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Mm.Officecleaningwillbedonebyrobots.W:
Well,therewillbemuchmoreunemployment.M.Well,Ithink,peoplewillhavetoretrainfornewskillseverytenyears.W:
Ithinkrobotswillreplaceproductionworkers.W:
Computerswillreplaceclericalworkers.M:
Peoplewillbuytheirfoodfromhome.W:
Therellbelessneedfortransport,aspeoplewillworkfromhome.M:
Mostconsumeradvertisingwillbedelivereddirectlytothehome.W:
Well,businesstravelwillbereplacedbylivevideomeetings,therewontbeanyneedtogotoseetheclientanymore.B.Tapescript:
-IthinkIllprobablybeinaspaceshiponmywaytotheplanetMars.-Imaybeinchargeofarobotcourt,judgingsomerobots.-IthinkthepopulationwillhavegoneupsomuchthateithereveryonewillbelivinginbigplasticdomesintheSaharaDesertorelsetheyllbelivingunderthesea.-Obviouslynuclearwarworriesme,butIdontthinkthatllhappen.BecauseIdontthinkthatanyhumanbeingcan-iscapableofactuallypressingsomebutton(s)thatreleaseallthenucleararms.-Perhapswellbeabletoconvert_brainwavesintoradiowavesandthenchangethembacktobrainwaves,soyoucouldactuallyhaveaconversationwithsomeonewithouttalking.-Andtherellbesomanypeople-Ithinktheremay-unlesstheyhaveanotherplanettogoto-therellbeloadsandloadsoftowerblocksforpeopletolivein.-Itllprobablybecomputersthatarerunningthecountrybythen.PartIIWorkingathomeA.AdvantagesRatesa.nevermindtheexpenseofgettinga.lowerwagestoandfromtheplaceofworkb.nojobsecurityb.nostresscausedbytravelingc.poorerworkingconditionsc.reducingpollutioncausedbytransportingd.flexitimetodoworkB.1.Whathasmadeworkingfromhomepossible?
enormousadvancesinthecommunicationsindustry2.Whatequipmentdocsahome-workerneedathome?
atelevision,akeyboardandcomputer,aprinterandatelephonelink3.Whydoeshome-workingsuitsomewomenparticularly?
havingyoungchildren/notwanttotravelalongway/needflexitime4.Whatcanbeinferredabouttheconditionsofhome-workers?
notallthehome-workerscanenjoythestatusandbenefitsoffull-timeemployees.Tapescript:
I-InterviewerD-LynnDermottI:
MissDermott,letmeaskyoustraightaway,doyouthinkthattechnologyhasadvancedsofarthatsoon,orwithinafewyears,manypeoplecouldworkathomeinsteadofworkinginofficesinthecenteroftowns?
D:
Ohyes.Itshappeningnow.Youseetherehavebeensuchenormousadvancesinthecommunicationsindustry,withmini-andmicro-computers,andofcourse,nowwithcableTVonitsway,manypeoplearealreadyworkingfromhomewhotraditionallyhavehadtogointoanofficeeveryday.I:
Mmm.D.Yousee,thecommunicationsindustryhasmademoreprogressthananyotherindustryinthelasttenyears.I:
Andhowdothesepeoplemanagetowork?
Imean,whatequipmentdotheyhaveathome?
Well,theyhaveahometerminal,ohthatconsistsofatelevision,akeyboardandcomputer,aprinter,andatelephonefink,tofinkuptoothercomputers.I:
Oh,Isee.Butsurelytherearemanyadvantagesinbeingabletoworkfromhome?
Ohyes.Imean,peoplespendalotoftheirworkingdayactuallygettingtoandfromtheirplaceofwork,nevermindtheexpenseofthat,andthestressitcancause.Imean,therushhours,aseveryoneknows,aretheworsttimesofdaytotravel,andmillionsofpeoplespendtheirworkingliveseithergettingupearlytoavoidtherushhoursor.travelinginthemiddleofthemwithallthepressuresandstressthatcancause.SomethingthatshappenedinBritainisthatpeopleactuallywanttoliveasfarawayaspossiblefromwheretheywork.BythatImeantheydontwanttoliveactuallyinthecenterofcitiesandtowns.Andofcoursethetransportingofsomanypeoplecausespollutioninourcities,andingeneralreally.I:
Aryes,Isee.Sowhatisitthatyoudontlikeabouttheconditionsofhome-workers?
WhatImafraidofisthattheemployerdoesnthavetoaccepthisresponsibilities.I:
Um.whatdoyoumean?
Surelythepersonisstillanemployee?
Well,yes,youmaythinkthatbutletmetellyouwhatmighthappen.Basicallythreethings.One-lowerwages,twit-nojobsecurity,andthreepoorerworkingconditions.InfutureaBritishfirmin,forexample,London,mightemployclerksinBelfast,oraPariscompanycouldhavetheirsecretariesinSpain,andthentheyjustdialaroundforthecheapestlabor.I:
Yes,butsurelysucharrangementssuitsomepeople,particularlywomen?
Iftheyhaveyoungchildrentheydontwanttotravelalongwayfromhome.And.uhm.perhapstheywanttheadvantagesofflexitime,wheretheyhaveanumberofhourstodobuttheycanchoosewhentodothem?
Well,ofcoursethatstrue.Thesetypesofarrangementsdosuitalotofwomen.Now,onecompanyhasgivenitshomeworkersthestatusandbenefitsoffull-timeemployees.Butyouseewethinkthisprotectionshouldgotoallhome-workers.Nowwhatisclearisthatthenewtechnologiesareradicallychangingtheworkinglivesofpeople.Weareinfavorofthebenefitsandfreedomsthatmightcomewiththisnewsituationbutwealsowanttowarnpeoplenowsomeoftherisks.I:
Thankyou,verymuch.PartIIITheTimescapsuleTapescript:
Timecapsulesarespecialdevicesbuilttoprotectpapersandotherobjectsusuallyfor100years.Thepurposeistohelppeopleinthefutureunderstandwhatisimportantwhenthetimecapsuleisclosed.Thedeviceisusuallymadeofcopper,aluminumorstainlesssteel.Itshouldbenon-rusting,leak-proofanddurable.Contentstobeplacedinthetimecapsuleshouldbeconditionedtoalowhumiditylevel.Includeitemsthatdonotrequireanytechnologyorequipmentotherthantheeyeandhandtouseandinterpret.Todayscomputerdiscsandsimilarelectronicmediamaynotbeplayableinthefuture.Finally,thecapsuleslocationshould,ofcourse,bedryaswell.B.Name:
theTimescapsulePurpose:
helpingpeopleintheyear3000understandaboutlifeintheworldtodayDesigner:
anarchitectfromSpainSize:
oneandonehalfcubicmetersofspaceinsidewith8separatepartsAppearance:
aflower;
afeelingofmysteryClosingtime.AprilPermanenthome:
outsidetheentranceoftheNaturalHistoryMuseumC.Tapescript:
Haveyoueverthoughtaboutwhatyouwouldsavefromtodaytoshowtopeopleinthefuture?
Somepeoplearethinkingaboutit.TheyareinvolvedinaprojecttosaveobjectsinacontainerthatisnottobeopeneduntilNewYearsDay1000yearsfromnow.Thecontainerisatimecapsule.TheideaforthistimecapsulecamefromthepeopleattheNewYorkTimesnewspaper.SoitiscalledtheTimescapsule.Thepapersandobjectstobeputinitaretohelppeopleintheyear3000understandaboutlifeintheworldtoday.First,acontainerwasneededtokeepthematerialssafe.SOthenewspaperinvited48architectsanddesignersfromaroundtheworldtotakepartinadesigncompetition.AnarchitectfromSpainSantiagoCaltravowon.Hiswinningdesignisashinysteelcontainer.Ithasoneandonehalfcubicmetersofspaceinside.Itisshapedlikeaflowerwitheightseparateparts.Mr.Caltravosayshewantedthecontainertobebeautifulyetcreateafeelingofmystery.SomeofthethingsthatwillbeplacedintheTimescapsulehavebeenchosen.TheyarebeingshownalongwiththeTim,scapsuleattheAmericanMuseumofNaturalHistoryvinNewYorkCity.AmongtheobjectsaresixmagazinespublishedbytheNewYorkTimeswhichdescribedthelast1000years,arecordingofthesoundsoflifeinNewYorkCitymadeat9:
09inthemorningofthe9thdayofthe9thmonthof1999,picturestakenofwhatsomepeopleinNewYorkweredoingatthatsametime,asmallcontaineroffreshwaterfromariverinBrazil,andanAmericanmilitarymedal,aceremonialchairfromZimbabwe,abeaniebabydollpopularwithcollectors,Marlborocigarettes.Otherthingswillbechosentorepresentlifeatthepresenttime.Visitorstothemuseumcanusetwocomputerstoentertheirownsuggestions.TheobjectschosenbyaspecialcommitteewillbeplacedinthecapsulebeforeitisclosedinApril.ThenthelargesteelcontainerwillbemovedtoitspermanenthomeoutsidetheentranceoftheNaturalHistoryMuseum.AlthoughtheTimescapsuleisnottobeopenedfor1000years,itshouldnotbeforgotten.Aguardwillbepaidtowatchoveritandremindpeopleofwhyitisimportant.Thecreatorsoftheprojecthopetheguarddutywillbepassedonfrompersontopersonthroughthenexttencenturies.PartIIIShorttalksonlisteningskillsMakingUseofThem-SignalsandFillersAspeakerhasmanywaystoindicatethatheorsheismovingfromonepointtoanother,orgivinganexample,orrepeatingapoint,orwhatever.Toalanguagelearnerthesesignalscaneasilybemissed.Lecturers,forexample,inaformalsituationgenerallyshowclearlywhenanewpointbegins.TheyuseexpressionslikeSecondly.orThen.Theymaypauseormakeagestureormoveslightly.Achangetoanewpointisoftenmadebyincreasedloudnessorachangeofpitch.Inspontaneousconversations,adiffe