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tyouthink?
Itdoesn'
tlookanythingliketheairplanesashavetoday.
That'
strue.Whywouldpeoplerideinazeppelinanyway?
Itseemssodangerous.
Well,somepeoplecalledtheHindenburg"
man'
sgreatestachievementinflight."
Theythoughtitwassafe,Iguess.
Whorodeinitanyway?
Mostlywealthypeople.Itaccommodatedbetween30and40passengersandcrew.Onepersonsaiditwaslikea"
flyinghotel."
Eise:
Itsoundsprettygreat.
Yeah,anditwasfast.That'
swhypeoplerodeit.Theywantedtogettotheirdestinationfaster.
Whydidn'
ttheyjusttakeajetplane?
Elise!
Youknowtheydidn'
thavejetsbackthen.Look,in1934ittookfivedaystotravelfromGermanytotheU.S.byship.Thezeppelincoulddoitinhalfthattime.Itwasspeedy.
Well,maybeI'
llsitdownandwatchalittlebit.MaybeI'
lllearnsomething...
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B.Listenagain.Howwasthezeppelindescribed?
Checkyouranswers.
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A.Listentotheconversationandcheckthecorrectpicture.
Jack:
Ithinkweshouldbuyabiggercar.Bigcarsaresafer.
Kayla:
Yes,butontheotherhand,theyconsumemoreoil.
Theyalsolookreallycool.
That'
strue,buttherearesomeSUVswhicharenotbigbutalsoverybeautiful.
And1thinkbigcarsaremorefuntodrive.
Butthenagain,it'
sveryexpensive.
Well,let'
sgetmoreinformationaboutseveralkindsofcars,okay?
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Listentoanotherpersontalkingaboutfamousbuildingsinhiscountryandfillintheblankswithinformationyouhear.
MycountryhastwoveryfamousbuildingscalledthePetronasTowers.Thebuildingsaremadeofglass,steel,andconcrete.TheyweredesignedbyanAmericanarchitect,butheusedaMalaysianstyle.Theywerefinishedin1998,andtheywerethetallestbuildingsintheworldatthattime.Eachtowerhas88floors,andis452metershigh.IreallylikethePetronasTowers.Theyshowboththemodernandthetraditionalsideofmycountry.
Track4-1-OL-5
A.Listentoatalkoncontroversiesaboutmodernbuildings.Thenfillintheblankstocompletethesentences.
Modernbuildings:
Welovethem,Wehatethem
Theworld-famousLouvreMuseuminParisisalmost500yearsold,anditfacedaverymodernproblem:
Theresimplywasn'
tenoughspaceforsixmillionvisitorseachyear.In1989,AmericanarchitectI.M.Peidesignedastrikingglasspyramidinthebuilding'
scentertobeavisitorentranceandshoppingarcade.Buthealsostartedanangrydebate.Somepeoplefelthisglassbuildingwasapieceofart,liketheonesinsidethemuseum.Otherssaiditwasjustanugly,modernmistake.
Kyoto,Japan,isthecountry'
sancientcapital,andtheheartofitsculture.Itsrailroadstationwastoosmallforthemillionsofvisitors.In1997,thecitycompletedanewstationinahugeshoppingcenter,rightintheoldestpartofthecity.DesignedbyHiroshiHara,thebuildingalsocontainsahotelanddepartmentstore.Beforeitwasbuilt,criticssaidthatthehigh,wide,modernbuildingwoulddestroythecity'
straditionallook.Ontheotherhand,supporterssaiditwouldbringnewlifeintothecitycenter.
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B.Nowlistenagainandcompletethechartwiththeinformationyouhear.
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B.ListentotheinterviewwithErikaVanBeek,anengineer.AccordingtoErika,whatshouldbedoneaboutovercrowdingincities?
Thefuturebuildingboom?
Interviewer:
Whatdoyouthinkisthebiggestproblemfacingourcities?
Erika:
Ithinkit'
sovercrowding.Talktoanyonelivinginamajormetropolitanareaandtheywillsaythesamething:
There'
snospace.Eventhesuburbsaregettingcrowded.
Well,insomeplacestheresimplyisn'
tanylandleftforbuilding,right?
Yes,that'
strue,butyouhavetothinkcreatively.Youcan'
tgiveupsoeasily.
Thinkcreatively?
Whatdoyousuggest?
Erika:
WhatI'
msayingisthatwecanbuildmorestructuresunderground.Wecanaddparkinglots,malls,hotels,andevenapartmentbuildings.There'
splentyofspace.
Isn'
titexpensive?
Yes,itcanbe.Inthepastbuildingundergroundhasbeenveryexpensive.However,wehavenewtechnologythatwillbringthecostdown.Itinvolvesusingrobots.Youdon'
thavetopayrobotsasalary!
t"
buildingdown"
moredangerousthanotherkindofconstruction?
Erika:
Actually,Ithinkit'
ssaferthanbuildingskyscrapers,forexample.Remember,wealreadydoit.Wehavesubwaysandundergroundshoppingmalls.I'
mjustsuggestingweinvestinavarietyofbiggerprojectsandthatwedigdeeper.
Whatwouldyousaytopeoplewhodoubtyouridea?
Icanunderstandtheirfeelings.Wheneverthere'
sanewidea,itcancausecontroversy.But"
isnotsomekindofimpracticalidea.Itmakessense.Thereissomuchspaceunderground:
Itcanaccommodatealotoftraffic,storage,andpeople.Withthenewtechnologywehave,we'
dbecrazynottoconsidertheidea—it'
sthewaveofthefuture!
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C.Listenagain.CheckthestatementsyouthinkErikawouldagree.
Unit2
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Pam:
Well,Lynn,Imustbegoing.Itwasgreattoseeyou–
Lynn:
By,Pam.
What’sthat?
Oh…that’sOllie.
Ollie:
Ididn’tknowyouhadadog!
Well,wedon’t…really.
Whatdoyoumean?
Comehere.
Ohmygoodness.It’sarobot!
That’sright.It’sadogrobot.Theycallita“dogbot.”
Howinteresting!
…Butit’salittlestrange,don’tyouthink?
Well,Iwantedtogetaninteractivetoyforthekids.Theyloveit.SoI’mhappy.
Howmuchdiditcost?
Don’task.Itwasn’tveryaffordable.It’scheaperthanhavingarealdog,though.Wedon’teverhavetobuydogfood!
Andthebatteriesarerechargeable.
Juliana:
Hey,Henrik.Look.
Henrik:
Whatisit,Juliana?
What’sthatguydoingoverthere?
Whichguy?
Theoneoverthere.Wearingasuit.H’spunchingsomanybuttonsonhiscellphone.
Oh,him.He’sprobablyplayingagame.
Really?
Alotofpeoplehavegamesontheircellphones.It’sreallypopularhereinFinland.Theyplaythemeverywhere.
Doyouplaythem,too?
Yes,Ido.
Ionlyusemyphonetomaketelephonecalls.IguessI’mold-fashioned.
Iheardthatsomepeopleplaygamesevenatwork.Theycanplayquietlyduringbusinessmeetings.Nooneknowsaboutit.
I’dliketotryit.
Here,usemine!
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Penny:
Hello.YourComputerWorldsalesdepartment.
Ted:
Hi,Penny.It’sTed.
Oh,hi,Ted.What’sup?
well,mycomputerhascrashedagain.
Ohno!
Oh,yes.That’swhyI’mcalling.Youknow,it’sfiveyearsold.AndIneedtospeaktoScottaboutgettinganewone.
well,you’vecalledatagoodtime.Wehavesomeattractivenewmodels.
Great!
I’mlookingforsomethingaffordable.AndIwanttogetsomethingportablethistime.
I’msureScottcanhelpyouwiththat…Let’ssee,heisinameetinguntil3:
30.I’llaskhimtocallyou.
No,that’sOK.I’llcallhimafter3:
30.Pleasegivehimthemessage.
E-mailismyfavouritewaytocommunicate.Ithinkitisasfastasafaxmachine,anditisaseasyasacellphone.Ofcourse,e-mailhassomeproblems,too.Itisn’tasaffordableasordinarymail,becauseyouneedacomputerandInternetservice.AndIdon’tthinkitisasreliableasafaxmachine.Sometimese-mailmessagesgetlost.Butinmyopinion,e-mailisasconvenientasacellphone.Icansendamessagefrommyhomeoroffice,andmyfriendscanreaditwhentheyhavetime.
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Intoday’sreport,welookatanewtechnologycalledpervasivecomputing.
Pervasivecomputingmeansputtingtinycomputersintoeverydayelectronicappliances,suchastoastersandmicrowaves.Withpervasivecomputing,appliancescancommunicatewiththeirusers–andwithotherappliances!
Somecompaniesnowsellpervasivecomputingproductslikea“smart”toaster.Itremembersyourfavouritekindoftoast:
lightordark.Companiesaredesigninga“smart”coffeemakeranda“smart”clock.Thecoffeemakercanmeasurethewaterandcoffee.Itcanevenputmilkinyourbreakfastcoffeeandmakeblackcoffeeintheafternoon.Theclockwillcheckthetimeonotherclocksinyourhouse,andgiveinformationaboutotherappliances.Forexample,itcantellyou,“Yourcoffeemakerneedsmorewater.”
Andthat’sonlythebeginning.Onecompanyisnowadvertising“Savetime–phoneyourwashingmachine!
”engineersaremakinga“smart”house.Inthishouse,thelights,heater,andairconditionerchangeautomaticallywhenfamilymemberscomehome.Thismakesthehomecomfortable,anditsavesalotofenergy.Pervasivecomputingcouldchangemanypartsofourdailylives.
Butdopeoplereallywantpervasivecomputing?
Dotheyreallyneedtechnologyeverywhere?
Onecompanyaskedpeopleabouttheiropinionson“smart”appliances.Thereweresurprises.A“smart”refrigeratorcanbuymorefoodontheinternet,butpeopledidn’twantit,becauseitmightmakemistakes.
“Pervasi
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