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


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


3) think performing you elephants circuses do about in What?


4) circuses What you about do think?


5) elephants you retiring feel about How the do?


6) feel you elephants performing do circus about How think?


7) did Why protest public the?


8) OK were elephants performing think people did Why ago years 100?


9) concerned Why about are animals people today more?


10) animals all using stop circus the Should?


11) reading article Did like this you?


12) are criticisms the think you do What groups rights animal from?


13) think circus elephants have What kind of life do you?


14) end to all animals in captivity Should we put an?


15) circus you see a Would to in like elephants?


16) between are circuses and animals the animals in differences What in zoos?


17) is to in When OK animals it keep circuses?


18) pet What's the difference between a circus animal and a?


19) circuses in years will like fifty What be another?


20) questions would you like to ask the circus owners What?
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Circuses - 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 'elephant'?

3)

What do you think about elephants performing in circuses?

4)

What do you think about circuses?

5)

How do you feel about the elephants retiring?

6)

How do you think circus elephants feel about performing?

7)

Why did the public protest?

8)

Why did people think performing elephants were OK 100 years ago?

9)

Why are people more concerned about animals today?

10)

Should the circus stop using all animals?

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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 criticisms are from animal rights groups?

13)

What kind of life do you think circus elephants have?

14)

Should we put an end to all animals in captivity?

15)

Would you like to see elephants in a circus?

16)

What are the differences between animals in zoos and animals in circuses?

17)

When is it OK to keep animals in circuses?

18)

What's the difference between a circus animal and  a pet?

19)

What will circuses be like in another fifty years?

20)

What questions would you like to ask the circus owners?


 

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