【推荐1】What do you think of a “talking kitchen”? A French Digital (数字) Kitchen has been developed at Newcastle University in the UK. It teaches students how to cook French food and speak French at the same time. For the first time, students can learn a language by the following cooking steps.

All grammar and vocabulary have been carefully chosen to make sure the users can understand French well. After learning for some time, the users can test themselves by doing a short test on the computer.

The kitchen project was started by Professor Paul Seed house. He became interested in the idea after he visited another kind of talking kitchen. He said, “The purpose (目的) of the French Digital Kitchen is to make learning a language more interesting and more educational.”

How does the kitchen work? There is a computer in the kitchen. With this computer, the users can first choose a French recipe (食谱) that they want to follow. Using information in the computer, the kitchen starts to guide the users how to make a French dish. If you follow the instructions (说明) on the computer, it moves on to the next. If you go wrong, the program goes back and “says” the recipe or information again.

The new kitchen can be used in school, universities and even people’s homes. The researchers will also be developing the European Digital Kitchen, for the next three years.

【推荐2】We all know that many inventions play important roles in our daily life. They have changed our life a lot. Here are some interesting inventions.

Morpher	People refuse to wear helmets because they’re thick and heavy. Morpher is a bike helmet made of plastic. It is just as strong as traditional helmets, but it can be folded almost completely flat, making it easier to carry. Morpher may be available for sale in stores in the near future.
HyperAdapt	Have you ever seen the movie Back to the Future? Maybe everyone wants the pair of shoes in the movie that can tighten or loosen by themselves. Now, thanks to the Shoe Factory, the dream is realized. When you push a button on the shoe, HyperAdapt can tighten or loosen around the feet.
Flyte	Flyte is a light bulb that can float (漂浮) and turn. Flyte has been popular with most people since it came out in January. The company also introduced a lot of similar products, including a planter, Lyfe, which came out in June.
Little Printer	It looks lovely and is called Little Printer. This machine can print news headlines (摘要)，riddles and other things on a roll (卷) of paper. If you want to make your own little newspaper, don’t forget to use it.