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4.1 Discoveries and Advancements in Technology

3 min readjune 18, 2024

Claire Duggan

Claire Duggan

Claire Duggan

Claire Duggan

Innovations and Progress in Technology

New technology poses both advantages and disadvantages to modern society. It can help us make societal, medical, educational, and other important advancements. Sometimes, though, technology can lead to questions in ethics and progress and cause certain issues. 

Les Choix Morales

Technology () brings about questions having to do with ethics and moral choices. This can include issues related to privacy (), security (), artificial intelligence (), biotechnology (), and more.

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Discovery and Progress

Different cultures and groups of people have different habits or practices when it comes to the use of technology. Since the development of the World Wide Web (), more inventions (des inventions) have come about and helped society achieve their goals. This progress doesn't seem to be slowing down, either; the future (l'avenir) of technology looks fruitful and seemingly very progressive. 

Thinking about this, how can you see impacts of technology in your own community? How does this unique instance compare to friends, family, others, or a Francophone community?

Research and Progress

Research and new advancements (la recherche et ses nouvelles frontières) are becoming more prominent throughout new generations. Can you think of any ways in which technology has changed your everyday life (as you read this on your device!)?

Questions to Think About

What is the most important technological item that you have access to? How do you think your life would be different without it?

Do you think cellphones () have more advantages or disadvantages? Why?

French schoolchildren are not permitted to use their phones until they leave for the day. Do you agree or disagree with this decision?

How do you think technology will advance in the future? (Review future tenses when discussing developments that have yet to happen!)

Le téléphone portable représente une avancée technologique dans le domaine de la communication, qui nous permet de rester en contact avec les autres, mêmes dans les endroits isolés 🏝️, dans tous coins du monde 🌍. Et bien sûr, le téléphone portable est très utile en cas d'urgence 🆘.  Les deviennent de plus en plus faciles à utiliser pour tout le monde. De plus, les téléphones portables sont assez abordables 💰, sauf si on veut un modèle de luxe.

Inconveniences: Inconvénients 👎

À l'échelle planétaire:

  • ♻️ Seulement 15% des téléphones portables sont recyclés
  • ⛏️ L'extraction de métaux et de (certains sont rares et précieux) ⚠️ Les contiennent des polluants qui sont dangereux pour la nature et la santé humaine

⚡ Les téléphones portables consomment beaucoup d'énergie 

🏭 40 millions de tonnes de gaz carbonique (CO2) sont émises par la production de 4 milliards de téléphones portables (l'équivalent de 20 million d'automobiles 🚗)

Au niveau addictif:

Certaines applications s'introduisent dans notre vie privée et peuvent être intrusive 🔒

Le fait qu'on peut être en contact avec les autres à tous moments peut causer la perte d'intimité

Au niveau

Strive for Five Vocabulary 🔑 🔑 🔑 🔑 🔑

  • Logiciels intuitifs - intuitive software
  • Abordable - affordable
  • Minerais - minerals
  • Piles et batteries - cells and batteries
  • Polluants - pollutants
  • Émis - emitted
  • - app
  • - loss of privacy
  • - threats
  • - hate messages
  • - identity theft
  • - waves
  • - social media
  • - digital revolution
  • - smartphones
  • - bullying at school
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