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b Use the words from the previous activity to complete the following
sentences.
1) ____ are telephones that use artificial intelligence to translate speech into
different languages in real-time.
2) The programs used for communications over long distances will contain
smart ___ - electronic filing systems with records that can be easily sorted and
searched.
3) ____ are computerized devices that are designed to be inserted into the
human brain.
4) ____ is a mechanical device in the form of a pet animal, such as a dog,
that is controlled by a computer.
5) Music on ___ can be stored in numerous file formats.
6) A ____ is a program designed to find information in a database according
to data entered by the user.
7) ____ and hand-held electronic games are noisy and disruptive and should
be banned in public places.
14 Fill in the correct word derived from the word in capitals.
Current mobile phones have a very small bandwidth and 1)
_____ SEND data is slow and cumbersome. Even so, a
technology known as WAP - Wireless Application Protocol - has
been available for about a year and offers a kind of miniature
internet on a mobile phone. WAP was 2) _____ HEAVY promoted
when launched but has not lived up to the early 3) _____
PREDICT. The slow speeds and limited service mean that WAP is
seen more as a curiosity than a serious 4) _____ PLACE for the Internet.
However, the next generation of mobile phones will have much greater bandwidth
and offer a far wider range of services. They predict that the vast majority of
internet 5) _____ CONNECT will be by mobile 6) _____ COMMUNICATE devices
closer to pocket computers than portable telephones. The technology for this is
being developed but it remains to be seen whether people really will want to swap
large clear desktop computers for tiny screens in their pockets.
GRAMMAR REVISION
REAL CONDITIONALS
15 Choose the correct verb forms.
1 If she (comes/came) late again, she'll lose her job.
2 I'll let you know if I (find/found) out what's happening.
3 If we (live/lived) in a town, life would be easier.
4 I'm sure he wouldn't mind if we (arrive/arrived) early.
5 (We'll /We'd) phone you if we have time.
6 If I won the lottery, I (will/would) give you half the money.
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