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Learn to learnKnow how to scan an article.When you scan an article, you read veryquickly and look only for the information youneed.A. You have 30 seconds. Scan the article“Intelligent Homes of the Future.” Circlethe rooms of the house in the article.B. PAIRS. Compare your results with aclassmate.16 ReadingA. Look at the title and the pictures in thearticle below. What do you expect to readabout? Circle all that apply.a. a family with intelligent childrenb. a beautifully decorated homec. a high-tech homed. high-tech appliancese. the high cost of housesf. life in the United StatesB. 47 Read along silently as you listen.In a futuristic home lab in the UnitedStates, this is what ’s happening: A man iswalking toward his house. As he is walkingtoward the door, it opens by itself. He walksinto the living room; the lights turn on andhis favorite song starts to play. In the garage,one of his cars is making an appointmentwith the mechanic. The man goes to thekitchen and stops in front of the refrigerator.It is printing out a shopping list. Sciencefiction? No. Everything is real! In this homelab, engineers are developingintelligent refrigerators,lamps, TV sets, and cars.Some homeowners arealready testing theseintelligent appliances. InVirginia, some residentscan check that thedoors are locked fromtheir offices. InBoston, somehomeownersare usingintelligentovens. Theyput food in the oven before going to bed.Then they program the oven to refrigerateand cook the food for the next day.In the future, an intelligent house canturn up the heat in the bedroom fifteenminutes before the homeowner wakesup, turn on the bedroom light when thealarm clock sounds, and turn on the coffeemaker. The house can also display the newson the video screen in the bathroom andturn on the shower. The bathroom scaleis very intelligent, too. If the homeowneris putting on weight, it can change thehomeowner’s menu. Now that ’s pretty cool.17 Comprehension1. Write what each of these things in thefuturistic home lab can do.a. the door It can open by itself.b. the refrigeratorc. the card. the oven2. In the future, what can a bathroom scale do?18 SpeakingPAIRS. Close your books and see how muchyou can remember. Answer this question:What can an intelligent home do?For example:A: The door can open by itself.B: The lights . . .40 Unit 4034-041_SB1B_U04_14106.indd 401/17/07 7:34:39 PMPostcards