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Условие.

A The Daily Post

May 31, 1956

The future is here today?

The 1956 Ideal Home Exhibition opened yesterday in London. Perhaps the most interesting display is The House of the Future – a vision of life at the end of the twentieth century. All the walls inside and outside the house are plastic. There is an exotic garden inside the house. The public also have a chance to see some gadgets from the future. There is a remote control for the lights and the enormous television set (it has a twelve-inch screen!) There is a gadget which cleans the bath every time you use it. A special button hides the tables in the floor when you are not using them. Many people are already asking how they can buy a house of the future. Unfortunately, there are no plans to build them!

B The Lowestoft Advertiser

May, 2005

The Intelligent House

A This is the ‘intelligent’ house ¹ _______ nearly everything and makes everyday life much easier. From the outside it looks like an average detached house – the furniture, TV and fridge are the same as in any other home. But this house is full of surprises.

B The intelligent house has many innovations. A computer controls the heating and the lighting. If you’re at work and the computer decides the house isn’t warm enough, it switches on the heating. It can prepare coffee for you as you’re watching your favourite TV programme. Cameras, ² _______, keep an eye on the children upstairs when you are in the garden or even at the office. The house even knows what is in your fridge and can make a shopping list for you.

C The computer works outside the house, too. When you come home from the supermarket, a camera above the door ‘sees’ your heavy bags of shopping and opens the door for you. You can see anybody ³ _______ without leaving your armchair. The cameras are linked to the Internet so you can even check what is going on outside your house when you’re at work or on holiday – just check the house’s special web page. The computer can even automatically water the garden when it’s too dry.

D A vision of the future? No – companies are building houses like this at the moment. And who are these houses for? The companies believe these houses are ideal for busy people ⁴ _______. But there is one small problem – a house like this costs over £700,000!

Решение 2.

Будущее уже сегодня?

Ответ:

Yes, many aspects of the future envisioned in 1956 are a reality today. The 1956 'House of the Future' featured innovations like a remote control, a large television, and automatic gadgets. The 2005 'Intelligent House' not only has similar features but surpasses them with computer control, internet connectivity, and smart appliances that can manage heating, security, and even create shopping lists. While the 1956 house was just a concept with no plans to be built, the 2005 house was a reality, although very expensive.

Да, многие аспекты будущего, представленного в 1956 году, сегодня являются реальностью. «Дом Будущего» 1956 года демонстрировал такие новшества, как пульт дистанционного управления, большой телевизор и автоматические гаджеты. «Умный дом» 2005 года не только обладает похожими функциями, но и превосходит их благодаря компьютерному управлению, подключению к Интернету и умным устройствам, которые могут управлять отоплением, безопасностью и даже составлять списки покупок. В то время как дом 1956 года был лишь концепцией, которую не планировали строить, дом 2005 года стал реальностью, хотя и очень дорогой.