Work in small groups. Imagine you are a team member of a project group that would like to convert an abandoned industrial production hall into a youth centre. You need to present your concept to the mayor to get approval. ■■ Make a list of tasks involved (e.g. getting funding for furniture, computers, sports equipment; who to contact and when; how to attract young people; what to offer, etc.). ■■ Create a Gantt Chart covering a maximum of 1 year. ■■ Draw up a high-level process map. ■■ Make a work breakdown structure to represent the scope and importance of each task. Present and discuss your ideas in class. Decide which ideas and visualisations should be incorporated in a final version of your project. 21 a b Explore speaking: Frontier technologies Topic area: Technology and innovation Focus: Future technological developments Situation: You are doing an interdisciplinary project on the importance of technology with your partner school in Exeter. In an online conference, you are going to take part in discussions on the impact of ‘frontier technologies’ such as artificial intelligence (AI), the Internet of things (IoT), big data, blockchain, 5G, 3D printing, robotics, drones, gene editing, nanotechnology and solar photovoltaic (Solar PV). Individual long turn (4–5 minutes): You are presenting the market share development of each of the frontier technologies. In your presentation, you should: ■■ explain the graph on the right and its main message. ■■ give an overview of the key figures and their relationships. ■■ speculate about implications of the major developments you have identified. 22 Gene editing 3.7 Gene editing 9.7 3D Printing 10 3D Printing 44 AI 16 AI 191 Robotics 32 Robotics 499 Big data 32 Big data 157 Solar PV 54 Solar PV 344 Drones 69 Drones 141 loT 130 loT 1500 Nanotechnology 1 Nanotechnology 2.2 Blockchain 0.7 Blockchain 6 5G 0.6 5G 277 Forging ahead at the digital frontiers 2018 2025 $350 billion $3.2 trillion 127 Language skills Extras Explore 9 Technology and science Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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