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Green Roof Project - City of the Future 

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A new $1 billion city is being built in the desert of New Mexico. However, the city will be different from many other cities around the world. Nobody will be living in it, but thousands of people will be working there.  The new city of the future will be a gigantic practice area, to which companies can come and try out new projects.

Read the article:https://www.english-online.at/news-articles/technology/city-of-the-future-in-new-mexico.htm

What is the main idea of the article?

: The article is about there's a project that's going to build a new city that has new technologies and other conveniences for future life in New Mexico.

What did you learn from the article?

: I've learned that New Mexico has a dessert and has an interesting town project like in a movie.

Do you recommend the article to your classmates? Why/Why not?

: I would recommend this to my friends because this city seems cool and interesting if it would be real also it's perfect for this era when everything is technology.

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Taycan - Porsche's first fully electric sports car - Image: Alexander Migl

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German sports car maker Porsche has declared that it would no longer produce diesel cars, but instead concentrate on petrol-powered , electric and hybrid vehicles. It is the first German automaker to completely withdraw from the diesel car sector.

Read the article: https://www.english-online.at/news-articles/technology/porsche-to-stop-production-of-diesel-cars.htm

: The article is about Porsche(Sports car brand) that has been producing cars to save pollution. So they're not going to produce diesel cars anymore
:I've learned that in 2015 the United States found out that Volkswagen had lied about emission tests on its cars also Volkswagen and Porsche are the same company.
:I'd not recommend my friends about this because It's pretty common in this present that people try to save the world and make it better and some other companies have been doing the same thing.

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Logging in to a password-protected account

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What were the worst passwords of last year?  According to SplashData , a password managing company,  the most common passwords were also the ones that were most insecure. At the top of the list were "123456" and "password". Both came in top for the second time in a row.

Read the article: https://www.english-online.at/news-articles/technology/worst-passwords-of-2015.htm

: It's about how easy to be in danger of unsafe passwords that's been hacked all the time and how to make a safe password.

: I've learned that do not use the same password for all your internet accounts
because I always choose the same passwords with every account.

:I'd recommend this to friends even it's already known but I'm pretty sure there're still people who keep using a hackable password.

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A research report says that virtual worlds can be important places where children practice what they will do in real life. They are also a powerful and attractive alternative to more passive adventures like watching TV. The research was done with children using the BBC's Adventure Rock virtual world, aimed at those aged 6-12.It surveyed and interviewed children who were the first to test the game.

Read the article:
https://www.english-online.at/society/web-worlds/virtual-worlds-for-children.htm

: It's about Virtual world that tested with children. They can do many things in Virtual world without having to be afraid of the consequences in real life.

:I've learned that BBC has an Adventure Rock virtual world, It's a theme of Island which is interesting!

:I'd recommend this to friends because it's amazing invention also I think it's gonna be in everyone's daily life in the future.

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Solar panels at Cochin Airport in southern India - Image : Sreejithk2000

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The international airport at Kochi in southern India is the first airport in the world to rely solely on solar energy. Last year it won a top environmental award sponsored by the United Nations.

Read the article:
https://www.english-online.at/news-articles/technology/worlds-first-solar-powered-airport.htm

: It's about airport authorities started looking for the way to save energy by using the Solar panel and The international airport at Kochi in southern India is the first place that uses Solar panels to save energy.

: I've learned that solar panels can absorb as much carbon as the planting of 3 million trees .

: I'd recommend this to my friends because It's good if we know which airport is using solar panels so we would go there and take service there to support an airport like this to save the world.

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Google's self-driving car - Steve Jurvetson

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In 2009 Google announced plans to develop a driverless car, a vehicle that can drive all by itself. Five years later the Internet company has tested the car for hundreds of thousands of miles. In the near future Google plans to build 100 such fully automated cars for testing purposes. The driverless car will use Google’s own software to drive around. Currently only a few states, including Nevada and Florida, allow the driving of such cars in public.

Read the article:
https://www.english-online.at/news-articles/technology/google-plans-driverless-car.htm

: The article is talking about a car that doesn't need a driver so it's called a "Driverless car". They said that it's safe for accidents and road fatalities.

:I just knew that Google's new car does not have a steering wheel or brakes but just two stop and go buttons also many functions such as radar systems, GPS location finders, precise maps and several sensors.

: I'd recommend it to my friends because it's happening now not only by Google but we can see the most popular driverless car is Tesla and they're pretty accomplished with this so It'd be nice if my people around me know this news as well

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Pepper - The New, Intelligent Robot - Tokumeigakarinoaoshima 

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A Japanese company has just introduced Pepper, a human-like robot. He has arms and hands but not legs. Pepper can speak 17 languages and has a display on his chest in which you can type in commands. The revolutionary robot’s artificial intelligence system can read recognize different kinds of human emotions. It can also read, answer questions and react to the feelings of people.

Read the article: https://www.english-online.at/news-articles/technology/pepper-new-intelligent-robot.htm

: The article is about the robot in Japan that can work like a human it can feel people's feelings it can take care of old people also it can read and answer questions

: I've learned that there's the demand of robots is growing because of its rapidly ageing population because I didn't know that the robot can work for old people and I just knew that robot can do chores!!

:I'd recommend this news to friends because I think this thing, The robot thing will happen in the future for sure

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Red Star Operating System - Source: KCC reseller

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German computer experts have been taking a closer look at North Korea's own secret computer operating system, Red Star OS. Until now, not much has been known about it.

Read the article: https://www.english-online.at/news-articles/technology/north-koreas-secret-computer-system-redstar-os.htm

: It is about computer system that being used only by North Korea which the government can spy on their citizens.

: I've learned that there's a computer like this that use over around the country and they can spy on everyone even delete or shut down computer when someone's doing something wrong against its rules.

: I'd recommend this to friends to let them know there's still a country does this thing and to make sure they know there's a computer system like this so they can protect themselves.

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Advertising in the future will focus on the smartphone - Glogger

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Technology has become an essential part of our daily routine, which we cannot live without. It’s everywhere and accompanies us everywhere we go. People communicate with each other in many ways. Digital technology, in the form of smart phones, web-based television and tablet PCs, is changing the world for advertisers.

Read the article: https://www.english-online.at/news-articles/technology/future-of-advertising-with-digital-technology.htm

: This is about how advertisement changed from on TV or  print media to be on smart phones ,web-based television and tablet PCs such as on Facebook and Twitter.

: I've learned that advertisers of the future are using new technology to form new relationships with customers and create new business models.

: I'd recommend this to friends because this is in our daily life, we are being informed without not knowing and maybe we could use it in the future

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The Internet is probably the only place where the Chinese can say or write what they want. But a report says that China’s Internet is one of the most controlled in the world.

Read more article: https://www.english-online.at/technology/china-blocks-youtube/china-blocks-youtube.htm

: This article is about controlling people to use the internet as the government wants to. And the Chinese government is banning Youtube in their country.

: I've learned that China is a controlled country and put people in jail because they post something on the internet.

: I would recommend to friends to inform that this country is banning Youtube. incase they would be in China someday.
and I think it depends on people, If they want to watch something they prefer and it's not about torturing human or animal

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The Internet is probably the only place where the Chinese can say or write what they want. But a report says that China's Internet is one of the most controlled in the world.

The government forbids foreign websites most of the time. Last week it banned YouTube because it showed policemen who beat Tibetan monks. The government also puts website owners into prison if they don't publish what they want.

Still, the Internet stays a main source of information in China. Not all websites can be blocked. If the government closes down 10 of them 20 other pop up somewhere else.

On the one side normal people are happy that they can read and post lots of things on the net, on the other side there are many who are angry that the government controls it too much. A lot of good information never makes it online.

Website owners get regular suggestions from the government that tell them what they can and cannot publish. Last month, for example, Chinese news websites were not allowed to write about a big oil refinery and how it affects the environment. Entertainment websites cannot write reviews on foreign films without permission from the government.

Words

ban = forbid

environment = the world around us

foreign = from another country

oil refinery = a building that change petroleum into petrol and other things

pop up = come up

publish = bring out into public

regular = all the time

review = an article that gives an opinion about a book, play or film

source = the place where somehting comes from

suggestion = here: to tell you how to do something

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The Internet is probably the only place where the Chinese can say or write what they want. But a report says that China's Internet is one of the most controlled in the world. The government forbids foreign websites most of the time. Last week it banned YouTube because it showed policemen who beat Tibetan monks.

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The Internet has become an essential part of our daily lives, however, there are still places where you cannot access websites, update your Facebook profile or make a phone call. So far only few airlines have been offering internet access on their planes and have been charging a lot for this service. This is about to change as more and more planes become equipped with in-flight internet.

Read the article: https://www.english-online.at/news-articles/technology/high-speed-internet-connections-on-airplanes.htm

: This article is about the internet on airplanes,Global Xpress,A British-based project has planned to make a satellite that people can use on the airplane and everywhere but not on trans-oceanic flights.

: I've learned that there're only few airlines have been offering internet access on their planes and have been charging a lot for this service.

: I'd recommend this news to friends because as the article says that nowadays people are addicted to be on the internet all the time so I think It'd be nice if they know which airlines provide this on flight then they can use it.

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The Internet has become an essential part of our daily lives, however, there are still places where you cannot access websites, update your Facebook profile or make a phone call. So far only few airlines have been offering internet access on their planes and have been charging a lot for this service. This is about to change as more and more planes become equipped with in-flight internet.

Another problem is that the speed of wi-fi connections is much slower compared to surfing on the ground. Surfing the net on a plane can be a very troubling experience, certainly not the same as high-speed broadband internet access at home.

Telecommunications companies are planning to launch new satellites into orbit which would improve Internet access for plane passengers. A British-based project, called Global Xpress, calls for a satellite network that would cover the whole globe and make wireless internet fast and cheap. It would be available everywhere, even over the oceans.

In-flight wi-fi isn't new. It has been around for about ten years. After however it came to a stop because of the high costs and economic problems that airlines were getting into. Boeing, the company that provided the service with the help of geostationary satellites and onboard receivers cancelled the project in 2006, mainly because not enough airlines wanted to use it.

But in the past few years onboard internet has been on the rise again as passengers are getting used to being connected all the time, even in the sky.

Global Xpress promises speeds of up to 50 Mbps (megabits per second) for downloading and 5 Mbps for uploading content. Even if the service does not reach such speeds it would be much faster than internet on planes today.

Another firm, American-based Gogo, already provides internet access through mobile phone stations on the ground. The disadvantage is that this only works over landmasses and not on trans-oceanic flights. Experts argue that such services would come to a standstill if more and more passengers used the internet on a regular basis.

That leaves the satellite method as the only way to access the internet on a global basis. The new system will provide internet access on higher frequencies which will enable high-speed connections. Passengers not only want internet access but they also expect the same speed and reliability that they get at home.

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Words

9/11 = the terrorist attacks on America on September 11, 2001

access = enter, get into

argue = to give clear reasons that something is true

available = to be had, exist

broadband = to move information over the Internet at a very high speed

calls for = plan

cancel = stop

charge = you must pay for something

content = text, images, music etc..

cover = here work in

disadvantage = the bad side of something

enable = allow

equip = install

essential = very important

experience = here: work

geostationary satellite = object in space that moves with the earth and always stays in the same position above it

global = worldwide

globe = earth

however = but

in-flight = on board a plane

landmass = continent

launch = start, send into space

offer = here: give to a passenger

orbit = to go around

receiver = machine that gets and understands radio signals

regular basis = all the time, very often

reliability = to be able to trust something and depend on it

service = something that a company lets you use

standstill = stop working

surf = browse the internet

trans-oceanic = across the ocean

troubling = worrying

wi-fi = wireless connection

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High-Speed Internet Connetions on Airplanes

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The Internet has become an essential part of our daily lives, however, there are still places where you cannot access websites, update your Facebook profile or make a phone call. So far only few airlines have been offering internet access on their planes and have been charging a lot for this service.

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Laser pointers with lights in various colours - Image: Netweb01

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Laser pointer attacks against aircraft pilots are on the rise. They are becoming a growing threat to passenger planes, especially during take-offs and landings. In the United States alone over 3000 laser pointer incidents are reported every year.

Read the article: https://www.english-online.at/news-articles/technology/laser-pointer-incidents-on-the-rise.htm

: This article is about people (mostly young men or boys) who use the laser to the airplane. It causes the problems to the pilots like they can't take off, landing also it can make them blind.

: I've learned that the laser can make the pilots blinded and It's really cheap so almost everyone can own it.

:I'd recommended this to friends because they might use the laser for some reasons and it'd cause problems to someone's life so they will be known and be careful about it.

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With the new release of Google Earth learning about our planet has become a lot more interesting and fun too. The program is a free web-based application that creates a virtual Earth from satellite pictures of every part of the globe. Users can zoom in on city blocks, rainforests or even motorways. The first version of Google Earth was released in 2005. In the past years it has been downloaded about 500 million times.

Read the article: https://www.english-online.at/technology/google-earth/whats-new-on-google-earth.htm

: This article is about Google Earth has developed a program to make it more interesting for example in the past Google Earth only showed the surface of the ocean but nowadays we can see videos, photos, and audio clips.

:I've learned that we can see the planet Mars on Google Earth!! And It has loads of download times.

: I would recommend this to a friend because it's new for me and it's interesting! Maybe my friends and I could explore the world together.

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With the new release of Google Earth learning about our planet has become a lot more interesting and fun too. The program is a free web-based application that creates a virtual Earth from satellite pictures of every part of the globe. Users can zoom in on city blocks, rainforests or even motorways. The first version of Google Earth was released in 2005. In the past years it has been downloaded about 500 million times.

In earlier versions of the software users were only able to view the surface of our planet. Water was seen upon as only a dull blue surface. Google Earth 5.0 changes that.

During two years of hard work Google's developers have improved the program. Now it is possible to explore the oceans and the sky. It even includes a globe of the planet Mars. The company has also added other content like videos, photos and audio clips.

The content covers a wide range of topics. If you click on Hawaii, for example, you cannot only see satellite images of the islands but also learn about humpback whales. Clicking on a part of the Atlantic Ocean will bring forth images and videos of sunken ships like the Titanic.

With this content Google wants to show us how important it is to understand the world's ocean and how we are connected with them.

Words

application = computer program

bring forth = show

connect = link

developer = a person who works on making something better

dull = uninteresting, boring

explore = to travel around a place so that you can find out more about it

globe = world

include = to have in it

motorway = a very wide road that cars use to travel fast and over long distances

release = something that is new

topic = subject

virtual = on a computer and not in the real world

wide = very many different kinds of

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With the new release of Google Earth learning about our planet has become a lot more interesting and fun too. The program is a free web-based application that creates a virtual Earth from satellite pictures of every part of the globe. Users can zoom in on city blocks, rainforests or even motorways.