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Hi everybody…this is Misterduncan in England!
How are you today? Are you OK? I hope so!
Are you happy? I hope so!
In this lesson, we’re going to talk about the complicated
and some would say forever changing world..of modern technology.
A long time ago in a galaxy, far far away…Well..actually it
was not all that long ago…In fact it was not all that far away either.
In the beginning there was darkness. Computer, DVD players
and I-pods did not exist. There were no cellular phones, no jet aeroplanes, no
microwave ovens and no internet. Yes before technology came along, the world
was quite a dull place to be…Or so we are told!
“Greetings Earth People”. The word technology generally
relates to any complicated tool that has been created to carry out a task of
some sort. This task can be a simple one..such as..adding up numbers. Right up
to the really complex ones…such as steering a jumbo jet or sending a rocket
into space. There are some other words that relate to technology. Such
as…”Electronics”, “Hi-Tech”, “Micro-Tech” and …”Info-Tech”. These days
virtually all modern technology is powered by electricity for example…”Televisions”, “Radios”, “MP-3 Players”, “Cellular Phones”,
“Washing Machines”, “Notebook Computers”. Even the good old…”Buzzzzz”,
“Toothbrush”, The list is endless!
Do you mind if I take your photograph? Is it ok? Ok. Give me
a lovely smile..go on! Say cheese…”Cheese!!!” That’s great. It would be fair to
say that virtually all of the great technological leaps forward have occurred
during the past fifty years. Since the discovery of Electricity…our world has
been magically transformed into an amazing wonderland…where our thirst for
information can be quenched and imagination is allowed to run free.
However…all is not perfect. There are some people who are sceptical
of our ultra-modern way of living. And say that modern inventions such as the
Computer and Television have made us lazy and less in touch with the real
world.
Other examples being..the cellular telephone and the
internet. Which critics say, have helped to make the world smaller…while at the
same time making us less likely. To speak face to face. Also we musn’t forget.
The environmental impact that these energy guzzling devices are making.
Of course it is true., that technology has been created for
bad purposes…as well as good. Nuclear power has enabled us the generate energy
but it also been used to create weapons. So I imagine, perhaps in the future…we
could be using Lazer guns..just like in the science-fiction movies.
It is amazing to think of how much the world has changed
because off all the new technology around us many of the devices we use today would
have been mere fantasy and science-fiction fifty years ago. It proves one very important rule.
If it can be imagined, it can be created.
I wonder what our world will be like in another fifty years.
Can you imagine what it will be like living then? Flying cars! Fusion power!
Maybe even a “Time machine”will be invented by then. I could travel back to
the past..and visit myself as a child. Then again..maybe not.
How many pieces of technology do you own? What are your
favourite electronic devices? Do you think you could live without them? It is
amazing to think that without all these incredible inventions. I would not be
able to stand here today and talk to you. Many of the things we can do today
have been made possible, thanks to our own creativeness and ingenuity. This is
Misterduncan..via the internet…saying thanks for watching and..bye-bye for now.
Ok, Misterduncan ready to beam up,
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