Билет №6

Билет № 6

1.                Let’s talk about science and modern technologies. What modern means of communication do you prefer to use when sharing news: email, phone, Skype, texting, etc.?

To begin with I’d like to point out that means of communication have changed greatly. When we think of it, we cannot understand how people who lived 50 years ago were able to keep in touch. Nowadays we cannot imagine human contact without modern technology devices such as mobile phones, smartphones, i-Pods, i-Pads, Tablets, laptops and so on.

Thanks to the new technologies people are communicating more than ever before. Modern means of communication have made the distance between people unimportant. Unlike 20 years ago we usually call someone, not visit. Mobile phones are portable and let us contact others wherever they and we are. Furthermore, mobile phones offer the possibility of texting. Text messaging is the most convenient and the cheapest form of communication when we need to pass a quick note containing only a few words.

Video conferences are often used by business people and scientists and they don’t need to travel to remote places.To keep in touch with our families and friends that live abroad we use the Internet and such programs as Skype or Messenger, we use video chats or instant messaging. Thanks to them we can talk with our relatives for free and without time limits.

A lot of people especially teenagers communicate in social networks such as vkontacte, facebook, twitter, odnoklasniki.   They share the news, pictures, funny videos, jokes, songs and so on.The Internet is very helpful for those who have a hobby.  You can communicate with those who share the same passion from all over the world. You can learn the news and discuss your favourite pop star, or a movie actor, a  TV show , sport competitions and what not. On forums people share their experiences and help each other to solve the   problems they have run into.

To sum it up I’d like to point out that modern means of communication have changed our life, they influence our social life, politics, commerce, everything.

     2.    Do you write letters? Why or why not?

No, I don’t. Emails have replaced letters and postcards almost completely. I prefer emails, which are quicker to write and send and more sure to reach the addressee.

     3.   What questions will you ask a famous blogger?

1. Do you like your job?

2. When did you become a blogger?

3. How did you become a blogger?

     4.     My cousin spends a lot of time chatting in VK (VKontakte) and it makes all the family angry. What can you advise him/ her and the family to do in this situation?

He should spend more time with his friends outdoors. He should spend free time with his parents. His parents should demonstrate to him that there are things in life, which are more important than the Internet.

     5.     Can you predict what kind of technologies, gadgets, and devices we will use in the future? Tell us about them.

I think everything will be automatically in the future. We will have cars without drivers, computer will drive us. May be we will only have to think about something and it will be done. I think we will be able to read people’s thought with the help of new gadgets in the future.