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Science Mechatronics
Project 1
D. Work with a partner.
• Test the following dictation-to-text softwares.
www.dictation.io
www.speechnotes.co
digit - number
www.fromtexttospeech.com
recognise - understand, interpret
www.talktyper.com
significant - important
The dictate-to-text software on your mobile
on the go - moving
dictate - say something aloud to
• Prepare a simple text so that you are testing the
be written down
software with the same words each time. In each
test, both of you should dictate the text.
• Discuss the questions.
B. Answer the questions.
1. Which of you did the software find easier to
1. What are the four voice recognition understand?
programmes mentioned in the text? 2. Which was the most and least accurate? In what
2. When was each developed, and what was it way?
capable of? 3. Which was the most user-friendly? Why?
3. According to the text, what problems did
developers face? Project 2
4. What three features of speech recognition
are mentioned in the last paragraph? E. Work with a partner. Research another technological
invention of the 20 century and prepare a
th
presentation for the class. Include information about:
C. Discuss the questions in pairs.
• how it developed over the years.
1. Which do you think is faster: dictating or
typing a message? Why? • who was involved in the development.
2. Other than sending messages, how might • how it’s currently being used.
dictation-to-text software be useful? • how you imagine it might be used in the future.
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