http://www2.elc.polyu.edu.hk/CILL/eap/wordlists.htm http://jbauman.com/gsl.html http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ls-_6UWwrSo&feature=related tecnology are as important as air for this modern times.

Technology plays an important role in our daily life, for example in food, clothing , and so on. however, we never realise that the reliability that we depends on the technology. Technology could brings pro ad con to us. firstly, we could discover the effect of technology to our daily food. fast food or instance food can be known as the best companian for those students or working aldult who fighting for times. But the food which being process through machine will bring a negative effect to our daily life. For example, obesity which causes mainly from the fast food or high calories consumptions in those processes food. Technology is building bridges between people on opposite sides of the globe, but it is also building ever stronger walls between neighbours. Some people are surrounding themselves with modern technology while paying little attention to the needs of others. Others use technology to better understand their fellow man to overcome physical distance, establishing relationships of solidarity and sympathy around the globe. Whether driving a car, planting a bomb, sending a spam E-mail or signing a contract, technology extends our realm of influence. Usually, however, it does not extend the senses that we rely on to give us feedback about the consequences of our actions. An unfortunate dynamic of modern technology is that it often works through competition; many technologies benefit early adopters at the expense of non-adopters. Ancient man must have been satisfied when he learnt how to kill mammoths by driving them over precipices. This seemed to offer great benefits - until everyone else adopted the technology, driving the mammoths to extinction. Ultimately, mankind's salvation does not lie in more or faster machines. All technology is, in the words of the poet Thoreau, but 'improved means to an unimproved end'. As long as we are at war with one another and with the world...

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HOMETOWN y Describe your hometown. y Whats special about it? y Where is your hometown located? y Is it easy to travel around your hometown? y What is it known for? y What do people in your town do? y What are the main industries in your hometown? y What problems face your hometow n? y What languages are spoken in your hometown? y What are the advantages of living in your hometown? y What are some problems faced by your hometown? y Compare your hometown with another city. y What are some environmental problems faced by your hometown?

*Describe your hometown. is a country in the Horn of Africa. It is bordered by Eritrea in the north, Ethiopia in the west and south, and Somalia in the southeast. The remainder of the border is formed by the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden at the east. Djibouti, which had a population of 818,159 at the 2009 census, [5] is one of the least populous countries in Africa The predominant religion in Djibouti is Islam, with a 94% majority, with the remaining 6% practicing Christianity.

Djibouti is sectioned into five regions and one city. The regions and city are:
     

Ali Sabieh Region (Rgion d'Ali Sabieh ) Arta Region (Rgion d'Arta) Dikhil Region (Rgion de Dikhil ) Djibouti (city) (Ville de Djibouti) Obock Region (Rgion d'Obock ) Tadjourah Region (Rgion de Tadjourah))

The economy of Djibouti is based on service activities connected with the country's strategic location[18] and status as a free trade zone in northeast Africa. Two-thirds of the inhabitants live in the capital city, the remainder being mostly nomadic herders. Scant rainfall limits crop production to fruits andvegetables, and most food must be imported.

What problems face your hometown?

In April 2005, the United Nations World Food Programme warned that 30,000 people in Djibouti face serious food shortages following three years of poor rains.[19]

Education Education in Djibouti is strongly influenced by France.[31] Although the government effort resulted in an increase in enrollment during the 1990s, the education system is still below people s expectations and the needs of a developing nation.[31] There are 81 public primary schools, 24 registered private primary schools, 12 secondary schools and two vocational schools in Djibouti.[31][32] Female gross enrollment rate was at 21.9% and male gross enrollment rate was at 29.0% in 2007

Culture Djiboutian attire reflects the region's hot and arid climate. When not dressed in western clothing such as jeans and t-shirts, men typically wear the macawiis, which is a saronglike garment worn around the waist.

Women typically wear the dirac, which is a long, light, diaphanous voile dress made of cotton or polyester that is worn over a full-length