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  This is Alex Villarreal with the VOA Special English Technology Report, formerly(1) called the Development Report(2), fromhttp://voaspecialenglish.com | http://facebook.com/voalearningenglish 

   1- Before(3) we changed(4) the name, we went on our Facebook page and asked for(5) story ideas. Some of you suggested(6) that we talk about ICT, information and communication technology.Well, the International Telecommunication Union, a United Nations agency,released(7) its latest ICT Facts and Figures(8) report in October.

       2- Since two thousand five, the number of Internet users worldwide(9) has doubled to more than one and a half billion people. At least(10) two billion are expected to be online by the end(11) of this year.    

      3 - The ITU says more than seventy percent of new Internet users(12) this year will be in developing countries(13). Still(14), only twenty-one percent of the population of the developing world is online -- compared to seventy-one percent in developed(15) countries.

      4 - Susan Teltscher is head(16) of the agency's Market Information and Statistics Division in Switzerland(17). She says there are still(18) very huge(19) divides when it comes to(20) accessing the Internet, especially high-speed Internet.

      5 - In Africa not even(21) ten percent of the population is using the Internet.Fewer than(22) sixteen percent of homes in developing countries are wired for the Internet. But, on the other hand(23), Ms. Teltscher says mobile phone usage(24) has reached sixty-eight percent in developing countries.

     6 - The world has almost(25) seven billion people. Nine out of ten(26) now have access to mobile networks(27). The ITU estimates that mobile subscriptions(28) will reach five billion three hundred million this year. The majority(29) are in the developing world. And Susan Teltscher says more and more(30) people in developing countries are using their mobile phones to connect to the Internet.

    7 - Ms. Teltscher says mobile technology is already improving lives(31) in developing countries. She points to(32) examples like banking by phone, e-health services and farm reports by text messaging. And the possibilities will only grow(33) as broadband(34), or high-speed, connections become(35) more widely available(36).

    8 - ITU Secretary General(37) Hamadoun Toure calls broadband "the next truly(38) transformational technology." He also(39) calls it the most powerful tool(40) available in the race(41) to meet(42) the Millennium Development Goals(43) by twenty fifteen(44). For VOA Special English, I'm Alex Villarreal. Join us online at voaspecialenglish.com or on Facebook or Twitter at VOA Learning English.

Vocabularies in English-Portuguese

1. Formerly = anteriormente
2. Development Report = Relatório de desenvolvimento
3. Before = antes
4. changed = mudássemos
5. asked for Pedimos, solicitamos
6. suggested = sugeriram
7. released = lançou, liberou
8. Figures = Números
9. worldwide  = mundialmente, no mundo todo
10. At least = Pelo menos
11. by the end = até o final
12. users = usuários
13. developing countries = Países em desenvolvimento
14. Still = ainda assim
15. developed  = desenvolvido
16. head  = chefe
17. Switzerland = Suíça
18. there are still = Existem ainda
19. huge = imenso(a)
20. when it comes to = Quando se trata de
21. not even = Nem sequer
22. Fewer than = Menos do que
23. On the other hand = por outro lado
24. usage = utilização
25. almost  = quase
26. Nine out of ten = Nove entre dez
27. networks = redes
28. subscriptions = assinaturas
29. majority = maioria
30. more and more = cada vez mais
31. improving lives = melhorando vidas
32. points to = aponta para
33. grow  = crescer
34. broadband = banda larga
35. become = tornar-se
36. widely available = amplamente disponível
37. General  = geral
38. truly = verdadeiramente
39. also = também
40. the most powerful tool = a ferramenta mais poderosa
41. race  = corrida
42. meet  = encontrar, alcançar
43. Goals  = objetivos
44. twenty fifteen = 2015