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What do you think the words/phrases in bold take off, breakout, pushed the boat out, take, to the fore commencer à apprendre
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The pundits say this trend will never take off. commencer à apprendre
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suddenly start being successful increase fast in success/popularity
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It's this year's breakout gadget. commencer à apprendre
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newly famous and successful
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The company really pushed the boat out on this product. commencer à apprendre
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spent a lot of money celebrating something because it is very special
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What's your take on these new smart watches? commencer à apprendre
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Wearable tech has been to the fore this year? commencer à apprendre
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Whatch the programme. Which of the things below are mentioned? What do they say about them? smart watch, interactive television, smart thermostat, driverless cars, drones, brain imaging, genetic data commencer à apprendre
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All the things are mentioned except interactive television and brain imaging.
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one speaker wonders if Apple's smart watch will break out become more successful than others
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can control heating from afar from wherever you may be — provided you have an Internet connection of some kind
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there are more experiments with these
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these have been promoted at a convenient time for Amazon (before the Christmas rush); they will fill the skies and raise concerns about privacy and surveillance
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it defines you and is being stored and makes you vulnerable to hackers
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It was the year when (?) technology began to take off with all sorts of devices commencer à apprendre
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It was the year when wearable technology began to take off with all sorts of devices wearable technology: smart electronic devices (electronic device with micro-controllers) that can be worn on the body as implants or accessories.
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to give you information on the (?) commencer à apprendre
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to give you information on the move. move; progressing; advancing. Finally the market has turned around now and is really on the move. At last, we are on the move!
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They (Apple) were, after all, the company that really pushed the (?) [out] on smartphones, and with their iPhones, commencer à apprendre
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They (Apple) were, after all, the company that really pushed the boat [out] on smartphones, and with their iPhones,
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so you wonder if their take on the smart watch will be the watch that actually finally breaks (?) from gadget geeks. commencer à apprendre
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so you wonder if their take on the smart watch will be the watch that actually finally breaks out from gadget geeks.
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The magic of the interconnected world is that everything's going to be (?), so you may be somebody who's driving home from work commencer à apprendre
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The magic of the interconnected world is that everything's going to be connected, so you may be somebody who's driving home from work
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one day and using the dashboard in your car to turn on your (?) at home. commencer à apprendre
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one day and using the dashboard in your car to turn on your heating at home.
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There are getting to be far more savvy and malicious (?) out there who are looking to tap into your information, commencer à apprendre
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There are getting to be far more savvy and malicious hackers out there who are looking to tap into your information,
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to exploit the fact that we have a lot of our (?) in the cloud. commencer à apprendre
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to exploit the fact that we have a lot of our data in the cloud.
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Listen to two people discussing whether to invest in an innovation. What is the gadget and what do they think of it? commencer à apprendre
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A water carrier that purifies water. They think it's worth investing in and has potential.
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