Technology

1. What factors will restrict technological development in the future?

2. Is there a limit to technology?

3. What current-day challenges could technology solve?

4. Will technology make the world a better or worse place? How?

5. In the future, what tech company will dominate the global market?

6. What do you think is the biggest breakthrough in scientific technology in the past

20 years?

7. Which technological advancement has affected your company the most in the

past 10 years?

8. In what ways will autonomous technology affect business in the future?

9. What are the potential dangers of A.I. technology?

10. What regulations would you introduce to cover autonomous technology?

Vocabulary:

obstacle to (further) progress

prohibitive cost = too expensive for most people

limited practicality

a huge step forwards = a huge advance

ground-breaking

for better or for worse

(carry) hidden risks

it remains to be seen
blanket legislation

on a case-by-case basis

Idioms:

develop in leaps and bounds

the sky’s the limit

a walk in the park

best thing since sliced bread

ahead of its time

a dime a dozen

time will tell

teething troubles

a hard nut to crack = a situation or problem that is particularly difficult to

understand, solve, or deal with

your guess is as good as mine = I don’t know the answer any more than you do

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Technology

1. What factors will restrict technological development in the future?

2. Is there a limit to technology?

3. What current-day challenges could technology solve?

4. Will technology make the world a better or worse place? How?

5. In the future, what tech company will dominate the global market?

6. What do you think is the biggest breakthrough in scientific technology in the past

20 years?

7. Which technological advancement has affected your company the most in the

past 10 years?

8. In what ways will autonomous technology affect business in the future?

9. What are the potential dangers of A.I. technology?

10. What regulations would you introduce to cover autonomous technology?

Vocabulary:

obstacle to (further) progress

prohibitive cost = too expensive for most people

limited practicality

a huge step forwards = a huge advance

ground-breaking

for better or for worse

(carry) hidden risks

it remains to be seen
blanket legislation

on a case-by-case basis

Idioms:

develop in leaps and bounds

the sky’s the limit

a walk in the park

best thing since sliced bread

ahead of its time

a dime a dozen

time will tell

teething troubles

a hard nut to crack = a situation or problem that is particularly difficult to

understand, solve, or deal with

your guess is as good as mine = I don’t know the answer any more than you do

Transitions:

Adding points
… and on top of that…

Using general language

As a rule…

Giving examples

In particular…

Describing cause

Thanks to…

Describing results

As a result...

Adding emphasis

It’s important to realize that...