Intermediate 1 Unit 10

UZZIEL DE JESUS OSORIO CHABLE - ING PETROLERA - 19301277

Tech-Trend Gadget Expo

a. Do you remember the ad for the Tech-Trend Gadget Expo? Below is an interview with
the buyer of a gadget store, who is attending the expo. Read the interview and answer
the questions.

Reporter: What do you think of the Tech-Trend Gadget Expo?

Buyer: It’s THE place to be to keep up with the latest trends in the gadget world. It’s
also
o fun!
lso un! There
fun erre are
Ther
Th ere are so many
anyy cool
man cool
o aand
nd iinteresting
nter
nteres
eresti
esting
ti g gadgets.
ng gad
a ge
ets
ts.

Reporter: Wh
W hat ha
What ave
ve yyou
have ou sseen
een
een so ffar?
ar??
ar

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ve seen
een some
se e great
some grea
gr
grea smart
eatt sm
smar
artt ob
ar objects.
obje ctss. There’s
ject
je ct The re’ss a suitcase
here
re u tcasse that
sui a lets you know how
much
mu
m h it w
ch weighs.
eighs And
h . An
hs A nd if iitt g
gets
ge t llost,
ets ost,
os t,, yyou can
ou c
ou n ttrack
an ra
ack with
ck it wi your
o r ssmartphone. I’ve
ith you
also
lso seen
se
een new kinds
w ki wearable
inds of we
ea
arrab e ttechnology.
able e hnology. A jjacket
ec acke th ssensors
et with e
en lets you
communicate
com
om
mmuniicate
ewwith
ith your ssmartphone.
ma
mart
rtph
p o
phon
ne. orr swip
e You tap o swipe on
pe on tthe
he sleeve of the
he
jacket
acke to p
cket
et play music,
lay music use
c, us
u tthe
se th orr ma
he GPS,, o make
ake answer
ke and answ calls.
wer callls.
s.

Reporter: Wh
What are
hat a re yyou
ou going look
ok at n
g to loo next?
exxt??

Buyer: I’m
m going
g to
going to see
see the
the 3-D
3-D printers.
prin
prin
inte
nters
te rs. I can’t
ers can
ca n’t wait
wait to
wa to see
see what
whatt kind
nd of objects they’re
kin
ind
printing
pr
prin
inti
nti
ting tod
tin today.
oday
od
day
ay.
y.

1. What is smart
ma about
arrt a bou
ut the
th suit
th suitcase
ittca
case buyer
e the b uyyer men
uyer mentions?
ntion
on
ons? Give
s? G two
ive tw reasons.
wo re
easson
n
The suitcase lets
_ you
___ know
_____ how
______
___ _much
____ __ it__
_____ weighs
a. _______________________________________________________________
____
______ _ __________
______
___
The suitcase
_____ has a tracker that
_____
_____________
__ _ works
____
__ __
___ with
____
__ your phone
___________ ___
____in_case
__ _ _ you lose it.
b. _______________________________________________________________
___
__

2. The buyerr mentions

men
ntion
ns three
t ree types off w
th wearable
ea
ara
abl
ble
e technology.
tte
echnology. What
Wh
W hat are
e tthey?
hey
he
A jacket
a. _____________________
_____
_____
___
____
___
____
3-D printers.
b. _____________________
_______ __________
suitcase
c. _____________________
__
______________

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