Australia May Ban Smart Glasses in Government Offices
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Australia may stop people from wearing smart glasses in government offices. Smart glasses are glasses with a small computer inside. Some smart glasses can take photos or videos.
The government is thinking about a new ban. A ban means you cannot do something. This ban would be only for government offices, not for all of Australia.
The BBC went to Sydney to ask people about the idea. Sydney is a big city in Australia. The BBC wanted to know what ordinary people think about the plan.
Some people may like the ban. They may worry about privacy. Privacy means keeping your personal information safe from other people.
Other people may not like the ban. They may think smart glasses are useful and not dangerous.
The government has not made a final decision yet. A decision means a final choice about what to do. People are still talking about the idea.
Vocabulary4 words
- smart glasses
- glasses with a small computer inside
- ban
- a rule that stops people from doing something
- privacy
- keeping your personal information safe
- decision
- a final choice about what to do
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1. Smart glasses in government offices 2. Sydney 3. False
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Australia may stop people from wearing _____ in government offices.
Smart glasses are glasses with a small _____ inside.
Some smart glasses can take photos or _____.
The government is thinking about a new _____.
This ban would be only for government _____, not for all of Australia.
The BBC went to _____ to ask people about the idea.
The BBC wanted to know what ordinary _____ think about the plan.
Some people may worry about _____.
Privacy means keeping your personal information _____ from other people.
The government has not made a final _____ yet.
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