Discussion Questions - Listening

Listen to the 20 Questions.

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

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

3. your was school is like? or What

4. teach do besides your teachers lessons? What did

5. your in hard Are country? times

6. How to is important it budget?

7. teacher clean a have toilets? head to Should

8. Why the UK? is in there austerity

9. What have for head do advice you the teacher?

10. head for her do What students? more can teacher the

11. you article? Did like reading this

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

13. do you you think about what read? What

14. teachers do decisions have to make? What difficult

15. Who teacher was (and why)? favourite your

16. a help Would to school? volunteer you

17. sheet with one do of a student per month? paper What A4 can

18. How schools can better? be made

19. should How be? a of much priority education

20. head ask teacher? like to you questions the would What

Back to the head teacher lesson.

Head Teachers - The 20 Questions

STUDENT A's QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)
  1. Did you like reading this article? Why/not?
  2. What do you think of when you hear the word 'budget'?
  3. What do you think about what you read?
  4. What difficult decisions do teachers have to make?
  5. Who was your favourite teacher (and why)?
  6. Would you volunteer to help a school?
  7. What can a student do with one sheet of A4 paper per month?
  8. How can schools be made better?
  9. How much of a priority should education be?
  10. What questions would you like to ask the head teacher?

STUDENT B's QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student A)
  1. What did you think when you read the headline?
  2. What images are in your mind when you hear the word 'teacher'?
  3. What was or is your school like?
  4. What did your teachers do besides teach lessons?
  5. Are times hard in your country?
  6. How important is it to budget?
  7. Should a head teacher have to clean toilets?
  8. Why is there austerity in the UK?
  9. What advice do you have for the head teacher?
  10. What more can the head teacher do for her students?

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