Discussion Questions - Listening

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

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

3. Why surname wife's after a marriage man adopt his shouldn't ?

4. Would your like to surname you change ?

5. What surnames think barrelled you do double of ?

6. What you triple barrelled surnames do of think ?

7. How surname you important to your is ?

8. Why expected is to change married the woman surname her ?

9. Is names discriminatory marriage system the changing of after ?

10. What surname meaning is your of the ?

11. Did article this reading like you ?

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

13. What what you read do you about think ?

14. Do they excited comment people on social get too when media ?

15. Why all marriage legalized sex havent countries same ?

16. What 'maiden word do think name' you the of ?

17. How bothersome your it to surname to change have to ?

18. Should surnames marriage after their keep everyone own ?

19. How country man it his progressive a is change for name allow to to a ?

20. What African the you lawmakers like would South ask questions to ?

Back to the married name lesson.

Surnames - 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 'husband'?
  3. Why shouldn't a man adopt his wife's surname after marriage?
  4. Would you like to change your surname?
  5. What do you think of double-barrelled surnames?
  6. What do you think of triple-barrelled surnames?
  7. How important is your surname to you?
  8. Why is the married woman expected to change her surname?
  9. Is the system of changing names after marriage discriminatory?
  10. What is the meaning of your surname?

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 'surname'?
  3. What do you think about what you read?
  4. Do people get too excited when they comment on social media?
  5. Why haven't all countries legalized same-sex marriage?
  6. What do you think of the word 'maiden name'?
  7. How bothersome is it to have to change your surname?
  8. Should everyone keep their own surnames after marriage?
  9. How progressive is it for a country to allow a man to change his name?
  10. What questions would you like to ask the South African lawmakers?

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