H radio
radio /'reidiao/ [n U) the system of broadcasting sound, or the programmes that are broadcast in this way. The story was specially written for radio, listen to the radio In the evening I usuatly watch TV or listen to the radio.
on the radio (=broadcast on the radio) I've often heard that song on the radio, but I can't think what it's called. radio [л CJ the piece of electronic equipment that you listen to: Do you have a radio in your car?
A You can also use radio before a noun, like an adjective: о radio play I radio programmes I a radio station (=a company that broadcasts radio programmes).
A Don't say 'hear the radio'. Say listen to the radio. But you can use hear when you are talking about a particular programme in the past: Did you hear the local news today?
Ы when a programme is broadcast on television or radio
be on /bi; on||-u:n/ [phrasal verb l/T] if a programme is on, you can watch it on television or listen to it on the radio, especially at a particular time: The Breakfast Show's on between 8 and 10 in the morning. I You shouldn't call him while the football's on.
be on television/TVfthe radio There's a good concert on the radio this evening. I What's on TV tonight?
show //эи/ [и T] if a television company shows a particular programme, it makes the programme available for people to watch: Highlights of the game will be shown on Channel 5. I They're showing 'Dangerous Liaisons' on Saturday night.
showing - showed - have shown
broadcast /'bradkarstS-k^st/ \v T usually
passive) if a television or radio company broadcasts a programme, they send it out so that people can watch it on television or listen to it on the radio: The funeral was broadcast to the whole nation, be broadcast live (-when an event is shown at the same time that it is happening) The whole race will be broadcast live from Monza.
broadcasting - broadcast - have broadcast
Ж Broadcast js more formal than show
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TECHNOLOGY
WORD BANK
see also computus
Technology affects nearly every area of our lives
People can also take part in teleconferencing, online
discussions, or do some home shopping. But this can also mean that people may spend less time actually with their families and friends, and may spend much more time in their houses. This could have a very bad effect on local communities.
communication
We can talk to other people in almost any part of the world by phone, satellite, or computer.
Many areas of the world do not yet have the technology to take part in global communication.
vocabulary
adv net /adVasisl-Vxns/ [n C] an advance in science or technology is when a new process is invented or something new is discovered, which makes it possible for people to do things they could not do before
•f in Advances in medical technology have dramatically reduced the amount of time that patients spend in hospital
automated Axtameit^d/ (ad)] using machines to do a job or industrial process: a fully automated dialling and answering system
balance of nature /ЬжЫ.ч sv 'neitJV/ [n singular] the natural situation in which many different living things can exist at the same time, without one type of plant, animal etc completely destroying or being destroyed by another: Though some insects are harmful to crops, getting rid оj them with pesticides may seriously upset the balance of nature.
bank account /Ьгедк ajcaunt/fn C] an arrangement with a bank that lets you keep your money with that bank and take it out when you need it: My salary is paid directly into my bank account.
biological weapon /,ЬаlsltxfeM 'wepsnl-la:-/ [n C] the use of bacteria сиг viruses in weapons that can make people suffer from diseases which could seriously injure or kill them: a bblogicol weapon that can infect people with a deadly genetically engineered virus
breed, /briid/ [и T] to make animals or plants prodi[1]ce young in a controlled way, In order to develop new and better types: Horses are deliberately bred so that each generation can run faster, but this means their legs are thinner and lighter, and break much more easily.
cancer /каепяэг/ (n C] a very serious disease in which the cells in a part of die body start to grow quickly in a way that is not normal, often causing death: Her uncle died of lung cancer. I skin cancer
card crime /kai'd ,kraim/ [n LJ] when criminals use the information from other people's credit cards or bank cards to steal money or to pay for goods
cashless society sa'sai^i/ [n angular} when
no-one needs to use money in the form of coins or notes, because they can pay for everything using plastic cards
cell /selj (n C] the smallest part of a plant, animal, or human that can exist independently. AS living things are made up of ceils: red blood cells I The cell divides to become two identical separate cells.
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cards, money and information
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and many people would rather deal with d ■ person than with a machine.
Smart cards can carry a lot of information on a magnetic strip, a^d you can sometimes use them to work electronic machines. Soon we may no longer need to use coins or banknotes, as credit cards and smart cards can be used to pay for things.
ommunity /ka'mjusr^ti/ \n C) all the people who live in the same area: plans for a new recreation centre that will benefit the whole community
omputer fraud/кэтр}ихзг frxdf [n Uj the use of
computers for dishonest or crirnina activities, for
example using a computer system illegally to change financial records
onfldential ДопГДОеп/Ы^кшп-/ (acfjj information that is confidential is intended to be kept secret, for example because it includes personal details about someone: con/identia/ documents containing infer- motion obout members of staff highly confidential (-very confidential) She uxjs fired forgiving highly confidential in/ormation to a newspaper.