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

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

3. think What weapons? do you of nuclear

4. Pope's the you do What message? of think

5. know and Nagasaki? Hiroshima about you do What

6. weapons? or have Why countries do want nuclear

7. of you think weapons? nuclear What the do with countries

8. nuclear used weapons be Will again?

9. What have nuclear weapons? should never countries

10. honour How Hiroshima can we the Nagasaki? best of victims and

11. Did you this reading article? like

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

13. do read? What about think you what you

14. nuclear Are weapons a deterrent?

15. nuclear themselves countries to all be arm with able weapons? Should

16. security? threats are international to What the biggest

17. What terrorists weapons? happens nuclear get if

18. if site a hacked? nuclear What is weapons happens

19. nuclear Should help instead? on money the poor spent arms

20. nuclear-armed questions like ask you What to would countries?

Back to the nuclear weapons lesson.

Nuclear Weapons - 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 'nuclear'?
  3. What do you think of nuclear weapons?
  4. What do you think of the Pope's message?
  5. What do you know about Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
  6. Why do countries have or want nuclear weapons?
  7. What do you think of the countries with nuclear weapons?
  8. Will nuclear weapons be used again?
  9. What countries should never have nuclear weapons?
  10. How can we best honour the victims of Hiroshima and Nagasaki?

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 'weapon'?
  3. What do you think about what you read?
  4. Are nuclear weapons a deterrent?
  5. Should all countries be able to arm themselves with nuclear weapons?
  6. What are the biggest threats to international security?
  7. What happens if terrorists get nuclear weapons?
  8. What happens if a nuclear weapons site is hacked?
  9. Should money spent on nuclear arms help the poor instead?
  10. What questions would you like to ask nuclear-armed countries?

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