Vocabulary (Từ vựng)

AI-powered robots (Rô bốt được trang bị trí tuệ nhân tạo)

1. Look at the photos and choose the correct option. Then fill in the gaps (1-4).

(Nhìn vào các bức tranh và chọn đáp án đúng. Sau đó điền vào các chỗ trống (1-4).)

Pronunciation (Phát âm)

Consonant review (Ôn tập về phụ âm)

2. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.

(Chọn từ có phần gạch chân khác với các phần còn lại.)

1. A. objects                B. engines                   C. households             D. victims

2. A. assisted               B. rescued                   C. suggested                D. instructed

3. A. system                B. travel                      C. victims                    D. patient

4. A. disaster               B. position                   C. domestic                 D. designer

3. Read the text. Choose the option (A, B, C or D) that best fits each gap (1-5).

AI uses in daily life

AI has been in our daily life for over ten years. It has been developed for online search engines and smartphone cameras that we use every day, but most of us don't realise its existence.

Smartphone cameras 1) _____ with AI to produce better photos since around 2017. At the beginning, AI was used to improve face recognition and image stabilisation in smartphone cameras. As AI algorithms advanced and computational power increased, smartphone cameras started incorporating more AI-based features like portrait mode and scene recognition. In portrait mode, AI algorithms analyse the scene to detect the subject and create a blurred background effect similar 2) _____ the depth-of-field of a professional camera. Scene recognition is a valuable AI-powered function. AI can identify objects, scenes or specific scenarios like landscapes, food or pets and automatically adjust camera settings, such as brightness, light exposure and colour balance in order to produce the optimal image quality.

3) _____ not many people take photos with a smartphone camera, they still use a search engine now and then. Using different algorithms, AI enables search engines to personalise search results based 4) _____ users location. To illustrate, if you want to shop for gadgets like a pair of earphones, search engines will ask for your current location and show the shops near your current position so that you can reach them easily. Another AI-powered feature is recommendation systems. In other words, by understanding users' background behaviour and users' preferences, AI can deliver more tailored and relevant search results. For example, once users search for any product like clothing items or household products in a shopping app or 5) _____ through a video-sharing website for some videos, the AI algorithms integrated into those platforms can precisely analyse your preferences and behaviour and show the best results. Similar results will be then suggested once you reopen the shopping apps or go back to the video-sharing website for you to buy or watch conveniently.

It's undeniable that AI in smartphone camera and search engines has advanced significantly, so new features will continue to be developed and incorporated into these technologies for better user experience.

1. A. has been integrated                                B. have been integrated

    C. has integrate                                           D. have integrate

2. A. with                    B. to                            C. on                           D. from

3. A. Because              B. Despite                   C. Although                 D. When

4. A. in                        B. on                           C. at                             D. about

5. A. browse                B. click                        C. visit                         D. access

4. Read the article and decide if each of the statements (1-5) is T (true), F (false), or DS (Doesn't say).

(Đọc bài báo và quyết định xem những phát biểu sau là T (đúng), F (sai) hoặc DS (không nói).)

1. Everyone is aware that Al exists in daily life.

2. In the early stages, Al helped smartphones recognise users' faces.

3. Al-powered smartphone cameras can show users how to take high-quality photos.

4. Al-powered search engines can help users go to the nearest shop that offers what they need.

5. Users have to tell Al-powered search engines what they like exactly when reopening the apps if the users want to find similar things.

5. Read the article again and answer the questions.

1. When was Al first installed into a smartphone camera?

2. What does a blurred background effect look like?

3. What do search engines need in order to help users find the shops nearby?

4. Who will benefit from the new features of Al technologies?

Vocabulary (Từ vựng)

AI apps (Các ứng dụng trí tuệ nhân tạo)

6. Choose the correct option. (Chọn đáp án đúng.)

1 I've just downloaded a(n) speaking coach/ art generator app to help me improve my fluency.

2. All smartphones have a navigation/ private digital assistant app that does simple tasks like opening other apps.

3. A(n) art generator/navigation app helps you improve the quality of your photos.

4. You can lose weight by following the tips and instructions of a navigation/diet tracker app.

5. You will never be afraid of getting lost if you use this diet tracker/navigation app. 

7. Fill in each gap with fitness tracker, private digital assistant, speaking coach, art generator or navigation.

Mary: It's amazing what AI technology can do!

Carl: You're right. Still, I find most apps and gadgets extremely expensive.

Mary: Considering what they're capable of doing, I think they're reasonably priced. Look at this 1) _____ app on my mobile. It helps me watch my weight, while monitoring my heartbeats, the steps I take every day and much more.

Carl: I know. I have multiple apps on my mobile. For example, this 2) _____ app suggests several sophisticated words every day, helping me improve my fluency.

Mary: It's remarkable! Not to mention the 3) _____ app that most mobiles have nowadays. Without it, I would always get lost!

Carl: Thanks to the 4) _____ that all smartphones feature, you can actually speak to your mobile and get it to do various simple tasks for you in no time.

Mary: Another app I enjoy using is the 5) _____. Using this app, I can edit and improve the photos I take myself or download from the Internet.