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

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

3. are the worrying most world? in the What problems

4. How time worrying the world? you about do spend much

5. you? of affected living the has How crisis cost

6. affected you? climate has How the changing

7. do annihilation'? of to being the you think What world 'nuclear close

8. How and end? will when Ukraine War the

9. end? when in and will Korea How the tensions

10. the bring East? to What to must peace Middle happen

11. like this Did reading article? you

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

13. what do What think you read? you about

14. think do the war? close How is world to you

15. do know Cold War? about the you What

16. war do think could nuclear How start? you

17. Why countries destroy nuclear all weapons? don't their

18. Which country world? is to the biggest danger the

19. world like What the in look years will now? 50 from

20. UN? questions the would What like you ask to

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Nuclear Annihilation - 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 are the most worrying problems in the world?
  4. How much time do you spend worrying about the world?
  5. How has the cost of living crisis affected you?
  6. How has the changing climate affected you?
  7. What do you think of the world being close to 'nuclear annihilation'?
  8. How and when will the Ukraine War end?
  9. How and when will the tensions in Korea end?
  10. What must happen to bring peace to the Middle East?

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 'war'?
  3. What do you think about what you read?
  4. How close do you think the world is to war?
  5. What do you know about the Cold War?
  6. How do you think nuclear war could start?
  7. Why don't countries destroy all their nuclear weapons?
  8. Which country is the biggest danger to the world?
  9. What will the world look like in 50 years from now?
  10. What questions would you like to ask the UN?

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