Expert Conversation: Technology and Internet

WARM UP

Let’s read the dialogue. I will be Sam and you will be Alice. After reading it once, we’ll switch roles.

READ

Hey, sister. Mom’s been calling you for dinner.
I will be there in five minutes.

Five minutes? Your ‘five minutes’ takes five hours! Come on. Put your phone down, and let’s eat.
Okay, if you insist. It is as if I’m the only one who can’t be bothered when with a gadget. You are practically glued to gaming computer most of the time.

Well, ‘most of the time’ is not this time. Anyway, you’ll love what mom cooked tonight–grilled salmon!
You should’ve said that earlier. Yummy!

CONVERSATION

Let’s talk. Please answer my questions. You may ask me questions, too.

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1. Are there any new gadgets that you really want to get?
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2. What gadgets did you use before but are obsolete now?
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3. If you would have only one gadget with you, what would it be?
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4. Does the brand of the gadget matters to you when buying a new one?
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5. What do you usually do on the internet? Do you shop online?
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6. What is the weirdest thing you’ve seen on the internet?
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7. What are some security or privacy issues you must think about when you access the internet?
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8. Is it expensive to access the internet in your country?
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9. How do you think our lives have been improved by the use of the internet?
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10. If you would have an internet-based business what would it be?
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