Why Factor

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PTO 2A

Kijk- en Luistertoets

Check ELO for useful websites to practice.
PTO 2B

Finish Up 17-32
English to Dutch

Stepping Stones Theme 2
Dutch to English

Slide 1 - Slide

Today: Why do we text instead of talk?

Slide 2 - Slide

Would you rather text or call someone if you had the choice?
A
Calling
B
Texting

Slide 3 - Quiz

Have you ever texted someone who was in the same room?
A
Yes
B
No

Slide 4 - Quiz

Listening

  •  Listen to the podcast.
  • Answer the questions.
  • Finish them by tomorrow.

Slide 5 - Slide

Slide 6 - Link

1. What is the message that Gary Turk wants to convey with the story in his video?

Slide 7 - Open question

2a. Finish this sentence “We like to text and we like to email because we …. “

Slide 8 - Open question

2b. “The phone connects and disconnects us at the same time. It’s a paradox.” What does that mean?

Slide 9 - Open question

3. Why are millennials called “generation mute”?

Slide 10 - Open question

4. Modern technology is ubiquitous. What does that mean?

Slide 11 - Open question

5. What is ‘dangerous’ about some aspects of modern technology?

Slide 12 - Open question

6. What makes personal relationships more ‘friction-free’, according to professor Turkle?

Slide 13 - Open question

7. What sort of information can you pick up from someone when they’re speaking to you rather than texting you?

Slide 14 - Open question

8. Why do emojis sometimes cause problems across generations?

Slide 15 - Open question

9. What is Mary Jane Cobbs’ job? What does she teach people?

Slide 16 - Open question

10. Why did one of Ms. Cobbs’ clients always let the telephone go to voicemail?

Slide 17 - Open question

11. When did this client start having these problems?

Slide 18 - Open question

12. What did Ms. Cobbs do to help this client?

Slide 19 - Open question

13. What are Ms. Cobbs’ thoughts about the future of telephone conversations?

Slide 20 - Open question

14. “… once I got his full attention …” (17 mins) Why did the podcast presenter not get the Indian man’s full attention straight away?

Slide 21 - Open question

15. What positive points are made in the podcast about text messages? (They can help …)

Slide 22 - Open question

16. “Habituation is much more difficult.” (21 mins) What does that mean?

Slide 23 - Open question

17. What function does the quote from an E.M. Forster novel serve at the end of the podcast?

Slide 24 - Open question