Listen to the radio programme and do the exercises to practise and improve your listening skills. Are these statements TRUE or FALSE?
Question 1. Wing-suits allow people to fly or glide.
Question 2. Wing-suits are getting cheaper.
Question 3. Gabriele Diamanti's water distiller is powered by the sun.
Question 4. The "enable talk gloves" help people to use sign language in really cold conditions.
Question 5. James Cameron invented a new underwater camera.
Question 6. MIT students have invented a new type of ketchup.
Question 7. The last invention is a way of producing clouds indoors.
Question 8. The science correspondent thinks the clouds are ugly.
Trả lời bởi giáo viên
Question 1. Wing-suits allow people to fly or glide.
Question 2. Wing-suits are getting cheaper.
Question 3. Gabriele Diamanti's water distiller is powered by the sun.
Question 4. The "enable talk gloves" help people to use sign language in really cold conditions.
Question 5. James Cameron invented a new underwater camera.
Question 6. MIT students have invented a new type of ketchup.
Question 7. The last invention is a way of producing clouds indoors.
Question 8. The science correspondent thinks the clouds are ugly.
Question 1. Wing-suits allow people to fly or glide. (Bộ đồ có cánh cho phép con người bay hoặc lướt.)
Thông tin: I’ve got some very interesting things to tell you about today, starting with a fun one: wingsuits, those suits that look like bats and allow people to fly, or glide, at least.
Tạm dịch: Hôm nay tôi có một số điều rất thú vị muốn nói với bạn, bắt đầu bằng một điều thú vị: bộ cánh, những bộ quần áo trông giống như những con dơi và ít nhất cho phép mọi người bay hoặc lướt.
=> True
Question 2. Wing-suits are getting cheaper. (Những bộ cánh ngày càng rẻ.)
Thông tin: The price is coming down, too. Now you can buy one for 600 to 2,000 dollars. It’s still too expensive for me, but I suppose it’ll keep coming down.
Tạm dịch: Giá cũng đang giảm. Bây giờ bạn có thể mua một cái với giá 600 đến 2.000 đô la. Nó vẫn còn quá đắt đối với tôi, nhưng tôi cho rằng nó sẽ tiếp tục giảm.
=> True
Question 3. Gabriele Diamanti's water distiller is powered by the sun. (Máy chưng cất nước của Gabriele Diamanti chạy bằng năng lượng mặt trời.)
Thông tin: There’s a new solar water distiller created by Gabriele Diamanti aimed at parts of the world where it’s hard to get clean drinking water.
Tạm dịch: Có một máy chưng cất nước bằng năng lượng mặt trời mới do Gabriele Diamanti tạo ra nhằm mục đích hướng đến những nơi khó có nước uống sạch trên thế giới.
=> True
Question 4. The "enable talk gloves" help people to use sign language in really cold conditions. ("Găng tay nói chuyện" giúp mọi người sử dụng ngôn ngữ ký hiệu trong điều kiện thực sự lạnh.)
Thông tin: Another useful invention which it would be good to see in production are ‘enable talk gloves’. These were invented by some Ukrainian students to allow people with speech and hearing impairments to communicate with people who don’t understand sign language.
Tạm dịch: Một phát minh hữu ích khác có thể thấy trong quá trình sản xuất là 'cho phép găng tay nói chuyện'. Những thứ này được một số sinh viên Ukraina phát minh ra để cho phép những người khiếm thính và khiếm thính giao tiếp với những người không hiểu ngôn ngữ ký hiệu.
=> False
Question 5. James Cameron invented a new underwater camera. (James Cameron đã phát minh ra một máy ảnh mới dưới nước.)
Thông tin: Cameron was part of a team, headed by engineer Ron Allum, which designed the Deepsea Challenger Submarine, capable of descending to the lowest parts of the sea, 10 km down. Last year Cameron went down to the bottom of Challenger Deep, the deepest part of the sea in the world.
Tạm dịch: Cameron là thành viên của nhóm, do kỹ sư Ron Allum đứng đầu, người đã thiết kế tàu ngầm Deepsea Challenger, có khả năng lặn xuống những phần thấp nhất của biển, 10 km. Năm ngoái, Cameron đã đi xuống đáy của Challenger Deep, nơi sâu nhất của biển trên thế giới.
=> False
Question 6. MIT students have invented a new type of ketchup. (Sinh viên MIT đã phát minh ra một loại tương cà mới.)
Thông tin: a team of students at MIT, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, have come up with a new product that you use to coat a glass or plastic bottle, and then what’s inside, hair gel or mustard, or whatever, comes out really easily.
Tạm dịch: một nhóm sinh viên tại MIT, Viện Công nghệ Massachusetts, đã đưa ra một sản phẩm mới mà bạn sử dụng để phủ lên chai thủy tinh hoặc nhựa, và sau đó những thứ bên trong, gel vuốt tóc hoặc mù tạt, hoặc bất cứ thứ gì, sẽ xuất hiện thực sự dễ dàng.
=> False
Question 7. The last invention is a way of producing clouds indoors. (Phát minh cuối cùng là một cách tạo ra mây trong nhà.)
Thông tin:
Jed: Right, now for my favourite invention. This is really silly, but I love it. It’s a way of producing clouds indoors.
MC: Clouds?
Jed: Yes. A Dutch artist has come up with a way of forming perfect, small, white clouds inside.
Tạm dịch:
Jed: Đúng vậy, bây giờ là phát minh yêu thích của tôi. Điều này thực sự ngớ ngẩn, nhưng tôi thích nó. Đó là một cách tạo ra mây trong nhà.
MC: Mây?
Jed: Vâng. Một nghệ sĩ người Hà Lan đã nghĩ ra cách tạo hình những đám mây trắng nhỏ, hoàn hảo bên trong.
=> True
Question 8. The science correspondent thinks the clouds are ugly. (Phóng viên khoa học cho rằng những đám mây thật xấu xí.)
Thông tin: Oh, you would if you’d seen the photos. They’re amazing.
Ồ, bạn sẽ thích nếu bạn được xem những bức ảnh. Chúng trông rất tuyệt vời.
=> False
Hướng dẫn giải:
Kiến thức: Nghe hiểu
Giải thích thêm:
MC: Welcome to Tech Today! This week it’s National Science and Engineering Week, so to celebrate we asked Jed our science correspondent to give us a round-up of new inventions.
Jed: Hi, yes, I’ve got some very interesting things to tell you about today, starting with a fun one: wingsuits, those suits that look like bats and allow people to fly, or glide, at least. They’re the ultimate in cool.
MC: But they’re not very new, are they?
Jed: Well, no, but the modern ones are better than ever and last October was the first ever world championship in China. The price is coming down, too. Now you can buy one for 600 to 2,000 dollars. It’s still too expensive for me, but I suppose it’ll keep coming down.
MC: OK, what about useful new inventions?
Jed: There are lots of those. There’s a new solar water distiller created by Gabriele Diamanti aimed at parts of the world where it’s hard to get clean drinking water. You pour in salty water and let the sun do the work for a few hours. Then, hey presto! You have clean water! It’s a very simple device and fairly cheap to produce.
MC: Can I hear some doubt in your voice?
Jed: Well, they still need help with investment to start producing the distiller properly. So if anyone out there has money to invest in a great product …?
MC: Absolutely. Get in touch with the designers.
Jed: Another useful invention which it would be good to see in production are ‘enable talk gloves’. These were invented by some Ukrainian students to allow people with speech and hearing impairments to communicate with people who don’t understand sign language. The gloves use sensors to translate sign language into text, then into spoken language using a smartphone. A brilliant invention!
MC: Yes, that could benefit thousands of people.
Jed: Another useful invention comes from a surprising source, James Cameron, the film director.
MC: The Titanic director?
Jed: The very same. Cameron was part of a team, headed by engineer Ron Allum, which designed the Deepsea Challenger Submarine, capable of descending to the lowest parts of the sea, 10 km down. Last year Cameron went down to the bottom of Challenger Deep, the deepest part of the sea in the world. He was the first person to do a solo dive there, and he stayed for three hours, the longest time so far.
MC: That sounds impressive!
Jed: Yes. We know so little about what’s at the bottom of the ocean, and it’s important to find out more. OK, so now for something useful in a different way. You know that feeling when you’re trying to get tomato ketchup out of a bottle and it won’t come out, but you’re sure there’s lots more in there?
MC: Yeah, of course. It’s really annoying.
Jed: Well, a team of students at MIT, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, have come up with a new product that you use to coat a glass or plastic bottle, and then what’s inside, hair gel or mustard, or whatever, comes out really easily.
MC: So, it saves hours of frustration trying to get stuff out of bottles?
Jed: Exactly. Right, now for my favourite invention. This is really silly, but I love it. It’s a way of producing clouds indoors.
MC: Clouds?
Jed: Yes. A Dutch artist has come up with a way of forming perfect, small, white clouds inside. They’re just beautiful. I don’t think you can do it yourself at home yet, though.
MC: I don’t think I’d want to.
Jed: Oh, you would if you’d seen the photos. They’re amazing.
MC: OK, Jed, thanks for that. We’ll leave you with your head in the clouds and see you again next week!