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Unit 3 Enhancing Reality
TECHNOLOGY
LISTENING SKILL: Signal Phrases
Listen 1 (Audio)
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M1: Good afternoon, everyone. Notice anythingdifferent? Anyone notice my stylish
high-tech glasses? I promise you that Im not just trying to look cool. These are
actually augmented reality glasses. Has anyone seen these before? No one?
Well, augmented reality, or AR, is when you can see not only the world around you,
but also get computer information and images related to what youre seeing. Its like
placing a computer layer over the real world.
So first of all, I want to show you how these AR glasses work. Now Im looking out
this classroom window here. With these glasses, not only do I see everything thats
outside, but I also see computer graphics with weather information. For instance,
my glasses say that its 77 degrees and sunny outside right now. Also, Im getting
information on flowers and trees as I look around. For example, that flower over
there my glasses say that its an azalea. Its important to note that these glasses
work as a phone, too. So I can send text messages using voice commands, and I can
have a phone conversation using the glasses.
Okay, next I want to talk about different applications that could work with AR
glasses.
Lets say you go on a trip overseas. You could use an augmented reality application
as your tour guide. You could look at a museum and see everything thats inside it
before you go in. Of course, if you decide to go into the museum, you could interact
with information and even videos related to different exhibitions there. Plus, after
the museum, when you see a restaurant that looks good, your glasses will show you
the complete menu and prices as well as online reviews. And then when its time to
exchange money, you can use your AR glasses to compare currency rates at different
banks. And you wont need a camera for this trip because you can take photos and
videos with your glasses, too.
There are plenty of other possible AR applications. Lets say that after you graduate
youre looking for a job. Imagine if you could look at a building and see what
companies are inside the building and what job openings they have. Along the same
lines, imagine an application giving you land information when youre hiking, so you
know if hills, roads, and rivers are ahead of you. In fact, this is something the
military has already started using.
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Pritha: Hes absolutely right. Having self-aware robots seems impossible to me. But
I think we have other things to worry about with robots. Again, I worry about job
loss and the people who are displaced by machines
Moderator: Im sorry, Pritha, Edward, were going to have to take a break here.
When we return, well discuss what human skills will become more important in an
automated work environment.
End of Unit Task (Audio)
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M1: Some people say that the growth of technology is an overall benefit, but I see it
a little differently. First of all, I believe that the growth of technology is a major
social problem among young people. For instance, studies have shown that over
60% of high school students are addicted to hi-tech devices. In fact, students
addicted to technology exhibited loneliness and depression. In addition, lack of
social interaction is a problem. As people become addicted to their hi-tech machines,
they have less interaction with other people. As a result, they lose important social
skills that are needed for living in the real world. For these reasons, I feel that there
are more disadvantages than benefits with the growth of technology.
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