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3 Read the article again and for questions 1–6, choose 4 Discuss these questions.
the answer (A, B, C or D) which you think fi ts best How do you feel about the idea expressed in the
according to the article. following extract?
Why are the fi rst three paragraphs of the article The behaviour of Emily and her generation is being
devoted to Emily Feld? shaped by digital technology. It may even be the next
" She is particularly interested in technology. step in evolution, transforming our brains and the way
# She is a typical university student. we think.
$ She is a representative of people of her age. The writer says: Many parents fear that children who
% She is studying the effects of digital technology on spend hours glued to computer screens will end up as
students. zombies. Are parents right to be worried?
The article concludes: We’re bringing up a whole
How would you sum up Emily’s relationship with digital generation in this totally new environment – without
technology? any fi rm evidence of how they will be affected. How do
" She is completely dependent on it. you think this generation will be affected?
# She uses it mainly to support her academic studies.
$ It provides her with a meaningful social life.
% It is useful but she could live without it.

How is Emily’s mother different from her daughter?
" She is very uncomfortable using digital technology.
# She rarely uses digital technology.
$ She is still adjusting to digital technology.
% She prefers reading or watching TV.

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# becoming too reliant on technology.
1 Which of the following examples would you be more
$ being unable to discriminate between right and
likely to find in formal writing and which in informal

wrong.
writing? Pay particular attention to the words in
% losing the ability to pay attention for more than a
bold type.
few seconds.
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Educationalists believe that digital natives may be What on earth are you doing?
developing their ideas and interests from 8F XJMM be leaving as soon as the GPH IBT lifted.
" older family members. We have never DPOUFNQMBUFE SFTJEJOH in any other
# online encyclopedias like Wikipedia. OFJHICPVSIPPE.
$ internet contacts of their own age. I can’t QVU VQ XJUI this situation for much longer.
% schools and teachers. ‘Community’ can be defi ned as any individual or
organisation XJUI XIPN we interact.
What, according to the writer, is the only certainty with A teenager JT CFMJFWFE to have started the fi re.
regard to the future of digital technology? (SVC T VQ Come and get it.
" Children will always be happier with digital That’s the girl I go to school XJUI.
technology than their parents.
2 Rewrite each of the sentences in Exercise 1,
# The world is at the start of the digital age.
changing from formal to informal and vice versa.
$ Everybody will need to become accustomed to
multitasking. 3 Look again at paragraphs 3–7 in the article on
% People will accept that digital technology is page 34 and find examples of formal and informal

changing their world. language. Why is there a mixture of styles here?

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