Period 99 UNIT 12: ROBOTS
Lesson 5: Skills 1

Reading

Work in pairs. Discuss the following questions.

1. What types of robots are there?
2. What robots are children interested in?

Vocabulary
international (a): thuộc quốc tế
choice (n): sự lựa chọn
improve (v): cải thiện, nâng cao
look after (v): chăm sóc
space station ( n) : trạm vũ trụ
planet (n): hành tinh
type (n): loại

Read the text and choose the best answer to each of
the questions.

Today there is an international robot show in Ha Noi. People can see many
types of robots there.
Home robots are useful for housework. They can do most of the
housework: cook meals, clean the house, do the washing, and iron clothes.
Teacher robots are the best choice for children. They can help them to
study. They can teach them English, literature, maths and other subjects.
They can also help children to improve their English pronunciation.
People are also interested in other types of robots at the show. Worker
robots can build houses and move heavy things; doctor robots can look
after sick people and space robots can build space stations on the Moon
and on planets.

1. What show is on in Ha Noi now?
A. A fashion show

B. A robot show

C. A pet show

2. Which type of robots can help children in their study?
A. Home robots

B. Worker robots

C. Teacher robots
3. Doctor robots can _______.
A. help children to study

B. build houses

C. take care of sick people
4. Which of the following sentences is NOT true according
to the passage?
A. Worker robots can build houses and move heavy things.
B. Space robots can build space stations on the Moon.
C. Home robots can't do much of the housework.

Read the text again and fill the table below.
Types of robots
Home robots
Teacher robots

What they can do
cook meals, clean the house, do the washing
and iron clothes
help children study, teach English, literature,
maths and other subjects, help children
improve English pronunciation

Worker robots

build houses, move heavy things

Doctor robots

look after sick people

Space robots

build space stations on the Moon and on
planets

Speaking

Work in pairs. Discuss what you think robots
can do in the following places.
Places

What robots can do

Home
Schools
Factory
Hospital
Garden
Example:

A: What can robots do at home?
B: They can take care of children.

Work in groups. Take turns to talk about robots
and what you think they can do. Can you think of
other types of robots?