In the third chunk of text, there is a French word, chauffeur. What is a chauffeur?
Driver.
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What is one argument against driverless cars? Cite evidence. You may not reuse an example.
Answers vary.
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Give your opinion. What do you think about driverless cars? Are they safe or unsafe.
Answering the question completely = points. :-)
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What does it mean in the first chunk of text that ""Today's smartphone is a marvel?"
What is a marvel?
Something that is amazing, great, to be wondered about...
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What is the opposite of pro?
Con. It means against.
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In the second chunk of text, what is a synonym for legislation?
laws
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What is a second argument against driverless cars?
Answers vary. You may not repeat evidence.
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What is a prediction that the article makes about driverless cars? (Cite specific evidence)
Answers vary.
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What does utopian mean?
Perfect
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What are two words that use the root pro?
Proponent
Protagonist
Provide
Procreate
Produce
Prolong
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In the fourth chunk of text, what is a synonym or explanation for spacious?
open, vast, lots of area
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What is a third argument against driverless cars?
You can't repeat the same evidence.
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What are some reasons the author gives why city life is not as desirable as suburban life?
Taxes are higher
Crime is higher
Pollution is worse
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When a car swerves, what is it doing?
Driving, arcing or veering around or away from something.
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True or False:
According to the article, a pro of driverless cars is that they will make people happier to live in the suburbs because the commute to the city will be shorter.
True.
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In the 4th chunk of text, there is a word, industries. What are industries.
Businesses or companies, usually specialized.
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What is a legal implication for driverless cars? In other words, what is something that must be considered?
When there is an accident, who is responsible?
That is one legal implication.
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True or False?
2/3 of young people surveyed said they would rather live in the suburbs than in the city.
True.
But...the reality is that more people are moving to cities because......of....jobs in the tech sector.
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In the last chunk, the author describes a car as "sleek and sporty." What does sleek mean?
smooth, streamlined, contoured
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Make a prediction: Who is Johan Jungwirth (2nd chunk)
Likely a representative for Volkswagen's marketing division. Volkswagen is a German car.
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In the first chunk for the Con argument, what are backers? What do they do?
They are supporters or proponents? They agree or support someone or something.
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What is a privacy concern of driverless cars?
Data is stored on the car and could be used against drivers.
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Make a connection between driverless cars and 1984 or Animal Farm.
This could be a utopian or dystopian vision depending on how you look at it.
Data from the cars could be used to spy on us.