STUDENT A's QUESTIONS (Do not show these to Student B.)
(1) | What images spring to mind when you hear the term ‘rock and roll’? |
(2) | Do you like rock and roll? |
(3) | What do you know about the history of rock and roll? |
(4) | How is today’s rock and roll different from that in the 1950s? |
(5) | What impact has rock and roll had on society? |
(6) | John Lennon famously said the Beatles were more popular than Jesus and questioned: “I don't know which will go first, rock 'n' roll or Christianity” What do you think? |
(7) | Who are the greatest rock and roll stars? |
(8) | “Sex and drugs and rock and roll.” Is this your ideal lifestyle? |
(9) | What kind of rock and roll star would you like to be? |
(10) | Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones said rock and roll is “music for the neck downwards.” Do you agree with him? |
STUDENT B's QUESTIONS (Do not show these to Student A.)
(1) | What exactly is rock and roll? |
(2) | Is rock and roll America’s greatest cultural export? |
(3) | Why is rock and roll called rock and roll? |
(4) | What do you think of Elvis Presley? |
(5) | Salman Rushdie said rock and roll is the music of freedom and that frightens people. Do you agree with him? |
(6) | Muddy Waters said: “The blues had a baby and they called it rock and roll.” What do you think of this? |
(7) | Is American rock and roll the best? |
(8) | Which rock and roll artists would you love to meet and go to a karaoke bar with? |
(9) | Is rock and roll as exciting today as it was in the 50s and 60s? |
(10) | Is hip hop and rap taking over from rock and roll? |