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Like a professionalhuman interpreter, the phone would analyse "packages" of speech, listening to the speakeruntil it understands the full meaning of words and phrases, before attempting translation.w�vEa..><:::l0uc0-oc.2VlVl.ci��E0J::::-o(])0..ro-oror-�7-,��----------------------------------.I+ Article 2cISAFERCYCLINGSwedish designers havecreated a cycling "collar"that is worn around theneck with an airbag hiddeninside.
When sensors inthe device determine acrash has happened, anairbag instantly inflatesaround the cyclist's headto form a helmet.)Q·The invention was presented today in Stockholm. It w i l l go on sale in Swedenearly next year for about £50. The designers have spent six years developing it.Terese Alstin. one of the inventors, said. "The protection should include keepingthe sense of freedom and not ruining your hairstyle."The device has been improved by recreatinghundreds of' accidents using crash-testdummies and real riders.
"We havedeveloped a unique. patented, mathematicalmerhod to distinguish these movementpatterns," say the inventors. A small heliumgas cylinder in Oates the airbag in 0 . 1 secondsand is designed to let cyclists see at all times .The airbag stays inf-lated for several seconds.It is powered by a rechargablc battery. Coinventor Anna Haupt said. "The shell of' thecollar is removable and available in manydi fferent styles and fabrics, and will belaunched in new fashion collections."cl (Apart from be i ng go ld-p lated - a n d the fact that they arebu l letproof - they seem much l i ke any other v e n d i n g mach i n e .But i n stead of choco late bars , a n etwork of " g o ld -to-go" machinesd i s pe n ses 24- ca rat bul l i o n i n a smart pres e ntati o n box .Originally designed as a marketingdevice for an online gold-tradingSince the first machine wasinstalled in May, in the lobby ofbusiness, the machines haveAbu Dhabi's E m i rates Palace hotel,become such a success that their20inventor plans to build a globalappeared across E u rope.
Germanygold-to-go machines havenetwork, installing them everywherea l ready has eight. Next month,from fitness centres to cruise ships.the first machines will open i nThomas Geissler, the Germanbusinessman behind the machines,the United States - i n Las Vegasand Florida.said their unexpected success wasThe company claims its gold isthe result of a recent interest i ncheaper than that available fromgold.
" O u r customers are those whothe banks, largely because itsare catching onoverheads are lower, and thattothe idea thatgold is a safe investment at a timeunlike at a bank, the machineof financial instability," he said.gold is available i m m ediately.39Scanned for Agus SuwantoUNIT 4��GREAT IDEASLANGUAGE REVIE�]Study these examples.a) Yesterday afternoon, the CEO was meeting the research team in Dublin.(past continuous)Past sim ple andpast continuousb) We were having a successful negotiation when suddenly they made new demands.(past simple)(past continuous)c) The advertising agency started in 1982, and Wieden came up with the 'lust Do It' slogan(past simple)for Nike in 1988.(past simple)Now read through these rules.We use the past continuous to talk about something that was going on around aparticular time in the past, as in example a).•••We often use the past continuous to describe an action which was already in progresswhen something else happened, as in example b).We use the past simple to talk about actions or events that we see as completed,as in example c).Grammar reference page 144Etlaszlo BiroIJRead the Laszlo Biro story and choose the correct form of the verbs.�1People wrotewith quills, pens and pencils long before Laszlo Biro invented Iwas inventinl his biro in 1938.
While he worked /was workinl as a journalist in Hungary,he noticed /was noticing4 that the ink used in newspaper printing dried quickly. But thisink would not flow into the tip of a fountain pen. In 1938, he developed /was developinla new tip using a ball that was free to turn in its socket. He died /was dying 6 in BuenosAires in 1985.I n pairs, take it in turns to tell your partner that you saw them doing thesethings at work. Your partner has to think of a good reason why they weredoing it.EXAMPLE:WJ,e" I )a IN yovJ yov Were pvtti"9 a pack of paper i" yovr ba9.Student B: OJ,J my boH as-ked me to pri"t ovt a lo"9 report at home to"i9J,tStudent A:When I saw you, you were:SKI LLSS u ccessfulmeetings•looking at Facebook during office hours.•studying Japanese instead of working.•talking with friends in the staff restaurant.•playing games on your mobile phone.•reading a book.•collecting money from your colleagues.Which of these statements do you agree with? Why?1The best number for a meeting is six people or fewer.2Never have food or drink during a meeting.3Always start and finish a meeting on time.4 You should sit round a table when you have a meeting.5A meeting must always have a leader.6At a formal meeting, each person should speak in turn.40Scanned for Agus SuwantoHUNIT 4llIImGREAT IDEAS��) CD1.41 DC Dynamics is an electronics company based in Boston, USA.The marketing department held a meeting to discuss their new smartphone.Listen to the meeting, then answer these questions.1What were the main aims of the meeting?2Which month did they choose for the launch?�>» CD1.41 Listen again and tick the expressions which the chairperson uses.1OK, everyone, let's begin, shalt we?2Our main purpose is to decide the date of the launch.3Mei, what do you think?4Cheng, can you give us your opinion about this?5Any thoughts on that?6Let's get back to the point.7Now, I'd like to move on to sates outlets.0000000�)» CD1.41 Listen to the meeting again and complete these extracts.Mei:Personalty, I'm2our .
. . . . . . . . . . . ..i n fqYf? l.!r 1 of June. Let's get into the market early and surprise...Wan: Yeah, June's too early. I think September's the best time. We can promote thesmartphone strongly then, with a multimedia . . . . . . . ?.... .Lincoln: What about the recommended retail price for the phone? Any thoughts on that?Mei:. . . .
. . . . . . . .4a minute. I thought we were talking about the . . . . . . . . . .5 date, not..the price.Lincoln: OK, Mei, maybe we are moving a little too fast. Let's get back to the ... . . . . . . . . .6•Lincoln: Good. We need to be sharp on pricing. Now, what sates outlets do you thinkwe should . . .
. . . . . . . 7 , Wan?.Wan:IJ.No problem there. We could start with the specialist mobile-phone stores andbig . . . . . . . . . . . .8 stores. After that, we could took at other distribution . . . . . . . . . . . .9•Work i n groups of four. GLP of Buenos Aires has developed a new wallet,code-named 'The Hipster'. It will be launched in the US. The marketingdepartment holds a meeting to discuss a strategy for selling it.Student C: Turn to page 132.Student 0 : Turn to page 136.Student A: Turn to page 134.Student B: Turn to page 138.Read your role card, then hold the meeting.U S E F U L LANGUAGE"CHAIRPERSON/LEADBeginning the meetingCan we start, please?Right, let's begin.Stating the aimThe main aim/purpose of thismeeting is to ...Asking for commentsWhat do you think?Changing the subjectLet's move on now to ...The next thing to discuss is ...ClarifyingWhat do you mean by ...
?Sorry, I don't quite understand.SummarisingOK, let's summarise.How do you feet about this?Right, let's recap.PARTIC I PANTSGiving opinionsI think we should ...I'm in favour of ...Making suggestionsPerhaps we should ...We could ...AgreeingI think you're right.I (totally) agree.::·_,-�:];,.;t�·DisagreeingI don't know about that.(I'm afraid) I don't agree.InterruptingHold on (a moment).Can I just say something?41Scanned for Agus SuwantoThe newattractionA n i nterna t i o n a l c o m petition will encouragegreat i d eas for a new visitor attract i o n�> CD1.42 Listen to a conversation betweenDilip Singh i s a very rich man.
H e gives moneygenerously to charities att over the world andprovides finance for projects which wilt helplocal communities.He has recently organised an internationalcompetition for people wanting to create a newattraction in their country. The winner(s) wilt receive$20 million to finance and develop their project.Scanned for Agus SuwantoDilip and his personal assistant, JaneFerguson. Note down the three key pointsthat Dilip makes about the new attraction.UNIT 4....GREAT IDEASHere are three attractions that have impressed Dilip because they are unusual and exciting.He has put them on the website as examples to stimulate the imaginations of competitors.Which one would you like to visit? Why?Have you visited any attraction which greatly impressed you? If so, tall< about it with your colleagues.attractionsShakespeare's Globe Theatre- London, EnglandOpened in1997, this modern building is areconstruction of the original Globe Theatre,which was built in1599.
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