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109 Knowledge and technology 09 LANGUAGE SKILLS EXPLORE EXTRAS Cover the article. Which verbs from 1–6:   collocated with information or facts , which with knowledge ?   have a similar meaning?   could collocate with both information and knowledge ? Can you remember how verbs 7–11 were used in the article? Read the article again to check. Listen to three people discussing the ideas in the article. Which of these topics do they talk about?   going out   travelling to work   going on a long journey   knowing historical facts Are they generally in favour of or against technology? a 5 b c LIStEnIng 6 TCD  3/01 a to select by pressing and releasing e.g. a mouse button b to delegate (a task or function) to someone else c to take in like a sponge d to increase e to give to someone else f to consciously memorise g to regard highly h to learn without intending to i to find in a book or on the internet j to get / gain by your own effort k to enter in a computer 1 value 2 look up 3 commit (to memory) 4 acquire 5 pick up 6 absorb 7 hand over 8 key in 9 click on 0 outsource 1 boost 1 1 Discuss these questions. 1 How do people access information in the 21st century? 2 What do you understand ‘general knowledge’ to mean here? 3 What are the parallels between technology and writing in the story of Thoth? 4 What is the difference between Jones’s opinions and Swift’s? How do you think the writer will conclude the article? Do you think he will agree that general knowledge is now dead? Read the final paragraph on p. 197. Are you surprised by the ending? Why? /Why not? Look at these verbs from the article. Match them with the correct definitions. a 3 b c LanguagE FOCuS 4 Talking about infor- mation and knowledge horrified, and tells him: “This invention will induce forgetfulness in the souls of those who have learned it, because they will not need to exercise their memories, being able to rely on what is written. Writing is not a remedy for memory, but for reminding them of what they have discovered.” Who wants to be a millionaire finalist David Swift, responding to the same question, recog- nises that there is a problem of young people saying: “I don’t need to know that”, but he is far more excited about the educational potential of the internet. “There is so much more info out there, giving people far more opportunities to boost their general knowledge.” Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv