Discussion Questions - Listening

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

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

3. know do What flies? fruit you about

4. is map fly's useful of a brain? a fruit How

5. our secrets brain? about are What there

6. brain? look we do What can to our after

7. What a our thoughts? would happen machine could if read

8. about like know What brain? you the would to

9. think flies might What about? fruit

10. if our What think scientists could brain? you programme do

11. this article? like reading Did you

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

13. about you think do What what you read?

14. do know you What about neuroscience?

15. How important neuroscience? is

16. connectome a Would for you like brain? your

17. to insects? it would How able to with be communicate be

18. map would of a brain How the be? useful human

19. your are What insects? favourite

20. What questions researche
rs? you would like to the ask

Back to the fruit fly brain lesson.

Brains - 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 'fruit fly'?
  3. What do you know about fruit flies?
  4. How useful is a map of a fruit fly's brain?
  5. What secrets are there about our brain?
  6. What can we do to look after our brain?
  7. What would happen if a machine could read our thoughts?
  8. What would you like to know about the brain?
  9. What might fruit flies think about?
  10. What would you think if scientists could programme our brain?

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 'neuroscience'?
  3. What do you think about what you read?
  4. What do you know about neuroscience?
  5. How important is neuroscience?
  6. Would you like a connectome for your brain?
  7. How would it be to be able to communicate with insects?
  8. How useful would a map of the human brain be?
  9. What are your favourite insects?
  10. What questions would you like to ask the researchers?

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