Listening: NASA Taps Young People To Help Develop Virtual Reality Technology

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NASA Taps Young People To Help Develop
Virtual Reality Technology

Listening Comprehension

NASA Taps Young People To Help Develop
Virtual Reality Technology

First some vocabulary:

https://wordwall.net/play/35766/143/595

Listen to the recording and answer 

the questions in your reader

Nasa

1. Who said the VR Headset should not be too tight?

1. Jackson Ames
2. Rebecca Hersher
3. Thomas Grub

2. Who became dizzy when looking up while using the headset?

1. Jackson Ames
2. Rebecca Hersher
3. Thomas Grub

3. Who has no time for video games any more?

1. Jackson Ames
2. Rebecca Hersher
3. Thomas Grub

4. Who can't remember a time when he didn't use computers?

1. Jackson Ames
2. Rebecca Hersher
3. Thomas Grub

5. Who wants NASA scientists to be using VR headsets

1. Jackson Ames
2. Rebecca Hersher
3. Thomas Grub

6. Who thinks VR is an improvement over 2D screens?

1. Jackson Ames
2. Rebecca Hersher
3. Thomas Grub

Fill in the missing words from the report.

a. A lot of games involve ……………..……….. and ………………..……..

b. ‘Onward’ makes players feel like they’re soldiers …………..….. a …………….…...

c. Ames landed an ………..…………….. over the summer at NASA.

d. High-school students were valuable because they ………………..…….. what ……………..……….. and what doesn’t in the virtual world.

e. Herscher found the virtual lava tube highly …………..…………...

Fill in the missing words from the report.

a. A lot of games involve STRATEGY and TEAMWORK

b. ‘Onward’ makes players feel like they’re soldiers …………..……… a …………..…...

c. Ames landed an ………..…………….. over the summer at NASA.

d. High-school students were valuable because they ………………..…….. what ……………..……….. and what doesn’t in the virtual world.

e. Herscher found the virtual lava tube highly …………..…………...

Fill in the missing words from the report.

a. A lot of games involve STRATEGY and TEAMWORK

b. ‘Onward’ makes players feel like they’re soldiers FIGHTING a BATTLE 

c. Ames landed an ………..…………….. over the summer at NASA.

d. High-school students were valuable because they ………………..…….. what ……………..……….. and what doesn’t in the virtual world.

e. Herscher found the virtual lava tube highly …………..…………...

Fill in the missing words from the report.

a. A lot of games involve STRATEGY and TEAMWORK

b. ‘Onward’ makes players feel like they’re soldiers FIGHTING a BATTLE 

c. Ames landed an INTERNSHIP over the summer at NASA.

d. High-school students were valuable because they ………………..…….. what ……………..……….. and what doesn’t in the virtual world.

e. Herscher found the virtual lava tube highly …………..…………...

Fill in the missing words from the report.

a. A lot of games involve STRATEGY and TEAMWORK

b. ‘Onward’ makes players feel like they’re soldiers FIGHTING a BATTLE 

c. Ames landed an INTERNSHIP over the summer at NASA.

d. High-school students were valuable because they UNDERSTAND what WORKS and what doesn’t in the virtual world.

e. Herscher found the virtual lava tube highly …………..…………...

Fill in the missing words from the report.

a. A lot of games involve STRATEGY and TEAMWORK

b. ‘Onward’ makes players feel like they’re soldiers FIGHTING a BATTLE 

c. Ames landed an INTERNSHIP over the summer at NASA.

d. High-school students were valuable because they UNDERSTAND what WORKS and what doesn’t in the virtual world.

e. Herscher found the virtual lava tube highly ALARMING.