Discussion Questions - Listening

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


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


3. Why elite universities elite are?


4. think you do What muscles artificial of?


5. you do What muscles your of think?


6. of What the do artificial you muscle think?


7. about do know origami What you?


8. stronger were life times your would 1,000 if What , like be?


9. discovery this is breaking ground- How?


10. What in might the this world discovery change?


11. you reading article Did like this?


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


13. about What what do you you read think?


14. soft about know you do What robotics?


15. as like would soft be What as humans robots?


16. robots future help us How in will the?


17. humans Should look like robots exactly?


18. you Would transplant robot artificial an accept?


19. be dangerous super- robot How a strong could?


20. would to scientists questions like the What you ask?

Back to the robotic muscles lesson.

Robotic Muscles - 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 'robot'?
  3. Why are elite universities elite?
  4. What do you think of artificial muscles?
  5. What do you think of your muscles?
  6. What do you think of the artificial muscle?
  7. What do you know about origami?
  8. What would life be like if your were 1,000 times stronger?
  9. How ground-breaking is this discovery?
  10. What might this discovery change in the world?

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 'muscle'?
  3. What do you think about what you read?
  4. What do you know about soft robotics?
  5. What would robots as soft as humans be like?
  6. How will robots help us in the future?
  7. Should robots look exactly like humans?
  8. Would you accept an artificial robot transplant?
  9. How dangerous could a super-strong robot be?
  10. What questions would you like to ask the scientists?

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