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Unit 7
LOOKING BACK
PRONUNCIATION
Listen and mark the stressed syllables.
Listen and mark the stressed syllables.
VOCABULARY: Complete the sentences.
Life- threatening reduce exterminate
Futurist operating leading malfunction
After the power cuts last night, the machine started to______________.
A lot of ____________ think that A.I. Robots will be harmful to humans.
This _________________disease caused a lot of complications during the treatment procedure.
Do you really think that humans will be _____________when the machines rise against them in the future?
It costs a lot of money to upgrade the __________system and the workers’ skills in this car plant.
In order to_____________ the cost of production, the manufacturers have used robots for repetitive work.
He is one of the _____________A.I. Scientists in the world.

malfunction
futurists
Life-threatening
exterminated
operating
reduce
leading
1.Instead of buying a new computer, why don`t you have your old one ____?A.to fix B.fixing C.fixed D.fixes
2.The owners of modern manufacturing plants had workers doing heavy and repetitive tasks _______________ by robots.
A.to replace B.replacing C.replaced D.being replaced
3.NASA has had an autonomous spaceship ____ the universe recently.
A.to explore B.explored C.exploring D.explore
4.We had the computer technician _______ the new software for us.
A.to install B.installing C.installed D.install
5.My mother always has the dishwashing machine ______ the washing-up after meals.A.Done B.doing C.did D.to do
6.The newspaper editor-in-chief had a newswoman ___ about the latest domestic robots.A.to write B.writing C.wrote D.write
7.The teacher had his students _____ their laptops to surf the Net for resources in his class.
A.Using B.to use C.use D.used
GRAMMAR
1. Circle the correct answers.
1. C fixed
2. C replaced
3. B exploded
4. D install
5. A done
6. D write
7. C use
2. Complete the sentences.
have + somebody + V(nt)
have + something + P2
get + something + P2
.
1. A: Your hair is rather long.
B: I`ll have a friend cut it.

I`ll have my hair cut.
I`ll get my hair cut.

2. A: Your house needs a new coat of paint.
B: I`ll have a worker paint it.

I`ll have it painted.
I`ll get it painted.

3. A: My computer often crashes.
B: Why don`t you have the computer technician repair it?

Why don`t you have it repaired?
Why don`t you get it repaired?
2. Complete the sentences.
have + somebody + V(nt)
have + something + P2
get + something + P2
.
4.A: Your motorbike was fixed.
B: Yesterday I had my brother fix it.

I had it fixed yesterday.
I got it fixed yesterday.

5.A: Your smartphone needs updating.
B: I`ll have a repairman update it.

I`ll have it updated.
I`ll get it updated.

6.A: Who`s going to take your suitcase to the taxi for you?
B: I`ll have a porter bring my suitcase to the taxi.

I`ll have my suitcase brought to the taxi by the porter.
I`ll get my suitcase brought to the taxi by the porter
Do a research on the following topics
- a kind of robot that is in use in fields such as entertainment, medicine and industry: its appearance and functions, its cost, where it is used, its popularity, etc.
- a popular science-fiction film about artificial intelligence: the title, plot summary, characters, the cast (actors and actresses), setting, and ratings

Then present the results of your research to the class. Include some video clips and relevant captioned pictures in your presentation.
OUTLINE OF A PRESENTATION 
1. Structure of a presentation
Introduction: greeting the audience, introducing themselves and the topic
Main body: presenting the main points (students can build up the main points by answering the questions and organizing the answers in a logical way)
Conclusion: summarizing the main points, inviting questions from the audience and thanking the audience for listening