Discussion Questions - Listening

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

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

3. brain think you of do the What?

4. What brain you about implants? know do

5. do What putting think in sensors of you brain? the

6. to able technology who be are How help people will paralyzed?

7. do think brain-to-text What technology? you of

8. of writing on you messages think do What smartphones?

9. there with any dangers implants? brain Are

10. advice T5? you have What for do

11. Did article? reading this you like

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

13. What you about do read? think what you

14. of 'mindwriting'? do What of idea you the think

15. like? you do What advanced technology

16. to you of brain What us allowing implants languages? think do learn

17. Might could control implants brain mean governments us?

18. thought? could change if the we speed of would at What write

19. do you think to never needing What a again? pen use of

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

Back to the brain implant lesson.

Brain Implants - 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 'brain'?
  3. What do you think of the brain?
  4. What do you know about brain implants?
  5. What do you think of putting sensors in the brain?
  6. How will technology be able to help people who are paralyzed?
  7. What do you think of brain-to-text technology?
  8. What do you think of writing messages on smartphones?
  9. Are there any dangers with brain implants?
  10. What advice do you have for T5?

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 'implant'?
  3. What do you think about what you read?
  4. What do you think of the idea of 'mindwriting'?
  5. What advanced technology do you like?
  6. What do you think of brain implants allowing us to learn languages?
  7. Might brain implants mean governments could control us?
  8. What would change if we could write at the speed of thought?
  9. What do you think of never needing to use a pen again?
  10. What questions would you like to ask the scientists?

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