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GRAMMAR TIME!
Can you imagine having flexible computer screens and mobile phones which change shape to tell you when you have a new message? It sounds like a crazy idea, but in fact it's already been invented!
As thin as paper
In the future, the mobile phone will be our flexible friend. It will be able to change shape to tell us when we receive a message. A model called MorePhone has been created by scientists at the Human Media Lab in Canada. It’s based on flexible plastic technology developed in Cambridge in the UK by an organisation called Plastic Logic. Rachel Lichten, who works at Plastic Logic, describes how the scientists there have developed a process for manufacturing flexible plastic displays which are as thin as paper. They copy the appearance of writing on paper and use a type of plastic to create layers of electronic transistors.
Screens you can jump on
The flexible screens can be any size, and are easy to read in direct sunlight. They can be black and white or colour and are very thin and light – Lichten says you can even jump on them. They use very little power, so there is no need for large batteries, and this makes them easy to carry around. Lichten says this technology could be used for heart monitoring, smart-watches, second screens for mobile phones – because the image does not disappear, your phone can keep your boarding card details for a flight for example even when your phone’s battery is dying. Plastic Logic is also working with a Japanese company who make giant electronic signs.
Next generation of electronic gadgets
Plastic Logic have spent 13 years developing this new technology. Their challenge now is to help customers to think of new ways to use it. Lichten says it is always the same with new technologies. She says ‘bringing new technology to the market is a challenge, especially because it is revolutionary. However, for the next generation of products, you have to know what the next generation of products will be.’ Working with mobile phones or laptops that can roll up like a piece of paper could turn hardware into ‘flexi-ware’.
If you're interested in science check out the British Council's science magazine called Cubed at http://www.britishcouncil.org/cubed .
TEST (Як Ви зрозуміли текст? Перевірте себе!)
1. Check your understanding: multiple choice. Circle the correct option to complete the sentences.
1. In the next ten years, mobile phones will _____.
a. be very similar to what they are like now
b. be much more expensive than they are now
c. have a different way of telling you when a message arrives
2. The MorePhone is based on technology invented in _____.
a. the UK
b. Canada
c. the USA
3. The flexible plastic displays _____.
a. are made of paper
b. look like writing on paper
c. are thicker than paper
4. The flexible plastic displays are _____.
a. always very small
b. not easy to break
c. quite heavy
5. This new technology _____.
a. could only be used at an airport
b. could have many uses
c. cannot be used with big signs
6. This new technology _____.
a. was developed quite quickly
b. is not really so different
c. could make mobile phones very different
2. Check your understanding: true or false.
1. The MorePhone was created by scientists who work in the UK.
2. The flexible screens are not heavy and they are very thin as well.
3. The flexible screens will need quite big batteries.
4. This technology could be used in the field of medicine.
5. This technology could be useful at an airport.
6. People already know all the ways this new technology can be used.
Discussion Do you think flexible screens are a good invention? Why or why not?
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Use the verbs in brackets in the Past Indefinite tense:
22 February: I Love my New PC
Cool, I have a brand new PC! I _____________ (plug) it in, _________ (switch) on the monitor, __________ (type) my password, and __________ (connect) to the Net. I _________ (open) my favourite website, __________ (scroll) down the menu and ___________ (download) an MP3 file of my favourite band. I ____________ (listen) to it several times. It’s awesome.
I __________ (google) for a nice site of car images. I __________________ (copy and paste) about 20 images of cool cars in a folder that I ___________ (create) for my Technology Project. I also _______ (scan) some terrific photos and ________ (edit) them.
I ______________ (install) my favourite game on my new PC and ______________ (play) it for about an hour. When Mum ____________(enter) my room, I ______________ (minimise) the window and _________ (work) on my project. Hahaha J
When I _________ (finish) my project, I _________ (save) and ____________ (email) it to my Technology teacher. I also ____________ (print) it because I want to show it to my friends.
Mum’s here again. I must go to bed. Nightie night.
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Science UK: Flexible screen technology
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Do the preparation exercise first. Then, read the text about Flexible screen technology and do the exercises to check your understanding.
Preparation:
Match the vocabulary with the correct definition and write a – h next to the number 1 – 8.
1……the screen a. completely different (to what has gone before)
2……a laptop b. a card you need to have to get on a plane
3……hardware c. a difficult but stimulating thing
4…a boarding card d.a portable computer small enough to use on your knee
5……a challenge e. easy to bend
6…manufacturing f.the part of a TV, computer, etc. where the image is shown
7……flexible g. making a large amount of something using machinery
8……revolutionary h. the physical parts of a computer system
As thin as paper
In the future, the mobile phone will be our flexible friend. It will be able to change shape to tell us when we receive a message. A model called MorePhone has been created by scientists at the Human Media Lab in Canada. It’s based on flexible plastic technology developed in Cambridge in the UK by an organisation called Plastic Logic. Rachel Lichten, who works at Plastic Logic, describes how the scientists there have developed a process for manufacturing flexible plastic displays which are as thin as paper. They copy the appearance of writing on paper and use a type of plastic to create layers of electronic transistors.
Screens you can jump on
The flexible screens can be any size, and are easy to read in direct sunlight. They can be black and white or colour and are very thin and light – Lichten says you can even jump on them. They use very little power, so there is no need for large batteries, and this makes them easy to carry around. Lichten says this technology could be used for heart monitoring, smart-watches, second screens for mobile phones – because the image does not disappear, your phone can keep your boarding card details for a flight for example even when your phone’s battery is dying. Plastic Logic is also working with a Japanese company who make giant electronic signs.
Next generation of electronic gadgets
Plastic Logic have spent 13 years developing this new technology. Their challenge now is to help customers to think of new ways to use it. Lichten says it is always the same with new technologies. She says ‘bringing new technology to the market is a challenge, especially because it is revolutionary. However, for the next generation of products, you have to know what the next generation of products will be.’ Working with mobile phones or laptops that can roll up like a piece of paper could turn hardware into ‘flexi-ware’.
If you're interested in science check out the British Council's science magazine called Cubed at http://www.britishcouncil.org/cubed .
TEST (Як Ви зрозуміли текст? Перевірте себе!)
1. Check your understanding: multiple choice. Circle the correct option to complete the sentences.
1. In the next ten years, mobile phones will _____.
a. be very similar to what they are like now
b. be much more expensive than they are now
c. have a different way of telling you when a message arrives
2. The MorePhone is based on technology invented in _____.
a. the UK
b. Canada
c. the USA
3. The flexible plastic displays _____.
a. are made of paper
b. look like writing on paper
c. are thicker than paper
4. The flexible plastic displays are _____.
a. always very small
b. not easy to break
c. quite heavy
5. This new technology _____.
a. could only be used at an airport
b. could have many uses
c. cannot be used with big signs
6. This new technology _____.
a. was developed quite quickly
b. is not really so different
c. could make mobile phones very different
2. Check your understanding: true or false.
1. The MorePhone was created by scientists who work in the UK.
2. The flexible screens are not heavy and they are very thin as well.
3. The flexible screens will need quite big batteries.
4. This technology could be used in the field of medicine.
5. This technology could be useful at an airport.
6. People already know all the ways this new technology can be used.
Discussion Do you think flexible screens are a good invention? Why or why not?
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