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personal computers have become smaller yet increasingly more powerful today many daily
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Early activities involve mobile communication and computer access both in and outside the home.
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For some inventors, the next step is to integrate computers into accessories or into smart clothing, thus creating wearable computers.
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Martin Kelly reports.
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The concept of wearable computers is hardly innovative.
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Early attempts at manufacturing them produced clumsy results.
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The wearer had to wrap himself in wires
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or strap a strange -looking device to his forehead and carry a backpack of computer equipment.
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The technology didn't sell because in today's world, appearance is everything.
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However, today's wearable computers may provide the solution.
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Professor Tanya Carter is here to tell us more.
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Wearable technology is evolving so fast that it has become not only extremely convenient, but a fashion statement too. For example,
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handheld computers have been miniaturized enough to be strapped to the wrist like a watch not much larger than the average chronometer.
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Though limited in applications, it is only a matter of time before the watch has full computing capacity.
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This could eliminate the need to carry a laptop.
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And rather than attaching all kinds of objects to a jacket, researchers are creating state -of -the -art textiles with electronics built in.
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One such textile is composed of small patches of fabric into which minuscule computer chips have been embedded.
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These patches are assembled with Velcro that conducts electricity to create a purse similar in appearance to an ordinary leather purse.
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This purse provides you with information, such as the latest weather forecast.
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It can also keep track of your wallet via a minute radio signaling chip attached to the wallet.
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Sensors integrated into the purse's fabric transmit a message to alert you if the wallet is not inside.
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This purse even allows you to upload your favorite music onto your music player, which, incidentally, could soon be inside your scarf.
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I understand that scientists are creating accessories, but there are other innovations in the field of computer -integrated clothing, right?
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What kind of initiatives are underway to adapt wearable computers for use in fields like health and emergency services?
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Well, as monitors, wearable computers have many applications.
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For example, a smart armband registers data about the wearer's physical condition.
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It can help people lose weight by telling them how many calories they're burning at any given time during exercise.
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Doctors could also use it to monitor the well -being of the elderly and infants, too.
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One ingenious adaptation is a shirt made of a special fabric that has the capacity to analyze the wearer's heart rate,
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respiration, and other key health indicators.
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For example, it is being used today in medical research to examine the effectiveness of certain new heart treatments.
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And since it can measure stress levels and body heat,
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it could be used to monitor firefighters at a blaze or to allow a mother to check on her asthmatic child.
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Another wearable item
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that has proved remarkably helpful to runners who want to keep
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fit is a sensor embedded into the sole of their running shoes.
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The sensor relays information about the speed
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and the distance you've covered to your iPod
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and can change the music track to another song with a faster or slower tempo, thus encouraging you to accelerate your pace or reduce your speed.
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The sensor is invisible and the earphones are the same as the ones on a regular iPod.
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So fashion -wise, the wearer would not feel conspicuous.
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Obviously, as technology advances, so will the wearable computer.
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Ultimately, it could be a smart assistant that goes wherever we go, registering and analyzing data about us and our environment.
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Number 1.
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Why were the first wearable computers unsuccessful?
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Number two.
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What development has improved wearable computers?
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Number three.
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What is unusual about the new purse?
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Number 4.
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How have wearable computers helped medical research?
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Number 5.
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Why are wearable computers useful in fitness training?
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The wearer had to wrap himself in wires
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or strap a strange -looking device to his forehead and carry a backpack of computer equipment.
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The technology didn't sell because in today's world, appearance is everything.
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Wearable technology is evolving so fast that it has become not only extremely convenient, but a fashion statement too.
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It can also keep track of your wallet via a minute radio signaling chip attached to the wallet.
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Sensors integrated into the purse's fabric transmit a message to alert you if the wallet is not inside.
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For example, it is being used today in medical research to examine the effectiveness of certain new heart treatments.
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Another wearable item
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that has proved remarkably helpful to runners who want to keep
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fit is a sensor embedded into the sole of their running shoes.
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The sensor relays information about the speed and the distance you've covered to your iPod.
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Thank you.
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Thank you.

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Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les

Deze spreekles is gebaseerd op de video “TOEFL Listening Practice”. Deze woorden komen het vaakst terug: computer, wearable, sensor, wallet, purse. Deze video bevat 66 zinnen en 810 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 8:04. De spreker praat langzaam, ongeveer 100 woorden per minuut, zodat je tijd hebt om elke klank na te doen. Slechts 74% van de woorden hoort bij de 3.000 meest gebruikte Engelse woorden, dus de woordenschat is pittig.

Belangrijke woorden in deze video

15 woorden uit de video die het leren waard zijn, met uitspraak en betekenis:

WoordUitspraakBetekenis
wallet zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈwɑl.ət/portemonnee, portefeuille
purse zelfstandig naamwoord/pɚs/handtas
monitor zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈmɑ.nɪ.tɚ/toezichthouder
chip zelfstandig naamwoord/t͡ʃɪp/fiche
strap zelfstandig naamwoord/stɹæp/riem
attach werkwoord/əˈtæt͡ʃ/vastmaken
clothing zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈkloʊðɪŋ/kleding, kledij
helpful bijvoeglijk naamwoord/ˈhɛlp.fl̩/behulpzaam
wire zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈwaɪɚ/draad
alert bijvoeglijk naamwoord/əˈlɝt/alert, waakzaam
sole zelfstandig naamwoord/səʊl/zool, voetzool
shoe zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈʃu/schoen
patch zelfstandig naamwoord/pæt͡ʃ/lap
wrap werkwoord/ɹæp/inpakken, omhullen
examine werkwoord/ɪɡˈzæmɪn/onderzoeken

Grammatica in deze video

De structuren die de spreker het meest gebruikt, met de exacte woorden uit de video:

StructuurIn de video
Present perfect have/has + voltooid deelwoord — iets uit het verleden dat nu nog telthave become · has become · have been miniaturized
Lijdende vorm be + voltooid deelwoord — het gaat om wat er gebeurt, niet om wie het doethave been miniaturized · is composed · are assembled

Uitspraak om op te letten

De spreker gebruikt 5 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals didn't, you've, they're. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.

  • De “th”-klanken: clothing /ˈkloʊðɪŋ/, leather /ˈlɛðɚ/
  • De klanken “sh” en “zh”: shoe /ˈʃu/, unusual /ʌnˈjuːʒ(u)əl/, initiative /ɪˈnɪʃ.ə.tɪv/, innovation /ˌɪn.əˈveɪ.ʃən/, adaptation /ˌæd.æpˈteɪ.ʃən/
  • Lange woorden — let op de klemtoon: effectiveness /ɪˈfɛk.tɪv.nɪs/, remarkably /ɹɪˈmɑɹkəbli/, accessory /əkˈsɛs.(ə.)ɹi/, unusual /ʌnˈjuːʒ(u)əl/, electricity /ɪˌlɛkˈtɹɪsɪti/

Klanken die Nederlandstaligen lastig vinden:

  • Stemhebbende eindmedeklinker — /b/, /d/, /g/, /z/, /v/ niet verscherpen: forehead /ˈfɔɹ.hɛd/, analyze /ˈæn.əˌlaɪz/, evolve /ɪˈvɑlv/, encourage /ɪnˈkʌɹ.ɪd͡ʒ/, initiative /ɪˈnɪʃ.ə.tɪv/
  • /æ/ — opener dan de Nederlandse “e”: fabric /ˈfæb.ɹɪk/, strap /stɹæp/, attach /əˈtæt͡ʃ/, patch /pæt͡ʃ/, wrap /ɹæp/
  • /g/ — een harde plofklank, geen Nederlandse “g”: integrate /ˈɪn.tɪ.ɡɹeɪt/, examine /ɪɡˈzæmɪn/

Zo oefen je met deze video

  1. Luister de hele video één keer zonder te spreken en noteer de woorden die je niet kent.
  2. Spreek zin voor zin na op normale snelheid en herhaal elke zin tot je ritme gelijk is aan dat van de spreker.
  3. Neem jezelf op en vergelijk met het origineel; let daarbij op woorden als wallet, purse, monitor.

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