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5. Read the text again carefully, and for questions 1-8. Choose the
answer (A, B, or D) which you think best according to the text.

1. In pairs, look at the photos and discuss these questions.

a) What benefits have these inventions brought?
b) What problems have they caused?

Man and machine

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2. Think about these questions, then discuss your ideas. 4. Read the text about a competition to design intelligent computers, and say which
of these statements is true, according to the text.
a) Why do boys seem to be more interested in technology than girls? a) Scientists have already created computers that can communicate exactly like
b) Do you think that technology can solve these problems? If so, how? If humans.
not, why not? b) Scientists may be able to make a computer that communicates like humans
 Global warming but it won’t happen for a long time.
 Famine c) Scientists will never be able to make a computer that communicates like
 Disease humans.

3. Reading

Part 1 Multiple choice

1 in the following conversation, one of the speakers is human, and one is a

computer called ‘Jabberwacky’. Can you say which is which? Give reasons for
your opinion.

WORKSHEET TEACHERS: William Andahua and Alan Campos Dummett, Paul; Hughes, John and Stephenson, Helen. (2013). Life Upper Intermediate