Discussion Questions - Listening

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

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

3. Should the get tickets? cheaper women rail

4. do more? men get Why paid

5. is difficult pay? achieve How it equal to

6. rail fares? How with you would cheaper be happy

7. Equal What Pay Day? should on we do

8. colleagues? pay female male on insist Should workers equal for

9. or better Are women men workers?

10. you do pay men disparity? about How feel the think

11. reading you like article? this Did

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

13. think you about read? you do what What

14. you women? do earning of more than men think What

15. offer Should to women? other discounts companies

16. think online you do of ad? the What

17. discounted will travel women? How much pass help the

18. the think do for of getting you travel pass? buying What fined men

19. Should day? Day be every Pay Equal

20. What questions Pay Day? of you the to leaders like Equal would ask

Back to the Equal Pay Day lesson.

Equal Pay Day - 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 'equal'?
  3. Should the women get cheaper rail tickets?
  4. Why do men get paid more?
  5. How difficult is it to achieve equal pay?
  6. How happy would you be with cheaper rail fares?
  7. What should we do on Equal Pay Day?
  8. Should male workers insist on equal pay for female colleagues?
  9. Are men or women better workers?
  10. How do you think men feel about the pay disparity?

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 'pay'?
  3. What do you think about what you read?
  4. What do you think of men earning more than women?
  5. Should other companies offer discounts to women?
  6. What do you think of the online ad?
  7. How much will the discounted travel pass help women?
  8. What do you think of men getting fined for buying the travel pass?
  9. Should Equal Pay Day be every day?
  10. What questions would you like to ask the leaders of Equal Pay Day?

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