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you head up to the bedroom. You feel like watching a movie. ‘Play something funny,’ you say, and the latest hit comedy comes on the television. It’s hilarious! Just what you needed after a long day. Thoroughly entertained, you start to doze off. The television switches off and the lights fade to black. Another perfect day comes to an end. Would you like to live like this? Do you have any of these gadgets? What new technology would you like? It makes you think: how far can smart technology go? What gadgets will be next? Perhaps a fork that knows when you’ve had enough to eat? A coffee machine that knows how tired you are? A bed that tips you out when you’ve had enough sleep? A robot that dresses you? Smart technology is cool. And it is often very helpful. But convenience is not the same as happiness. And smart technology is expensive and can be unreliable. So, perhaps, before we fill our homes with smart technology, we should ask: will this really make my life better?
Unit 5
5.1 Conversation 1 Paul When do students graduate from university in Singapore?
Connie Well, it depends. Here in Singapore, students finish their secondary education at 18 or 19. Usually, young women go straight from school to university, so I guess most young women graduate when they’re about 21 or 22. It’s different for guys. They have to do two years of military service after school, so a lot of young men don’t graduate until they are 23 or 24.
Conversation 2 Tom When do most people learn to drive in the US? Claire Well, it varies. The legal age for driving is 15 or 16, depending on the state. Nearly all young people get their driving licence before they go to college. And I know some people actually get their licence when they’re about 17 and still in school, and then they drive to school every day.
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I think Zaha Hadid’s architecture is really impressive. I saw the MAXXI Museum when I was on a visit to Rome. It’s that building in the first photo. It’s a very striking design. The minute you see it you notice how unusual it is. I know it’s a very modern building, but I think it fits in well with all the buildings around it.
Martine I’m not sure I like her architecture. Sometimes I don’t think her buildings fit with other buildings nearby. For example, the Serpentine Gallery, the building in the second photo, is certainly very interesting, with all its curves, but to me it looks strange next to the old building. They don’t really go together.
Faris
I love her architecture. The designs are so original. They’re very different from any other architect I know. I especially like her futuristic buildings like the Cultural Centre in Azerbaijan. You can see it in photo three. It looks just like something from the future. I think she’s the most exciting architect today.
5.6 1 Amir
I come from a family of doctors – my grandfather was a doctor, my father’s a doctor and so is my older sister. There was a lot of pressure on me to be a doctor, too. I did very well in everything at school. I passed all my exams and got a place at medical school. My parents were delighted, but I wasn’t sure it was the right career for me. Then it all went wrong. I failed my first year exams. It changed my life completely. It gave me time to think what I wanted to do. In the end, I left university, and got a job as a reporter on a newspaper. Now, ten years later, I’m the editor of an international business magazine. It’s a great job.
2 Natasha When I was a child my parents took me to the theatre for the first time in London. We saw an amazing production of a play – it was called the Three Sisters by Anton Chekhov, the famous Russian writer. It was a real turning point. I was just 13, but I knew I wanted to be a theatre director. I saw as many plays as I could while I was at school and university. After university, it wasn’t easy to get work in a theatre, but I had a lucky break two years ago. I got a job assisting the director for a new play at a big theatre, and it had some good reviews. It changed everything. And I’m now very busy working as a theatre director.
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