1. Science and Technology

2. Task 1 Pair Work Can you mention some modern inventions? What are the advantages and disadvantages of these inventions? What is the most important invention affecting our daily life? Can you give examples to support the saying that we have entered the “information age”? Are you for or against the argument that the computer will replace human brain some day? Why? Tell each other what you know about computer science or information superhighways. Do you agree that information superhighways will bring about a second information revolution? Why? What is the purpose of building a nationwide on-line information service? What will be more important to students, books or CD-based software? How will exams be given, on pieces of paper or on computers? What benefits can you get from the information highways?

3. Task 2 Group discussion Can you describe the uses of computers? Hints: gather and store information, process problems, control working process, design new products, help manage hotels, schools, hospitals, banks and so on, teach students Are there any dark sides to the computer? Hints: violation of privacy, computer crime, unemployment, lack of social interaction, hackers, porn (pornography), makes people lazy and dependent What are the advantages and disadvantages of telecommuting? Hints: work at home with less interference, flexible working hours, more choices of jobs without considering the distance, less traffic problems; lack of social interaction, feel lonely by working alone, easy to misunderstand each other without talking face-to-face, enjoy less the beauty of the outside world

4. Positive and negative aspects of mobile phones Do you have or are you going to have a mobile phone?Do you have or are you going to have a mobile phone? What are the positive and negative aspects of mobileWhat are the positive and negative aspects of mobile phones? phones? What is the correct attitude towards the use of mobileWhat is the correct attitude towards the use of mobile phones? Give specific reasons to support your answer. phones? Give specific reasons to support your answer.

5. What do you know about cloning technology? What is cloning technology? What are the possible advantages and disadvantages of this new technology? To what extent should this technology be applied to our world? Do you think man will be cloned in the future?

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