B2 – Upper Intermediate
When we judge others let’s bear in mind that our notions and our understanding of right and wrong changes over time. There are some things that we once considered wrong but are totally acceptable now. Technology plays a massive role in society’s emerging moral sense.
Watch the video to know more about how the advances in technology lead to more ethical behavior and why we should build a community wherein having different points of view is accepted.
Vocabulary Questions:
- What does “burn someone at the stake” mean, “And that means that those who think you’re wrong, may burn you at the stake.”? Use this expression in a sentence.
- What does “narrowcast” mean, “In a weird way, today’s machine guns are narrowcast social media.”? Use this word in a sentence.
- What does “180-degree shift/change” mean, “It’s almost 180-degree shift in the opinion.”? Compare it with ‘360-degree shift/change’ and use these phrases in sentences.
Discussion Questions:
- How has technology changed our ethics and moral and ethical points of view over the years?
- Why is it necessary to be more understanding towards others?
- Why is it not right to use people’s mistakes against them?
- What is something you think was wrong that lasted for so long in your society?