1-Do you have a computer or a lap top at home?
2-Do you have internet conexion ?
3-Do you often use a computer?
4-Do you think that in the future computers will be an indispensable tool?
5-Do you know what does the abbreviation R.A.M mean?
6-Do you find it easy to use a computer?
Imagine if the entertainment industry created a video game in which you could decapitate police officers, kill them with a sniper rifle, massacre them with a chainsaw, and set them on fire. Think anyone would buy such a violent game? They would, and they have. The game Grand Theft Auto has sold more than 35 million copies, with worldwide sales approaching $2 billion.
Two weeks ago, a multi-million dollar lawsuit was filed in Alabama against the makers and marketers of Grand Theft Auto, claiming that months of playing the game led a teenager to go on a rampage and kill three men, two of them police officers.
Can a video game train someone to kill?
This is the introduction to an article by reporter Ed Bradley for CBS News. What do you think? Can video games such as GTA lead to violent behaviour in real life? or could it be the other way round, that they provide an outlet for violent agressive feelings? Should video games be subjected to stricter control, so that kids cannot buy games that are unsuitable for their age?
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Age:
Gender:
1- Do you believe that television has turned into one of the most important hobbies and with more influence on the life of children? (Yes/No)
2- Do you think that in many homes television is like a babysitter? (Yes/No)
3- Is it important what children watch in television? (Yes/No)
4- Can television help to develop the intellectual capacity of the child? (Yes/No)
5- Does television influence the behaviour of the child? (Yes/No)
6- Do you think that parents have to do something about the appropriate use of television? (Yes/No)
Gender:
Age:
1- Do you think that a company should have the same number of women and men?
2- Do you think women are well paid in their jobs?
3- Are men best paid than women?
4- Do you think women can do the same jobs as men?
5- If you have a company what do you prefer:
- To have the same number of women and men
- To have the most valuable people
6- Nowadays, do you think women have got the same opportunities to get a job as men?
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GENDER:
AGE:
1. Are you working in your best job?
2. Your current job, is it according to your studies and/or training?
3. Do you think you are well-paid?
4. Would you like to change jobs in the near future?
5. If you could return to the past, would you like to study/learn another thing?
6. Do you like your job?.
Age:
Gender:
1- How often do you use internet? (every day, often, sometimes, rarely)
2. Why do you use it? (mail, search for information, leisure, chats…)
3- Which are the main advantages of e-mails over traditional letters? (write three)
4- Do you know what “face book” is? (yes/no)
5. Do you think that in the future printed books will disappear due to internet? (yes/no and a brief reason)
6. Finally, which are your three or four favorite pages?
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