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La casa del futuro

"The House of the Future"
Reading Lesson

Key Words

Below you will find a list of key vocabulary you need to know to understand the lesson. Click on each word to hear it and practice its pronunciation.

founder
a person who starts a company or organization
huge
very, very big
library
a room or building with many books
even
surprising or more than expected
movie theater
a place where people watch movies on a big screen
security
protection from danger or crime
floor
the part of a room you walk on
automatically
happens by itself without needing a person
turn on
to make something start working (like lights or music)
enter
to go into a place

 

Exercise - Key Words

Read the definition and select the word that was defined.

1. a room or building with many books  
   

2. a person who starts a company or organization  
   

3. a place where people watch movies on a big screen  
   

4. very, very big  
   

5. surprising or more than expected  
   

6. to go into a place  
   

7. the part of a room you walk on  
   

8. to make something start working (like lights or music)  
   

9. protection from danger or crime  
   

10. happens by itself without needing a person  
   

 

Reading

The House of the Future

Bill Gates, the founder of Microsoft, has a  $53,392,000 house in Medina, Washington.  There are seven bedrooms, twenty-four bathrooms and six kitchens in his house.  There is a huge library and even a movie theater.  The security system includes cameras and sensors in the floor.  The house computer system automatically turns on music when you enter a room.   

► Listen

 

Questions

Answer the questions following the examples. Make sure you use correct capitalization and include the period at the end.

examples
How many bedrooms are there?

Is there a movie theater?

 

1.  How many kitchens are there?

2.  How many bathrooms are there?

3.  Is there a library?

4.  Are there cameras?

5.  Is there a computer system?

 

Writing

Describe your dream house.

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