1. The document discusses how modern screen-based technologies may affect brain development and thinking in younger generations compared to older generations. It notes neuroscientists previously thought the brain was fixed by adulthood but technology use can transform brain connections. 2. It prompts the listener to consider if they think differently than their parents' generation and why, then asks them to answer questions about how screen devices affect the brain, what neuroscientists previously believed, and Susan Greenfield's concerns about technology's effects on future generations. 3. The listener is also asked to discuss where they stand on modern technology and if they share Greenfield's worries or embrace new advances.

1. Listen in, watch out!
Krisztian Vargahttp://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02hj624
1. Do you think that we think differentlyfromour parents’ generation?
Whydo you thinkthis is? Make some notesof your discussion!
2. Listenand capture the essence ofthe textin a topic sentence.
4. Watch the animation and make a note of any ‘extra’things that the visuals
have shown you.
5. How are the followingimagesconnectedto the text/audio?
Electrical junctionbox
Concrete mixertruck
Rubik’scube
Capsule
Frisbee
3. Listenagain and answerthe followingquestions.Accordingto the text…
a) whatdo screen-basedelectronicdevicesdotoyou?
b) what transformsthe connectionsinyourbrain?
c) whatdid neuroscientistsuse tothink?
d) what’sSusan Greenfield’sworry?
e) what possible effectscangadgetshave onfuture generations?
f) what couldbe the advantage of usingnewtechnologies?
6. Where doyou stand interms of moderntechnology?Do you share Susan
Greenfield’sworryor do you embrace newadvances? Discuss!