Discuss with your group-mate his impressions of the masterpiece at Ronchamp. Express your own opinion

You may use the following expressions:

/ 'wouldn't 'say V so. It 'seems to me you are 'not 'quite ^V right. I'm afraid you are» wrong here.

/ 'share your о * pinion. ₀

I 'thinkyou are 'absolutely» right.
I ag * ree with you..

I 'couldn't a'gree with you» more.

k. Express your opinion on the following suggestions of scientists about homes in future and introducing more computers into everyday life:

■ an intelligent kitchen will tell you how to cook anything you can think of, will measure all the ingredients and will coordinate the oven and the rings for you

■ a central cleaning system will suck up dust as soon as it lands

■ wherever you go in the house, music will follow you, pro­grammed to calm you down

■ if you are out at work and want a bath when you get home, you can ring the computers to run it for you when you get in, at whatever temperature you like

■ video cameras will keep watch in the house, so that parents can always see what their children are doing

■ you won't be able to lose anything. Everything will be kept un­derground on a moving belt of shelves. When you want some­thing, you will search for it with video cameras. Then press a button and the right shelf moves up to you

■ the computers in each home will communicate with each other. If you wanted to play loud music, your computer would ask the computer next door if anyone is asleep

I. Write a short essay My dream home.

Describe the exterior and interior of the house you visualise. Mention the role of com­puters in the house.

m. Be ready to express and defend your point of view on the following statements:

1 An ideal house of the present and of the future should blend with the landscape.

2 A flat/apartment cannot be an ideal home for anybody.

3 Too many computers can turn a home into a nightmare.

n. Works in pairs

Discuss the weak and strong points of living in sky-scrapers, with your group-mate.

Do you always enjoy holidays and travelling? Practice in speaking and writing essays!