PASSAGE
2020 VISION: WHAT THE NEXT FIVE YEARS WILL BRING IN NEW TECHNOLOGY SELF-DRIVING CARS WITH A MORAL CODE? WEARABLE DEVICES THAT MONITOR YOUR HEALTH BY THE SECOND? WELCOME TO A RADICALLY DIFFERENT LIFE IN 2020.
Rod ChesterNews Corp Australia Network
OCTOBER 12, 2015 8:32 AM
Predict the future and you can be certain of one thing: in the future, you’ll be embarrassed by your
mistakes. Pitch your prediction too far and it’s science fiction that’s forgot before the due date. Pitch it too soon
and all you’re doing is taking today’s tech and giving it a once over. Predictions are easy to make but easy to
make wrong.
[05] Bill Gates, in his 1999 book Business@ the Speed of Thought, predicted people would carry around small
devices for news, commerce and communication (smartphones), people would pay their bills online, and friends
would make social plans through online communication. But then again he predicted the future of computing
would be tablet devices (right) running Windows (not so right). His friend, and successor as Microsoft CEO, Steve
Balmer, famously said “there’s no chance that the iPhone is going to get any significant market share”. IBM
[10] chairman Thomas Watson famously predicted, in 1943, there “there is a world market for maybe five
computers”.
So, what will the world look like in 2020? Here is a snapshot of predictions by various technology experts.
There will be self-driving cars on Australian roads. Our homes and lives will be organised by connected
smart devices interacting with our personal digital assistants. We will wear sensors, perhaps as contact lenses or
[15] even tattoos, that will monitor our body and report irregularities to our doctor. Some of us will wear clothing
with digital sensors, that will do everything from monitor the way particular muscles work during exercise to
control social interactions, such as communicating with the clothes of friends and acquaintances. Manufacturing
will be revolutionised by 3D printing and autonomous delivery, be it through self-driving cars or drones, and 3D
printing will also be used to make human tissues and organs. Passwords will be a thing of the past, with
[20] biometrics replacing them.
It’s one thing to make predictions, it’s another to ponder what it all means.
Availableat:http://www.news.com.au/technology/gadgets/2020-vision-what-the-next-five-years-will-bring-in-new-technology/newsstory/618c170f3903a3e20efb1804066f51fa. (Adapted)
The passage is written using mostly a specific verb tense which is:
PASSAGE 1
DOES TECHNOLOGY INCREASE TEEN STRESS?
by Damon Verial
Bullying doesn't end at the school bell but continues online. Today, it is rare to find a teen who doesn’t have a
phone or Internet access. Parents might worry about the stress such technology brings to a teen’s life, and they
should. Technology, despite its advantages, can interfere in a teen’s life in ways that bring considerable amounts
of stress. Parents should stay informed on these issues and limit their teen’s access to technology when problems
[05] occur.
Social Stress
Gone are the days when a teen comes home from school and leaves it behind. Today the teens are always in a
social environment, virtually, if not physically. With smart phones, instant messaging and social networks, the
social environment of school has spread into the home. This means the social problems of teens often follow
[10] them home, causing mental stress when they should be relaxing or studying. In severe cases, school bullying can
make its way online in the form of cyberbullying. In cyberbullying, bullies verbally harass their victims over the
phone and Internet or spread rumors about them on social networks and websites. Because teens put
increasingly more emphasis on their social status as they age, the stress that technology brings can often
increase throughout high school.
Available at: http://howtoadult.com/technology-increase-teen-stress-14542.html. Access on: 09/10/2017.
It is implied in lines 1 and 2 that:
PASSAGE 1
DOES TECHNOLOGY INCREASE TEEN STRESS?
by Damon Verial
Bullying doesn't end at the school bell but continues online. Today, it is rare to find a teen who doesn’t have a
phone or Internet access. Parents might worry about the stress such technology brings to a teen’s life, and they
should. Technology, despite its advantages, can interfere in a teen’s life in ways that bring considerable amounts
of stress. Parents should stay informed on these issues and limit their teen’s access to technology when problems
[05] occur.
Social Stress
Gone are the days when a teen comes home from school and leaves it behind. Today the teens are always in a
social environment, virtually, if not physically. With smart phones, instant messaging and social networks, the
social environment of school has spread into the home. This means the social problems of teens often follow
[10] them home, causing mental stress when they should be relaxing or studying. In severe cases, school bullying can
make its way online in the form of cyberbullying. In cyberbullying, bullies verbally harass their victims over the
phone and Internet or spread rumors about them on social networks and websites. Because teens put
increasingly more emphasis on their social status as they age, the stress that technology brings can often
increase throughout high school.
Available at: http://howtoadult.com/technology-increase-teen-stress-14542.html. Access on: 09/10/2017.
The passage deals mainly with:
PASSAGE 1
DOES TECHNOLOGY INCREASE TEEN STRESS?
by Damon Verial
Bullying doesn't end at the school bell but continues online. Today, it is rare to find a teen who doesn’t have a
phone or Internet access. Parents might worry about the stress such technology brings to a teen’s life, and they
should. Technology, despite its advantages, can interfere in a teen’s life in ways that bring considerable amounts
of stress. Parents should stay informed on these issues and limit their teen’s access to technology when problems
[05] occur.
Social Stress
Gone are the days when a teen comes home from school and leaves it behind. Today the teens are always in a
social environment, virtually, if not physically. With smart phones, instant messaging and social networks, the
social environment of school has spread into the home. This means the social problems of teens often follow
[10] them home, causing mental stress when they should be relaxing or studying. In severe cases, school bullying can
make its way online in the form of cyberbullying. In cyberbullying, bullies verbally harass their victims over the
phone and Internet or spread rumors about them on social networks and websites. Because teens put
increasingly more emphasis on their social status as they age, the stress that technology brings can often
increase throughout high school.
Available at: http://howtoadult.com/technology-increase-teen-stress-14542.html. Access on: 09/10/2017.
The word "this", in line 9, refers to:
PASSAGE 1
DOES TECHNOLOGY INCREASE TEEN STRESS?
by Damon Verial
Bullying doesn't end at the school bell but continues online. Today, it is rare to find a teen who doesn’t have a
phone or Internet access. Parents might worry about the stress such technology brings to a teen’s life, and they
should. Technology, despite its advantages, can interfere in a teen’s life in ways that bring considerable amounts
of stress. Parents should stay informed on these issues and limit their teen’s access to technology when problems
[05] occur.
Social Stress
Gone are the days when a teen comes home from school and leaves it behind. Today the teens are always in a
social environment, virtually, if not physically. With smart phones, instant messaging and social networks, the
social environment of school has spread into the home. This means the social problems of teens often follow
[10] them home, causing mental stress when they should be relaxing or studying. In severe cases, school bullying can
make its way online in the form of cyberbullying. In cyberbullying, bullies verbally harass their victims over the
phone and Internet or spread rumors about them on social networks and websites. Because teens put
increasingly more emphasis on their social status as they age, the stress that technology brings can often
increase throughout high school.
Available at: http://howtoadult.com/technology-increase-teen-stress-14542.html. Access on: 09/10/2017.
It can be inferred from the last paragraph that the teens referred to in the passage are:
PASSAGE
2020 VISION: WHAT THE NEXT FIVE YEARS WILL BRING IN NEW TECHNOLOGY SELF-DRIVING CARS WITH A MORAL CODE? WEARABLE DEVICES THAT MONITOR YOUR HEALTH BY THE SECOND? WELCOME TO A RADICALLY DIFFERENT LIFE IN 2020.
Rod ChesterNews Corp Australia Network
OCTOBER 12, 2015 8:32 AM
Predict the future and you can be certain of one thing: in the future, you’ll be embarrassed by your
mistakes. Pitch your prediction too far and it’s science fiction that’s forgot before the due date. Pitch it too soon
and all you’re doing is taking today’s tech and giving it a once over. Predictions are easy to make but easy to
make wrong.
[05] Bill Gates, in his 1999 book Business@ the Speed of Thought, predicted people would carry around small
devices for news, commerce and communication (smartphones), people would pay their bills online, and friends
would make social plans through online communication. But then again he predicted the future of computing
would be tablet devices (right) running Windows (not so right). His friend, and successor as Microsoft CEO, Steve
Balmer, famously said “there’s no chance that the iPhone is going to get any significant market share”. IBM
[10] chairman Thomas Watson famously predicted, in 1943, there “there is a world market for maybe five
computers”.
So, what will the world look like in 2020? Here is a snapshot of predictions by various technology experts.
There will be self-driving cars on Australian roads. Our homes and lives will be organised by connected
smart devices interacting with our personal digital assistants. We will wear sensors, perhaps as contact lenses or
[15] even tattoos, that will monitor our body and report irregularities to our doctor. Some of us will wear clothing
with digital sensors, that will do everything from monitor the way particular muscles work during exercise to
control social interactions, such as communicating with the clothes of friends and acquaintances. Manufacturing
will be revolutionised by 3D printing and autonomous delivery, be it through self-driving cars or drones, and 3D
printing will also be used to make human tissues and organs. Passwords will be a thing of the past, with
[20] biometrics replacing them.
It’s one thing to make predictions, it’s another to ponder what it all means.
Availableat:http://www.news.com.au/technology/gadgets/2020-vision-what-the-next-five-years-will-bring-in-new-technology/newsstory/618c170f3903a3e20efb1804066f51fa. (Adapted)
The main goal of this fragment of the passage is to present: