Discussion Questions - Listening

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


2. are the when in What word you your images 'silicon' hear mind?


3. What you about do know neuroscience?


4. do What intelligence artificial about know you?


5. computers smell do of can What think that you?


6. important are How computers?


7. How intelligence artificial is important?


8. smell a computer How that useful can is?


9. can How smell could fight computers terrorism that?


10. computer Would that you can like smell a?


11. you reading article Did like this?


12. 'chip' the think hear you you do when word of What?


13. do you you read think about What what?


14. silicon are useful How chips?


15. of neurons What think new you the computer do?


16. about do know biotechnology What you?


17. it is difficult How brain the copy to computer a for?


18. think you do What fiction science of?


19. life is much How fiction science like?


20. like Dr What you ask would to Agabi questions?

Back to the biotechnology lesson.

Biotechnology - 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 images are in your mind when you hear the word 'silicon'?
  3. What do you know about neuroscience?
  4. What do you know about artificial intelligence?
  5. What do you think of computers that can smell?
  6. How important are computers?
  7. How important is artificial intelligence?
  8. How useful is a computer that can smell?
  9. How could computers that can smell fight terrorism?
  10. Would you like a computer that can smell?

STUDENT B's QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student A)
  1. Did you like reading this article? Why/not?
  2. What do you think of when you hear the word 'chip'?
  3. What do you think about what you read?
  4. How useful are silicon chips?
  5. What do you think of the new neurons computer?
  6. What do you know about biotechnology?
  7. How difficult is it for a computer to copy the brain?
  8. What do you think of science fiction?
  9. How much is life like science fiction?
  10. What questions would you like to ask Dr Agabi?

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