Unit 2 Robots

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Unit 2 Robots Reading I
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Robots

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What is a robot?
A robot is a machine designed to do jobs that are
usually done by humans.
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Lead-in

• 1.What can robots do for us?
• 2.Would you like to have a robot? Why?

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Listen and answer the questions

• 1.Who is the first person in Sunshine Town to own
  a robot?
• 2.Why did he buy a robot?
• 3.Why did the robot cause a lot of problems?
• 4.How did he deal with the robot in the end?

Mr. Jiang is.
In order to have more spare time.
Because it caught a virus.
He returned the robot to the robot shop.
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Read Paragraphs 1- 2 and answer the questions
Careful reading

• 1. What does Mr. Jiang do?
• 2. Where did he buy the robot?

He is a salesman.
From a robot shop
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Read Paragraphs 3 5 and fill in the form
In the morning
What did the robot do? What did Mr Jiang do?
__________ breakfast _________ his shirts ________ a lunch box stayed _____ bed for___________ hour every day
made
in
ironed
an extra
made
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During the day
What would the robot do? What did Mr Jiang do?
He would _________ his flat. ______ the laundry, _________ the dishes, __________ the floor, ______ the bed, ______ the rooms, _________________ at the supermarket worked
clean
do
wash
sweep
make
air
go shopping
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In the evening
What did the robot do? What did Mr Jiang do?
A __________ dinner would _____________ him on the table, ________ the dishes He _______ and _______ his favourite TV programmes
relaxed watched
delicious be ready for
washed

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Read Paragraphs 6 - 7 and choose the wrong things
that the robot did.

• 1. It cooked breakfast at the right time.
• 2. It woke up Mr Jiang at the wrong time.
• 3. It threw Mr Jiangs breakfast into the
  dustbin.
• 4. It threw Mr Jiangs clean shirts into the
  dustbin.
• 5. It moved around the house and knocked
  things over.
• 6. It went out and often lost his way home.
• 7. It made a mess in Mr Jiangs flat.

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When Mr. Jiang got home, he would find his flat
in a mess.
was on the bed
food books mirrors coins
were in the rice cooker
were broken
were spread all over the floor
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Daniel is thinking of the good and bad points
of having a robot. Help him complete the lists
below.

• Good points
• 1. I will have a lot more time.
• 2. I can for a bit longer
  in the morning.
• 3. It can help Mum do the when
  there are dirty clothes.
• 4. It can my shirts after they are
  washed.
• 5. It can
  after dinner.
• 6. My will be as good as
  new.

spare
stay in bed
laundry
iron
wash the dishes
flat
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• Bad points
• 1.If the robot catches , it will
  cause a lot of problems.
• 2.It might put my breakfast in the
  .
• 3.It might even throw my shirts into
• the along with the
  rubbish.
• 4.It might some things over.
• 5.It might make a in my flat.
• 6.I might have to send it back to the
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a virus
washing machine
dustbin
knock
mess
robot shop
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• Fill in the blanks
• Mr. Jiang is and
  for his hobbies. So he bought
  to help him. It brought
  many changes. Mr. Jiang neednt
  . he could for
  longer. Mr. Jiang was very happy with the
  robot. But later, things changed. The
  robot
• and caused
  . Mr. Jiangs flat was
  Mr. Jiang was very
  unhappy. In the end , he decided to
• to the
  robot shop.

very busy
has no time
a robot
do any housework
stay in bed
caught a virus
many problems
in a mess
return the robot
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What is your ideal robot?

• Name
• Appearance
• Ability do the housework / tell funny jokes
  / teach you Chinese , English and
  other subjects/ play football

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