INGLES IV- LESSON 3.

1 THE WALKING HOUSE

APPLIANCES AND FURNITURE

READING COMPREHENSION
1. VOCABULARY:
DESIGNER – ENGINEER – CONTROL – STABLE – ESCAPE – ECO-FRIENDLY – RUN ON –
SOLAR ENERGY – WIND ENERGY – WOOD-BURNING STOVE – PROVIDE – HEAT –
CHANGE OF SCENARY – AVOID – NEIGHBORS

THE WALKING HOUSE

Imagine a home that can walk slowly around town on six legs. This amazing three
meter high house was the idea of a group of engineers from Denmark who worked with
engineers at MIT in Massachusetts, USA. The house has a living room, a kitchen, a
toilet, and a bed.

A computer controls the legs but there must always be three legs on the ground to
keep stable. The house does not travel very fast – about 160 meters an hour, but it can
walk on any kind of land and can escape floods. It´s very eco-friendly because it runs
on solar energy and wind energy. It also collects rain water for use in the kitchen while
a small wood-burning stove provides heat inside.

Do you need a change of scenery? Do you need to live closer to work? Do you want to
avoid your noisy neighbors?

Simple just take the house for a walk! How cool is that?

QUESTIONS

1. What is inside the home?

2. How does it move?
3. How far does it travel?
4. How is it eco-friendly?
5. Why is the house cool?

SPEAKING

How does the house differ from yours?

WRITING

The house is for/rent. Write two reasons why you would (not) like to buy or rent it?