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6 Fashıon ın Technology

Listening and Speaking

A. Look at the photos and discuss the different
outfits with your partner. Use the phrases below.

Give me... any day.
Given the choice, ...
I can’t see what all the fuss is about!
I reckon... will be a hit.
I’d much rather...
If it was up to me, ...
... is/are more my kind of thing.
There’s nothing I like more than...

B. Discuss the statements with a partner. Do you
agree?
1. I reckon nanotechnology – implanting chips
under the skin – will be a big hit in the next
twenty years.
2. I’m not a great fan of wearable tech –
analogue watches are more my kind of thing.
3. Given the choice, I’d have all aspects of my
health monitored on a daily basis through
smart technology.

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C. Listen and complete the sentences.

1. As well as smart watches, the people surveyed
were familiar with wearable tech in the form of
and .
2. A small percentage of people disliked wearing
smart items, whereas said it D. Discuss with a partner.
was convenient. 1. What products are produced by
3. A drawback to wearable tech, which was counterfeiters?
highlighted in the survey, was that it needs 2. Why do people buy counterfeit products?
to be with your phone or 3. What are the dangers of buying counterfeit
computer. technology?
4. The survey showed that more people would 4. How common is it for people to sell counterfeit
be to purchase a smart goods in your country?
device in the next 12 months.
5. One in ten said that a reason in favour
of buying wearable tech is to be
.
6. Smartwatches are still a as
people continue to use them to monitor their
fitness levels.

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