Sign up to save your podcasts
Or
Share April 17, 2020
Share to email
Share to Facebook
Share to X
Share to email
Share to Facebook
Share to X
Or
April 17, 2020
LEMON TREE
Apple, Google to Launch Contact TracingTechnology for Phones
April 17, 2020
Exercise 1- Vocabulary
1. teamup – v. to join in cooperation to work together on something
Ex.Pharmaceutical companies and te government team up to produce an antibodyvaccine against covid.
2.trace – v. to find the origin of something
Ex. Policeare trying to trace a white van seen in the area.
3. contagious – adj. havinga sickness that can be passed on to someone else
The contagious diseasewill spread quickly in this environment.
4. app – n. a programfor a smartphone or other device that performs a special function
The app inher smartphone is very useful got her.
5. accelerate – v. tohappen more quickly
Ex. He saysthat cutting taxes will help to accelerate economic growth.
6. convince – v. to makesomeone believe something is true
Ex. None of them had been able to convince her to wait until theestate was settled.
7. society – n. a largegroup of people who live in the same souncty or area and have the same laws,traditions, etc.
Ex. We needto do more to help the poorer members of our society.
8. access – n. a way ofgetting near, at, or to something or someone
Ex. He gaveus access to a web site on which to submit our information.
9. mitigate – v. toreduce the harmful effects of something
Ex. Goodinformation on a product can mitigate this problem.
Excercise2 - Article
Apple, Google to Launch Contact TracingTechnology for Phones
Apple andGoogle have teamed up to launch a mobile phone tool to follow the contactsof people infected with coronavirus.
Thetechnology is a form of “contact tracing,”a method used to identify people who may have had contact with infectedindividuals in an attempt to prevent additional spread of disease.
Healthofficials say the method is an effective way to help slow the spread ofhighly contagious viruses.
Thecurrent coronavirus, which is affecting much of the world, causes the diseaseCOVID-19. Many carriers of the virus do not know they have it because they haveno immediate signs of illness. They could be spreading the virus unknowingly.Contact tracing is a way to identify others who may have been infected.
The twocompanies say Bluetooth wireless technology will permit devices near each otherto exchange information. A record of the Bluetooth signals between deviceswould be created.
If a device user becomes infectedwith the virus and agrees to share that information, the record could be usedto inform other people that the user could have infected.
Apple and Google say they first planto release app versions of the technology for Android and Appledevices by mid-May. Over the next several months, they plan to build thetracking technology directly into the device operating systems.
Numeroustechnology companies and organizations have been seeking to develop tools tohelp fight COVID-19. Some of the existingtools use data from mobile devices to measure and recordpopulation movements.
Health andgovernment officials have calledfor such technology to help fight the current crisis.Government-backed apps have already been launched in some countries, includingSingapore, South Korea, India and China. The technology is also being developedin Britain, Germany and Italy.
Thecompanies also said they would be cooperating with developers, governments andpublic health providers to use the power of technology “to help countriesaround the world slow the spread of COVID-19 and accelerate thereturn of everyday life.”
Questions:
1. Whatpart will Bluetooth play in the new contact tracing system?
2. Whatdoes the article say some of the other technology tools already in use aredoing to help fight COVID-19?
3. What wasone of the main things convinced thatthe contact tracing app could protect user privacy?
4. What wasone of the opinions of people about the contact tracing system?
View all episodes
By BarryFengLEMON TREE
Apple, Google to Launch Contact TracingTechnology for Phones
April 17, 2020
Exercise 1- Vocabulary
1. teamup – v. to join in cooperation to work together on something
Ex.Pharmaceutical companies and te government team up to produce an antibodyvaccine against covid.
2.trace – v. to find the origin of something
Ex. Policeare trying to trace a white van seen in the area.
3. contagious – adj. havinga sickness that can be passed on to someone else
The contagious diseasewill spread quickly in this environment.
4. app – n. a programfor a smartphone or other device that performs a special function
The app inher smartphone is very useful got her.
5. accelerate – v. tohappen more quickly
Ex. He saysthat cutting taxes will help to accelerate economic growth.
6. convince – v. to makesomeone believe something is true
Ex. None of them had been able to convince her to wait until theestate was settled.
7. society – n. a largegroup of people who live in the same souncty or area and have the same laws,traditions, etc.
Ex. We needto do more to help the poorer members of our society.
8. access – n. a way ofgetting near, at, or to something or someone
Ex. He gaveus access to a web site on which to submit our information.
9. mitigate – v. toreduce the harmful effects of something
Ex. Goodinformation on a product can mitigate this problem.
Excercise2 - Article
Apple, Google to Launch Contact TracingTechnology for Phones
Apple andGoogle have teamed up to launch a mobile phone tool to follow the contactsof people infected with coronavirus.
Thetechnology is a form of “contact tracing,”a method used to identify people who may have had contact with infectedindividuals in an attempt to prevent additional spread of disease.
Healthofficials say the method is an effective way to help slow the spread ofhighly contagious viruses.
Thecurrent coronavirus, which is affecting much of the world, causes the diseaseCOVID-19. Many carriers of the virus do not know they have it because they haveno immediate signs of illness. They could be spreading the virus unknowingly.Contact tracing is a way to identify others who may have been infected.
The twocompanies say Bluetooth wireless technology will permit devices near each otherto exchange information. A record of the Bluetooth signals between deviceswould be created.
If a device user becomes infectedwith the virus and agrees to share that information, the record could be usedto inform other people that the user could have infected.
Apple and Google say they first planto release app versions of the technology for Android and Appledevices by mid-May. Over the next several months, they plan to build thetracking technology directly into the device operating systems.
Numeroustechnology companies and organizations have been seeking to develop tools tohelp fight COVID-19. Some of the existingtools use data from mobile devices to measure and recordpopulation movements.
Health andgovernment officials have calledfor such technology to help fight the current crisis.Government-backed apps have already been launched in some countries, includingSingapore, South Korea, India and China. The technology is also being developedin Britain, Germany and Italy.
Thecompanies also said they would be cooperating with developers, governments andpublic health providers to use the power of technology “to help countriesaround the world slow the spread of COVID-19 and accelerate thereturn of everyday life.”
Questions:
1. Whatpart will Bluetooth play in the new contact tracing system?
2. Whatdoes the article say some of the other technology tools already in use aredoing to help fight COVID-19?
3. What wasone of the main things convinced thatthe contact tracing app could protect user privacy?
4. What wasone of the opinions of people about the contact tracing system?