Instruction: answer questions 36 to 40 based on the following text. Increasing Sustainability in Vacation Rentals Through Home Automation As a growing industry, vacation rentals have a responsibility to take part in the fight and help save our planet by adopting environmentally-friendly practices. Furthermore, focusing on sustainability has proven business benefits and can help property managers distinguish themselves from the competition. But how can companies take the first steps towards becoming more sustainable? Vacation rentals have a serious energy waste problem. Guests often forget to turn the heating or air conditioning off when they leave, which leads to lots of unnecessary heating and cooling. They also tend to set the thermostat to unnecessarily high or low temperatures. This results in a disproportionate increase in the property’s energy consumption. To solve this problem, property managers ___ using smart thermostats that allow them to monitor and control the temperature remotely. Automating check-ins with keyless entry and smart locks ___ another way to reduce the property manager’s need to travel. As contactless check-in becomes the norm, guest expectations ___ starting to align with what ___ best for the environment. Energy generation is also an important matter: green energy is becoming more widely available to all, with many energy companies offering green energy alternatives, simply by switching your tariff, it is possible to use energy without producing any CO2. It can help cut down on costs since green tariffs are often cheaper than regular ones, and you can advertise your home as running on green energy. To reduce the use of plastic, property managers should look into switching out all single-use plastic packaging to biodegradable, zero waste, or recycled alternatives. This means seeking out eco-friendly suppliers of guest toiletries and cleaning products. Encouraging recycling is also an excellent way to reduce plastic waste. Besides implementing home automation technology in their rentals, property managers can compensate for their carbon emissions by funding projects aimed at reducing carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, and supporting reforestation projects. Vacation rental technology will undoubtedly play a critical role in ensuring sustainability for vacation rentals, and we hope _____ our property managers implement lots of innovative tech solutions to enhance sustainability over the next few years. Adapted from: https://rentalsunited.com/blog/sustainability-vacation-rentals/ Consider the following statements about the highlighted words cut down (l. 16): I. It’s a phrasal verb. II. It could be substituted by “lower” with no significative changes in meaning (consider “lower the costs”). III. It is often followed by the preposition “on”. Which statements are correct?

Questão 2670471 de Língua Inglesa - FUNDATEC 2022

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ID 2670471

Disciplina: Língua Inglesa

Assunto: Substituição de Palavras e Reescrita de Frases | Word Substitution And Sentence Rewriting

Ano: 2022 Banca: FUNDATEC - Fundação Universidade Empresa de Tecnologia e Ciências Órgão: Prefeitura Municipal de São José dos Ausentes

Instruction: answer questions 36 to 40 based on the following text.

Increasing Sustainability in Vacation Rentals Through Home Automation

As a growing industry, vacation rentals have a responsibility to take part in the fight and
help save our planet by adopting environmentally-friendly practices. Furthermore, focusing on
sustainability has proven business benefits and can help property managers distinguish
themselves from the competition. But how can companies take the first steps towards becoming
more sustainable?
Vacation rentals have a serious energy waste problem. Guests often forget to turn the
heating or air conditioning off when they leave, which leads to lots of unnecessary heating and
cooling. They also tend to set the thermostat to unnecessarily high or low temperatures. This
results in a disproportionate increase in the property’s energy consumption. To solve this problem,
property managers ___ using smart thermostats that allow them to monitor and control the
temperature remotely. Automating check-ins with keyless entry and smart locks ___ another way
to reduce the property manager’s need to travel. As contactless check-in becomes the norm,
guest expectations ___ starting to align with what ___ best for the environment.
Energy generation is also an important matter: green energy is becoming more widely
available to all, with many energy companies offering green energy alternatives, simply by
switching your tariff, it is possible to use energy without producing any CO2. It can help cut down
on costs since green tariffs are often cheaper than regular ones, and you can advertise your home
as running on green energy. To reduce the use of plastic, property managers should look into
switching out all single-use plastic packaging to biodegradable, zero waste, or recycled
alternatives. This means seeking out eco-friendly suppliers of guest toiletries and cleaning
products. Encouraging recycling is also an excellent way to reduce plastic waste.
Besides implementing home automation technology in their rentals, property managers
can compensate for their carbon emissions by funding projects aimed at reducing carbon dioxide
in the atmosphere, and supporting reforestation projects. Vacation rental technology will
undoubtedly play a critical role in ensuring sustainability for vacation rentals, and we hope _____
our property managers implement lots of innovative tech solutions to enhance sustainability over
the next few years.

Adapted from: https://rentalsunited.com/blog/sustainability-vacation-rentals/

Consider the following statements about the highlighted words cut down (l. 16):

I. It’s a phrasal verb.

II. It could be substituted by “lower” with no significative changes in meaning (consider “lower the costs”).

III. It is often followed by the preposition “on”.

Which statements are correct?

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