Listen to the text and fill in the gaps, using the suitable words from the list.
Think about a normal day. What do you usually wear? What ... do you use? What’s your house like? Now let’s see what everyday life will be like in the future.
What will we be wearing in the future? While some ... are developing ... that allow the wearer to ... electricity as they walk and others are working on clothes that ... your fitness, Dr. Manel Torres and Prof Paul Luckham have invented a spray-on
... . The spray contains minute cotton, wool, ... or acrylic ... that dry instantly on your skin and turn into ... like T-shirts or tops. You can wear it, wash it and then wear it again – just like the rest of the clothes in your ... . Then, when you get bored, you can ... it and use the material again to make something new. Fabrican took ten years to develop and when it goes on sale, it'll probably ... around £10 a can – cheap enough for ... to wear something new every day. Dr. Torres hopes that in the future there will be spray booths in stores where you can drop into ... something new. They are also looking into its use for spray-on ... and furniture ... .
Wouldn’t it be great if you could just think of something you want and print it out on a computer? Well, believe it or not, you can. For the first time ever, scientists have found a way to print out ... machines using a 3D printer. The first item is a ... bicycle
made of nylon called the Airbike. It’s as strong as steel but much lighter. It comes out as a complete bike with no ... required. The possibilities for this new technology are ... . Medical ... hope that with a special ... of human cells and bio-friendly gel, it can be used to print out skin ... for burn victims. They have already managed to demonstrate the ... medical uses by printing out a copy of a human ear in 30 minutes.
As you arrive home with the shopping, Grace tells you who phoned while you were out. You put your ... down on the kitchen ... and she gives you ... ideas, tells you how to cook them, and gives you ... advice. As you move into the living room she organises your evening ... A window made of smart glass becomes a TV, ... changes on demand, and every ... doubles as a touch screen with instant Internet ... . But Grace isn’t a member of the family, at least not yet. She’s a ... of voice-activated computers that runs the e-home – the house of the future. Grace is the star of a show home by Microsoft that ... much of this technology and all of it is going to be on the ... within the next few years. So, before long we will be talking to the walls!