Fig. 3. A two-storey house

1. How many storeys are there in a house?

2. Does the house have a garage?

3. Does it have a fence?

4. Is there a window in the roof?

5. Does the house have a half-glass front door?

6. Are there any steps in front of the entrance?

7. Is there a chimney in the roof?

8. The smallest window is near the porch, isn't it?

9. Does the house have a balcony?

10. Does it have a terrace or patio?

11. Do the rooms have a view of the countryside?

12. The house is in bad condition, isn't it?

Text c

Exercise 18. Which word is the odd one? Why?

1. Living room, kitchen, door, bathroom, bedroom.

2. Resident, homeowner, man, person, engineer, inhabitant.

3. Refrigerator, lamps, TV sets, appliances, bed, oven.

Exercise 19. Read the text below and decide which answer A, B or C best fits each gap. There is an example at the beginning.

In a smart home in the United States, this is what’s happening. A man is walking towards his house. As he is walking to the (1) ...C... , it opens by itself. He walks into the living room; the lights (2) ... and his favorite song starts to play. The man goes to the kitchen and stops in front of the (3) ... . It is printing out a shopping list. Science fiction? No. Everything is real! Engineers have already developed intelligent refrigerators, lamps, TV sets, etc. Some homeowners are already testing these intelligent (4) ... . In Virginia, some residents can check that the doors are locked from  their offices. In Boston, some homeowners are using intelligent ovens. They put food in the oven before going to (5) ... . Then they program the oven to refrigerate and cook the food for the next day. An intelligent house can turn up the heat in the bedroom 15 minutes before the homeowner wakes up, turn on the (6) ... when the alarm clock sounds, and turn on the coffee maker. The house can also (7) ... the news on the video screen in the bathroom and turn on the shower. The scale is very intelligent, too. If the homeowner is putting on (8) ... , it can change the homeowner’s menu. Isn't that pretty cool?

1. A wall

B house

C door

D window

2. A turn on

B go down

C wake up

D switch off

3. A table

B kettle

C dishwasher

D refrigerator

4. A appliances

B furniture

C lights

D pipes

5. A lavatory

B living room

C bed

D party

6. A space

B roof

C light

D wardrobe

7. A require

B display

C watch

D locate

8. A weight

B clothes

C food

D figure

Exercise 20. Read the dialogue and mark True, False or Not Given.

Then role play this dialogue. You can make some changes if you wish.

1. The homeowner wants to have a smart heating system in the kitchen.

2. The bathroom will equipped with the video screen.

3. The designer has already ordered a computer-controlled audio device for the bathroom.

4. A smart refrigerator can be controlled via the Smartphone.

5. The designer hasn't finished a new plan of the electrical system.

Homeowner: Let's talk about the plans for my smart home.

Designer: Sure. Construction starts in two weeks.

Homeowner: Right. As I know, the house will turn up the heat in the bedroom several minutes before I wake up. But I think the kitchen needs this system too.

Designer: I agree completely. What about the video screen in the bathroom? Do you think you will need it?

Homeowner: I'm not sure that it is necessary. But I would like to have an audio device that will start to play my favourite songs when I'm in the shower.