Question

II. Read the passages and tick (✓) the way of communication for each sentence. Sometimes you can tick both.

Future Ways of Communication

Video conferences

With the development of webcams, video conferences are becoming more and more popular. Thanks to this technology, people from different corners of the world can meet online for discussion and learning. It saves them a lot of time and money while travelling. However, there are some drawbacks to video conferences. First, participants need high-speed Internet connections to clearly experience the meeting’s sound and images. Second, it is easy to set up a video meeting, so companies may require their employees to meet outside of office hours.

Translation machines

Advances in artificial intelligence has increased the accuracy of machine translation. Translation devices can translate in real time, so they help people from different countries communicate more quickly and easily. As a result, many people think that language barriers will disappear soon. However, this situation might lead to interpreters losing their jobs. Besides, people may not feel the need to learn a new language. This may also make them less likely to learn more about other cultures.

1. It makes distant communication easier.

2. It makes use of a webcam.

3. It may affect the job market.

4. It may lead to employees working overtime.

5. It saves time.

6. It may decrease people’s motivation to learn a new language.

Answer 1

1 A video conference

2 A video conference

3 A translation machine

4 A video conference

5 both

6 A translation machine