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110 Knowledge and technology 09 LANGUAGE SKILLS EXPLORE EXTRAS Listen again and match the opinions with the speakers, Liam (L), Olga (O) or Jane (J). 1 Technology is convenient for tourists to find a good place to eat. 2 It makes going out less interesting. 3 It can be as unreliable as the long-range weather forecast. 4 It can make people passive. 5 It saves you time when travelling. 6 It saves you having to memorise useless information. 7 It doesn’t always help you to understand things in greater depth. Which opinions do you agree with? Why? Discuss these questions. 1 Think of some information you looked up online. Was it easy or difficult to find? Were you satisfied with the result? 2 Have you ever found unreliable information? You have come across the blog post on the right and you decide to write a comment. In your blog comment, you should:   describe how having access to information has changed over the centuries.   explain your favoured methods of research.   speculate about the consequences of information being available anytime and anywhere. Write around 250 words.  Writing guide, Blog , p. 178. a 7 TCD  3/01 b SPEakIng 8 Jeremy Griffin 17 July, 6.31 pm On call for 24 hours The ‘anytime, anywhere’ access that our mobile devices provide us with; the crumb trail that social data leaves: there are a number of positive and negative sides of the digital, social and mobile world we live in. But where is it all leading? WRItIng 9 The Hole in the Wall What do you think photos A and B show? Read part of a report about the photos. What do you think the project consists of? LIStEnIng 10 B A a 11 Look at the photo on p. 205. What do you understand about the project now that you didn’t before? b With a hidden video camera, we recorded the launch of the project, while a clock kept time down below. This boy had never used a computer before. After just two minutes, he’s learnt how to control the cursor. One double click and four minutes later, he’s opened a file. After six minutes, he’s online. Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des V rlags öbv