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76-78 SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
77 Technology and the future
77.1.1 USEFUL EXPRESSIONS
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/ˈkʌtɪŋ/-/ɛʤ/
cutting-edge
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/ˈdɪʤɪtl/ /eɪʤ/
digital age
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/hæd/ /ən/ /ˈɪmpækt/ /ɒn/
had an impact on
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/ɪn/ /ðə/ /lɒŋ/ /rʌn/
in the long run
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/ˌɪnəʊˈveɪʃᵊn/
innovation
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/ˈmeɪkɪŋ/ /prɪˈdɪkʃᵊnz/
making predictions
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/ˌrɛvəˈluːʃᵊn/
revolution
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/ðə/ /ˈleɪtɪst/ /ˈmɒdl/
the latest model
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/ðə/ /ʃeɪp/ /ɒv/ /θɪŋz/ /tuː/ /kʌm/
the shape of things to come
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/wɒt/ /ðə/ /ˈfjuːʧə/ /həʊldz/
what the future holds
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77.1.2 USEFUL EXPRESSIONS
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/ˈbreɪkˌθruː/
breakthrough
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/kəmˈpjuːtə/ /ˈlɪtərɪt/
computer literate
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/ˈfjuːʧə/-/pruːf/
future-proof
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/ˈlaɪtjɪəz/ /əˈhɛd/
light-years ahead
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/ˈɒbsəliːt/
obsolete
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/ˈəʊnli/ /ə/ /ˈmætər/ /ɒv/ /taɪm/
only a matter of time
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/ˈəʊnli/ /taɪm/ /wɪl/ /tɛl/
only time will tell
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/steɪt/-/ɒv/-/ði/-/ɑːt/
state-of-the-art
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/ˈteknəʊfaɪl/
technophile
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/ˈteknəʊfəʊb/
technophobe
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