IX. Read the text and match the machines (1-6) with the things they do (a-i). Three machines match with two things.

My dream smart home …

The bedroom: When I go to bed, the smart bed automatically gets warm. When I am asleep, it controls the temperature. In the morning, when I wake up, my robot makes me a cup of tea. I drink the tea in bed and then get up.

The bathroom has a smart shower. When my sister is in the shower, it stops after five minutes and says to her, “Your brother wants to use the bathroom now.” The smart mirror says nice things to me like, “Your hair is great today!”

The kitchen has a smart fridge. It orders food from the Internet. My smart fridge orders food for all my family, and it knows our favorite food. It talks to my family. It says, “Don’t eat that, it’s John’s!”

The living room: The smart TV knows what I like, and it finds things that I want to watch. It doesn’t listen to other people.

My smart robot: My smart robot looks after the dog. It gives him food and it takes him out for exercise.

In the near future, our lives will (1) ___________________ so much. All chores will be done without having a maid. (2) ___________________ will allow all sorts of electronics and (3) ___________________ to be able to (4) ___________________ with each other and perform a variety of (5) ___________________. Smart homes use “home automation” technologies to provide home (6) ___________________ with “intelligent” feedback and information by monitoring many aspects of a home. For example: Whenever you feel hungry and need something to eat, smart home's refrigerator will catalogue its contents, (7) ___________________ menus, and then communicate with the (8) ___________________ to prepare the meal for you. Smart home technology will be widely used in many electronics and appliances in the near future and is a form of technology that will make our lives (9) ___________________ and more (10) ___________________.

1. Remember to turning off the light when you go out.

A turn       B                C              D

2. He might comes to the meeting with his friends on time.

   A         B                C                        D

3. Members in my family often eat some ice-cream after dinner.

A                             B    C                D ice-creams

4. How much is a bowl of noodles? They are 40 thousand dongs.

A         B                   C           D

5. She should reuses this bottle to contain water because it is still new and clean.

     A                          B                     C         D

6. My apartment is on the two floor of the Spark building.

       A           B            C                    D

C. Exercises:

I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from others. 

1. A. parents                           B. tables                        C. chairs              D. boys

2. A. close                     B. house                        C. dance              D. sensitive

3. A. shoulders             B. couches                    C. buses               D. houses

4. A. phones                           B. students                    D. gardens           D. bedrooms

5. A. reason                            B. opposite                             C. season             D. stress

6. A. island                             B. silent                        C. decide             D. poster

7. A. pagoda                           B. comb                        C. sofa                 D. chose

8. A. December            B. century                     C. cook                D. cinema

9. A. know                    B. close                         C. town               D. sofa

10. A. houses               B. toothbrushes            C. stores              D. glasses

1. I need to work hard. I want to pass the exam. (so)

__________________________________________________________________________.

2. He was the best candidate. He easily won the race. (because)

__________________________________________________________________________.

3. She went to the shop. She couldn’t find anything she liked. (but)

__________________________________________________________________________.

4. He was angry with her. He didn’t say a word. (so)

__________________________________________________________________________.

5. He is outgoing. He is also helpful. (and)

__________________________________________________________________________.

6. The TV set I have now is broken. I need a new one. (so)

__________________________________________________________________________.

7. I turned on the heater. It was cold in here. (because)

__________________________________________________________________________.

8. We have to do the shopping. We have to clean the house as well. (and)

__________________________________________________________________________.

9. The history test is easy. It is long. (but)

__________________________________________________________________________.

10. Fast food is convenient. It is bad for health. (but)

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VIII. Write the questions for the underlined words.

1. What is the highest mountain in the word ?

Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the world.

2. _______________________________________________________________________?

The Grand Canyon is in Arizona, USA.

3. _______________________________________________________________________?

The Atacama desert receives 1 mm of rain per year.

4. _______________________________________________________________________?

The Nile River is 6,650 kilometers long.

5. _______________________________________________________________________?

Mount Everest is over 60 million years old.

6. _______________________________________________________________________?