THE DISCUSSION ON CONSERVATION
STUDENT A’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to Student B.)
(1) What is conservation?
(2) Would you like to work as a conservationist?
(3) When and why do you think conservation became a high profile issue?
(4) Do you think conservationists are winning or losing their battles?
(5) Is enough attention given to conservation in your country’s schools and media?
(6) Which countries have the best and worst records on conservation?
(7) Do you think your grandchildren will be happy with our attempts at conservation?
(8) What do you think the world would be like today without the efforts of conservationists?
(9) Which countries in the world are most in need of conservation projects?
(10) Which conservation charity or organization would you support?
STUDENT B’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to Student A.)
(1) Why is conservation important?
(2) What are the most important areas regarding conservation in your country?
(3) Is globalization making conservation efforts more difficult?
(4) Do you agree with the illegal actions some conservationists use?
(5) How can we reverse the effects of deforestation and desertification?
(6) What do you think of the fact that much of Earth’s biodiversity has already been lost?
(7) What do you know about sustainable development and renewable resources?
(8) Is it our duty to keep the Earth as it was created?
(9) What does the current condition of Earth say about the human race?
(10) Do you think our children will look after the Earth better than we have?
