Talking Point #5: Invasive technology
▶️ How times have changed. For a bit of convenience (=sth is easy and practical) we’re giving up our privacy. Smart assistants like Amazon’s Alexa, Apple’s Siri and Google’s creatively named “Google” save our time and make for (=create) some funny interactive moments. But they listen to everything that happens in our homes. How do you feel about that?
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▶️ How times have changed. For a bit of convenience (=sth is easy and practical) we’re giving up our privacy. Smart assistants like Amazon’s Alexa, Apple’s Siri and Google’s creatively named “Google” save our time and make for (=create) some funny interactive moments. But they listen to everything that happens in our homes. How do you feel about that?
👉@afandi_english👈 #talking_point #future
Talking Point #7: Life before the internet
▶️ Technology is unstoppable and excites us because it makes the impossible possible. But we sometimes forget that it’s actually a trade. As we get something new we also have to give up something old. What do you think about that?
👉@afandi_english👈 #talking_point #future
▶️ Technology is unstoppable and excites us because it makes the impossible possible. But we sometimes forget that it’s actually a trade. As we get something new we also have to give up something old. What do you think about that?
👉@afandi_english👈 #talking_point #future
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Know Your World #77: The future of agriculture
▶️ No country feeds the world like the tiny 🇳🇱Netherlands. A good part (=a big part) of what we eat every day comes from crops (=plants used for agriculture) that grew out of seeds from this country. Catch a glimpse (=take a quick look to understand sth) at the future of agriculture which starts right there.
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👉@afandi_english👈 #know_your_world #documentary #future
▶️ No country feeds the world like the tiny 🇳🇱Netherlands. A good part (=a big part) of what we eat every day comes from crops (=plants used for agriculture) that grew out of seeds from this country. Catch a glimpse (=take a quick look to understand sth) at the future of agriculture which starts right there.
🔤 Subtitles provided.
👉@afandi_english👈 #know_your_world #documentary #future
Talking Point #10: Unexpected future
▶️ We used to think that robots will do manual labour for us, and white-collar jobs (=office jobs, not physical work) will remain as a human domain (=field, area, sector). The rise of AI has made us less certain. Are you optimistic or pessimistic?
👉@afandi_english👈 #talking_point #know_your_world #future
▶️ We used to think that robots will do manual labour for us, and white-collar jobs (=office jobs, not physical work) will remain as a human domain (=field, area, sector). The rise of AI has made us less certain. Are you optimistic or pessimistic?
👉@afandi_english👈 #talking_point #know_your_world #future
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Talking Point #11: Influencers
▶️ Here’s a short video of a so-called “influencer factory” in 🇮🇩Indonesia. What’s your feeling seeing this?
👉@afandi_english👈 #talking_point #know_your_world #future
▶️ Here’s a short video of a so-called “influencer factory” in 🇮🇩Indonesia. What’s your feeling seeing this?
👉@afandi_english👈 #talking_point #know_your_world #future
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#32 Self-study: Language learning with ChatGPT
▶️ Here’s a little demo of how you could be using ChatGPT to learn English. See how it works and share your opinion below.
👉@afandi_english👈 #self_study #future #talking_point
▶️ Here’s a little demo of how you could be using ChatGPT to learn English. See how it works and share your opinion below.
👉@afandi_english👈 #self_study #future #talking_point
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Know Your World #81: Global Superpowers
▶️ Watch this insightful (=making you understand sth deeply) TED Talk by American political scientist Ian Bremmer who explains the state of the world (=the situation of the world) in simple terms (=with easy words).
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👉@afandi_english👈 #know_your_world #ted #future
▶️ Watch this insightful (=making you understand sth deeply) TED Talk by American political scientist Ian Bremmer who explains the state of the world (=the situation of the world) in simple terms (=with easy words).
🔤 Subtitles provided.
👉@afandi_english👈 #know_your_world #ted #future