What does starvation in the 21st century?


7. to do country your will What help?


8. about in What know famines you previous Africa do?


9. about What the do United you Nations know?


10. about the benefits of giving at school ? Should we learn


11. this you reading article Did like?


12. you when of think you do What 'crisis' word the hear?


13. do you you read think about What what?


14. in making Yemen the problems What worse is?


15. the in making worse Sudan is problems South What?


16. help world act How collectively can to the?


17. made 'man-solved' , why If can't the they man problems be are?


18. crisis ? Do possible you to think avert it this is


19. UN the of head were you if do you would What?


20. the What you ask would to UN questions like?

Back to the humanitarian crisis lesson.

Humanitarian Crisis - 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 images are in your mind when you hear the word 'humanitarian'?
  3. Why does the world let things get to this stage?
  4. Why is it that poor countries suffer the most?
  5. What can we do to help?
  6. What does starvation in the 21st century say about humanity?
  7. What will your country do to help?
  8. What do you know about previous famines in Africa?
  9. What do you know about the United Nations?
  10. Should we learn about the benefits of giving at school?

STUDENT B's QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student A)
  1. Did you like reading this article? Why/not?
  2. What do you think of when you hear the word 'crisis'?
  3. What do you think about what you read?
  4. What is making the problems worse in Yemen?
  5. What is making the problems worse in South Sudan?
  6. How can the world act collectively to help?
  7. If the problems are man made, why can't they be 'man-solved'?
  8. Do you think it is possible to avert this crisis?
  9. What would you do if you were head of the UN?
  10. What questions would you like to ask the UN?

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