Trịnh Thị Mai Dung
Quang Trung secondary school
UNIT 10: ROBOTS
Lesson 1: Getting started
Listen and read.
At an International Robot Show
Vocabulary
robot (n): rô bốt
iron (v): là (quần áo)
useful (a): hữu ích
repair (v): sửa chữa
do the dishes ( v): rửa bát đĩa
put away (v): cất, dọn
Nick: Dr Adams! Can you tell us about the robots in the show, please?
Dr Adams: Sure. This is H8, a home robot. It can do the dishes, iron clothes, put toys away …
Nick: It looks very useful!
Dr Adams: Yes, it can even make meals.
Phong: Look! That’s the biggest robot in the show.
Dr Adams: Right, it’s WB2, a worker robot. It’s the strongest and fastest robot here.
Nick: What can it do?
Dr Adams: It can move heavy things or repair broken machines.
Nick: And what is this?
Dr Adams: It’s Shifa, a doctor robot. It’s the smartest robot. It can help sick people and do many things like humans.
At an International Robot Show
Read the conversation again and tick () T (True) or F (False).
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Complete the following sentences, using the adjectives in the box.
fast
smart
useful
heavy
strong
1.
My dad bought me a very
week. It helps me to do many household chores.
2.
This is a very
300 km per hour.
3.
He’s very
4.
They’re making a very
30 languages.
5.
The table is too
_______ home robot last
useful home robot last
_______ car. It can travel at a speed of
fast car. It can travel at a speed of
_______. He can move a big car!
strong. He can move a big car!
_______ robot. It can understand
smart robot. It can understand
_______ for me to move on my own.
heavy for me to move on my own.
Match the following activities with the pictures.
a.
iron clothes
b.
make meals
c.
move heavy things
d.
do the dishes
e.
repair a broken machine
f.
put toys away
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Work in groups. A student mimes one of the activities in 4 and the others try to guess. Then swap.
A: What am I doing?
B: You’re doing the dishes.
A: Yes, that’s right. / No, try again.
Miming
Example: