UNIT 3: NEW TECHNOLOGIES

Listen to the following report on ‘new centres to transform the way we live in Digital Britain’ and fill in the blanks with the words you hear. Number 0 is the example.





0. ..how digital technology is going to affect the average citizen.
1. …save themselves time, save themselves __________ .
2. We will be going out into the field to __________ data to understand how people use information …
3. So we are looking at road transport, __________ transport ….
4. And we are looking from the perspective of the __________ or the user.
5. …..we understand the way in which __________ is presented to everyone.
6. So everyone who uses these types of __________ will be affected.
7. It is really important that we understand how to design these technologies so that they are ___________ to everyone.
8. Our driving simulator enables us to understand what _______ road signage will look like.
9. …so we can ___________ if there could potentially be any issues to do with driver distraction.
10. … to understand how the new technologies can __________ society and change the way we live …
KEY:

1. money 2. collect 3. rail 4. passenger 5. information

6. devices 7. useful 8. future 9. anticipate 10. affect