STUDENT A's QUESTIONS (Do not show these to Student B.)
(1) | What springs to mind when you hear the term ‘sustainable development’? |
(2) | What is sustainable development? |
(3) | In which countries is sustainable development most important? |
(4) | How is sustainable development linked to standard of living? |
(5) | What is your country’s policy on sustainable development? |
(6) | What organizations think that sustainable development is important? |
(7) | How often do you hear or read about sustainable development in the news? |
(8) | What happens if countries ignore issues related to sustainable development? |
(9) | Do you know of any sustainable development projects that have worked? |
(10) | Is sustainable development more important for the developed or developing world? |
STUDENT B's QUESTIONS (Do not show these to Student A.)
(1) | Is sustainable development possible in today’s world in which people are becoming richer and consuming more of the Earth’s natural resources? |
(2) | Is sustainable development real or is it just theory and a topic for inter-governmental meetings? |
(3) | Would you be able to sustain yourself? |
(4) | How important is sustainable development in relation to issues like climate change, poverty, terrorism, etc.? |
(5) | What problems does a lack of sustainable development lead to? |
(6) | What roles do countries like the USA, China, Russia and India have in sustainable development? |
(7) | How can there be sustainable development when the world’s population is moving from the countryside into cities? |
(8) | What questions about sustainable development would you like answered? |
(9) | Do you think sustainable development is an interesting an important topic? |
(10) | Do you think people will be talking about sustainable development 50 years from now? |