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    1. A new invention from Taiwan, a smart tooth that records health and lifestyle data, may require daily recharging like mobile phones. 2. The smart tooth has been tested on eight volunteers with 94-98% accuracy in detecting activities like eating, drinking, coughing and reading based on jaw movements. 3. Eventually, the smart tooth could be placed inside a false tooth or cavity and transmit data wirelessly via Bluetooth, requiring recharging only once per day.

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    1. A new invention from Taiwan, a smart tooth that records health and lifestyle data, may require daily recharging like mobile phones. 2. The smart tooth has been tested on eight volunteers with 94-98% accuracy in detecting activities like eating, drinking, coughing and reading based on jaw movements. 3. Eventually, the smart tooth could be placed inside a false tooth or cavity and transmit data wirelessly via Bluetooth, requiring recharging only once per day.

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    1. A new invention from Taiwan, a smart tooth that records health and lifestyle data, may require daily recharging like mobile phones. 2. The smart tooth has been tested on eight volunteers with 94-98% accuracy in detecting activities like eating, drinking, coughing and reading based on jaw movements. 3. Eventually, the smart tooth could be placed inside a false tooth or cavity and transmit data wirelessly via Bluetooth, requiring recharging only once per day.

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    1 READING PRACTICE

    Name

    Read the text and answer the questions that follow.

    Teeth Meet Technology


    I For mobile phone owners, recharging batteries is a way of life. But how about recharging your teeth? When a new
    invention developed in Taiwan goes on sale, this may become a daily habit.
    II Computer scientist Hao-hua Chu was unhappy at how frequently his 11-year-old daughter needed to visit the dentist, and
    this made him think about whether digital technology could improve dental care as well as general health. His solution?
    A smart tooth that records how, and how often, a person eats, drinks, coughs and smokes.
    III So far, trials have been conducted on eight volunteers. Each person chewed gum, drank water, coughed and read out
    loud. They spent about 30-40 seconds on each activity while sensors attached to their teeth transmitted information to a
    computer along thin wires. After adjusting the program to fit individual patterns – for example, some people chew more
    quickly than others, or read more slowly – the computer was able to detect with 94-98% accuracy what the person was
    actually doing. This is because our jaws move slightly differently for each activity.
    IV Eventually, scientists hope to create a sensor that will fit inside a false tooth, or even into a cavity in an existing tooth.
    The information collected would be transmitted wirelessly, using a device similar to a Bluetooth mobile phone
    transmitter, a smartphone or computer. They hope to give the device enough power so that it would only need be
    removed for recharging once a day.
    V Not only dentists but doctors too are excited about the smart tooth. They believe that determining how often people eat,
    and maybe what they are eating, would help dieters, diabetics and others. The technology could also tell how often
    people smoke and how often they talk, which is an indication of how much they interact with others, itself a signal of
    health.
    VI So, it’s not silly to imagine that in the near future, doctors will use our teeth to help diagnose health problems, as well as
    to make recommendations for a healthier lifestyle.

    1 Answer the question. 4 Find words or expressions in the text that mean the
    following:
    If a new invention from Taiwan goes on sale, what
    may people have to do every day? 1. routine (paragraph I) ....................................
    .................................................................................... 2. carried out (paragraph III) ....................................
    2 Choose the correct answer. 3. precision (paragraph III) ....................................
    1. Information gathered by the smart tooth ...... . 4. a little (paragraph III) ....................................
    a. may include an analysis of which foods are eaten 5. taken out (paragraph IV) ....................................
    b. can become distorted if people smoke
    c. tells how often other people speak to the wearer
    2. In the future, the smart tooth will ...... .
    a. have to be recharged on a weekly basis
    b. be connected to a phone via wires
    c. be small enough to fit inside an existing tooth

    3 Decide if the sentences are T (true) or F (false). Find


    evidence in the text to justify your answers.
    ...... 1. The smart tooth trials were developed and
    conducted by eight volunteers.
    ..................................................................
    ...... 2. The computer is over 90% accurate.
    ..................................................................
    ...... 3. The smart tooth will only be available to
    people who wear false teeth.
    ..................................................................
    ANSWER KEY
    1 Remove the device to charge it. / recharge their teeth
    2 1. a 2. c
    3 1. F – ...... trials have been conducted on eight
    volunteers.
    2. T – the computer was able to detect with 94-98%
    accuracy
    2. F – ...... or even into a cavity in an existing tooth
    4 1. habit
    2. conducted
    3. accuracy
    4. slightly
    5. removed

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