Fоr еxample, onе smartphone фpp cheсks fоr asthma. Рeoplе with аsthma have trouble breathing. The app can tell if someone is not breathing well. It uses the phone's microphone. The person breathes into the microphone. Then the app gives a result. B. Doctors say smartphones can help patients find out if they are sick and treat illnesses. New apps use smartphone features to help people who may be sick. Some apps use the phone's camera. Others use the microphone.
C. These apps are good for patients, Patel says. They help people care for themselves. They can learn about their health from home.
D. Another app can say if someone has a blood problem. It can tell if there is enough hemoglobin in the blood. The app uses the phone's camera. First, a person puts one finger over the flash. They take a picture. The app reads the picture. It says how much hemoglobin is in the person's blood!
E. Shwetek Patel is a computer scientist. Patel says smartphones are becoming medical tools. They already do some of the things doctors' tools can do. Smartphones count how many steps you take. They can track what you eat. They can even count your heartbeats. Now smartphones can find illnesses, too.
F. This is useful in poorer countries. In many places, health care is limited. It is not easy to get to a doctor. Some people cannot afford a doctor's visit. Others cannot travel far to see a doctor. Smartphones can help. They make it easier to stay healthy without going to the doctor. This saves time. It can also save money.
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Task. Choose the right answer
Select the sentence that BEST explains how smartphones can help people with diabetes stay healthy (What the text says).
Smartphones can track your steps each day.
Smartphones can help them keep track of everything they eat.
Smartphones can help keep track of the hemoglobin in the body.
Smartphones help people stay informed about their disease.
What is the author’s purpose in this article?
to entertain
to inform
to persuade
to share feelings
Writing
Task. Fill in: documentary, tropical, aqua, picturesque, political, legacy, tube.
9 Countries that have a ………………….. climate usually have hot, rainy weather.
10 The Peak District in Britain is a very ………………….. part of the country.
11 There was a good ………………….. discussion on the radio this morning.
12 I really enjoyed watching an educational ………………….. on the BBC last night.
13 Shakespeare’s ………………….. is a large number of plays and poems that he left for us to enjoy.
14 The cochlea is a small curled …………….. in the ear that looks like a snail’s shell.
15 We had a brilliant school trip to an ………………….. park last summer.
