Student C. Weather Report 3.

Good morning, this is Alonzo Jacob with your Monday weather report. The heat wave that slowed everybody down this weekend is showing no signs of letting up this week. Our meteorologists suggest that today's temperature could climb to as high as 40 degrees Celsius by the late afternoon. Right now, only an hour after sunrise, the temperature here at the airport is already 29 degrees. However, there is relatively no humidity in the air, so it feels quite comfortable out here at the moment. Unfortunately, there is also no rain in the forecast for the next five days. This is bad news for the thirsty forest fires that are raging across the interior of our province. Looks like setting up a tent in the backyard may be the only way to catch some sleep tonight if you don't have air-conditioning. That's all for today's weather. Stay tuned for the morning traffic report.

 

HIGH TECH

“Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration.” Thomas Alva Edison, the great American inventor

1. Read the quotation of the unit.What do you think Edison meant? Discuss your ideas with the group.

Imagine how different life might be if you couldn’t listen to your favourite CD or take a photo of your friends on vacation. What would life be like if you couldn’t switch on a light when it gets dark, or go to the fridge and get a snack? The creative genius of early inventors laid the foundations for the modern world. Today, universities and other research institutes work closely with high-tech industries to find practical applications for scientific discoveries.

2. What did Thomas Edison invent?What other outstanding inventors do you know? What are other major technological advances of the previous centuries? How have they affected the everyday life of people all over the world?

3. Does our life depend on computers? Why do you think?What are the advantages and disadvantages of computerization / global computerization?

Computer use is so widespread that computer literacy is required in order to graduate. Developing computer hardware and software is the fastest-growing industry in the world. The Internet technology originally developed for the American military in the 1970s enables computers all over the world to communicate with each other. “Surfing the Net” is popular around the world. Internet users may explore cyberspace to access information about any topic or send e-mail to other Internet users.

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