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


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


3) What kind of movies do you like?


4) What do you think about what you read?


5) Are Paris authorities right to ban the filming of action movies?


6) Is the ban a victory for the terrorists?


7) What kind of security is there in your town?


8) Would you be comforted or alarmed at the site of soldiers in the street?


9) What could authorities do so the public know it's just a movie?


10) Should schools and hospitals also have armed security?


11) Did you like reading this article?


12) Do you agree with Ms Barnaud?


13) Was the footage of the Charlie Hebdo attack like a movie?


14) Would you have imposed the ban, if it were your decision?


15) Shouldn't all cities ban filming involving fake weapons and pyrotechnics?


16) What needs to happen to make the authorities lift the ban?


17) How damaging is the ban for Paris?


18) How damaging is the ban for the movie industry?


19) Should Paris encourage more romantic movies?


20) What questions would you like to ask the authorities in Paris?
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Action Movies - 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 'movie'?

3)

What kind of movies do you like?

4)

What do you think about what you read?

5)

Are Paris authorities right to ban the filming of action movies?

6)

Is the ban a victory for the terrorists?

7)

What kind of security is there in your town?

8)

Would you be comforted or alarmed at the site of soldiers in the street?

9)

What could authorities do so the public know it's just a movie?

10)

Should schools and hospitals also have armed security?

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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)

Do you agree with Ms Barnaud?

13)

Was the footage of the Charlie Hebdo attack like a movie?

14)

Would you have imposed the ban, if it were your decision?

15)

Shouldn't all cities ban filming involving fake weapons and pyrotechnics?

16)

What needs to happen to make the authorities lift the ban?

17)

How damaging is the ban for Paris?

18)

How damaging is the ban for the movie industry?

19)

Should Paris encourage more romantic movies?

20)

What questions would you like to ask the authorities in Paris?


 

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