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

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

3. of do aid? think What you foreign

4. What aid country your to does give poorer nations?

5. humanitarian Why do countries need aid?

6. Yemen? know do you What about

7. many Yemen having Why so problems? is

8. the least developed countries? we How help can

9. need in still the humanitarian countries aid do century? 21st Why

10. developed country? well is How your

11. this article? Did reading you like

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

13. what read? about think do you you What

14. humanitarian crisis? is a What catastrophic

15. do famines? prevent to can we What

16. you do wars civil about? What know

17. around about What do know world? you the famines

18. What for UK cutting aid the think of do you Yemen? to

19. countries? country sent happy aid other to your if Would be you

20. ask minister? would you to foreign What like the office questions

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Yemen Aid - 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 'aid'?
  3. What do you think about what you read?
  4. What is a catastrophic humanitarian crisis?
  5. What can we do to prevent famines?
  6. What civil wars do you know about?
  7. What do you know about famines around the world?
  8. What do you think of the UK for cutting aid to Yemen?
  9. Would you be happy if your country sent aid to other countries?
  10. What questions would you like to ask the foreign office minister?

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 'Yemen'?
  3. What do you think of foreign aid?
  4. What aid does your country give to poorer nations?
  5. Why do countries need humanitarian aid?
  6. What do you know about Yemen?
  7. Why is Yemen having so many problems?
  8. How can we help the least developed countries?
  9. Why do countries still need humanitarian aid in the 21st century?
  10. How well developed is your country?

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