Exercise 1

Translate:

1. Domani andrò a Londra,

2. Il tempo sta per peggiorare.
3. Non credo che vinceranno le elezioni.
4. Non si preoccupi. Ti vengo a prendere all'aeroporto.
 

Exercise 2 (Life Ex. 3 Page 43)

You are going to watch a video about a new technology. Answer the questions

1. What adjectives would you use to describe Charlotte?

2. What are the advantages of the 3D-printed prosthetic limbs for Charlotte and her family?

Watch the video again. Focus on the following vocabulary:

1. Her drawing skills are at the same level as other kids her age.

Her drawing skills are on a _________ with other kids her age.

2. The prosthetic limbs she has had up until now are sufficient.

The old prosthetic limbs she has had up until now are basic but d___ the j_____

3. As she grows up, she has to manage on her own.

As she grows up, she has to f_______ for h________

4 These techniques are being combined to make a robotic hand for a particular person.

These techniques are being combined to c______ b____ a robotic hand.

5. Robotic hands for children are still in the early, experimental stage.

Robotic hands for children are still in the p________ stage.

Exercise 3 - Speaking

Read the description of ‘virtual voice assistants’ below.

Virtual voice assistants are machines that can both listen/understand and speak. They are
connected to your tablet or smartphone, and they answer commands and questions like, “Tell me
the news headlines” or “Order a taxi for me to come in ten minutes.” They can also be linked to
devices in the home like the cooker, the front door lock, or the central heating system so that you
can control them with a simple voice command.

1. What are the benefits of this kind of device and who could they be most useful for? (e.g.
anyone, children, old people, people with disabilities)
2. What other things do you think these devices could do to help people in the home?
3. Are there any disadvantages to using them? If so, what?

Exercise 4

Complete the sentences with the future perfect or future continuous tense:

1. Some printed body parts like new 3D printed ears already exist, but I expect in twenty years
from now, scientists _____________(make) all kinds of body parts.
2. Fifteen years from now, a lot of people ________ (already / buy) their own 3D printer.
3. In fifteen years, we ________ (make) replacement parts for all kinds of things that have broken
in our homes and which cannot easily be repaired.
4. In fifteen years from now, we _________ (forget) what it was like before 3D printers existed.

Exercise 5
Complete these predictions about 3D printing.
Use the future continuous and the future perfect.
Exercise 6 – Authentic listening

3D printing
 
The technology can physically produce a product of almost any shape based on a ________
_________.
 
You can build almost anything - from children's ___________, to prosthetics, to automotive parts.
 
The largest 3D house in Europe is under construction in _________________
  
3D printed housing saves time and cuts _______________
 
The house in the northwestern French city of Nante took only __________ hours to build and cost
________ less than a home built in the traditional way.
 
In the United States, the Texas-based company called ICON has used the latest technology to build a
400-500 square foot house in just ________hours.
 
Its most ambitious project is to construct a house on ____________

Exercise 7

Exercise 8
Translate the following sentences into English

1. Scrivo per esprimere la mia delusione/insoddisfazione per il servizio ricevuto.

2. La prima cosa su cui vorrei richiamare la vostra attenzione è…
3. Lo standard del servizio non era all'altezza.
4. Vi sarei grato se poteste esaminare la questione e mi aspetto di ricevere un rimborso completo.
5. Grazie per la vostra cortese attenzione.
6. Attendo con ansia una vostra risposta.