Language [BBC MP3 for IELTS Listening Sec.4] Wired (Keep your English up to date.018)

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Wired

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BBC Learning English – Keep your English up to date

Lesson 18: Wired

You are going to listen to a short talk given by Professor David Crystal about language change and new developments in English.

1. Match these words and phrases to their definitions

a. to join something	Information Technology
b. I.T.	metaphorical, not literal
c. a cable	to connect something to something else
d. figurative	a wire or lead
e. to cope with something	to be instead of something, to substitute for something
f. to replace something	to be able to do something easily, without problems

2. Now, listen to Professor Crystal talking about a word that has entered the language from the world of technology. Answer these questions.

a. What is the new verb phrase?

to be ________________

b. What is the meaning of this phrase, with regard to the internet?

3. Listen again and decide if the following statements are true or false, according to Professor Crystal.

a. Professor Crystal suggests that it is strange to talk about people being wired

b. The word appeared in 1919

c. The word is used because there are many wires in a computer

4. The phrase ‘to be wired’ developed a more metaphorical meaning. Which meaning do you think it has from those given below?

a. to be full of energy

b. to be ready and able to do something in an efficient way

c. to be ready with a lot of information, to know many things

6. Listen again and answer these questions

a. Does the expression‎ ‘to be wired’ have a strong future?

b. What is the new type of technology?

c. Are people already using words from this new technology in a figurative way?