Complete the passage with the words given in the box suggest appliances microwave easier communicate convenient In the near future, our lives will change so much. All chores will be done without having a maid. smart home technology will allow all sorts of electronics and (23)________ to be able to (24)________ with each other and perform a variety of tasks. Smart homes use 'home automation' technologies to provide home owners 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, (25)________ menus, and then communicate with the (26)________ 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 (27)________ and more (28)________. Read the following passage and choose the statements are true (T) or false (F). The home of the future When you’re out of the house, is the fridge on the phone to the supermarket? Is the heating system having a word with the bath? And when you get back home, does the doorknob recognise you and say hello? Probably not, but in the house of the future all this - and more - is possible. Researchers say that technology will transform your home in ways you can only dream about. Nanotechnology will play an important role. It will clean your windows. Intelligent spoons will check how hot or cold your soup is and the walls will sense if anyone is in your garden. The next generation of fridges will use the Internet to make sure your food stays fresh and they’ll get in touch with the supermarket to order some more and you’ll never run out of milk again. When you are on the way home and feel like a warm bath, all you have to do is sending a text message to the heating system. The heating system warms the water and even runs the bath so that as soon as you walk through the front door, you can jump in and relax. Welcome to the smart home of the future! 29. Houses in the future will be smarter than today’s houses. A: T B: F 30. Nanotechnology will help protect your house. A: T B: F 31. The fridge will remind you when to go to the supermarket. A: T B: F 32. You can control your heating system by using text messages. A: T B: F