Robots & technology. Computers & the Internet. The Gadget. Show E-waste

1.

We are going to learn about:
Robots & technology
Computers & the Internet
The Gadget Show
E-waste

2.

Read Isaac Asimov’s Laws of Robotics below and look at the pictures.
How do you think they are related to the text?
Injure – ранить,
причинять вред;
Inaction – бездействие;
Obey – подчиняться;
Existence –
существование;
Protection – защита;
Harm – вред;
Asimov’s law are about how robots should act. The
text is also about robots and what they do. Both
are discussing robot behavior and technology.

3.

Which of the following do you think robots can do? Decide in pairs.
I think robots can vacuum the
carpets, mow the lawn and climb
stairs. They may also be able to
talk.
do the ironing
walk the dog
cook dinner
make decisions
vacuum the
carpets
run
mow the
lawn
think
talk
climb stairs

4.

Which of the following do you think robots possess/show? Decide in
pairs. Read and check.
intelligence
mobility
creativity
consciousness
accuracy
reasoning
Robots can definitely move and they must be
able to follow instructions well. So they
possess mobility and accuracy.
Intelligence – the ability to learn,
I don’t
think
they
Consciousness
– the
state
of can think about themselves
Reasoning
–
the
process
of
thinking
Accuracy
understand,
Mobility
– –the
– the
and
the
fact
make
ability
of judgements
being
to produce
move
exact
Creativity
ability
to
or reason
ontotheir
own.
So they don’t possess
understanding
and
realizing
about
something
in
order
make
a
or
freely
opinions
or
orbe
correct.
that
easily
are
moved.
based
on
orhave
use
original
and
unusual
ideas.
consciousness, intelligence or creativity.
something.
decision.
reason.

5.

Before reading learn new words.
to cater for
обслуживать
in theory
теоретически
эмоциональная
emotional response
реакция
способность к
power of reasoning
умозаключениям
artificial
искусственный
figurative
образнаяspeech
речь
clear
убирать
to mow лужайку
the lawn
косить
decision
решение
обнаруживающий
divided
разногласия
ability
способность
obstacle
помеха,
преграда
inaction
бездействие
simply
просто
reality
реальность
on
иand
так so
далее
ordinary
обыкновенный
function
функция
except
кромеfor
nuclear энергия
power
атомная
to obey
подчиняться
clean
чистить
existence
существование
to vacuum
пылесосить
заграждение,
obstruction
барьер
to overcome a
решить проблему
problem
выполнять
to perform a task
задание

6.

Read the text ‘Where are the robots?’. Decide which of the
statements 1-8 True, False or Not Stated.
True
False
False
False
Not Stated
True
Not Stated
True
Text 1
Text 2
Text 3

7.

Read the text ‘Where are the robots?’ and fill in the gaps 1-6 by
choosing one of the phrases (A-G). There is one extra phrase.
Text 1
4
Text 2
3
1
2
-
Text 3
6
5

8.

Complete with: built, overcome, divided, become, perform, cater, exist.
become
perform
Build – строить;
Overcome a problem – решить
проблему;
overcome
Be divided – разойтись во взглядах;
Become a reality – становиться
divided
реальностью;
Perform a task – выполнять
задание;
cater
Cater for one’s needs –
удовлетворять чьи-либо нужды;
built
Exist – существовать;
exist

9.

Match the words from the text to make phrases, then use them in
sentences of your own to talk about the text.
Figurative speech
Artificial
brain
Emotional
responses
Nuclear power
Household
robots
Overcome
problems

10.

Complete the sentences.

11.

Find the correct word.
Invention – изобретение;
Invention –– sth
that has
Discovery
открытие;
Fact
Obstruction
never
– Fact
sth
been
that
– behavior
is known
before,
or
to
–made
факт;
have
or
actions
the
happened
process
that
prevent
or
of to
creating
exist,
sth
Reality
– –реальность;
Ordinary
Problem
–not
a situation,
different
from
sth
especially
Clean
that
happening
– nor
has
dirty;
never
for
or working
which
free
been
– sth
проблема;
person,
orProblem
special
or or
thing
unexpected
that needs
in
proof
from
made
any
correctly.
exists,
dirty
before.
or
marks,
about
Trouble
неприятность;
attention
any– way;
and needs
usual. to be
which
pollution,
there
is
bacteria.
information.
Cleanwith
– чистить;
dealt
or solved.
Discovery
Obstacle
–
–
sth
the
that
process
blocks
of
Clear
– отчетливый,
Common
– the same ясный;
in a lot
Clear
you
Reality
finding
–soeasy
that
information,
––the
to
movement,
understand,
state of
a
Obstruction
заграждение,
of
Trouble
places-or
problems
for a lot or
of
going
things
place,
hear,
forward,
asбарьер;
read,
they
or an are,
or
object,
or action
see.
rather
is
difficulties.
people.
than
prevented
especially
as theyor
for
made
the
imagined
first
more
Obstacle
– are
помеха,
time or
to
difficult.
the
be; thing
a fact.that is
преграда;
found.
Ordinary – обыкновенный;
Common – обычный;

12.

Imagine that robots existed that could do all the housework and lots of other
tasks, too. In pairs, discuss how your life would change if you had one.
Clean windows
Make coffee
Wash the car
Wash clothes
Vacuum carpets
Wash dishes

13.

Read the text again. Think of a heading for each paragraph. Make
notes under the headings. Write your summary. Read it to the class.
Text 1
Text 2
Text 3

14.

Correct the sentences. Use the words: common, problem, clean,
inventions, obstacles, conflicts, reality.
Workbook

15.

Match the words in the two columns. Then, use the phrases to
complete the sentences.
d
f
c
a
b
e

16.

Complete the text using: figurative, emotional, home, household,
artificial.

17.

Complete the crossword puzzle using the clues.