Unit 12. ROBOTS
Lesson 3:
A CLOSER LOOK 2

1. What could you do when you were in year 5?
2. Could you ride a bike when you were in year 5?
3. Could you swim at the age of 4?
WE USE “COULD”TO TALK ABOUT ABILITY IN
THE PAST

We use will be able to to talk about ability in the future

I. Grammar
Form:

a)
Affirmative
b) Negative

S + will be able to + V
S + won't be able to + V

c) Interrogative Will + S + be able to +
V?
Short answer Yes, S +
No, S +
will
won't

Digital Camera

Speech
Synthesis

Speech
Recognition
Emotional
Expressio
n
Wifi

Gripping
hands

58 cm

Digital Camera: Máy ảnh kỹ thuật số- dijitlˈkamərə
Speech Synthesis: Tổng hợp giọng nói -ˌspēCH ˈsinTHəsis
Gripping hands: Nắm chặt tay
Speech Recognition: Phát biểu Sự công nhận- rekəɡˈniSH(ə)
Emotional Expression: Đa cảm Biểu hiện- əˈmōSH(ə)n(ə)

II. Practice
Task 1. Put the words in the correct order.

1. will be able to / In 2030, / robots / do many things like
humans/.
In
2030, robots will be able to do many things like humans.
2. be able to / Will robots / talk to us then /?
Will robots be able to talk to us then?
3. won't be able to / Robots/ play football /.
Robots won't be able to play football.
4. be able to / robots / Will / recognise our faces /?
Will robots be able to recognise our faces?

Task 2. Will you be good at English when you are in Year 8?

Example: I will be able to read an English book when I am in year 8

Task 3. Work in pairs. Ask and answer the questions about
the activities in 2

Task 4. Fill the gaps with can, can't, could, couldn't, will be
able to or won't be able to.
1. In the past, robots _______
couldn't teach in classes, but they can now.
2. Robots can't talk now. In 2030, they ____________
will be able to talk to people.
3. Mr. Van could
_____ run very fast when he was young. Now he can't
____
4. In 2030, robots will be able to talk to us, but they won't
_____________
be able to
do more complicated things.
can already read some words.
5. My little sister is very clever. She ____

Task 5. Complete the sentences. Use will be able to, can, could,
and the verbs from the box.
guard

make

recognise

do

will be able to recognise our faces when the
1. This robot _____________________
scientists improve it.
can make the bed.
2. Home robots are more useful today - they _________
could do the laundry.
3. Even in the past, robots _________
can guard the house. When there's a problem,
4. Now, robots __________
they send a message to our mobile.

Task 6. Work in pairs. Look at the information from the table
below and tell your partner what Kitty could do in the
past, can do now and will be able to do in the future.
Example:
In the past, Kitty could lift heavy things.
Now, it can lift heavy things. In the future,
it will be able to lift heavy things.
Skills
lift heavy things
make coffee
guard our house
understand what we say

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now future

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* Choose the best answer.
1. Mrs Lan..................swim well when she was ten.
a. could
b. can
c. is
d. is able to
2. Will you able to speak English well when you are 20?
a. Yes, I am
b. Yes, I will c. No, I will d. No, I'm
not
3. What …. you do now?
a. are
b. can

c. is

d. could

4. Robots will be able to…...to people in the future.
a. talks

b. talking

c. to talk

d. talk

5. My sister ......do many things like humans in the future.

- Learn by heart Vocabulary.
- Prepare Communication.