way2go! 5, Schulbuch

161 !! LANGUAGE I can correct mistakes in frequently used structures in a text. Read the text about the ‘Internet of Things’. In most lines (1–12) there is a word that should not be there. Write these words in the spaces provided. 2–4 lines are correct. Make a in the space if the line is correct. There are two examples (0, 00) at the beginning. LANGUAGE IN USE 2 Will our homes soon be smarter than we are? There’s a big change coming our way. It’s called the ‘Internet of Things’ (IoT). The idea is that since computers are getting very smaller, we will soon have millions of tiny computers in each everything. They could turn things on and off, change the room’s temperature, order for fresh milk and many more things that sound very convenient. As always with digital technology, also people say that the IoT could make our lives easier. If parking spots could tell nearby cars that they are empty out, then finding a parking place in cities would be made much easier. People’s houses could help decide what about energy use, lighting and temperature, and could help us save money. But what if in soon all homes became ‘smart homes’? What would be the consequences? The all houses would have lots of strange devices that are connected to the internet and could control everything in our households from outside. We need to ask on ourselves if we want convenience or control. very (0) (00) (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv