Driverless Cars

Discussion Starters

Int
Teens & Adults
Grades 9–12

Students read about and discuss the advantages, limits, and ethics associated with driverless car technology. This lesson includes a grammar review activity on the passive use of “get.”

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Focus

topic-based
4-skills
technology
automation
expressing opinions
critical thinking
passive voice (get)
interpretive
productive
interactive

Vocabulary

autonomous
fleet
sensor
distracted
rear-end (verb)
sideswipe (verb)
prototype
debris
not crazy about
occupant
A spinning paper plane
A spinning paper plane