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


2. to mind when you hear the word 'whale' ? What springs


3. news or bad news Do you like reading about good ?


4. you read think about What what do you ?


5. What whales blue about think you do ?


6. How news this is good ?


7. do about of What think hunting you the whales ?


8. to like you would creatures other What number in increase see ?


9. you conservation do about other stories know What success ?


10. Why until whaling it that illegal wasn't 1971 became ?


11. like this you reading article Did ?


12. much is news so bad there little news so Why good and ?


13. other whales What do you know about the numbers of ?


14. up will the whale or think , Do go same numbers stay blue down you ?


15. does whale protecting Who blue need the still from ?


16. you like a job monitoring blue whales ? Why Would ?


17. if whales became extinct How would the ocean environment change ?


18. extinction Can of humans other stop creatures the ?


19. What best , adjectives whales why three describe and ?


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

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Blue Whale - 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 'whale'?

3)

Do you like reading about good news or bad news?

4)

What do you think about what you read?

5)

What do you think about blue whales?

6)

How good is this news?

7)

What do you think about the hunting of whales?

8)

What other creatures would you like to see increase in number?

9)

What other conservation success stories do you know about?

10)

Why wasn't it until 1971 that whaling became illegal?

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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)

Why is there so much bad news and so little good news?

13)

What do you know about the numbers of other whales?

14)

Do you think blue whale numbers will go up, down or stay the same?

15)

Who does the blue whale still need protecting from?

16)

Would you like a job monitoring blue whales? Why?

17)

How would the ocean environment change if whales became extinct?

18)

Can humans stop the extinction of other creatures?

19)

What three adjectives best describe whales, and why?

20)

What questions would you like to ask the scientists?


 

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