technology

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an asian woman using technology tablet

Paying with your face?

Vocabulary: biometric data (fingerprints, facial recognition, voice recognition)
Video: Mastercards trials paying with your face
Speaking: conversation questions, advantages and disadvantages, debate

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B1 / B2

Technology

1:46

a homanoid robot in a thoughtful pose

Robot appointed as CEO

Vocabulary: personality adjectives (biased, decisive, fearless, selfless)
Vocabulary: verbs (threaten, enable, take over, wear out)
Speaking: conversation questions, debate, evaluating alternatives

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B2 / C1

Technology

4:11

a smart jacket with integrated technology

Are smart clothes the future?

Vocabulary: smart clothing features (track, monitor, wearable chip)
Vocabulary: synonyms of “innovative” (revolutionary, pioneering, groundbreaking)
Video: Japan Smart Clothing: Researchers design clothes that monitor health.

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B1 / B2

Sports & Action, Technology

2:46

Idiom and phrasal verb boosters