Give opinions about technology topics on the next two pages and see if you can agree with your partner.
| Possible things to give opinions about
cause and effect/ consequences/ reasons comparisons/ contrasting different generations future predictions/ possibilities generalisations government actions/ actions by the authorities/ actions by people in charge importance people your age in your country people’s actions people’s level of interest/ knowledge/ worry (reasons for) people’s opinions popularity problems and solutions pros and cons strong opinions weak opinions things you agree with things you disagree with/ disapprove of recommendations/ things that should change/ things that should be done trends/ changes over time (declines, growth, etc) |
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Science and technology topics to give your opinion on
- abacus
- AI/ artificial intelligence/ machine learning
- algebra
- answerphones/ answer machines/ voice mail
- AR/ augmented reality
- (mental) arithmetic (addition/ adding up, subtraction/ taking away, multiplication and division)
- geometry (trig/ trigonometry etc)
- (belief in/ searching for) alien life
- (smartphone/ tablet) app(lication)s/ (computer) software
- astronomy/ cosmology
- automation/ automated…
- big data
- biometric identification (voice recognition, facial recognition, etc)
- biotech/ biotechnology
- block-chain technologies (Bitcoin, etc)
- bloggers/ blogging/ vloggers/ vlogging
- Bunsen burners (in schools)
- calculators
- CO2/ carbon emissions/ carbon capture/ carbon sequestering
- clamshell mobile phones
- climate change/ global warming/ global temperatures/ the greenhouse effect
- cloud computing/ the cloud
- (laptop/ personal/ super) computers/ (computer) hardware
- (use of/ uses of/ number of) contactless payment cards/ contactless…
- (postgraduate) courses in science (BScs, MScs, scientific PhDs, etc)
- DAB/ digital radio
- defence technology
- desktop computers/ PCs
- digital cameras/ digital…
- digital natives
- downloadable…
- driverless cars
- emoji/ emoticons
- fundamental particles
- GM/ genetically modified…
- green technology
- (white hat/ black hat) hackers/ hacking/ data breaches
- hatred of maths and science/ fear of maths and science
- (the rate of) (scientific/ technological) innovation
- the internet/ the world wide web/ online…/ … websites
- IoT/ the internet of things
- IT in schools (programming in schools, IWBs, etc)
- LED light bulbs/ LED…
- (new/ advanced/ artificial) materials
- math/ maths/ mathematical skills/ (basic/in-)numeracy
- miniaturisation/ miniature…/ the size of…
- nanotechnology
- nuclear power/ nuclear weapons
- operating systems
- paperless offices/ paperless…
- patent applications/ patent disputes/ patent…/ patents
- personalised medicine/ personalised…
- phishing scams
- PISA rankings in maths and science
- podcasts
- (light/ water/ air/ noise) pollution
- popular science books/ magazines
- pseudoscience
- (Freudian) psychotherapy
- radioactivity/ radiation
- refrigeration (fridges, freezers, frozen food, etc
- (peer-reviewed) research (papers)
- robot hoovers (= robot vacuum cleaners)/ robot(ic)…
- (nano/ micro) satellites/ satellite…
- sci-fi/ science fiction
- science/ STEM subjects (physics/ chemistry/ biology/ maths)
- “the scientific method”
- scientific controversies
- scientific ethics/ scientific scandals (falsifying results, etc)
- (circulation of/ influence of/ reputation of/ number of) scientific journals
- (investment in/ amount of) scientific research
- SMSs/ texts/ texting
- social media (sites)
- space exploration/ (reusable) spacecraft/ space tourism/ lunar exploration
- spam
- supersonic air travel
- technological literacy
- teleconferences/ video conferences
- trust in science/ environmentalists/ nuclear power/ researchers
- (cable/ satellite/ HD/ streaming) TV/ television/ telly/ the box
- (deep sea) underwater exploration/ underwater…
- vending machines
- video games (video game consoles, video arcades, etc)
- (computer) viruses/ virus protection
- voice activated… (Siri, Amazon Echo/ Alexa, etc)
- VoIP services such as Skype
- VR/ virtual reality
- wearable technology (smartwatches, etc)
- (speed of/ availability of/ cost of) WiFi
- women in science/ women in STEM subjects/ women in STEM careers
- word processors
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Write correct English for each of the “Japanese English” expressions below. None are correct in English as they are now.
appli X
BS X
degital X
digi camera X
eco technology X
high vision X
homep X
pasokon X
note pasokon X
rajio X
(computer) soft X
televi X
TV conference X
TV game X
wirus X
Check above.
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Science and technology abbreviations
Without looking above, try to remember, work out or guess what the long form of each thing above is.
- 3D…
- app
- AR
- biotech
- BSc
- DAB
- fridge
- GM
- HDTV
- IoT
- IT
- IWB
- LED
- math(s)
- mobile
- MSc
- OS
- PC
- sci-fi
- SMS
- STEM
- trig
- vlog
- VR
- www
Use the mixed words below to help with the task above. Some words can be used more than once.
- augmented
- audio
- bachelor of
- biological
- broadcasting
- computer
- definition
- digital
- dimensions/ dimensional
- diodes
- emitting
- engineering
- fiction
- genetically
- high
- information
- interactive
- internet
- -lication
- light
- master
- mathematics
- maths
- messaging
- modified
- of
- operating
- personal
- phone
- reality
- refrigerator
- science
- service
- short
- system
- technology
- television
- the
- trigonometry
- video
- virtual
- web
- whiteboard
- wide
- world
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