The Hole in the Wall What do you think these photos show? What is unusual about them? Listening 8 a “With a hidden video camera, we recorded the launch of the project, while a clock kept time down below. This boy had never used a computer before. After just two minutes, he’s learnt how to control the cursor. One double click and four minutes later, he’s opened a file. After six minutes, he’s online.” A B Read part of a report about the photos. What do you think the project consists of? Look at the photo on p. 210. What do you understand about the project now that you didn’t before? b c Listen to a TV news report about the Hole in the Wall project. 1 What was the main conclusion that the researchers reached about the children’s behaviour? 2 How do the children learn to use the computers? 3 What is installed on the computers? 4 What is the reporter’s final point and message for the future? What images do you think were shown onscreen during the TV report at these points? 9 a wd9b53 20 b “The children are falling over themselves to look at something new.” “… giving the children access to a whole new world and valuable life skills.” “He’s been coming here from the start, learning by watching others.” “… which would go on to inspire the hit movie Slumdog Millionaire.” 1 2 3 4 Talk together. 1 What kind of online sites do you think the children will access? 2 What do you think they like best about computers? 3 How do you think they benefit from the project? Read the interview on the next page. Were your ideas the same? Write a question for each of the answers in the interview. Then check on p. 211. Reading 10 a b c 64 Language skills Extras Explore 5 It’s an online world Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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