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Exploring Modern Technology Trends

The document discusses various aspects of technology, including vocabulary related to technological achievements, the impact of modern devices, and societal changes due to technology. It also introduces the concept of nomophobia and poses questions for discussion about the benefits and dangers of the Internet, personal technology preferences, and the influence of technology on communication and education. Additionally, it includes a humorous take on how technology-related terms have evolved over time.

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Exploring Modern Technology Trends

The document discusses various aspects of technology, including vocabulary related to technological achievements, the impact of modern devices, and societal changes due to technology. It also introduces the concept of nomophobia and poses questions for discussion about the benefits and dangers of the Internet, personal technology preferences, and the influence of technology on communication and education. Additionally, it includes a humorous take on how technology-related terms have evolved over time.

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TECHNOLOGY

TASK 1. COMPARE AND CONTRAST THE PHOTOGRAPHS BELOW

useful vocabulary

• technological achievements
• favourite piece of technology who have grown up with
• main technological changes laptops and mobile phones
• cutting edge technology- very • the computer age : we now
modern and with the latest live in the computer age
features • outdated = hardware can
become outdated within two
• gadget /ˈɡædʒ.ɪt/:
a small device or machine years
with a particular purpose: • cyber crime /saɪ.bər-/
• to download music/books
• A “technophile” loves
illegally technology. Geek ( informal)is
• social media : facebook, another word for technophile
twitter...
• “technophobe” hates
• a digital native /ˈdɪdʒ.ɪ.təl/
technology
/ˈneɪ.tɪv/= young people
TASK 2. WATCH THE VIDEO AND THEN, IN PAIRS, SHARE
YOURTHOUGHTS.

Nomophobia is the fear of being out of mobile phone contact The term, an
abbreviation for "no-mobile-phone phobia"

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TASK 3. SOME QUESTIONS TO TALK ABOUT.

• What are some of the benefit and dangers of the Internet?


• What is your favourite piece of technology?
• Are there any new gadgets that you really want to get?
• What are the main ways in which technology has changed society?
• What do you think elderly people think of modern technology?
• How have technological advances affected your life?
• Do you think modern technology reduces or increases stress? Why?
• How has technology changed education?
• How do you think face to face communication differs from
communication using computers?
• Are you connected to the Internet at home? What do you use your
connection for?
• What's your favourite website?
• Do you often buy things over the net?
• Do you use social network services such as Twitter, Facebook or
LinkedIn?
• If you do, How often do you use it/them?

TASK 4. JUST FOR FUN.

Before the computer

An application was for


employmentA program was a TV
show
A cursor used profanity
A keyboard was a piano!

Memory was something that you lost with


ageA CD was a bank account!
And if you had a broken disk,
It would hurt when you found out!
Compress was something you did to
garbageNot something you did to a file
And if you unzipped anything in
publicYou'd be in jail for awhile!

Log on was adding wood to a fire


Hard drive was a long trip on the
roadA mouse pad was where a mouse
lived
And a backup happened to your commode!

Cut--you did with a pocket


knifePaste you did with glue
A web was a spider's
homeAnd a virus was the
flu!

I guess I'll stick to my pad and


paperAnd the memory in my head
I hear nobody's been killed in a computer crash
But when it happens they wish they were dead!

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