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이렇게 2014년은 또 과거로 지나갑니다.
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Topic1. Internet
The founder of the Internet, Sir Tim
Berners-Lee, has spoken about his creation 25 years after he helped to conceive
it. He said it has been a force for good, but it also has a negative side. Mr
Berners-Lee was speaking to the BBC at London's Science Museum. He said:
"Everywhere I look I see a mass of energy, a huge amount of energy, and
also in some places, they are using the web for organised protests against
oppressive regimes." He also lamented the growing use of the Internet for
trolling and negativity. He said: "It's staggering to me that people who
must have been brought up like anybody else will suddenly become very polarised
in their opinions and will suddenly become very hateful instead of very
loving."
Berners-Lee was at
the Science Museum to view an important part of Internet history. The museum
will house the server that hosted the first ever website. It is part of a new
exhibition called the Information Age. The machine still has a reminder on it
written by Berners-Lee that warns: "This machine is a server. Do not power
it down." Berners-Lee is currently the director of an organisation called
the World Wide Web Consortium, which oversees the Web's continued development.
Talking about the future of the Internet, he said: "Maybe we will be able
to build web-based tools that help us keep people on the path of collaborating
rather than fighting." He hopes the Web will remain "a medium for
positive change".
Questions
1. How important
is the Internet to you?
2. What was life like before the Internet?
3. How do you think
someone came up with the idea of the Web?
4. What do you know
about the history of the Internet?
5. What are the
negative sides to the Internet?
6. How does the Internet improve your
life?
7. What makes you angry about the
Internet?
8. Have you ever
posted a negative comment on the Internet?
Topic2. Hip-hop
Doctors at Britain's
world famous Cambridge University believe that hip-hop music can help people
who are depressed or mentally ill. They call it 'hip-hop therapy'. The doctors
said that many of the lyrics (the words to the songs) in hip-hop music can reach
out to people with emotional problems. A team of doctors wrote a report about
this. The report is in a special medical magazine called 'The Lancet
Psychiatry'. The doctors said a lot of hip-hop music speaks of overcoming
hardships and big difficulties in life. In particular, hip-hop has lyrics about
being poor, being unpopular, and about crime and drugs. These are all problems
that can lead to depression and mental illnesses.
The report on hip-hop
and mental health says: "Hip-hop artists use their skills and talents not
only to describe the world they see, but also as a means of breaking free.
There's often a message of hope in amongst the lyrics, describing the place
where they want to be - the cars they want to own, the models they want to
date." The doctors chose five hip-hop songs as part of the therapy. One of
them is the classic 1982 tune 'The Message' by Grandmaster Flash & The
Furious Five. Another is a track called 'Juicy' by The Notorious BIG. This has
lyrics that tell people they can be successful even if others say they cannot
be. BIG explains how teachers told him he would "amount to nothing"
but then became a superstar.
Questions
1. How does hip-hop make you feel?
2. What different kinds of hip-hop are
there?
3. Is hip-hop modern-day poetry?
4. Do you understand
why some people don't like hip-hop?
5. How can hip-hop
help people with mental illnesses?
6. Is American
hip-hop better than hip-hop from other countries?
7. What music do you
think would be the best therapy?
8. Are you good at
singing hip-hop?
Topic3. Smart watches
The electronics giant
Sony is gearing up for the launch of a watch made out of electronic paper. The
e-paper watch could be on store shelves next year. Sony's watch will be the
latest to enter the smart watch market. A company spokesman said the watch would
differ from the competition because it will focus more on looks and style
rather than function and gadgetry. The watch will be made from a special paper
material that will allow both its face and strap to serve as a display. The
wearer will be able to change and interact with the entire surface of the
watch. Analysts say that the watch may have trouble selling. Most agree that it
is stylish, but it isn't a proper smart watch as it cannot connect to the
Internet.
Sony kept the testing
of its watch a big secret until this week. It made the design public last
September to gauge public reaction to it. Sony didn't want people to be
influenced by its name or brand, so it said the watch was from a company called
Fashion Entertainment. A spokesman said: "We hid Sony's name because we
wanted to test the real value of the product, whether there will be demand for
our concept." Sony put the watch on a crowdfunding site to test the market
and see how many people thought it would be worth investing in. The device
surpassed its two million yen ($17,000) goal, raising 3.5 million yen ($30,000)
in total.
Questions
1. What do you think
of the idea of smart watches?
2. How happy are you with your watch?
3. What things do you
really need on a watch?
4. What is your favorite watch brand?
5. How good a brand is Sony?
6. What other things
could e-paper be used for?
7. What do you know about crowdfunding?
8. Would you invest in a crowdfunded
project?
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