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CIVILISATION AND PROGRESS
3. A TECHNOLOGY
HOW HAS TECHNOLOGY HELPED IMPROVE LIFE IN THE HOME?
Read the rubric and the essay below.
The topic sentence of each paragraph is missing.
Match the sentences A-E with the appropriate paragraph 1-5 in the essay.
A Technology is also important for security reasons.
B Over the years, technology has proved
to be invaluable in the home.
C What is more,
people can now entertain themselves at home.
D Summing up, there is no doubt
that technological advances
have changed people's lives through the ages.
E Technology has made life more comfortable.
__B__Progress has brought about many changes.
Inventions that were once considered amazing are now everyday household items, which make life easier and provide entertainment and security.
__E__Most modern appliances are easy to use and can do almost everything — from cooking to washing clothes and dishes — quickly and efficiently. As a result, people have more leisure time.
__C__We do not have to go out as much. In fact, almost everything can be done in the comfort of our homes. For instance, we can watch our favourite film with Dolby surround sound, play a game on the Internet, chat with friends and even shop online.
__A__In the past, it was quite simple for a burglar to
break into a house. Nowadays, burglar alarms, fitted with laser beams and front-door video cameras, make homes much safer.
__D__It is certain that more improvements will be made in the future.
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CIVILISATION AND PROGRESS
3. B TECHNOLOGY
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Work in pairs.
Speak about the benefits and drawbacks of the items as in the example:
e.g.
SA: Computers have revolutionised industry.
SB: However, they have led to a reduction
in the amount of available jobs in offices.
(Free answers) / (Suggested answers)
SOLAR POWER
+is used as a means of heating / both the installation of solar panels
and their servicing are very expensive
SA: Solar power is used by many people
as a means of heating all year round.
SB: However, both the installation of solar panels
and their servicing can be very expensive,
so few people have access to them.
BODY SCANS and LASERS
+body scans and lasers help doctors
diagnose faster and more accurately / X-rays can be harmful as they give out radiation
SA: Body scans and lasers help doctors
diagnose faster and more accurately.
SB: On the other hand, X-rays can be harmful
as they give out radiation.
MOBILE PHONES
+mobile phones have made communication easier / but are expensive to use
SA: Mobile phones make communication easier.
SB: On the other hand, they are expensive to use,
and you may accidentally
leave your phone behind or lose it.
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CIVILISATION AND PROGRESS
3. B TECHNOLOGY
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COMPUTERS
+have many applications / People may have become too dependent
on computers
SA: Computers have a lot of useful applications.
In fact they make life much easier
in all sorts of ways.
SB: On the other hand, people have become
too dependent on them.
Soon people won't be able to do anything themselves.
SATELLITES
+satellites have speeded up
the communication network / but they are difficult to repair
SA: Satellites have speeded up
the communication network.
SB: Yes, but if they break down,
they are difficult to repair.
ROBOTS
+robots have increased the speed of production, / but have led to greater unemployment
SA: Robots have increased
the speed of production.
SB: However, they have led to greater unemployment
by putting manual workers out of jobs.
Useful expressions
on the other hand, / moreover, / what's more, / howeverACTIVITY SHEETS_4
CIVILISATION AND PROGRESS
3. C TECHNOLOGY
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IN THE YEAR 2525 (Zager and Evans, 1969)
Listen to the songIn the year 2525.(Track 32)
Match the singers' predictions to these years.
1. 35352. 4545 – 5555
3. 6565
4. 7510 – 8510
5. 9595 / _____
_____
_____
_____ / a. Man will have destroyed the earth.
b. God will decide whether or notto destroy the human race.
c. Babies will be manufacturedartificially.
d. Humans will be controlled by drugs.
e. Human bodies will be useless.
1. 3535
2. 4545-5555
3. 6565
4. 7510-8510
5. 9595 / d. Humans will be controlled by drugs.
e. Human bodies will be useless.
c. Babies will be manufacturedartificially.
b. God will decide whether or not to destroy the human race.
a. Man will have destroyed the earth.
In the year 2525
If man is still alive
If woman can survive
They may find...
In the year 3555
Ain't gonna need to tell the truth, tell no lies
Everything you think, do, or say
Is in the pill you took today
In the year 4545
Ain't gonna need your teeth,
won't need your eyes
You won't find a thing to do
Nobody's gonna look at you
In the year 5555
Your arms are hanging limp at your sides
Your legs got nothing to do
Some machine is doing that for you
In the year 6565
Ain't gonna need no husband,
won't need no wife
You'll pick your son, pick your daughter too
From the bottom of a long black tube / In the year 7510
If God's a-comin' he ought to make it by then
Maybe he'll look around himself and say
Guess it's time for the Judgement Day
In the year 8510
God's gonna shake his mighty head
He'll either say
'I'm pleased where man has been'
Or tear it down and start again
In the year 9595
I'm kinda wondering if man's gonna be alive
He's taken everything this old earth can give
And he ain't put back nothing...
Now it's been 10,000 years
Man has cried a billion tears
For what he never knew
Now man's reign is through
But through the eternal night
The twinkling of starlight
So very far away
Maybe it's only yesterday...
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CIVILISATION AND PROGRESS
3. D TECHNOLOGY
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LIFE ON EARTH
Global issues
Read the texts and give an appropriate title to each text.
A
Every week, a staggering 10,000 square kilometres of tropical rain forest is cut down.
An area the size of France disappears every 12 months.
Destruction of the tropical rainforest.
B
The nations of the world, rich and poor alike, continue to regard the sea as a convenient place to dump
millions of tons of chemicals, sewage and industrial waste.
Pollution of the sea.
C
There are now more than 800 nuclear power stations throughout the world. Although this is supposed
to be a 'clean' form of energy, there are in fact very high risks associated with it.
The dangers of nuclear power.
D
Smoke from factories and coal-fired power stations not only pollutes the air, but also causes chemical
changes in the atmosphere which result in acid rain.
Air pollution and acid rain.
E
In 1985 it was noticed that there was a hole in the ozone layer over the Antarctic.
Scientists now believe that the loss of ozone may be as much as 30%, and still rising.
Hole in the ozone layer.
F
A report on global warming has warned that average world temperatures will rise, due to the build-up of carbon dioxide and other 'greenhouse gases' in the Earth's atmosphere.
Global warming may cause e.g. floods.
The greenhouse effect.
DO THE CROSSWORD.
1. The gradual warming up of the Earth is called '... warming' _global
2. Acid ... destroys trees and kills fish in lakes. _rain
3. The hole in the ... layer may cause an increase in skin cancer. _ozon
4. Electricity is produced in ... stations. _power
5. The ... waste remains dangerous for hundreds of years. _nuclear
6. Many factories dump dangerous ... straight into the sea. _chemicals
7. Burning things releases ... dioxide into the atmosphere. _carbon
8. The exhaust fumes from cars and lorries cause serious ... in many cities around the world. _pollution
9. A good example of the problem of desertification is the ... Desert. _Sahara
10. Huge areas of tropical rain ... are disappearing every year._forest
GREENHOUSE
Some gases trap the heat from the Sun in the Earth's atmosphere,
making the Earth warmer. This is called the '... effect'.
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CIVILISATION AND PROGRESS
3. E TECHNOLOGY
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Look at these suggestions how to protect our environment.
Which do you think are for individuals?
Which for governments?
What is the point of them?
Fill in the table.
FIVE THINGS YOU CAN DOTO HELP THE ENVIRONMENT / FIVE THINGS GOVERNMENT COULD DO
TO HELP THE ENVIRONMENT / RESULTS
If it isn’t very far, walk or cycle –
leave the car at home. / Double the price of petrol. / It saves petrol.
Have a shower instead of a bath. / Introduce water meters. / It saves electricity and water.
When you go shopping,
don’t ask for a bag –
take one with you. / Put a tax on plastic bags. / It reduces
the amount of plastic
that we use.
Don’t throw away
old glass bottles –
take them to a bottle bank. / Put a deposit on glass bottles
to encourage people
to return them. / The glass can be recycled.
Don’t buy furniture made
from tropical hardwood. / Ban the import of tropical hardwood. / It helps to stop people
destroying the rainforest.
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