BP - Unit 1 - 1.1 - C1

Choose the correct word to complete the sentence:

You should always test the product by first creating a model that you can run trials on.

Without a ___, you could lose a lot of time and money further down the line.

• gadget

• code

• prototype

• insight

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Leonardo Da Vinci created unusual and brilliant designs 500 years ago because he was an excellent ___ who had great vision for new ideas.

• innovator

• insight

• researcher

• unorthodox

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Before you develop a new system, you have to know who the end user will be and have a clear ___ into their needs.

• prototype

• well thought out

• innovator

• insight

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A fitness tracker is an example of a useful ___ designed to measure physical activity.

• prototype

• gadget

• insight

• code

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Truly innovative people don't always work in traditional ways; they often take a(n) ___ approach.

• high-tech

• well thought out

• innovator

• unorthodox

Choose the correct word to complete the sentence:

1) Every aspect of the new system is working perfectly because the design was (a)  

2) He'll choose a particular programming language and then he can start to write ​ (b)   for the apps he is developing.

3) Banks and art galleries are known for installing incredibly ​ (c)   security systems.

4) Make sure you hire a ​ (d)   to find out everything you need to know about the market as well as other similar systems.

• well thougth out
• code
• high-tech
• researcher
• prototype
• innovator
• insight
• unorthodox
• gadget

Choose the correct prepositions to complete the phrasal verbs.

Chieko Asakawa - Part I

Chieko Asakawa is an excellent innovator for the visually impaired. At the age of fourteen, an accident at a swimming pool caused her to lose her eyesight. She was determined to get​ ​ (a)   the problem of not being able to use the internet due to being blind, so she got ​ (b)   computer programming. Chieko came up ​ (c)   an excellent idea and created Home Page Reader, the first browser to enable sight-impaired people to access the internet. For this invention, she was inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame in 2019. You can read up ​ (d)   her on their website.

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• into
• with
• on
• for
• up
• of
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Choose the correct prepositions to complete the phrasal verbs.

Chieko Asakawa - Part II

Chieko has also developed Navcog, a voice-based app for smartphones which helps people with visual impairment to find their way around complicated indoor spaces. Attendees at a conference in Las Vegas agreed to try ​ (a)   the app, and they loved it!

The next idea that she hopes will catch ​ (b)   is CaBot, an AI suitcase that will help the visually impaired to get around airports. Cheiko admits that the CaBot prototype was too heavy to be practical. As her team go ​ (c)   making improvements and tinkering ​ (d)   the design. Chieko is busy dreaming ​ (e)   more innovations to make life for sight-impaired people.

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• with
• up
• for
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• at