CHAPTER 24 OF 30
Technology
4 Sual
28 İdeya
24 Termin
Etiket ideyanın ən uyğun olduğu esse növünü göstərir; ideyanın yalnız həmin növdə istifadə oluna biləcəyi demək deyil.
Mobile phones in public places
SUAL
Mobile phone use should be restricted in public places such as trains, restaurants and cinemas. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
FOR RESTRICTIONS
4
1
Loud calls impose a private conversation on everyone within earshot.
OP
2
Filming strangers without consent is now trivially easy.
OP
3
Phones interfere with equipment in hospitals and aircraft.
OP
4
They are a serious distraction in classrooms and behind the wheel.
OP
AGAINST
4
1
Phones are the fastest route to emergency services and let responders locate you.
OP
2
Public phone boxes have essentially disappeared.
OP
3
Designated quiet carriages and phone-free zones achieve the same result without a blanket ban.
OP
4
Etiquette will settle, as it did with every new technology.
OP
Has technology made us more social?
SUAL
Some believe technology has made us more sociable, while others argue it has made us less so. Discuss both views and give your own opinion.
MORE SOCIAL
4
1
Distance has effectively been abolished for anyone with a connection.
DV
2
Niche communities that could never have met locally now thrive.
DV
3
Migrant families stay present in each other’s daily lives.
DV
4
Old friendships can be revived with one message.
DV
LESS SOCIAL
4
1
Conversation is constantly interrupted by notifications.
DV
2
Time online is time not spent face to face.
DV
3
Anonymity makes cruelty cheap.
DV
4
A large network of weak ties is not the same as a few close ones.
DV
Technology and the generation gap
SUAL
Some think technology has widened the gap between the generations, while others believe it has brought them closer. Discuss both views and give your own opinion.
WIDENING
3
1
Young people absorbed these tools as children while older people must learn them deliberately.
DV
2
Interfaces change faster than anyone can keep up.
DV
3
Services moving online exclude those who cannot use them.
DV
NARROWING
3
1
Teaching a grandparent to video-call reverses the usual roles and creates real closeness.
DV
2
Older relatives can now follow grandchildren’s lives daily.
DV
3
Every generation has faced some new technology, and this one is not uniquely divisive.
DV
Technology and the rich–poor gap
SUAL
Some argue technology increases the gap between rich and poor, while others believe it helps to close it. Discuss both views and give your own opinion.
WIDENING
3
1
The best hospitals and schools buy the newest equipment first.
DV
2
Automation eliminates exactly the manual jobs that low-skilled workers depend on.
DV
3
Devices are bought on credit by people who cannot afford them.
DV
NARROWING
3
1
Mobile networks let countries skip landline infrastructure entirely, giving remote villages banking and healthcare.
DV
2
Free public wifi and open courseware put education within reach.
DV
3
Agricultural technology has raised yields and living standards in developing countries.
DV
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01
intrusive
adj
Universal
Interfering unwelcomely in others’ affairs.
intrusive phone conversations
02
an adverse effect on
n
Universal
A harmful influence on something.
an adverse effect on concentration
03
designated areas
n
Places officially set aside for a purpose.
phone use in designated areas only
04
to curtail personal freedom
v
Universal
To reduce what people are allowed to do.
a ban curtails personal freedom
05
to violate somebody’s privacy
v
Universal
To intrude on their private life wrongly.
filming strangers violates their privacy
06
on the verge of extinction
idiom
Universal
About to disappear completely.
phone boxes are on the verge of extinction
07
a permanent distraction
n
Something that constantly prevents concentration.
phones are a permanent distraction
08
to interfere with
v
Universal
To disrupt the working of something.
phones interfere with medical equipment
09
a blanket ban
n
Universal
A prohibition with no exceptions.
a blanket ban is too crude
10
to build up a network
v
Universal
To gradually create a set of contacts.
build up a professional network
11
like-minded people
n
Universal
People who share your interests and views.
online communities of like-minded people
12
to reconnect with
v
Universal
To make contact again after a long gap.
reconnect with old school friends
13
under the veil of anonymity
idiom
Hidden behind not being identified.
cruelty flourishes under the veil of anonymity
14
superficial connections
n
Relationships without real depth.
hundreds of superficial connections
15
an echo chamber
n
An environment where only similar views are heard.
platforms become echo chambers
16
face-to-face interaction
n
Universal
Communication in person.
no substitute for face-to-face interaction
17
digital natives
n
People who grew up with digital technology.
digital natives learn interfaces instinctively
18
screen fatigue
n
Tiredness caused by prolonged use of screens.
screen fatigue after a day of video calls
19
reverse mentoring
n
Younger people teaching skills to older ones.
reverse mentoring in families
20
a digital detox
n
A period of deliberately avoiding devices.
book a digital detox holiday
21
indispensable
adj
Universal
So useful that it cannot be done without.
smartphones have become indispensable
22
the digital divide
n
The gap between those with and without access.
the digital divide between rich and poor
23
automation
n
Universal
The use of machines to do work people did.
automation eliminates manual jobs
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to leapfrog
v
To skip a stage of development entirely.
mobile networks let countries leapfrog landlines
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