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

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

3. do you know Yellow Vests about What protestors? the

4. do you think What revolutions? of

5. the do in What of streets? protesting think you

6. What to protest? take make the streets to would you

7. avoid How by France the brought protests? can chaos the

8. fuel concerned are about prices? rising you How

9. burden country? the tax How shared should in a be

10. this? like in happen protested your if What people would country

11. article? reading like you Did this

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

13. think you What you what read? about do

14. should be? rules protesting the of What

15. emergency"? social in "a What of state and economic happens

16. What the will happen protests? to

17. of protests? you during visiting Paris What the do think

18. end violence Does when is freedom unleashed?

19. change the France? might protests How

20. Emmanuel like ask would to What Macron? you questions

Back to the Yellow Vests protests lesson.

Yellow Vests Protests - 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 'protest'?
  3. What do you know about the Yellow Vests protestors?
  4. What do you think of revolutions?
  5. What do you think of protesting in the streets?
  6. What would make you take to the streets to protest?
  7. How can France avoid the chaos brought by the protests?
  8. How concerned are you about rising fuel prices?
  9. How should the tax burden be shared in a country?
  10. What would happen if people in your country protested like this?

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 'chaos'?
  3. What do you think about what you read?
  4. What should the rules of protesting be?
  5. What happens in "a state of social and economic emergency"?
  6. What will happen to the protests?
  7. What do you think of visiting Paris during the protests?
  8. Does freedom end when violence is unleashed?
  9. How might the protests change France?
  10. What questions would you like to ask Emmanuel Macron?

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