Номер 3, страница 32, часть 1 - гдз по английскому языку 10 класс учебник Демченко, Юхнель

3. a. Work in three groups. Read your own article and answer the questions below.

1. What predictions about future houses does the author make?

2. What facts, trends and tendencies are the predictions based on?

Group A

The major difference for us today is that we’ve come to realise that our natural resources are limited. So the homes of the future will have to focus on saving them and being socially responsible. Passive solar heating and greater use of daylight should be used in most buildings. To cope with peak summer temperatures that might regularly be seven degrees higher than today, we’ll have to replace energy-hungry air-conditioning units with natural ventilation and natural cooling systems. In the future, water may become so scarce that how we get and use it could radically change. The house of the future will have a green roof – a roof garden to maximise rainwater gathering. Today’s bathrooms could one day disappear as water becomes a luxury ['lʌkʃəri] (роскошь / раскоша) the planet can’t afford to waste. The priority will be saving water and our homes will be tailor-made to re-use and recycle water.

Group B

High-rise buildings were designed to organise as many people as possible in one place. Health and hygiene were not a consideration. In times of pandemic, it is necessary to reduce contact with everything that is used in multi-storey buildings: lifts, lift buttons, door handles, surfaces and, above all, neighbours. No wonder that after spending some time in isolation in our flats we will want to have a house. It can be small, but with a courtyard and a terrace. The primary function of the house has always been safety. At first, it served as a hiding place from bad weather and animals. Then, tall stone fortresses were built to prevent the enemy getting in. Today, people need a place that can effectively provide social isolation. The house will be able to offer a place to hide from viruses and infections as we move to small villages and city suburbs.

Group C

Housing can be much more than a roof over our heads: it can help us solve the big challenges our society faces. Thanks to medicine and lifestyle improvements, the UK population is aging and loneliness among elderly people will be a big problem by 2040. Building homes suited to several generations living under a roof could offer an answer here. This living arrangement can bring a wide range of benefits both for the elderly and younger generations. Greater contact with family members may be good for physical and mental health of the elderly. It may also help them stay integrated in society, allowing them to continue to make meaningful contributions and giving them a renewed sense of self-worth. Living with relatives may provide better quality housing to younger generation than they would otherwise be able to get. They may improve their communication skills with the elderly, which could help their career prospects.

b. Work in groups of three. Share the information.

c. Discuss the questions.

1. Are the predictions based on social, demographic or economic changes or are they connected with technology?

2. What do you think of the predictions? Will they come true? Why? / Why not?

3. a.

1. Какие прогнозы о домах будущего делает автор?

2. На каких фактах, трендах и тенденциях основаны эти прогнозы?

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