Unit One MOBILITY A READING SKILL Warm-up Pair work Look at the following pictures and answer these questions What are these places called? What people go to shopping centres or ATM booths for? How can people pay for things they buy? Picture Picture Comprehension Check Cash, card or mobile phone? Right now, retailers need to get to grips with the dawn of contactless payment In the past week, there has been a raft of announcements and news on alternative payment methods Technologists everywhere are still convinced that they can come up with something better than cash for smaller transactions The alternative method that retailers must consider in the immediate future is contactless payment A few stores in London have gone live with the Barclaycard Business contactless payment system already, more than 1,000 other sites have signed up to use it, and 3,000 consumers have registered their interest in the system’s OnePulse contactless card A recent YouGov survey commissioned by an ATM operator highlighted that consumers have fraud concerns about contactless payment Yet, similar surveys of online shopping also tend to highlight significant fraud fears, while the number of people and volume of their online transactions continues to grow In the longer term, the techies are still betting on the mobile phone becoming the new wallet PayPal has gone live with a mobile payment system already Others are still very much a work in progress; such as the mobile payment system dubbed GPay which Google has filed a patent for Another, PayForIt, is a mobile payment scheme for transactions under £10 that all five major mobile network operators have signed up to At present, it is only really being used to pay for mobile phone content However, the plan is to expand this, so consumers can make payments to online retailers when they access their sites via mobile phone If this seems far-fetched, just take a look at some of the retailers that have registered for mobi Internet domains – a type of web site address that highlights the fact that the site has been optimised for viewing on a mobile device It is good practice to buy any domain that may pertain to your brand However, it is interesting to note that innovative retailers such as Amazon and Tesco have already secured domains that will allow them to launch mobile-optimised sites, should they wish KEY WORDS AND PHRASES (appearing in the order of the text) get to grips with sth (vph): bắt đầu nắm bắt, tìm hiểu the dawn of sth (nph): buổi bình minh/ khởi đầu/ đời của… contactless payment (nph): toán trực tuyến/ máy a raft of sth (nph) : số lượng lớn/ nhiều… come up with (vph) : tìm thấy/ đưa (sáng kiến, ý tưởng…) immediate future (nph): tương lai trước mắt go live with sth (vph): triển khai/ thực hiện/ lên sóng in the longer term (prephr): lâu dài techies (German) (n): người giỏi kỹ thuật a work in progress (nph) : công việc triển khai file a patent for sth (vph): nộp hồ sơ đăng ký quyền sáng chế/ sở hữu trí tuệ far-fetched (a) : xa, lâu đạt mobile-optimised (a): tối ưu hóa cho điện thoại di động Task Are these statements true (T) or false (F)? Write T or F in each blank T _ The Barclaycard Business contactless payment system is already being used in London F _ Contactless payment systems carry a greater fraud risk than online shopping T It is likely that mobiles will be increasingly used for making payments _ _ In fact, phone bills have been paid on mobile phone for some time T F _ Major retailers are not prepared for mobile-optimised shopping Task Who does this? Find a suitable subject (people/ things) in the text for the sentences below Technologists ………………… can invent a new form of payment instead of paper money consumers are able to pay by OnePulse card 3,000 ………………… ATM operate ………………… has had a YouGov survey done lately on contactless payment The techies are not sure if the mobile phone can become a new wallet ………………… Paypal ………………… is one of many powerful online payment systems nowadays Task Fill in the summary below with NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS taken from the text Operators PayForIt is a mobile payment service that has been in use by all five big mobile network (1)………………… mobiles phones bills on the smart phone They also wish to in the UK Their customers can already pay (2) ……………… retailerswhenever they online shopping By now, some retailers have had their own mobi pay to (3) online ……………… Internet domains (4) …………………… , which means that shoppers can view the goods on sale right on their mobile (5) devices ……………… B LISTENING SKILL Task Listen to Kate, a sales assistant in a TopTech branch She is giving Antonia Gomez some advice on how to update her mobile technology Listen TWICE and then fill in the gaps in the sentences below There is ONE WORD or A NUMBER for each gap 1 Characteristics of the SuperMobs 360 3G phone: voices This phone is GSM and GPRS enabled, so you can enjoy , and data location -base services You can also browse the Internet because it’s enable internet access the database at your office if you want to download customer orders You have to hour The battery may last as long as _ _ With the GPS on your phone, it’s easy to _ _ easily yours find client 2 dễ dàng sd bàn phím đầy đủ tthay phím nhỏ Characteristics of the Silver Lite A2: tbcaamf tay It’s much easier to use a _ full keyboard than the tiny keys on a hand-held device wireless broadband The laptop has _ enable It is also so you can access the Internet in a coffee shop, on a train or at an wifi airport You can use it wherever you are because it has all the _ applicationsyou need for your work 10 Among the lightest laptops on the market, it weighs merely 2,5 kg Task 3 Listen to John, another sales assistant, introducing to Antonia about GPS and GeoMarketing You listen TWICE Decide if the following statements are True or False Write T or F in each blank T _ Most smart phones are GPS enabled so it is possible to locate where their users are _ GPS also assists retailers: They can track what businesses and services the users are near T F GeoMarketing is an advanced application that assists only the retailer _ F _ Pizza lovers can locate a pizza shop near them without registering as a member of that shop’s website F _ The actual location of the mobile device can be calculated within 60 meters C LANGUAGE FOCUS Passive Voice Passive sentences are very common in technical writing when we are more interested in facts, process, and events (actions) than in people (doers) Form S + be (is, was, is being, have been…) + P2 (Past Participle) • The past participle of regular verbs ends in –ed (looked, painted, worked) • The past participle of irregular verbs has different forms (been, cut, found…) and needs learning by heart Use We use the Present Passive to talk about facts or processes that occur regularly E.g Public Data Networks are designed for data transmission We use the Past Passive to talk about past events E.g Automatic exchange was invented by Almon B Strowger Task Make sentences from the table below In some cases, you can make both an active and a passive sentence No has been done for you E.g You expand the central exchange Or The central exchange is expanded Agent Action expand (active) (passive) Object You The junction circuits use PCM SPC exchanges both areas serve Adverbial the central exchange mainly They install cabinets in the local area We route traffic directly to a GSC An open-wire line connect the subscriber to the DP ……………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………… Task Use the appropriate forms of verbs in brackets to complete the sentences below are set up In the trunk network, all non-local calls (set up) _ via a GSC and the main network India’s first earth station (build) was _ in Arvi towards the end of the 1960s and seven others built quickly followed in Delhi Local Area Network (define) is _ as a transmission and switching system that (provide) defined high-speed communication between devices located on a single site provides is divided To reduce the number of cables, the local network usually (divide) _ into three parts been carried out with different solutions in most industrialized countries Recently, tests (carry) have _ Task Change the following sentences below into the Passive Voice Telecoms companies normally set up all non-local calls via a GSC All non local calls are normally set up by telecoms compamnies .……… A machine has dug up the road in my neighbourhood in order to lay a TV cable ……… BSky Group placed two new exchanges near their old exchanges in Camden Town last month ……… The RSS switches the call to the designated cabinet ……… All five major mobile network operators have signed up to PayForIt, a mobile payment scheme for transactions under £10 ……… D WRITING SKILL Sentence Building Exam advice for building up a complete sentence from given words - Add more words, not omit any Keep the words’ position unchanged - Base on the time expressions to decide what verb tense to use: + Adverbs of Frequency (always, usually, sometimes, never….) are the signals of the present simple tense + Last…, … ago are signals of the past simple tense + Next… is the signal of the future tense + Just, already, for, since, for the last…, for the past… are signals of the present perfect tense - Add to be if necessary, never add other verbs - Add articles (a, an, the) where necessary - Add prepositions (in, on, at, for…) - Add –s/ es to plural nouns - Add possessive adjectives before nouns (my/ your/ her/ his/ …) or change pronouns into possessive adjectives - Use the correct structure basing on the given verbs E.g To allow + sb + to V(inf) A number of + plural noun - Use relative pronouns which/ that/ who to produce complex sentences - Add comma (,) if necessary Task Build up simple sentences from the given words or word phrases There/ be/ great / increase/ number / subscribers/ during/ last ten years/ ………………………………………………………………………………………… Centre/ be designed/ handle/ 300 / simultaneous/ calls/ 2,500 subscribers/ ………………………………………………………………………………………… Center was designed handle 300 simu Number/ subscribers/ be protected/ against/ calls/ subscribers/ outside/ group ………………………………………………………………………………………… It / necessary/ find/ way/ link up/ subscriber/ ………………………………………………………………………………………… communications networks/ can/ classified/ public communications network/dedicated communications network/ mobile communications network/ ………………………………………………………………………………………….……………………… ………………………………………………………………… Task Build up complex sentences from the given words or word phrases Mobile app/ computer program/that/ designed to run/ mobile device such as a smartphone or tablet computer ………………………………………………………………………………………… Consumer/ still/ wait/ for/ widespread use/video phone/ first/ demonstrate/ 30 year/ ago ………………………………………………………………………………………… first/ computer/ be built/ fifty year/ ago and it/ only in the last thirty/year/ that their influence/ affect/ life ………………………………………………………………………………………….……………………… ………………………………………………………………… When/ computer/ turn on, / it/ search/ instruction/ memory ………………………………………………………………………………………… If /computer system/ not/ work properly/ information/ stored on it/ become/ inaccessible ………………………………………………………………………………………… E SPEAKING SKILL Task Individual/ group work Answer the questions below, referring to the text What is contactless payment? Can you name some moneyless payment services mentioned in the text? What forms of payment are now available in Vietnam? What can you with your ATM card? Do you prefer paying in cash or by credit card? Why? Task Roleplay One of you is a sales assistant and the other is a customer who has just come in the shop to buy a mobile phone Make use of the hints in the language box below and role-play the situation The conversation would last 2-3 minutes, including the Hello and Goodbye Customer - I want/need a phone that/ which can… - I’d like to buy/ have a phone… - I can only pay … for it - How long is the guarantee? - Can I pay by card/ in cash? - I’d go for it./ I’ll think more about it… Seller + What brand would you like/ are you looking for? + How would you like your phone? + How about this…? + This one can selfie very well… + OK No problem/ Certainly… Further guidance Let’s imagine a real-life situation In this setting, you have to decide who will speak first, the customer or the seller? What will you say to start the conversation? During your conversation, you should ask and answer about at least four points: - The brand of the item you wish to buy - The price - The guarantee - Payment method To end the conversation/ purchase, you (customer/ seller) should say something before leaving the shop or seeing the customer off F TRANSLATION Task Translate the following passage into Vietnamese The rise of mobile payments technology truly began in 2014 when Apple Pay hit the market At the time, it was the only major mobile wallet out there But in the last two years, mobile wallets have flooded the market with offerings such as Samsung Pay, Chase Pay, Android Pay, Microsoft Wallet, Walmart Pay, and Kohl's Pay Each of these offers unique benefits to the user and encourages customers to form shopping habits around them And so far, they seem to be succeeding BI Intelligence, Business Insider's premium research service, finds that mobile payment volume will reach $75 billion this year That figure should swell to $503 billion by 2020 thanks to advancements in mobile payments technology A small percentage of people have used mobile payments In late 2013, just 6% of US adults said they had made a payment in a store by scanning or tapping their smartphone at a payment terminal That percentage will go up to 8% this year Task Translate the following passage into English Sự phát triển mạnh mẽ thương mại di động năm qua mang đến thay đổi lớn cho cơng nghệ tốn di động Mọi người mang theo điện thoại di động Vậy không sử dụng thiết bị công cụ tốn nhanh chóng thuận tiện đâu? Dự đoán đến năm 2025, 75% giao dịch toán thực mà không cần sử dụng tiền mặt Mọi người sẵn sàng sử dụng thiết bị thông minh thẻ ngân hàng mang theo tiền mặt Điều đồng nghĩa với việc gia tăng ứng dụng toán di động ngân hàng di động HOMEWORK Translate the following passage into English When the first mobile phones were introduced, their only function was to make and receive calls, and they were so bulky that it was impossible to carry them in a pocket Later, mobile phones belonging to the Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) network became capable of sending and receiving text messages As these devices evolved, they became smaller and more features were added, such as multimedia messaging service (MMS), which allowed users to send and receive images Most of these MMS-capable devices were also equipped with cameras, which allowed users to capture photos, add captions, and send them to friends and relatives who also had MMS-capable phones A mobile phone with advanced features similar to a computer is called a smartphone, while a regular mobile phone is known as a feature phone Write definitions for the words in italic