Tag: First Certificate FCE

Gaming Technology in Surgical Training

B2 – Upper Intermediate

Following Facebook’s recent acquisition of Oculus VR – a next generation virtual reality technology – gaming enthusiasts are expressing hostility towards it. Discover how gaming technology could be used in surgical training and find out why the gaming industry is being antagonistic about it.

Feel free to watch the videos included in the article.

https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/281752.php#1

Discussion Questions:

  1. What are your thoughts about this news?
  2. What do you think are the advantages and disadvantages of using such technology?
  3. What other technologies has drastically helped the medical industry?

Older People Are Better Off than the Young

B2 – Upper Intermediate

We normally see older people better off than the young ones. That might be acceptable given that they have spent decades working their tails off. However, some believe this is not fair. That

Read the article to learn why, in the present time, it seems that the older generation is richer than the younger ones.

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2012/jun/26/fair-older-people-better-off-young

Discussion Questions:

  1. Is it only fair that older people have more money than young ones? Explain your stand.
  2. What are the possible implications of elderly people having better lives through their retirement years?
  3. Have you thought of retirement? How do you imagine your later-years would be like?
  4. What preparations are you doing for your twilight years?
  5. How secure is the older generation in your country when it comes to pension and state benefits?
  6. What are your thoughts on saving for the future?