1 In pairs, look at the infographic and discuss the questions.
1. What other examples of technology (either current or future) can you think of?
2. Are you excited about the possibilities offered by the Internet of Things (loT)? Why?
Yes, I am excited about the potential of the Internet of Things. With its ability to connect devices and sensors, the Internet of Things can boost efficiency, improve decision-making, create new opportunities for innovation, and transform industries and aspects of our lives.
2. Check you understand the words and phrases in the box. Then use them to complete the sentences. (SB Fage 26)
alert (v), embedded, facial recognition, software, hack (v), household, appliance, malfunction, sensors, smart devices, track, wearables
1. Smart devices and other wearables, such as clothing, could be used to track your body's fat and water content.
2. Sensors which can monitor your heart rate could be embedded in your body and alert the doctor if there are any problems.
3. Some people are concerned that it is easy to hack into a self-driving car, or that there might be a malfunction causing an accident.
4. Increasingly, smart devices use a digital fingerprint or facial recognition software rather than a PIN.
5. A smart fridge that keeps grocery lists are just a few examples of a household appliances.
3 8.1 Listen to an extract from a podcast about the Internet of Things and discuss the questions. (SB Page 27)
1. Did the speakers talk about any of your ideas from Exercise 1?
2. Give some examples from the podcast of arguments for and against the Internet of Things.
For it will mule ate easier and more efficient, leaving free time to do other things benefits of for example, being able to monitor your hear rate.
Against, safely aspects; potential tor criminals to hack into systems
4( THINK BACK Identify the tense or grammatical form (e.g. a modal) in each example from the recording. ( SB Page 27)
1. The next big thing in technology is the Internet of Things, or the process by which more and more of the devices and appliances which we use every day are made 'smart’ and connected to the Internet.
2. Within a decade or so almost every appliance in your house could be connected
3. The fridge will be designed to reorder food as you use it.
4. Your front door will use facial recognition software to decide if you should be allowed into the house or nol.
5. Studies are being carried out which claim that it will revolutionise our lives.
6. It has even been referred to as the fourth Industrial Revolution'.
7. Look at the recent crash which was caused by a sensor malfunction in a self-driving car in the USA.
8. The number of humans who were required to be in the self-driving car - ready to take control of it in an emergency - had recently been reduced from Iwo to one.
9. Can you imagine how many accidents are going to be caused by computer error when no one is watching the road?
10. I was regularly being kept awake at night
Exercise 4 1. Present Simple 2. a modal 3. Future Simple 4. a modal 5. Present Continuous
6. Present Perfect 7. Past Simple 8. Past Perfeot 9. (future with) going to 10. Past Continuous
5) Look at the exercise 4 again and answer the questions. ( SB Page 27)
1. How do we form the passive in each of the sentences?
with the correct form/tense of the verb be + the past participle of the main verb.
2. When we use the passive, are we focusing more on the action or on the person or thing doing the action?
on the action
3. The 'agent' (the person or thing which causes the action) is mentioned in two sentences.
Why is it necessary in those cases?
Sentences 7 and 9 use an agent. The information that it was the sensor/computer error that caused the crash is the most important or newest information. To emphasise this, We use the passive and put this information al the end (the information principle).
6. Complete the second sentence so that il means the same no the first one, us or gerund passive forma. (SB Page 27)
1. Il appears that a magic mirror is now available.
A magic mirror now appears to be available. ® appear+ infinitive
2. You can ask it lo check the weather.
The mirror can be asked to check the weather. ® Modal + be+ V3
3. You can arrange for the mirror to turn the water on.
You can arrange for the water to be turned on. ® arrange for- (O) + infinitive.
4. You won't risk a flood in the bathroom because the taps stop automatically.
Because the taps stop automatically, there is no risk of the bathroom being flooded.
5. The mirror knows that if nobody is in the bathroom, it needs to turn the lights off.
The mirror knows that if nobody is in the bathroom, the lights need to be turned off.
6. I believe most people would enjoy this kind of 'virtual servant' looking after them.
I believe most people would enjoy being looked after by this kind of 'virtual servant'
