Activity 6.Complete the sentences, using Future Perfect following the given example: By this time in 10 years nanomedicine… will have cured cancer 1) By the time you come from work, your smart home _____.
2) By the time you retire robots_____.
3) By the middle of the XXI century all the clothes _____.
4) Within the 20 years ubiquitous devices _____.
5) I hope that by the time they finish school our grandchildren _____.
Activity 7. Open the brackets using the correct Future tense:
1) Chip makers will have made/will make tiny microprocessors with nanotransistors, ranging from 60 to 5 nanometres in size.
2) Smart homes will know/will be knowing when the house is empty and make sure all appliances are turned off.
3) By 2040 all new materials will be made/will have been made from carbon atoms in the form of nanotubes.
4) By 2050 AI will learn/will have learnt to replicate human thinking ability.
5) In a few years, doctors will be using/will have been using expert systems to diagnose illnesses.
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Activity 8. Choose the correct answer:
1. Which unit of measurement is used in nanotechnology?
a) gigabyte b) nanometer c) hertz d) square sm
2. Which is NOT an advantage of nanotubes over regular materials?
a) flexibility b) resistance c) durability d) form
3. Which feature is NOT analyzed by biometrics?
a) barcode b) fingerprints c) facial features d) voice pattern
4. Which trend refers to computers embedded in everyday devices, communicating with each other over wireless networks?
a) nanotechnology b) smart home c) ubiquitous computing d) AI
5. What will the alarm system NOT do if someone breaks into a smart home?
a) signal the police b) send you an sms c) turn on the house lights d) identify the burglar
Activity 9. Fill in the table with computer trends and their applications: