Aprenda inglés con un teléfono inteligente

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Transcripción en inglés

Smartphones are everywhere, but they're easy pickings for criminals.

Here in San Francisco, high-end handsets are specifically targeted in more than half of all robberies.

Now, a new law means that smartphones in California will be required to have a "kill switch" which will make them useless if lost or stolen.

At the touch of a button, all the data on the phone is erased.

It's hoped this will help deter thieves, though some think the law will create other problems.

Vocabulario

easy pickings

ganancia fácil

high-end

(en términos tecnológicos) más caros y más avanzados

robberies

robos

at the touch of a button

en forma rápida y fácil (al tocar un botón)

deter

disuadir

Ejercicios

Use one of the words or phrases below to complete each of these sentences from news reports.

Note that you may have to change the form of a word to complete the sentence correctly.

easy pickings / high-end / robberies / at the touch of a button / deter

1. "Chocolate was so expensive, it was really _________, nobody could afford it, at least in Italy," says Giovanni Ferrero.

2. "Thieves love Christmas. They know that there are plenty of _________ to be had this time of year," said Malcolm Tarling, from the ABI.

3. A flat-screen TV can be transformed into a curved-screen TV _________.

4. Rain failed to _________ people on a 16 mile march in Nottinghamshire to mark the centenary of World War One.

5. She lives with her family in a semi-rural location just outside Walkerville, south of Johannesburg, where violent _________ are a constant source of fear.

Respuestas

1. "Chocolate was so expensive, it was really high-end, nobody could afford it, at least in Italy," says Giovanni Ferrero.

Source: Nutella: How the world went nuts for a hazelnut spread

http://bbc.in/1t3vrHd

2. "Thieves love Christmas. They know that there are plenty of easy pickings to be had this time of year," said Malcolm Tarling, from the ABI.

Source: Christmas gift warning from insurers

http://bbc.in/1tWjnt4

3. A flat-screen TV can be transformed into a curved-screen TV at the touch of a button.

Source: CES 2104: Director loses direction as teleprompter fails

http://bbc.in/Ky0SJ1

4. Rain failed to deter people on a 16 mile march in Nottinghamshire to mark the centenary of World War One.

Source: World War One march recreated in Newark

http://bbc.in/1rKnycN

5. She lives with her family in a semi-rural location just outside Walkerville, south of Johannesburg, where violent robberies are a constant source of fear.

Source: South Africa's 'born-free' generation

http://bbc.in/1nxoDl0