1. Technical English Episode 2 GOOGLE BALLOON

2. Google Balloon Before reading the text _True_ False No idea
Balloons can not be used for communication.
Air is very hot at very high altitudes.
From every where on the World, pople can accsess internet.
Internet connection can only be possible by cable wires.
Solar powered aircrafts are not useful for ınternet communications..
_True_ False No idea
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3. Google Balloon
The owner of technology company Google has reported progress in its plan to offer Internet service to rural areas around the world. Google’s parent company, Alphabet, calls the plan “Project Loon.” Its goal is to increase access to the billions of people currently without internet connectivity.Alphabet has no plans to use traditional wiring, which can be costly. Instead the idea is to float huge balloons about 20 kilometers above the surface of the Earth.
The balloons would act like telecommunications satellites, providing internet service to the rural areas. The huge objects would ride air currents to either stay in place or move to another position high in the skies. At first, the idea was to have a large number of balloons circling the planet. One balloon would move away from an area while another arrived to guarantee service in the affected areas.
But Alphabet announced it has found a way to make balloons float over one area for an extended period.In a statement released online, the company said its software “can now send small teams of balloons to form a cluster over a specific region where people need internet access. This is a shift from our original model…in which we planned to create rings of balloons sailing around the globe, and balloons would take turns moving through a region to provide service.”

4. Google Balloon
The company said the discovery was made during tests of balloons launched from the island of Puerto Rico to float in Peruvian airspace. The company said some of the balloons stayed in the same area for as long as three months. The company said the discovery should speed up the project and reduce costs: “We’ll reduce the number of balloons we need and get greater value out of each one.”
But Project Loon workers must still find ways to increase the life of the balloons. A British Broadcasting Corporation report says the longest service for a single balloon was 190 days. Google has also explored the idea of providing internet service to rural areas using solar-powered drone aircraft. But it cancelled that project because of technological barriers and high costs.

5. Words to Learn USEFUL EXPRESSIONS Underline the words you do not know.
progress
access
wiring
telecommunication
satellite
software
cluster
shift
discovery
launch
barrier
explore
USEFUL EXPRESSIONS
Find a way
extended period
İncease life astronaut
to go for this job
Solar-powered drone aircraft
Technological barriers

6. progress : prəʊɡres $ ˈprɑː-
Definition:
the process of getting better at doing something, or getting closer to finishing or achieving something
Sample sentence:
There has been significant progress in controlling heart disease.

7. progress : prəʊɡres $ ˈprɑː-

8. access : /ˈæk.ses/ Definition:
the right to enter a place, use something, see someone etc.
to find information, especially on a computer
Sample sentence:
Users can access their voice mail remotely

9. access : noun uk /ˈkɜː.və.tʃər/ us ​ /ˈkɝː.və.tʃɚ/

10. wiring : /ˈwaɪərɪŋ $ ˈwaɪr-/
Definition:
the network of wires that form the electrical system in a building, vehicle, or piece of equipment
Sample sentence:
The wiring needs to be replaced.
Some electricity companies do free visual wiring checks for elderly or disabled people.

11. wiring : /ˈwaɪərɪŋ $ ˈwaɪr-/

12. telecommunication : /ˌtelikəmjuːnəˈkeɪʃənz/
Definition:
the sending and receiving of messages by telephone, radio, television etc.
Sample sentence:
Firms are manufacturing radios, wired and fiber-optic telecommunications and satellite receivers in London.

13. telecommunication : /ˌtelikəmjuːnəˈkeɪʃənz/

14. Satellite : /ˈsætəlaɪt/
Definition:
a natural object that moves around a planet
a machine that has been sent into space and goes around the Earth, Moon etc, used for radio, television, and other electronic communication
Sample sentence:
The broadcasts were relayed by satellite by the Avrasya television company.

15. Satellite : /ˈsætəlaɪt/

16. software : /ˈsɒftweə $ ˈsɒːftwer/
Definition:
the sets of programs that tell a computer how to do a particular job
Sample sentence:
To run the software, you will need the latest version of Windows.

17. software : /ˈsɒftweə $ ˈsɒːftwer/

18. cluster : /ˈklʌstə $ -ər/
Definition:
a group of things of the same kind that are very close together
Sample sentence:
Most galaxies are found in clusters rather than in isolation.

19. cluster : /ˈklʌstə $ -ər/

20. shift : /ʃɪft/ Definition:
to move from one place or position to another, or make something do this
to change a situation, discussion etc by giving special attention to one idea or subject instead of to a previous one
Sample sentence:
Public opinion was beginning to shift to the right

21. shift : /ʃɪft/

22. discovery : /dɪsˈkʌvəri/
Definition:
a fact or thing that someone finds out about, when it was not known about before
Sample sentence:
The Hubble Telescope allowed astronomers to make significant discoveries about our galaxy.

23. discovery : /dɪsˈkʌvəri/

24. launch : /lɔːntʃ $ lɒːntʃ/
Definition:
to start something, usually something big or important
to send a spacecraft into the sky or into space
to make a new product, book etc available for sale for the first time
Sample sentence:
A test satellite was launched from Cape Canaveral.
The company hopes to launch the new book by next April.

25. launch : /lɔːntʃ $ lɒːntʃ/

26. barrier : /ˈbæriə $ -ər/
Definition:
a rule, problem etc that prevents people from doing something, or limits what they can do
a physical object that keeps two areas, people etc apart
Sample sentence:
The mountains form a natural barrier between the two countries.

27. barrier : /ˈbæriə $ -ər/

28. explore: /ɪkˈsplɔː $ -ˈsplɔːr/
Definition:
to discuss or think about something carefully
to travel around an area in order to find out about it
Sample sentence:
Whenever possible, I would go off and explore the countryside, taking a picnic.

29. explore: /ɪkˈsplɔː $ -ˈsplɔːr/

30. TEXT ANALYZING Listen and repeat exercises. Reading laudly.
Understand the text
-- Underline the verbs (Use pink colour)
-- Circle plural words (Use blue color)
-- Underline two times the words you do not know.
-- Highlight good expressions. (Use brown color)

31. Assignment - Assessment
Learn all vocabulary.
Listen to the text 10 times while reading, and listen to the same text 10 times without reading.
Then record your voice while reading.
Undersand the text deeply (TEXT ANALYZING)
Write the text on the right of your notebook, then analyze it on the left...
.. verbs, tense, plural nouns, - my favourite sentence, good expressions, words to learn
6. Summarize the text

32. ASSIGNMENT Make a sentence with the given expressions accsess
Find a way
extended period
Increase life
to go for this job
Solar-powered drone aircraft
Technological barriers