[00:03.67]Unit 32 Vocabulary and speaking
[00:08.67]BEHIND THE WHEEL
[00:10.60]Cars of the future will take much of the strain
[00:13.26]out of driving.
[00:14.94]The intelligent navigation system
[00:16.71]in this 2010 model can choose the best route
[00:20.37]for you by monitoring an online traffic
[00:22.86]database for hold-ups,
[00:24.99]while the cruise control keeps a constant
[00:27.23]distance from the car in front.
[00:29.35]And if you exceed the speed limit,
[00:31.21]the speedometer speaks a polite
[00:33.12]warning to you.
[00:34.77]Security worries will also be a thing
[00:36.94]of the past-your car will only allow bona fide
[00:40.50]drivers behind the wheel,
[00:42.69]recognizing them by the irises of their eyes!
[00:46.48]THE "INTELLIGENT" HOUSE
[00:49.14]This "smart" fridge will be connected
[00:51.57]to the Internet as part of a home network
[00:53.97]that runs your domestic life,
[00:56.14]interacting with the barcodes on your food,
[00:58.54]and re-ordering them online
[01:00.36]as you use them.
[01:01.74]Virtually all domestic appliances
[01:02.96]will be linked by computer,
[01:05.96]so that the fridge can communicate
[01:07.26]with the cooker and rubbish bin,
[01:09.45]co-ordinating complex tasks
[01:11.52]such as cooking a meal.
[01:13.52]Your electric tooth brush will even be able
[01:16.43]tolet your toaster know that you're ready
[01:19.19]for breakfast!
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