Conversation
After a quick greeting, use the following questions as a guideline to form an interesting conversation with your tutor. Feel free to diverge from these suggestions if anything interesting comes up.
- Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Modern technology is creating a single world culture. Use specific reasons and examples to support your opinion.
- In what ways has modern technology created a single world culture?
- In what ways has modern technology not created a single world culture?
- Do you think a single world culture is a positive or negative thing?
Vocabulary
Skip this section if you have 15 minute plan. Read the word/expression and definition out loud, and your tutor will go over anything you do not understand. Practice creating a sentence or two to make sure you know how to use the word/expression properly.
Vocabulary/ Expressions
| Expression | Definition |
| monoculture | (n) a common way of life Within a monoculture, everyone would be doing the same things. |
| civilization | (n) society, culture and the way of life of a particular area She wondered what was becoming of this modern civilization with rampant technological inventions. |
| uniform | (adj) not changing in form or character She thought that a uniform culture would be a boring result. |
| bicultural | (adj) having or combining the cultures of two locations or countries He loved being bicultural as he could adapt to many situations. |
| interconnect | (v) connect with each other The Internet is able to interconnect lost friends. |
| homogenize | (v) make uniform or similar Modern technology could homogenize how people think. |
| trade in | (expression) give up one thing for another People who embrace modern technology may trade in their old values to adapt to new ones. |
| usher in | (expression) be at, mark or celebrate at a given time Modern technology ushers in a new way of thinking. |
| bring forth | (expression) produce, make known or visible Some people think that the Internet brings forth a single culture. |
| whole nine yards | (expression) everything, all of something When it comes to evaluating a culture, you have to take into account the whole nine yards of how people act and think. |
Something Extra
Read the following quote out loud.
“The Internet is becoming the town square for the global village of tomorrow.”
― Bill Gates
