Unit 5. English 9

What were town criers like in the past?

• Television reporters

• Internet messengers

• Human newspapers

• Walking telephones

When did newspapers start?

• 15th century

• 17th century

• 19th century

• 21st century

What did newspapers have in the 18th century?

• Weather forecasts

• Photographs

• Crossword puzzles

• Advertisements

What other forms of communication do we have today?

• Carrier pigeons and Morse code

• Television and radio

• Telegraph and smoke signals

• Drums and flags

What might the future of communication look like?

• Everyone having a small computer

• No change from the present

• Using only telephones for communication

• More newspapers and televisions

What will the small computer in the future be like?

• Just a telephone

• Only a television

• A combination of newspaper, television, and telephone

• None of the above

What might we use to operate the computers in the future?

• Voice commands

• Keyboard

• Mind control

• Remote control

What might become obsolete in the future?

• Newspapers and televisions

• Telephones and computers

• Radio and internet

• All forms of communication

What might be the primary form of communication in the future?

• Internet

• Telephones

• Computers

• Televisions

What might be the most advanced form of communication in the future?

• Computers

• Telephones

• Televisions

• Internet