Improvement in Appliances Unit 9 NEW HORIZON ENGLISH COURSES Book Two 1 . Unit 9 Improvement in Appliances 1 Around the Topic 2 Section A 3 Section B 4 Section C Leading in Exploring the Topic Plus Activities Warming-up Text A Exercises Background Information Reading Through Exercises Related Knowledge Sample Reading Exercises Useful Terms 2 . Advanced technology can certainly make life more comfortable and convenient. To be A High-Tech Woman might be the dream of many young people, especially young office ladies. That type of life is really all fun and excitement! Now some appliance-makers are building appliances that are smarter than most of their owners. But are you willing to be faced with a total of 110 buttons when you want to watch television? Or do you really need a fridge that will tell you: “Your milk is out of date?” Remember: In order to use that type of fridge, you’ll have to read a whole book written in terms that are beyond understanding! You must have heard of some so-called “smart” household appliances with many new features, and they are supposed to make our life more comfortable and convenient. Now it is said that in Work in pairs and ask each other the following questions while checking (✔) the answers and providing your own in the blanks. Please notice that the questions are open-ended with no right or wrong answers. the near future we would live in homes where all appliances are connected to the Internet. Would this be possible? 1. In your opinion, what “smart” appliances would be available in the near future? I think it might be My partner thinks it might be a microwave oven that can cook a delicious dish according to my order a refrigerator that can know when it’s out of bread a computer that can operate according to oral instructions a microwave oven that can cook a delicious dish according to his order a refrigera
