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P A T H W A Y S 5 To learn more about the new edition of Pathways, and view more sample materials, please visit NGL.Cengage.com/pathwaysseries. THE NEW EDITION OF PATHWAYS Support for Students and Instructors Ensures Successful Outcomes Online Workbooks, powered by MyELT, provide automatically- graded reinforcement and consolidation of language and skills, with course management and reporting tools for instructors. Classroom Presentation Tools include all Student Book pages, as well as video, audio, and answers to all activities integrated at point of use. Companion Website for instructors and students provides additional materials to support the Pathways program. F U T U r E L I v I N g 107 U N D e r S TAN D I N G T H e r e AD I N G A . Match each main idea below to a paragraph (a–H) from the reading. Three paragraphs are extra. 1. An intelligent electronic system will control an entire house. 2. Information-storing technology will allow parts of the house to communicate with us. 3. Digital technology will allow us to change the design of our homes. 4. Intelligent homes may be a part of our everyday life within 10 years. 5. Robots that act like humans will do housework and take care of people. B . according to the passage, is each statement below true? or is it not mentioned? Circle T for true, F for false, or Ng for not given. Appliances That Talk 1. Appliances will make personalized suggestions using information T F NG they collect. 2. RFID is a type of smart refrigerator that can recommend recipes. T F NG Houses That Think 3. Future technology will make houses safer from natural disasters. T F NG 4. houses will be able to change the temperature of the room T F NG based on your preferences. Robots That Feel? 5. Robots will have human-like expressions. T F NG 6. Sociable robots will help us in our homes. T F NG C r I T I C A l T H I N K I N G Inferring a writer's attitude means thinking about how they feel about the subject. Ask yourself: Is the author generally positive or negative? What clues indicate the author's attitude? C . Work with a partner. First, circle a word to complete the sentence below. Then find an example from the passage that supports your answer. The author of the reading passage seems positive / negative about life in the future. According to the author, D Discuss these questions with a partner. 1. Which future technologies in the reading would you like to have in your home? 2. Can you think of any other household technologies that would be useful? C r I T I C a L T H I N k I N g : a P P L y I N g C r I T I C a L T H I N k I N g : I N F E r r I N g a T T I T U D E U N D E r S T a N D I N g D E T a I L S U N D E r S T a N D I N g M a I N I D E a S Pathways_RW_SB1_07762_U06_101-120_ptg01.indd 107 17/08/17 8:23 pm ExamView® Assessment CD-ROM allows instructors to generate tests and exams quickly and conveniently.