Unit 12

ROBOTS
LESSON 1: GETTING STARTED
At an International Robot Show

LESSON
1: GETTING
LESSON
1: GETTING STARTED
STARTED
WARM-UP

Chitchatting
PRESENTATION

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PRACTICE

PRODUCTION

CONSOLIDATION

Vocabulary
Task 1: Listen and read.
Task 2: Read and tick true or false.
Task 3: Complete the sentences.
Task 4: Matching.

Task 5: Game – Miming
• Wrap-up
• Homework

WARM-UP

CHITCHATTING
Do you think robots can do housework?
Give some examples?

PRESENTATION

robot (n)
/ˈrəʊbɒt/

a machine that is made to look like
a human and that can do some
things that a human can do

PRESENTATION

do the dishes
/duː ðə dɪʃiz/

to wash plates, glasses, bowls, etc.
with soap and water after a meal.

PRESENTATION

iron (v)
/ˈaɪən/

to make clothes, etc.
smooth by using an iron

PRESENTATION

broken (adj)
/ˈbrəʊkən/

no longer whole or
working correctly

PRESENTATION

New words
1. robot (n)
2. do the dishes
3. iron
4. broken (adj)

Pronunciation

Meaning

/ˈrəʊbɒt/

người máy

/duː ðə dɪʃiz/

rửa bát

/ˈaɪən/

là (ủi) quần áo

/ˈbrəʊkən/

bị hỏng

PRACTICE
Listen and read.

At an International Robot Show
- Where are Nick, Phong
and Dr Adams?
- What are they talking
about?

PRACTICE
Read the conversation again and tick () T (True) or F (False).

T

1. H8 is a very useful robot.
2. WB2 can't repair broken machines.
3. Shifa is a doctor robot.
4. H8 is the fastest in the robot show.
5. Shifa is very smart.

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F

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PRACTICE
Complete the following sentences, using the adjectives in the box.

fast

smart

useful

heavy

strong

1. My dad bought me a very _______
useful home robot last week. It helps me
to do many household chores.
fast car. It can travel at a speed of 300 km per hour.
2. This is a very _______
strong He can move a big car!
3. He's very _______.
smart robot. It can understand 30 languages.
4. They're making a very _______
heavy for me to move on my own.
5. The table is too _______

PRACTICE
Match the following activities with the pictures.
a.ironing clothes c. moving heavy things e. repairing a broken machine
b.making meals d. doing the dishes
f. putting toys away
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4

2

5

3

6

PRACTICE
a. ironing clothes c. moving heavy things e. repairing a broken machine
b. making meals d. doing the dishes
f. putting toys away
1

b. making meals

2

3

c. moving heavy things e. repairing a broken machine

PRACTICE
a. ironing clothes c. moving heavy things e. repairing a broken machine
b. making meals d. doing the dishes
f. putting toys away
4

d. doing the dishes

5

f. putting toys away

6

a. ironing clothes

PRODUCTION
Miming
Work in groups. A student mimes one of the activities in 4
and the others try to guess. Then swap.

- Work in groups
- Choose an activity in task 4.
- Take turns to act it out and ask the
question: What am I doing?
- Other students answers
- Respond: Yes, that's right. / No, try again.

PRODUCTION
Miming
Work in groups. A student mimes one of the activities in 4
and the others try to guess. Then swap.

Example:
A: What am I doing?
B: You're doing the dishes.
A: Yes, that's right. / No, try again.

CONSOLIDATION

1 Wrap-up
What have we learnt in this lesson?
 Use the lexical items related to the topic robots and daily
activities
 Use the vocabulary and structures to talk about what a
robot can do

CONSOLIDATION

2 Homework
- Write about 5 sentences to describe what a robot can do.
- Prepare for the Unit project.

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