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WEEK 6:technology
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2. Pre-listening activities
Discuss the following questions in small groups.
Why do we use digital technology in our lives today?
Can you list the positive and negative effects digital technology?
Can you list the most popular social networking sites? How often do you use them? Write three reasons why you use them.
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You are going to listen to a text about technology. You need the following words to understand it. Match the words on the left with their definitions on the right.
open country (n.)
a situation in which there is no war or fighting
working week (n.)
when you speak to someone on the telephone
peace (n.)
to use a computer to control the way something is done, such as storing information etc.
human being (n.)
a large space of land that is not covered with scrub, or that has few or no trees.
phone call (n.)
relating to the particular area you live in, or the area you are talking about
local (adj.)
the total amount of time that you spend working during a week
computerize(v.)
a person
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Complete the sentences with the following vocabulary. There is one extra word.
computerized open country work week peace human beings
phone call local mobile
 I would like to learn more about the whole new world of _______________ art, not only for music but for digital graphics.
There's plenty of _____________, most of it accessible by road.
His _____________ stretched to 50 or 60 hours.
The country is at _____________with its neighbors for the first time in years.
It was thought that the disease could not be passed to_______________.
I need to make a quick _____________.
You can find all these books in your ____________ library, close to your house.
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5. While- listening Answer the questions below.
What does the speaker do on Saturday morning?
How does the weekend help the speaker?
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6. While- listening Complete the sentences wıth the words from the audıo.
I have to work with computers and phones _________the time in my work.
I think the number of voice-to-voice ______ _____has gone down a lot in the last few years.
It’s very _________ and helps me remember I’m a human being.
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Post lıstenıng
Discuss the following questions in small groups.
If you could uninvent any piece of technology, what would it be and why?
What is the most important technological invention of the 20th century? Why?
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