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Read the text and decide if these sentences are correct or incorrect.

a.Singapore ranked 1st in the Smart City Index 2021 for introducing technology in all areas of everyday living.

b. Having free WI-FI has helped productivity and increased growth.

c. Surveillance is one of the aspects in which Singapore has not invested.

d. Singapore has a digitalized healthcare system, including video consultations and rehab therapy.

Singapore:The World's Smartest City

Singapore tops the Smart City Index 2021, a ranking of the most technological cities, but also ecological, health and societal issues,especially for introducing technological solutions to its inhabitants.

Singapore implemented a super-fast broadband network and free WI-FI for all. This greatly helped productivity as more people can get online easier,therefore increasing growth.

The city has also invested in advanced visual CCTV (closed-circuit television), and a smarter public transit across the island, with over a 160km network of expressways and road tunnels.

by Alexander Knot November, 2021

Hundreds of gadgets, sensors and cameras gather data on traffic flow, travel times and road demand,to give people information that helps them make decisions on how to travel around.

Singapore has digitized its healthcare system,implementing video consultations that offer appointments over the Internet, while TeleRehab allows patients to exercise in their own homes.All these technological advances have not only helped the efficiency of the city, but also made Singapore a tech center and one of the most desirable cities in the world.

Imagine you are going to Singapore for three months. What will you do when you have all their technology available? Talk with your partner following the model.

Student 1 If I travel to Singapore, I'll move around the city efficiently and will visit many places.

Student 2 If I have free WI-FI, I'll take a Robotics course.

Write a short text (50 words approximately) describing your first experience using a technological device (cellphone, tablet, remote control). If you have never used one, find information about one and create a text.

UNIT 3·Technology & Innovation·WHAT DOIKNOW?

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