Conversation Workshop May 06th Natalia de los Santos

Technology: Friend or Foe?

Useful words to know:

11. virus
1. Application
12. data/information
2. cellphone/ smartphone/ phone
13. connection
3. database
14. messaging
4. search engine= Google
15. social network
5. links
16. screen
6. network
17. share
7. password
18. spy-ware
8. program
19. update
9. username
20. user-friendly
10. security

Some questions to think about:

1. What are the advantages of technology?

2. What are the disadvantages of technology?

3. In your opinion, What is the greatest technological invention? Why?

4. Do you think using cell phones too much is bad for our physical or mental health?

Why?
5. How do you think face to face communication differs from communication using

computers?
6. What social changes have cell phones made?

7. How much time do you spend on social networks?

8. Do you think modern technology reduces or increases stress? Why?

9. How often do you buy things on the Internet?

10. Do you think robots will cause unemployment (loss of jobs) in the future or make

more work? Why?