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안녕하세요~ 오랜만에 플자를 맡게된 Edwin 입니다 :) 황금연휴 다음이라 가벼운 주제로 가볍게 얘기해요~! Topic1. Couple finds $10 million of coins in garden A couple in California got a huge surprise last year while they were walking in their garden. They found over 1,000 gold coins under a tree. The coins are worth over $10 million. They counted 1,427 coins. They were all in mint condition. The coins are from the period 1847 to 1894. Some of them are very rare and could be worth up to $1 million each. The couple said they were walking their dog and they saw some rusty cans sticking out of the ground under an old oak tree. When they dug down, they were shocked at what they found. The woman said: "It was like finding a wonderful hot potato. I never would have thought we would have found something like this." The couple said they plan to keep some of the coins and sell the others online. They will donate some of the money they receive to charity. They said they would use some of the money to make their house better. The woman had some advice. She said: "Whatever answers you seek, they might be right at home. The answer to our difficulties was right there under our feet for years." She added that people should never be afraid to bend down and look inside a rusty can. Coin expert David Hall made sure the coins were genuine. He was very excited and said: "I don't like to say once-in-a-lifetime for anything, but you don't get an opportunity to handle this kind of material, a treasure like this. Ever."
Questions 1. What do you imagine when you hear the word 'gold'? 3. What's the biggest thing you've ever found? 4. What's the biggest money surprise you've ever had? 5. Why do people like gold so much? Do you like gold? 6. Would you like to go on a treasure hunt? 7. Will you now start looking in rusty cans under trees? 8. How lucky is the couple in this article? 9. How would your lifestyle change if you found $10 million?
Topic2. Robots smarter than humans by 2029 A scientist said robots will be more intelligent than humans by 2029. The scientist's name is Ray Kurzweil. He works for Google as Director of Engineering. He is one of the world's leading experts on artificial intelligence (A.I.). Mr Kurzweil believes computers will be able to learn from experiences, just like humans. He also thinks they will be able to tell jokes and stories, and even flirt. Kurzweil's 2029 prediction is a lot sooner than many people thought. The scientist said that in 1999, many A.I. experts said it would be hundreds of years before a computer was more intelligent than a human. He said that it would not be long before computer intelligence is one billion times more powerful than the human brain.
Questions 1. Do you think computers will be smarter than us? 2. How scary is it to think that computers will be more intelligent than us? 3. Is it possible for computers to control all humans one day? 4. What kind of robots would you like? 5. Are robots dangerous? 6. What movies do you like about intelligent computers or robots? 7. Do you think there will be cyborgs (half-human / half robot) in the future? 8. Do you think a computer's joke would be funny? 9. What high-tech things do you totally, totally need? 10. How will computers change learning languages? 11. Would you lug an English-learning app that plugs into the brain? 12. Will we all sit in self-driving cars in a decade or two from now? |
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