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Jen: I suppose the big question is “How accurate is the translation?”
Neil: Yes, that is the big question. The BBC’s Richard Taylor tried it out
with the help of a Japanese translator. What did he ask and how good does
the translator think the app is?
BBC correspondent Richard Taylor:
Reporter: Hello, how are you? Are there any good restaurants around
here?
Smartphone: [Japanese reply]
Reporter: How well did that do as a translation, first of all?
Japanese translator: Well, it’s understandable but it’s not perfect.
Answer:
6,000 languages.
Unit IV
I. Role play. An excursion to Izhevsk State Medical Academy.
Student A:
You will guide journalists who were asked to write
an article about ISMA to a local newspaper. You will
accompany them and show labs, lecture halls and other
places. Answer the journalists’ questions.
Students B
and C:
You are journalists. Your task is to collect some interesting
information (statistics) about ISMA and write a report
about it. You’ll meet with the rector, a dean and a student.
Think of questions to ask them.
Student D:
You are the rector of ISMA. Answer the journalists’
questions.
Student E:
You are the dean of the Faculty of ….. You’ll be asked
about your faculty, staff and students.
Student F:
You are a student of group … of the Faculty of … Speak
about your group, class rooms, lecture halls, laboratories,
a library, a canteen where you have lunch, and place
where you live.
II. Tapescript
Part II
Extract 2
It’s English speaking universities, and particularly those in America, that
dominate the top spots in this list. You have to go down to number fifteen to