Стр.45 Unit 5 ГДЗ Вербицкая Forward 8 класс
READING
- Read text A and look at the picture. Answer the questions.
- When was this house displayed?
- Does The House of the Future look modern today?
- In your opinion, is the house a comfortable place to live?
- In your opinion, what is the most unusual thing in it?
- Did any of the architects’ ideas about the future really happen?
- Read text B and match subjects 1–5 with paragraphs A–D. There is one extra heading.
- The future is here today
- The history of the intelligent house
- Inside the intelligent house
- What is an ‘intelligent’ house?
- How technology helps outside the house
- Read text B again and complete it with sentences a–d. Then listen and check.
- that comes to your door
- where technology controls
- which are in every bedroom
- whose jobs require a lot of travel
- Look at the texts again and decide which house the sentences describe, A or B. There are two sentences which describe both houses.
- This house can open the front door for you.
- This house can clean the bath for you.
- You don’t have to go outside to water the garden.
- The outside of the house is not very unusual.
- This house has some unusual furniture.
- It is easy to control the lights in this house.
- Work in groups. Which of these things would/wouldn’t you like to have in your home? Why?/Why not?
- A bath that cleans itself
- lights you control with a remote control
- a camera that tells you who’s at the front door
- a washing machine that finds lost socks
- cameras which show you what is happening in all the bedrooms
- a fridge that makes its own shopping list
- a bedroom door that can be programmed to keep out brothers/sisters/parents
- an alarm clock that understands your commands
VOCABULARY
- Think Back! Put these words into the table. In groups, add other words to each category.
Armchair, drive, hall, study, attic, DVD player, kettle, TV, freezer, kitchen, vacuum cleaner, toilet, video cupboard, bathroom, garage, living room, wardrobe, statue, fountain, porch, dining room, garden, sofa, washing machine, balcony.
Rooms/places in the house Furniture Appliances Things outside the house - Check the meaning of the new words and put them in the table in Exercise 1.
- Do these adjectives have a positive (+) or a negative (–) meaning? Use a dictionary to help you. Some words have a positive and a negative meaning.
Adjectives to describe homes: bright, expensive, comfortable, roomy, tasteful, cosy, spacious, tiny, tasteless, attractive, original, elegant, modern, ugly, uncomfortable.
- Read the text on page 113 and choose the correct words. Then listen and check. What kind of room is the person describing?
- Write a description of your bedroom. Look at the text on page 113 to help you. Include the following information.
Paragraph 1
- Do you like it? Why?/Why not?
- Is the room big/comfortable/warm/sunny (enough)?
- What can you see from the window?
Paragraph 2
- Do you have any decorations like pictures or posters on the wall/door?
- What kind of furniture/appliances have you got in the room?
1. The house was displayed in 1956.
2. No, it does not. It looks unusual and old-fashioned today.
3. Yes, I think it is a comfortable place to live because it has many modern conveniences.
4. In my opinion, the most unusual thing is the automatic bath and the smart technology in the house.
5. Yes, some ideas really happened. For example, automatic doors, remote control devices and smart home systems are real today.
2. 1 — 4, 2 — 2, 3 — 3, 4 — 5, 5 — 1
3. a — d, b — b, c — c, d — a
4. 1 — A and B
2 — A
3 — B
4 — A
5 — B
6 — B
5. I would like to have a bath that cleans itself because it would save time. I would also like lights I can control with a remote control because they are convenient. I would not like cameras in all the bedrooms because I value privacy. An alarm clock that understands my commands sounds useful, but a fridge that makes its own shopping list seems a bit unusual.
VOCABULARY
| Rooms / places in the house | Furniture | Appliances | Things outside the house |
|---|---|---|---|
| hall, study, attic, kitchen, toilet, bathroom, garage, living room, dining room, basement, stairs, porch, balcony | armchair, cupboard, wardrobe, bookshelf, chest of drawers, sofa | DVD player, kettle, TV, freezer, vacuum cleaner, washing machine, microwave, heater, doorbell | drive, statue, fountain, garden, lawn, letter box |
3. bright (+), expensive (+), comfortable (+), roomy (+), tasteful (+), cosy (+), spacious (+), tiny (-), tasteless (-), attractive (+), original (+), elegant (+), modern (+), ugly (-), uncomfortable (-)
4. The room is a study.
5. My bedroom is quite comfortable and cosy. I like it because it is a quiet place where I can relax and study. It is not very big, but it is warm enough and there is enough space for my things. From the window I can see the street and some trees.
There are some posters on the wall and a few photos on the door. In my room I have a bed, a desk, a chair, a wardrobe and a bookshelf. I also have a lamp and a computer.
