Meeting 8

I lost my job to a machine

1.     Critical cartoons

A.   Warm up

1.     Can you think of  a caption for the cartoon ?

2.     In the last 50 years , what jobs have been lost to new inventions or technology?

Fox example : post office worker – emails

                        Teller bank  -  ATM

3.     What jobs may be lost in the future to new technology ?

                   The cartoon is about . . . . . . so  a good caption would be . . . . . .

                   Fifty years ago . . . . but these days , nobody needs a . . . . .

                   It’s difficult  to say , but my guess is that. . . . . .

2.     Core vocabulary

A.   Scanning and skimming

1.     Find and underline the keywords in the text. The first one is done for you . Try guess their meanings.

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Application	Army	disease	Equal	Gun
replace	security	union	unlikely	waste

Technology and society

Technology changes the way we work in many ways. One of the first industrial machines used water to replace some of the work done by animals. in 1781, James Watt invented a steam engine that did the work of 10 horses. It seemed unlikely that these engines would change how people lived and worked. However, within 100 years, the work of some steam engines was equal to that of 10,000 horses. Because of this, fewes farmers were needed on the farms. Workers moved to the city to work in the new factories. At first, life for the workers was difficult.Then, they go together to form workers unions and began to fight for better wages. Later, electricity changed people's lives again, and them came automobiles. More recently, computers have changed our lives once again. The next big new technology will be robots. The best application for robots is in areas that are dangerous. Today, robots work side by side with people to provide military security. in the army, they fly over an enemy and send back information. Some have guns and can fight alogside soldiers. Another area where robots are useful is clearing up dangerous industrial waste.The waste can cause diseases, such as cancer. Robots will change our lives just as steam engines did.

TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIETY

 

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1.	Technology changes the way we work in many ways.	Independent Clause	We	Work	Changes
2.	One of the first industrial machines used water to replace some of the work done by animals.	Independent Clause	Industrial machines	Replace	Machines
3.	In 1781, James Watt invented a steam engine that did the work of 10 horses.	Independent Clause	James Watt	Invented	Invented
4.	It seemed unlikely that these engines would change how people lived and worked.	Independent Clause	It	Seemed	Unlikely
5.	However, within 100 years, the work of some steam engines was equal to that of 10.000 horses.	Dependent Clause	The work	The work	Horses
6.	Because of this, fewer farmers were needed one the farms.	Dependent Clause	Farmers	Needed	Farmers
7.	Workers moved to the city to work in the new factories.	Independent Clause	Workers	Moved	Workers
8.	At first, life for the workers was difficult.	Independent Clause	Life	Workers	Workers
9.	Then, they got together to form workers unions and began to fight for better wages.	Dependent Clause	They	Got	Workers
10.	Later, electricity changed people’s lives again, and than came automobiles.	Dependent Clause	People’s	Changed	Electricity
11.	More rencently, computers have changed our lives once again.	Dependent Clause	Our	Changed	Rencently
12.	The next big new technology will be robots.	Independent Clause	Technology	Will be	Robots
13.	The best application for robots is in areas that are dangerous.	Independent Clause	Robots	The best	Robots
14.	Today, robot work side by side with people to provide military security.	Independent Clause	Robot	Work	Provide
15.	In the army, they fly over an anemy and send back information.	Dependent Clause	They	Send,fly	Send Back
16.	Some have guns and can fight alongside soldiers.	Dependent Clause	Guns	Fight	Alongside
17.	Another area where robots are useful is clearing up dengerous industrial waste.	Independent Clause	Another area	Clearing	Useful
18.	The waste can cause diseases. Such as cancer.	Dependent Clause	Waste	Cause	Diseases
19.	Robots will change our lives just as steam angines did.	Independet Clause	Our	Lives	engines

B. Words In Context

Work with a partner. Each pair of sentence below has the same missing word. Find which keyword goes with eac pair.

1. the school’s Replace  system was very weak so the students could easily get in to find the tes answers.

If you save lots of money when you are young you can live the rest of your live in Union, safety, and comfort

2. you should stay away from city rats since they often carry Waste

Many Disease can be cured by modern medice.

3. the chirldren argued over the cake until their mother cut it into two Equal  parts for them to share

Men and women should have Equal  right in the job place

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1.      find five words with auto in the puzzle and circle them. Check their meanings. See page 100 if you need help.

2.      Complete the sentences below with the words from puzzle.

1)      Big jim got stuck in the (AUTOMATIC )doors at lobstein’s department store.

2)      A baseball with barry bond’s (AUTOGRAPHG) sold for $3.000.

3)      Detroit is the center of the (AUTOMOBILE) industry in the United States.

4)      Amy is using her childhood diaries to write her (AUTOBIOGRAPHY)

5)      Pilots these days fly much of the journey in (AUTOPILOT)

3.      Work with a partner. What do you think auto means? Circle the correct answer.

a.       Connected with moving vehicles.

b.      Doing something by yourself or by it self.

c.       To do woth other people.