Unit 12 ROBOTS
LESSON 4: COMMUNICATION

LESSON
4: COMMUNICATION
LESSON
1: GETTING STARTED
Game: Who's the fastest?

WARM-UP

EVERYDAY ENGLISH

• Task 1: Listen and read the dialogues.
• Task 2: Express your opinions.

• Task 3: Listen and fill in the blanks.
• Task 4: Interview classmates.
• Task 5: Report your results.

MY ROBOT'S
ABILITIES

CONSOLIDATION

• Wrap-up
• Homework

WARM-UP

Who's the fastest?

EVERYDAY ENGLISH
Listen and read the dialogues.

A: I think robots can help us a lot in our daily life.
B: I agree with you.
A: Peter says robots can do everything like humans.
B: I don't agree with him.

EVERYDAY ENGLISH
Agreement and disagreement expressions

Express agreement
That's right!
Absolutely!
Exactly!
Me too!
Yes, I agree!
I totally agree!
I couldn't agree more!
I see exactly what you mean!
You're right. That's a good point.

Express disagreement
I don't agree!
I totally disagree!
Absolutely not!
That's not right!
I'm not sure about that.

EVERYDAY ENGLISH
Express your opinions about the following statements. Use the
highlighted phrases in the dialogues above.

• Home robots are the most useful of all types of robots.
• Some people can use robots to do bad things.
• Robots will use too much electricity in the future.

MY ROBOT'S ABILITIES
Listen to the radio programme from 4Teen News. Fill the blanks
with the words you hear.

Speaker: Today we ask our friends: Tom from Australia, Linh from Viet Nam
and Nobita from Japan to tell us about their robots. Tom, would you like to
start?
Tom: Well, my robot can (1) __________
understand what I say. It can also understand my
feelings. It's the (2) ________
smartest robot.
Speaker: Linh?
Linh: My robot is my best friend. It does a lot for me: clean the floor, (3)
put my toys away, and ...
_______
Speaker: And Nobita?
Nobita: My robot is very useful. It helps me a lot. It can (4) _______
water my plants
and even work as a (5) _______.
guard

MY ROBOT'S ABILITIES
Interview three friends about what abilities they want their robots
to have. Note their answers in the table below.

- Move around and asks three classmates what
abilities they want their robots to have.
- Remember to write the names of your
friends who you interview and note the
answers in the table.

MY ROBOT'S ABILITIES
Interview three friends about what abilities they want their robots
to have. Note their answers in the table below.

Friends
1.
2.
3.

Abilities he / she wants
his / her robot to have

MY ROBOT'S ABILITIES

REPORT TIME

CONSOLIDATION

1 Wrap-up
What have we learnt in this lesson?
 Express agreement and disagreement
 Talk about what a robot can do

CONSOLIDATION

2 Homework
- Write a paragraph about 50 words to describe a robot you
want to have.
- Prepare for the next lesson (Lesson 5 - Skills 1).

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