Reading 10 form 1 term

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The “Homes of the Future” exhibition took place in Liverpool.

Here at Teen Talk we just love exciting new gadgets and technology! Last week we visited the ‘Homes of the Future’ exhibition in the city of Liverpool to answer this question: What will our homes be like in the year 2050?’ We spoke to technology expert Mr Oswald, a science teacher who helped to organise the show. So, Mr Oswald, what will homes be like in the year 2050? Well, as you can see, they will be very different from homes today. Look at a typical home today – people have lots of equipment in their kitchens. Almost every home has a fridge, microwave and washing machine. Everything needs to be switched on and off – this costs us a lot of money and energy. That is going to change by the year 2050. The household machines we use nowadays are quite big, but the new technology will be small and there won’t be so much of it. Our homes will maybe just have one machine to do everything, and with this one machine people will be able to cook, chat to their friends, shop and even study. You will be able to switch your house on or off with one button. It will be good for people – old people think technology is very difficult so this new technology will be quite easy for them. Wow! That’s very exciting! Will there be robots in every house of 2050? Well, it’s quite possible that there will be. You will plug your robot in before you go to work in the morning. When you are at the office, the robot will do everything you need around the house. Some robots will even be able to look after children and work in the garden! But what will people do? Do you think that people will become lazy with all this new technology? Well, I suppose some people will become lazy. There will be people who won’t go out any more because they have everything they need at home, but there will also be a lot more time for sport and hobbies. I think it’s going to be very interesting because it will really change the way we live. Well, we can’t wait to see what the future will be like! Thanks very much for talking to us! We’re going to go and see some of these robots now.

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Mr Oswald believes that homes in 2050 will use more energy than homes today.

Here at Teen Talk we just love exciting new gadgets and technology! Last week we visited the ‘Homes of the Future’ exhibition in the city of Liverpool to answer this question: What will our homes be like in the year 2050?’ We spoke to technology expert Mr Oswald, a science teacher who helped to organise the show. So, Mr Oswald, what will homes be like in the year 2050? Well, as you can see, they will be very different from homes today. Look at a typical home today – people have lots of equipment in their kitchens. Almost every home has a fridge, microwave and washing machine. Everything needs to be switched on and off – this costs us a lot of money and energy. That is going to change by the year 2050. The household machines we use nowadays are quite big, but the new technology will be small and there won’t be so much of it. Our homes will maybe just have one machine to do everything, and with this one machine people will be able to cook, chat to their friends, shop and even study. You will be able to switch your house on or off with one button. It will be good for people – old people think technology is very difficult so this new technology will be quite easy for them. Wow! That’s very exciting! Will there be robots in every house of 2050? Well, it’s quite possible that there will be. You will plug your robot in before you go to work in the morning. When you are at the office, the robot will do everything you need around the house. Some robots will even be able to look after children and work in the garden! But what will people do? Do you think that people will become lazy with all this new technology? Well, I suppose some people will become lazy. There will be people who won’t go out any more because they have everything they need at home, but there will also be a lot more time for sport and hobbies. I think it’s going to be very interesting because it will really change the way we live. Well, we can’t wait to see what the future will be like! Thanks very much for talking to us! We’re going to go and see some of these robots now.

Read the text and write TRUE / FALSE

In the future, homes may have one machine that can do many different things.

Here at Teen Talk we just love exciting new gadgets and technology! Last week we visited the ‘Homes of the Future’ exhibition in the city of Liverpool to answer this question: What will our homes be like in the year 2050?’ We spoke to technology expert Mr Oswald, a science teacher who helped to organise the show. So, Mr Oswald, what will homes be like in the year 2050? Well, as you can see, they will be very different from homes today. Look at a typical home today – people have lots of equipment in their kitchens. Almost every home has a fridge, microwave and washing machine. Everything needs to be switched on and off – this costs us a lot of money and energy. That is going to change by the year 2050. The household machines we use nowadays are quite big, but the new technology will be small and there won’t be so much of it. Our homes will maybe just have one machine to do everything, and with this one machine people will be able to cook, chat to their friends, shop and even study. You will be able to switch your house on or off with one button. It will be good for people – old people think technology is very difficult so this new technology will be quite easy for them. Wow! That’s very exciting! Will there be robots in every house of 2050? Well, it’s quite possible that there will be. You will plug your robot in before you go to work in the morning. When you are at the office, the robot will do everything you need around the house. Some robots will even be able to look after children and work in the garden! But what will people do? Do you think that people will become lazy with all this new technology? Well, I suppose some people will become lazy. There will be people who won’t go out any more because they have everything they need at home, but there will also be a lot more time for sport and hobbies. I think it’s going to be very interesting because it will really change the way we live. Well, we can’t wait to see what the future will be like! Thanks very much for talking to us! We’re going to go and see some of these robots now.