Discussion Questions - Listening

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


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


3. ransomware know about What the do WannaCry you?


4. dangerous cyber attacks How are -?


5. attacks in How - used cyber be wars could?


6. is What ransomware?


7. bad to would all it your be computer if files you lost How access?


8. protect do your you computer do to What?


9. know - about attacks do What you cyber?


10. hackers stop governments can't Why?


11. reading article Did like this you?


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


13. What what do you you read think about?


14. about How cyber worried - are attacks you?


15. your get you How computer access pay much files to to would?


16. hackers can damage What do?


17. companies Are the hackers more intelligent than the computer security?


18. you without computer Can live a?


19. the happen Internet if hackers What stopped would?


20. of ask you What the the like questions NSA boss to would?

Back to the ransomware lesson.

Microsoft blames U.S. spy agency for WannaCry - 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 'spy'?
  3. What do you know about the WannaCry ransomware?
  4. How dangerous are cyber-attacks?
  5. How could cyber-attacks be used in wars?
  6. What is ransomware?
  7. How bad would it be if you lost access to all your computer files?
  8. What do you do to protect your computer?
  9. What cyber-attacks do you know about?
  10. Why can't governments stop hackers?

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 'agency'?
  3. What do you think about what you read?
  4. How worried are you about cyber-attacks?
  5. How much would you pay to get access to your computer files?
  6. What damage can hackers do?
  7. Are the hackers more intelligent than the computer security companies?
  8. Can you live without a computer?
  9. What would happen if hackers stopped the Internet?
  10. What questions would you like to ask the boss of the NSA?

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