Discussion Questions - Listening

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

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

3. do you know about What these sanctions?

4. effective How the will sanctions be?

5. will sanctions the How affect ordinary Iranians?

6. countries many European Why disagree with do the sanctions?

7. you What about do Iran the know nuclear deal?

8. Iran's What "revolutionary is course"?

9. you have for Iranians? do advice What

10. about know do What Iran? you

11. reading Did this article? like you

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

13. what do about What you you read? think

14. Iran? is imposing Why the on sanctions USA

15. change? When sanctions to worked bring have

16. Iran each and ever USA Can the trust other?

17. the How could sanctions"? Iran "break

18. if would weren't have What sanctions imposed? the happened

19. Have sanctions goodwill? "crumbled" the

20. would Rouhani? like President questions ask you What Iran's to

Back to the Iran sanctions lesson.

Iran Sanctions - 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 'Iran'?
  3. What do you know about these sanctions?
  4. How effective will the sanctions be?
  5. How will the sanctions affect ordinary Iranians?
  6. Why do many European countries disagree with the sanctions?
  7. What do you know about the Iran nuclear deal?
  8. What is Iran's "revolutionary course"?
  9. What advice do you have for Iranians?
  10. What do you know about Iran?

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 'sanctions'?
  3. What do you think about what you read?
  4. Why is the USA imposing sanctions on Iran?
  5. When have sanctions worked to bring change?
  6. Can the USA and Iran ever trust each other?
  7. How could Iran "break the sanctions"?
  8. What would have happened if the sanctions weren't imposed?
  9. Have the sanctions "crumbled" goodwill?
  10. What questions would you like to ask Iran's President Rouhani?

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