Discussion Questions - Listening

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

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

3. of you think What do dancing? belly

4. you prison? in think put What being do of Sama

5. immoral? Who what decides moral or is

6. skin while of immoral? Is lots dancing showing

7. way in Is a sexy dancing immoral?

8. citizens follow on morality? rules Should all

9. started prison Sama Egypt? dancing in belly is Why in if

10. its dancing tradition? Egypt Should belly proud of be

11. reading article? you this Did like

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

13. What you about you do what think read?

14. What dancing? you do about know belly

15. hero highlighting rights? Ms a Is El Masry for women's

16. do advice have Masry? you for What Ms El

17. media What to made society? social changes has

18. days? Are everything upset too these about people

19. be conservative? Should all societies

20. What ask you Ms El-Masry? would to questions like

Back to the belly dancing lesson.

Belly Dancing - 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 'belly'?
  3. What do you think of belly dancing?
  4. What do you think of Sama being put in prison?
  5. Who decides what is moral or immoral?
  6. Is showing lots of skin while dancing immoral?
  7. Is dancing in a sexy way immoral?
  8. Should citizens follow all rules on morality?
  9. Why is Sama in prison if belly dancing started in Egypt?
  10. Should Egypt be proud of its belly dancing tradition?

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 'dancer'?
  3. What do you think about what you read?
  4. What do you know about belly dancing?
  5. Is Ms El Masry a hero for highlighting women's rights?
  6. What advice do you have for Ms El Masry?
  7. What changes has social media made to society?
  8. Are people too upset about everything these days?
  9. Should all societies be conservative?
  10. What questions would you like to ask Ms El-Masry?

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