Crabs and Cars

Hi everyone!

Here is a video clip for you to watch and then answer questions about. It is from Science Daily which is a great resource for those of you doing TOEFL. It is a light-hearted look at some research that is currently underway and I hope you find it informative as well as entertaining.

Before getting to the video though, just run through this list of words/phrases and check your understanding of them using a dictionary:

Nimbly

Tricky

Strain

Guages

Wiggling

To set the stage

Common

Now here are the questions you need to answer after watching the video clip:

What is the main theme of this video clip ?

Why do the scientists want to study animals in particular ?

What sort of surfaces can the animals move through ?

In what two ways are their movements measured ?

- Ghost Crab

- Lizard

What is the other thing that the physicists are measuring ?

Why are they doing this ?

On what sort of creature is the robot designed by engineers at Pennsylvania University based?

Do they know how to design a car based on this technology yet ?

In what way is motion said to be changing ?

When you have read through the questions, play the video and try to answer them when it is finished. Here is the link: Crabs and Cars 

Here are the answers: Answers Crabs and Cars

I hope you enjoyed it and learnt something! Keep an eye on my blog and I will put more up to keep you going!