Bac Techno Blanc Anglais LV1 2003 : David lodge, thinks

1. The text is about computers that :
 you can have in your car
 you can carry in a special case
 you can dress with
 you can have inside you

2. These computers :
 are already in use today
 were used in the past
 might be used in the future
 will never exist

3. Ralph Messenger is :
 the narrator
 the name of a popular magazine
 the journalist
 the interviewee

The narrator heard the entire programme
 right or wrong
"I switched on in the middle of the discussion"

Computers are becoming cheaper and cheaper
 right or wrong
"as computers get smaller and cheaper"

The information given by wearable computers would be kept secret
 right or wrong
"anyone with access to this information on their own wearable computers could tell from it what you were thinking and feeling."

Computer technology isn't changing quickly
 right or wrong
"they're improving faster than any other machine in history"

These computers would know in advance what you need
 right or wrong
"domestic appliances could respond to the information and anticipate your needs"

They could be imposed on some people
 right or wrong
"But wearables could also be made compulsory in certain contexts."

2. Pick out two examples from the text of what wearable computers could do for you at home.
a. "the Teasmaid would make you a cup of tea"
b. "the TV [ would ] find you a suitably relaxing programme"

3. Tick the correct answer :
Wearable computers could :
 control angry drivers
 cause road accidents
 make you blood pressure rise
 make your heart beat fast

Quote the text to justify your choice.
"A sort of road-rage meter ? Exactly. It could prevent a lot of accidents."

4. Find in the text synonyms for :
a sort : some kind
from what I understood : as far as I could gather
machines used at home : domestic appliances
activated : triggered
avoid : prevent

5. Who or what do the underlined refer to?
I happened : the narrator
Your pulse rate : anybody's
on their own wearable computers : anybody
he was asked : Ralph Messenger
wearing one : a wearable ("a road-rage meter")