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


2) hear the word 'father' What springs to mind when you?


3) right to get How the difficult work is / it family for balance fathers?


4) said do about Pope What think the you what?


5) problems a are workaholic there with What being?


6) How of are much workaholic you?


7) we our To are to degree slaves jobs what?


8) job perfect the is What you for?


9) deviant think of become you kids fathers Do the workaholic


10) explain would kids his his a / absences workaholic How her to?


11) Did like this you reading article?


12) What problems arise with fathers being obsessed with their jobs?


13) workaholic the about too didn't talk mothers Why Pope?


14) mother parent the or a has father as Who the responsibility – biggest?


15) Is themselves on focused so be to parents for wrong it?


16) kids that it is true How orphans like are workaholics of?


17) mother) it bad to for work a so father hard (or Is?


18) working to a do perfect does father be What?


19) for advice workaholic do fathers you have What?


20) like Pope What you ask would to Francis questions?
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Workaholic Fathers - 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 springs to mind when you hear the word 'father'?

3)

How difficult is it for fathers to get the work/family balance right?

4)

What do you think about what the Pope said?

5)

What problems are there with being a workaholic?

6)

How much of workaholic are you?

7)

To what degree are we slaves to our jobs?

8)

What is the perfect job for you?

9)

Do you think the kids of workaholic fathers become deviant?

10)

How would a workaholic explain his absences to his/her kids?

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STUDENT B's QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student A)
 

11)

Did you like reading this article? Why/not?

12)

What problems arise with fathers being obsessed with their jobs?

13)

Why didn't the Pope talk about workaholic mothers too?

14)

Who has the biggest responsibility as a parent – the father or mother?

15)

Is it wrong for parents to be so focused on themselves?

16)

How true is it that kids of workaholics are like orphans?

17)

Is it bad for a father (or mother) to work so hard?

18)

What does a working father do to be perfect?

19)

What advice do you have for workaholic fathers?

20)

What questions would you like to ask Pope Francis?


 

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