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3.6 price assistant information into online decide
Unit 4
4.1 A Can you tell us a little about Design Life? B Sure. Design Life provides the best furniture for student accommodation. We have branches all over Europe.
A And what is special about Design Life? B Well, at Design Life, we supply the highest quality furniture at the lowest possible price.
A Can you tell us about the furniture? B Certainly. All our furniture is made of the most robust materials and lasts for years.
A Great. What styles of furniture do you offer? B We offer three styles: Trad, Modus and Space. Modus is the most popular range. It has the most exciting designs.
4.2 Sally So, Marcia, what do you think we need in our new study bedrooms?
Marcia Well, I like to work in my room so a big desk and a good office chair are really important.
Sally Anything else? Marcia I need somewhere to put all my books and course papers, so some kind of bookcase would be useful, too.
Sally OK. So a nice big desk, an office chair and a bookcase? Marcia Exactly. Sally Thanks, Marcia. That’s really useful. What about you, Hassan?
Hassan I agree with Marcia. A good desk and chair are really important.
Sally Anything else? Hassan I like furniture that looks modern, so nothing old- fashioned. Oh, and a comfy chair. Then I can relax when I finish work – watch movies on my laptop or just listen to music.
Sally So a modern look, a desk and a comfortable chair for watching films.
Hassan Yes, and a good office chair. Sally OK. That’s great Hassan.
4.3 Sales assistant Can I help you? Jo
Sales assistant Certainly. What size are you? Jo
Thanks. (Jo tries on the jeans.)
Yes, please. I’d like to try these jeans on. I’m a size 32.
Sales assistant OK. The changing room is over there. Jo
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Sales assistant How are the jeans? Jo
Sales assistant They’re £49.99. Jo
Sales assistant How would you like to pay? Jo
Great. They fit perfectly. How much are they? OK. That’s fine. I’ll take them. With my debit card, please.
Slideshow – How smart is too smart? Many things in your home can be fitted with sensors and microchips to make them ‘smart’ – that is, responsive. You can control your windows, lighting, heating, air conditioning, security systems, entertainment systems and household appliances from a device like a smartphone or smartwatch, via a wireless internet connection. As a result, they can respond to changes in the environment, changes in the situation, and to your commands. Every year, technology companies spend a lot of money developing ways to make life more convenient. But some questions must be asked. Is all this technology really useful? Is it necessary? What happens when it breaks down? Can you think of any other downsides to living with all this technology? Imagine this. You arrive home after a long day at work. The garage doors open automatically and your car parks itself. In the doorway, you look at a screen. A scanner scans your eye and the alarm switches off. Your front door unlocks and you open it. There is a pleasant breeze in the living room. The windows opened slightly when you arrived. You walk through into the kitchen. A cup of tea is waiting for you in the tea-maker at the perfect, drinkable temperature – 60 degrees Celsius. You walk back into the living room. ‘Play something relaxing,’ you say. Some gentle piano music comes on over the stereo. You sink into your favourite armchair. It immediately reclines into your preferred sitting position. Wow, you’re tired! As you start to fall asleep, your smartwatch senses that your heart rate is dropping. The lights dim slightly, and the music fades out. Suddenly, there’s a rainstorm outside. The windows close automatically. The outside temperature drops too, so the heating comes on. Your smartwatch wakes you up. ‘What would you like for dinner?’ a voice asks. ‘One cheese and tomato pizza, and a lemonade, please,’ you reply. Now you’re wide awake, so you decide to do some exercise. You check your smartwatch – you need to run six kilometres to meet your daily steps target. So you climb on your treadmill, and start running. The speed adjusts to keep your heart rate at a steady 160 beats per minute. Some more upbeat music comes on the stereo. After six kilometres, the treadmill slows down and stops, and the music switches off. You need a shower. You say ‘bathroom’, and all the lights up the stairs and along the landing light up. You arrive at the shower, and the water is running at 42 degrees Celsius – the perfect temperature. After your shower, you grab your towel. It’s warm – the towel rail heated it up for you. Now it’s seven o’clock – dinner time. Right on cue, the doorbell rings. It’s the pizza delivery man. Perfect timing! After dinner,
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