UNIT 12
ROBOTS
Period 102: Lesson 7:
LOOKING BACK
&PROJECT
VOCABULARY
Vocabulary
1. Write the correct words to complete the phrase.
1. _______________the grass 2. _____________ weights
3. make________ 4. do the ______ 5. ______ the dishes
tea laundry do
cut lift
2. Fill the gaps with the verbs from the box
make understand guard recognise
1. Robots will be able to ______ our houses when we are away.
2. My father never goes to the café because he can ______ coffee at home.
3. Do you _________ all that I’ve said?
4. Will robots be able to ________ our faces?
guard
make

understand
recognise
Grammar
3. Read and complete the interview about home robots with will be able to or won’t be able to.
Interviewer: Robots are already in factories. Will people have robots at home?
Robot expert: Yes, they will. I think they (1)____________ do all of our housework.
Interviewer: But they (2)____________ _ replace the personal computer. Is that right?
Robot expert: That’s true, but one day they (3)____________ use computers.
Interviewer: Amazing! What other things (4)______ home robots ________ do?
Robot expert: Well, they will be able to do the gardening
but they (5)______________ play sports and games with you.
will be able to

won’t be able to

will be able to
will be able to


won`t be able to
4. Make questions with these words. What are the positive and negative answers to these questions?
1. robots/Will/make coff ee/be able to/in the future/?


2. ride a bike/Could he/in Year 6/when he was/?


3. you/Can/do the dishes/?
Will robots be able to make coffee in the future?
Yes, they will./ No, they won’t.

Could he ride a bike when he was in Year 6?
Yes, he could./ No, he couldn’t.

Can you do the dishes?
Yes, I can./ No, I can’t.
5. Write what you could do when you were ten, what you can do now, and what you will be able to do after you finish Year 6.
Then, ask and answer questions with your partner.
Example:
A: Could you swim when you were ten?
B: Yes, I could/No, I couldn’t.
Communication
Match the questions with the correct answers.
1. Can you ride a motorbike?
2. What do you think about the new robot?
3. Could he read when he was six?
4. Will robots be able to do difficult things like riding a bike or driving a car?
a. No, he couldn’t.
b. No, they won’t.
c. Yes, I can.
d. In my opinion, it’s too smart.
Key: 1-c 2-d 3-a 4-b
PROJECT
MY DREAM ROBOT
1. Draw a robot of your own (or find a photo or a picture of a robot).
2. Think about the questions below and write a description of your robot.
- What’s its name?
- What does it look like?
- What can it do now?
- What will robots be able to do in the future?