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STUDENT A’s QUESTIONS (Do not show to Student B)

1)

What do you know about Obama’s plans to reform the U.S. health system?

2)

What is your image of healthcare in the USA?

3)

What do you know about the National Health System (NHS) in Britain?

4)

Are you happy with your country’s health system?

5)

Do you think healthcare should be provided by the government or by private health and insurance companies?

6)

How would you feel if you had no money to pay for healthcare?

7)

Which country has the world’s best health system?

8)

Should your country’s system of healthcare be paid for from taxes or from insurance payments?

9)

Do you think it is a government’s duty to provide free healthcare for poor people?

10)

How often do you use your country’s healthcare system?

STUDENT B’s QUESTIONS (Do not show to Student A)

1)

What’s the latest news you’ve heard about Obama’s healthcare reforms?

2)

U.S. politicians are telling lies about Britain’s NHS. Is this OK?

3)

What happens in your country if someone cannot afford an operation?

4)

Why are Americans angry with their government for wanting to provide free healthcare for the poor?

5)

Should there be an age limit for people to get free healthcare?

6)

Should your healthcare include the option of treatment overseas?

7)

What differences are there between state-run and privately-run health systems?

8)

The WHO ranks the U.S. healthcare system at number 36 in the world. Are you surprised at this?

9)

What questions would you like to ask Barack Obama about healthcare?

10)

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