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Discuss the following statements in pairs
1) Technological advances make life better for everyone.
2) It's important for adults to find out where their children are going online and who they are talking to.
3) Computer technology makes finding information faster and easier.
4) If people let machines do too much for them, eventually people will no longer be able to do things for themselves.
5) Children should be given more freedom in deciding what they do online. 8) It is dangerous to place too much faith in technology.
7) It is impossible to become addicted to the Internet.
8) Children who play computer games often believe that the violent games they play portray life as it actually is.
9) Most teenagers are online too much.
10) Those who worry about the negative effects of technology should think about the modern conveniences available today.
11) Adults use the computer games as a kind of babysitter for their children too often.
12) Having the latest technology is important to success.
| Listen to Bill Stewart speaking about the advantages and disadvantages of technology development, and fill in the blanks in the table. Then complete the table with your own ideas. | |
| Advantages | Disadvantages |
| __________ helps students in their search for __________ and solutions. | It's not easy to balance economic growth and protection of the __________ |
| Thanks to Internet, students have access to materials such as __________ and up-to-date research data that can take years for __________ to offer. | The manufacturing of electronics parts uses thousands of__________ |
| The high-tech __________ is the world's fastest-growing manufacturing industry. | Electronic products have also created a huge problem of poisonous __________ |
| The high-tech industry has helped the __________ to grow. | «E-waste» is the fastest-growing __________ problem in the world. |
| Many inventions have good points and bad points. Now look at the following inventions. Decide if you think they are a blessing or a curse | |||||
| computers; | e-mail; | plastic bottles; | |||
| cars; | computer games; | air conditioning; | |||
| cellular phones; | disposable cameras; | fizzy drinks. | |||
| fast food; | nuclear power; | ||||
| 2. Make up sentences as in an example. | |||||
| I approve of computers because... | |||||
| I disapprove of computers because... | і | ||||
| You may use some of the following ideas: | |||||
| Approving: 1. they can help in study. 2. they are a better alternative to using an abacus. 3. they can be a comfort to lonely people. 4. they are economically beneficial to the companies that make them. 5. they help to prevent crime. 6. they are a life-saver for office workers. 7. they are a time-saver for designers. | Disapproving: 1. they are a menace to children's education. 2. they wreck family life. 3. they are detrimental to our eyesight. 4. they can be a time-waster. 5. they are harmful to the environment. 6. they encourage young people to be violent | ||||
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