Month: January 2019

STUDENT A’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to Student B.)

(1) What is gossip?
(2) Have you ever been the victim of gossip?
(3) Are you a gossip?
(4) How often do you hear gossip?
(5) Are you interested in celebrity gossip?
(6) Do you like to know all the gossip about your friends and neighbours?
(7) Who is the biggest gossip you know?
(8) How quickly does gossip spread in your school / workplace?
(9) What are the most common subjects of gossip?
(10) Is there any gossip about your teacher?
STUDENT B’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to Student A.)

(1) Why do people gossip or like gossip?
(2) Have you ever started any gossip?
(3) Do you read gossip columns in magazines? Why are these so popular
(4) Do you think it’s right that gossip columnists can make a lot of money writing bad things about people that may not be true?
(5) What is the most malicious piece of gossip you’ve ever heard?
(6) How do you feel if people gossip about you?
(7) What’s the difference between gossip and a rumour?
(8) Eleanor Roosevelt said: “Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people.” Is this true?
(9) Why do you think gossip is sometimes ‘hot’ and sometimes ‘juicy’?
(10) Do you think people who gossip lead sad lives?

STUDENT A’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to Student B.)

(1) What do you think of cosmetic surgery?
(2) Do you think there’s a difference between cosmetic and plastic surgery?
(3) Would you consider having cosmetic surgery?
(4) Do you think cosmetic surgery is more popular with women or men?
(5) What do you think are the dangers of cosmetic surgery?
(6) What parts of your face / body would you like to change?
(7) Would you like to be a cosmetic surgeon?
(8) Why is cosmetic surgery so popular in some countries but not at all in others?
(9) What do you think of people who have cosmetic surgery?
(10) Do you think there should be an age limit for people to have cosmetic surgery?
STUDENT B’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to Student A.)

(1) Would you have cosmetic surgery if it was free?
(2) What would you think if one of your parents came home with a new face / body?
(3) Do you think cosmetic surgery should be banned for children?
(4) Who would you like to look like?
(5) Do you think people who have cosmetic surgery are always happy with the results?
(6) What advice would you give to a friend who wants cosmetic surgery?
(7) Does cosmetic surgery always make people look better?
(8) Is cosmetic surgery playing with the way God made us?
(9) Do you know anyone who has had cosmetic surgery?
(10) Do you think a cosmetic surgeon is happy in their job?

bullying

STUDENT A’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to Student B.)

(1) What springs to mind when you hear the word ‘bullying’?
(2) What different types of bullying are there?
(3) Was bullying a big problem at your school?
(4) Is it worse for children or adults to get bullied?
(5) Why do people bully each other?
(6) Do you think bullying should be made a crime or is it part of growing up?
(7) Is cyber-bullying (online bullying) worse than face-to-face bullying?
(8) What experiences of bullying do you have?
(9) How bad is bullying in your country?
(10) What kind of person is a bully?
STUDENT B’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to Student A.)

(1) Do bullies need help? What kind?
(2) What can people who are bullied do to stop the bullying?
(3) If bullying involves violence, should someone call the police?
(4) What damage does bullying do to people?
(5) Should someone who is bullied make the name of the bully public – put it on the Internet?
(6) Is it always best to stand up to a bully?
(7) Do you think bullying will disappear one day, or is it getting worse?
(8) What message do you have for bullies?
(9) What advice would you give to someone who is bullied (a) online and (b) physically or emotionally?
(10) Are there similarities between bullying and torture?