Smart Cities

'Smart' is an adjective that can mean 'clever'. Traditionally, we have used 'smart' to refer to people, for example; a smart student. Increasingly, we are using 'smart' to refer to things that use technology and data to behave in an intelligent way (such as smart phones, smart cars).

Now we have smart cities. These are cities that use data from the internet and technology to try and combat some of the problems of urban living. Watch the video about smart cities and identify the three cities that are mentioned.

Watch and listen to the video again and complete the sentences with NO MORE than TWO WORDS from the audio.

1. Singapore is making an effort to collect information on ___________.

2. Data that is collected will be fed into an ___________ called 'Virtual Singapore'.

3. In Dubai, the government has launched an __________ on which citizens can do a wide range of activities, such as pay a speeding ticket.

4. Barcelona is likely to save billions of dollars in ___________ by using smart systems.

5. Barcelona's automated underground waste collection system reduces _________ from trucks.

6. It is estimated that by 2021, 15 billion dollars will be spent on __________ for smart city development.

When you are ready, enter your answers in the test sheet below.