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THEME 8 DIGITAL ERA

1 A READING
READING
What does the cartoon mean to you? Discuss it in terms of changes in technology.

SON, GET
CAN YOU GO TO INTO THE LINE
THE BANK AND PAY IN A BANK? C'MON,
THIS BILL FOR DAD! LET'S DO IT
ME? ONLINE.

1 B

Work in pairs. Look at the list of the technological devices of the past. Discuss what have
replaced them today.

Technological Technological
devices in the past devices today

Black&white TV

Walkman

Typewriter

Dial phone

Brick game handheld
console

1 C
Take a quick look at the text and see if there are changes which are the same as or similar to
the list above.

Perhaps, when people read or hear about future predictions such as ‘‘students will learn from robot teachers
over the Internet’’ and ‘‘people will live much longer because organ replacement will be possible’’, most do not
think about the possibility. Instead, they are curious about what it will be like. This is so because humanity
has witnessed and is witnessing the incredible evolution of technology. They are sure that everything will keep
changing and will be much different.
A top futurist, Thomas Frey of Da Vinci Institute, gave an interview to a world famous newspaper in 2016 and
said ‘‘Thirty years ago, it was a big deal when schools got their first computers. Today, it’s a big deal when
students get their own laptops. In 14 years, it will be a big deal when students learn from robot teachers over the

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