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h e s ew i l l b e u s e dt o h e l pt h e b o d yg r o wn e ws k i n ,b o n e ,o r e v e no r g a n sl.t w i l l b e p o s s i b l et op r i n tp i l l s ,i n s e c t r a p s a, n d e v e nw a l l p a p ewr hichc o n t a i nist so w nl i g h t i n g .Thefutureof technology107Thetelephoneisa wonderfulinvention.Icanforeseethedaywhentherewill beonein everycity.Unknown,circa1890VocabularyCustomeÍCaleAffixesSayinggoodbyeSometechnicalwordsin Englishbeginor endwithcommon afflxes.Knowing the meaning of the affix canhelp youwork out the meaning of the whole word.Studythe examplesfromthis book.How many of theseinformal ways of saying goodbyedoyou know? Do they haveequivalentsin your language?AffixMeaningExamplebiolifebiotechnologyoutofexternalbetweenInternetintrainside,withinintranet-lesswithoutwirelessmrcroverysmallmtcrowavesmallminidiskpolymanypolyesterprebefore,earlierprefabricatedsuperabove,muchgrearersupermarkettelefar,distanttelecommunications2 Using the table,work out the wordswhich havethefollowing meanings.1 medicine at a distance2 averysmallelectronicchip3 a plastic containingmany moleculesof carbon4 an instrumentfor measuringvery smallthicknesses5 concretewhich has been stressedearlier6 a computermuch morepowerfulthan ordinarycomputers7 averysmallprocessor8 a fan which removesair and blows it out9 a phonewithout a cord10 measuringaccordingto biologicaldatal O 8 U n i t1 5Accuracyis impossible,but blurredvisionisb e t t e rt h a n n o n ea t a l l .fan Pearson,British TelecomFuturologistOuizWirt in g.oupsof three.Onestudentis the quizmasterand asksthe questionsfor partA.
Theothertwo studentswork individuallyandwrite their answers.ChangerolesforpartsB and C.Thenfind out who has rememberedthe mostlA (Units 1-5)B (Units6-10)1 Give a negative and a positive effect of technologyonsocÍety.2 What's the comparative form offast and efficiently?3 Name one of the ways that the Airbus 380 is largerthantheBoeing7{T.4 WhatdoesÁBSstandfor?5 Whichpartoftheword engineerisstressed?6 Name one course civil engineering students take.7 Correct this sentence:/'m liking calculus.8 Complete this sentence EledrÍcalengineertng1 Name an item of policeequipment.2 Whatitem of equipmentdo policeuseto restrainis about...9 Which branch oftechnologydoesthispicturerepresent?10 WhatisÁutocad?11 Name oneof the stagesin the designprocess.12 Which word means'thefirstexampleof a new typeof desÍgn,?13 Nameafamousdesigner.14 Indesign,whatisthebrÍefl15 Make a questionto getthis answer:Becauseit'seasytomould.16 Nametwo materialsusedfor bikeframes.17 What propertydescribesthe capacityof a materialto stretch?18 Strongis an adjectÍve.What is the noun?19 Namesomethingin the world of sportmadeofIycra.20 \ /hatis alaminate?21 Whichverbgoeswithspring?22 Whichverbdescribestwo gearsmakingcontact?23 Nameoneof the strokesof atwo-strokeengine.24 Writedownthis numberinwords:10"25 Víhatis the adjectivewhich describesa movementfrom sideto sidelike a pendulum?someone?3 What doesP/Nstandfor?4 What do you call a sealwhich air can'tpassthrough?5 What cana smartgun do?6 What aremostdrinkscansmadeof?7 FÍllthegap:Ioavesaretakenout oftheirtins-suction.8 Whatprocessis usedtomakeCD covers?9 What material is usedto make soft drinks cans?10 FÍllin the gap A clockworkradio is a radio-clockwork.11 What doesÁ5V standfor?T2 What do we call a carwith a petrolengine and anelectricmotor?13 Name a disadvantage of electric cars.i4 What word do we use to describe'very heavy trafficthat slows down movement on the roads'?15 If you tell a customer that youvery much regretsomething,what are you doing?16 What do we call the outer walls of a skyscraper?17 Fill in the gap: AIIexposed metalwork is in case offire.18 If somethíngisJlammable what can it do719 What does this signmean?20 Whichpartofthewordautomaticisnormally stressed?21 Why does an artificial heart have two batteries?22 What kind of switch works by air pressure?23 Complete thÍssentence A pacemaker is a device' ' '24 What kind of signals does the Ultracane transmit?25 What is the opposite offorwards?T h ef u t u r eo f t e c h n o l o g yl 0 9ChecklistAssessyour progressin this unit.Tick(/) the statementswhich aretrue.l c a n d i s c u s sp r e d i c t i o nasb o u tt e c h n o l o g yI k n o wh o w t o u s ec o m m o np h r a s avl e r b sI k n o wh o w t o l i n kp h r a s avl e r b sw h e ns p e ak in gM y r e a d i n ga n d l i s t e n i n ga r eg o o de n o u g ht o u n d e r s t a n dm o s to f e a c ht e x ti n t h i su n i tC (Units 11-15)1 What does GCI stand for?2 What is demo short for?3 What verb do we use to describe copying tracks toCDs from online sites?4 Fillthe Bap:You-touchaflat screen.It'seasy to damage them.5 What do we call a person who piays games to findfaultsT6 What does CIM stand for?7 What verb do we use to describe how a computercan make something,likea car crash,seem real?8 Fill the Bap:In the past designsproducedon paper.9 Howisthe -ed ending pronouncedinfinished: ltl, ldl,or l:.dl?10 Cross out the silent letter in the wordpn eumatic.11 Name two devices used in telecommunÍcations.12 Put the verb in brackets in the correct form:I (be)with this companyfor 5years.I líkeit here.13 Fill the Bap:VzIPphones send data over the InternetÍntiny packets.This is called .14 What does I CD stand for?15 When did email start (+5years)?16 What do we call an engineer who is concernedwithbuildings and other structures?17 Name one thing that a Sound Engineer does.18 Fill in the Eap:Anyone who works with electricalwiring be colour-blÍnd.19 What do we call a document which lists all vourwork experience and qualifications?20 What do we call a peÍsonor organÍzationwhichgives you work?21 F1IIthe gap|When we say what will happen ÍntheJuture,wemake a22 What is the correctphrasal verb? HÍsfatherset down/ on / up the company in 1994.23 FiIIthe Bap:Driversshould-uptheÍrcarsand usepublí'ctransport instead.24 What do we call a computer network within acompany or organization?25 What doesmicromean?Key wordsAdverba u t o m a t i c lal yAdjectivesblurredSmartstressedunmanneovirtualvoice-operatedNounsc h ipintranetp r e di c t i o nprocessorvirusVerbsi nteractreporrstickN o t eh e r ea n y t h i n ga b o u th o w E n g l i s hi s u s e di n t e c h n o l o g y t h aits n e w t o y o u .1 l O P a i r w o r ka c t i v i t i e sPairworkactivitiesUnit t p.8Unit 7 p.21StudentAStudentAStudentAsl a u n c hs y s t e mStudentB'sl a u n c hs y s t e mA r i an e 5P r o t o nMCountryE u r o p e a Sn p a c eAgencyF i r s tl a u n c h e d1996Height5',tmD i am e t e r5.4mJames Dyson (I947-) UK engineer,inventor,and multimÍllionairewho has deve1opeda lange of very popular'bagless'domesticvacuum cleanersand otherproducts.En g in e sPayloadCTO( g e o s t a t i o nrayt r a n s f eor rbit)6 , 8 0 0k gMasskg230,000Lift-offth rust6 , 3 6 0k NSkateboardP a r t / C o m p o n e n t M a t e r i a l su s e dReasonUnit 2 p.13StudentA09.00-11.00'11.15-'13.00r5.30-16.10SnowboardClientoperatingsystemsSnowboards are made fromwood and laminated fibreglass.Wood is used for thecore.The combinatíonofwood and fibre-glassgivesthe board strength with littleweight.
It also makes theboard flexible. The base oftheboard is coveredwith p-tex,akind of tough plastic whichhelps the board slide butresists wear. It has a curvedsteel edge which helps theboard to grip the snow.BindÍngs,made of nylon, arefixed to the top ofthesnowboard.DY5ELF.STUMonTuesR]10Hardwarei n s t al l a t i o n& maintenanceR]10Rl 0 5NetworksRl 0 5FreeR]07Programp l an n i n g4104In u rR]02FreeComputero p e r a tni gFri14.00-15.30FreeA't04C o m m u n i c a t i o nFreesk i l sT105FreeP a i r w o r ka c t i v i t i e sUnit12 p.91StudentAtrBtModelAM o d e lBourpur4 . 5k W8kwvoltage120or 240 AC12Oor 24OACdi e s e lUnit5 p.31runningtime8 hoursb e f o r er e f u e l l i n g24hoursn o i s el e v e le n c l o s e dm o t o r( 8 8d B )f u l l ys o u n d p r o o f e d( 6 0d B )starti nge l e c t r i cs t a r t e re l e c t r i cs t a r t e rc o s tp e rd a yStudentAd e l i v e r yc h a r g eDIRTYWATERINLET€]0Unit6 p.36StudentAGLASS COVERSmart gun recognizesits ownerSUPPORTFRESH WATERTROUGHUnit5 p.33StudentAYou are a technician at a plant hire company.You havetwo possiblegeneratorsfor the customerto hire(ModelA and Model B).Help the customerto make therlght choice.Checkwhat domestÍcappliancesthecustomerhas.Remind the customerthat he / she maynot need to run the generatorall night.A typical homeuses 2.4kW for iighting.
With al1major appliances onat the same time,this risesto 6.6kW.The Newlersey Institute of Technology has developeda new system for hand guns called dynamic griprecognitÍon.Sensorsare fitted into the handle ofthegun and trained to recognize only the owner's grip.Hand grips,like fingerprints and iris patterns,areunique.The sensorsreadthe pressureofthe grip inthe first second the trigger is pressed.if it doesn'tmatch the owner's grip,the gun will refuse to fire.The inventors say it will prevent incidents wherepolice have been shot with their own guns or wherechildren have been killed playing with a parent's gun.Early results from trials with New Jersey police showthe system works.Unit7 p.43StudentAUseful languageWhat electricappliancesdo you have at home?Do you needto run thegeneratorall night?ANext,the glassmaster Ísplacedinto an electrolyticsolution containing a silver rod.
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