... change than others. The complex inter-
action between these factors means that it is perfectly
possible that there will be widespread shifts in the way
languages are used in the future.
The Future ... have become engulfed by the
The global media
46 TheFuture of English?
Not so long ago, the media industry was bound by the territorial limits of the
nation state. Today, the media is an international ... country:
The question now occurs; ought the Americans to retain
these faults which produce innumerable inconveniences in
the acquisition and use of the language, or ought they at
once to reform these...
... such as the Internet, are changing
the way the world’s citizens communicate and the way
organisations operate. But the demography of the Internet is
changing rapidly and the experience of the last ... have become engulfed by the
The global media
46 TheFuture of English?
Not so long ago, the media industry was bound by the territorial limits of the
nation state. Today, the media is an international ... the future
development of English in the world is the ‘outer circle’ of those
who speak it as a second language. English often plays a special
role in their lives and the fate of English in the...
...
What is the name of the planet
where we are living on?
Life in the future
Unit 8
What helps you use Internet?
Advantages Disadvantages
4. What are the most important ... they?
Labour-saving devices
2. Why, according to pessimists, will the security of
the earth be threatened?
The security of the earth will be threatened by
terrorism as terrorist groups will ... What will life be like in the future, according to
optimists?
People will be living in much cleaner environment, breathing fresher
air and eating healthier foods. They will also be better...
... .
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English 12 (basic)
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Unit 8 : LIFE IN THE FUTURE
Unit 8 : LIFE IN THE FUTURE
PART E : Language focus
PART E : Language focus
Teacher : Hoang Nam Khanh...
... improve the
performance of their compiler to the point that it was reasonably close to the
performance of the best compiler. I went back to the factory with the
recommendation that we fund their ... system. The output of
the analyzer feeds back to the compiler, which can then call upon several
optimization techniques to tune theperformance of the compiled code.
With the hardware in place, the ... delivered. The chip
appeared the next day. The team kludged-up a second channel in record time.
Jerry helped integrate the ISR and add the additional tasks to the OS.
The next problem that the team...
... growth rate.
But the irony is, situation differ from region to region and country to country. Because of the wide gap
between the rich and the poor nations, the benefits of these increases do ... 1990.
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Greenhouse effect: Rising of the average global temperature caused by the accumulation of the
carbon dioxide and other gases in the atmosphere. These gases trap radiant heat and prevent ... “development
which meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to
meet their own needs”. This means development without permanent damage to the ecological
system....
... change than others. The complex inter-
action between these factors means that it is perfectly
possible that there will be widespread shifts in the way
languages are used in the future.
The Future ... turn, help all those con-
cerned with thefuture of English prepare for the
significant changes the 21st century will bring.
The Future of English? 3
The future of English will be more complex, ... the next few decades.
This will alter the relationship between the west and the rest of the
world – especially Asia – and will change the economic attractiveness
of other major languages.
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... protocols changed in the
future, " said Compton. "With that assurance,
and the fact that the new solution is backwards
compatible with our existing Category 5e and 6
cabling, there was essentially ... of the upper school building that
houses humanities and social studies, and the
south campus that houses foreign language
classrooms. At the same time, planning began for
a new state-of -the- art ... gigabit Ethernet over a full 100 meters
on UTP cabling. CopperTen’s patent-pending
design minimizes alien crosstalk and insertion
loss, and meets theperformance requirements
of the recently...
... to the soil at the 10th week of the 12-week growth
period.
Over the 12-week period, the cattails that were exposed to the varying lev-
els of lead without the addition of EDTA revealed that the ... above-ground
tissues. The plants can then be removed from the site, or if removal of the entire
plant is not practical, then the above-ground tissues can be removed for continual
remediation of the soil. ... reduced. The vegetative cover can
provide a barrier between the contaminant(s) in the soil and the surrounding envi-
ronment. This technique works in the following way: a study of the nature of the
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... our life in
the future? How will they effect?
Answer the questions
Unit 8: Life in thefuture
Developments in micro technology –
computers and telecommunication
3. What are the most important ... linked to a head office
- computers:
Read the information in the table. Guess whether
they belong to optimists or pessimists
5. The security of the earth will
be threatened by terrorism.
Optimists
Pessimists
4. ...
Answer the questions
Unit 8: Life in thefuture
1. Who will become more powerful and
dangerous, according to pessimists?
Terrorist groups
Answer the questions
Unit 8: Life in the future...
... air travel?
Discuss the following question
What technologies will influence our life in
the future? How will they effect?
Answer the questions
Unit 8: Life in thefuture
1. Who will become ... tiết kiệm sức
lao động
1. an optimist
Read the information in the table. Guess whether
they belong to optimists or pessimists
5. The security of the earth will
be threatened by terrorism.
Optimists
Pessimists
4. ... B
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5. What will happen in an economic depression?
Many large...
... issue
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Particularly for capital adequacy!
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The spirit of the low probably more important than the letter of the
law
Better corporate governance: Strengthened functions and
accountability of ... different public/semi-public entities covering
the costs
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B. On financial liberalization (con’t)
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Further capital account liberalization as ... might the quickest way to improve
management
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Does not need to imply majority ownership
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Even if the State retains control: same level playing field
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... solution. It goes from the backend system, where the data
source resides, to the API connection, to the application server, to the WSP gateways, and then to
the handheld units.
The Future of Wireless ... be sent to the backend system of the financial institute, using the API between the
application server and the backend system. The application server will receive the information from the
backend ... verification. The application
server communicates with the gateway server for the specific device that initiates the request. The
gateway will push the information to the handheld device according to the...