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


2. when in What country you your images 'Qatar' hear mind are the?


3. serious How situation this is?


4. do know Qatar What you about?


5. neighbours with have Qatar does relations of kind What its?


6. each relations country do What to should restore?


7. Arabia links about show Should to Qatar the Saudi terrorism and facts?


8. Arab unfairly six acting Qatar the countries towards Are?


9. problems in region other the Gulf What are there?


10. How lives normal live to able be Qatar in people will?


11. Did like this you reading article?


12. you Saudi you do name when What country of the think Arabia hear?


13. think about What what do you you read?


14. How has sea can no or Qatar access air survive to links if land it ,?


15. Where from food its get Qatar will?


16. run food happens supermarkets of What the out when?


17. damaged be Airways Qatar will badly How?


18. affected be Cup World soccer the Will?


19. to Saudi leave , Qatar Bahrain and Why the do UAE citizens have of?


20. questions the to What of like leaders you countries the would six ask?

Back to the Qatar lesson.

Qatar - 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 country 'Qatar'?
  3. How serious is this situation?
  4. What do you know about Qatar?
  5. What kind of relations does Qatar have with its neighbours?
  6. What should each country do to restore relations?
  7. Should Saudi Arabia show the facts about Qatar and links to terrorism?
  8. Are the six Arab countries acting unfairly towards Qatar?
  9. What other problems are there in the Gulf region?
  10. How will people in Qatar be able to live normal lives?

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 country name 'Saudi Arabia'?
  3. What do you think about what you read?
  4. How can Qatar survive if it has no access to land, sea or air links?
  5. Where will Qatar get its food from?
  6. What happens when the supermarkets run out of food?
  7. How badly will Qatar Airways be damaged?
  8. Will the soccer World Cup be affected?
  9. Why do citizens of Saudi, Bahrain and the UAE have to leave Qatar?
  10. What questions would you like to ask the leaders of the six countries?

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