Unit 7 - Tech life

1 You need this if you want to make a paper copy of a document: ________
2 What you do when you transfer data to a device: ________
3 Without this, you can't give electrical power to your equipment: ________
4 These are useful when you listen to music outdoors: ________
5 When you remove a device from the electrical source: ________
6 Something you use to write on your computer: ________
7 What you do when you look for things on the net: ________

1 There will be a ________ for the best useful product design.
2 The body was ________ using a special app.
3 Special shoes can be used to ________ up phones and other devices.
4 Participants will also have the chance to programme ________.
5 One activity will deal with technology that is sustainable and 3D ________.
6 The organisers want people to be ________ by the event.

1 Excellent pictures are easily ________ with the latest smartphones.
2 Some interesting gadgets ________ at the tech show.
3 Downloading harmful images shouldn't ________ .
4 A demonstration of the latest devices is ________ this week by a specialist company.
5 Yesterday's meeting ________ to next Monday.
6 An introduction to the new software ________ by the developers.

1 Many smartwatches ________ (make) in China.
2 At this very moment, thousands of funny videos ________ (post) online.
3 Customers felt they ________ (not treat) well in the past and didn't go back to the shop.
4 In recent years, AI ________ (use) to analyse customers' buying habits.
5 In last year's contest, talented young people ________ (award) prizes for their video clips.
6 In next month's tech show, new wireless speakers ________ (show).

1 Can you get all the material we need for the ________?
2 Let's ________ all the data we need first.
3 I want to ________ the experiment before I write up my notes.
4 We need to see how scientists ________ new products over time.
5 The company has asked us to ________ more research into the problem.
6 Did you try to ________ a new plan when you saw that there were some problems?

New discoveries and inventions are being made all the time. Just think of all the technology we are seeing nowadays. But what about some surprising discoveries of the past? The famous terracotta army in Xi'an in China was discovered by a group of local farmers when they were working on the land. They were looking for water when they observed the statue of a soldier. And the first microwave oven, something most people use nowadays, was invented by an army engineer. He was walking by a radar when some chocolate in his pocket melted. And what about penicillin? Alexander Fleming discovered that some mould had grown on his petri dishes while he was on holiday and did some experiments. The area surrounding the mould didn't have any bacteria around it. This was how the world's first antibiotic was discovered. And the first smoke detector was 'discovered' by a Swiss scientist who was trying to invent a sensor to detect poisonous gas. It registered the smoke from his cigarette instead.

1 There are ________ inventions being made nowadays.
2 The terracotta army were found by some ________.
3 An engineer discovered that some ________ changed when he was near a radar.
4 Fleming did some experiments ________ on holiday.
5 He observed that the area around his dishes had ________ around it.
6 The smoke detector reacted to the scientist's ________ .

1 Northern Rail promised all customers a refund.
All customers ________ a refund by Northern Rail.

2 Inventors are showing more than 100 gadgets in the competition.
More than 100 gadgets ________ by inventors in the competition.

3 Examiners will give students a break during the test.
Students ________ a break by examiners during the test.

4 Scientists had asked spectators to keep quiet during the experiment.
Spectators ________ to keep quiet during the experiment by the scientists.

5 The organisers have just awarded first prize to our group.
Our group ________ first prize by the organisers.

1 We usually ________ the oil in our car changed every year.
2 Polly ________ food delivered to her flat once a week.
3 We ________ a new garage built next to the house next week.
4 When did you last ________ your eyesight checked?
5 The school has just ________ a new burglar alarm installed.
6 They're ________ their anti-virus updated at the moment. It was too old.

Kirsten: Hi Sammy? Do you like my new bike camera?
Sammy: It looks great! ________
Kirsten: To my bike helmet.
Sammy: ________
Kirsten: Recycled plastic. But it's very resistant.
Sammy: That's good. ________
Kirsten: You have try to keep your head quite still…not easy on a bike!
Sammy: ________
Kirsten: Yes, you plug it in at home to charge it up and then you're ready.
Sammy: Do you like it?
Kirsten: Yes, it's very ________ to see where I've been.

We were recently asked ________ software developers to participate in some experiments. First, they tried out a new material that can convert body heat into electricity. We also had experiments ________ on us to see how wearable technology like ________ affect us. Some new indoor solar cells are ________ developed which can ________ integrated into electronic devices. And new batteries have been ________ that can stretch to fit different devices.