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202 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