UNIT 12
ROBOTS
A. PHONETICS
I. Decide whether the sentences are statements or not (Yes or No).
1. He worked like a robot.
2. Which jobs will robots replace?
3. What a lovely robot it is!
4. These cars aren’t built by robots.
5. The scientists will create a robot dog.
6. Send a letter to my aunt.
7. I didn’t show him the robot pet.
8. Can your robot hold an object?
II. Decide whether the sentences have falling tone or not (Yes or No).
1. That’s an impressive robot!
2. This is the latest model in robot technology.
3. What a huge robot they have!
4. Robots have different uses in modern industry.
5. Clean the floor and feed the dog.
6. Doctor robots will nurse and play with children.
7. Industrial robots can outwork humans.
8. Why won’t robots take all of our jobs?
B. VOCABULARY
I. Fill in the blanks with the phrases in the box.
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build buildings pick fruit do the washing work as guards
read our moods repair a broken machine cut the grass
move heavy objects teach students look after sick people
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1. These systems claim to be able to _______ , emotions and personality traits.
2. Robot kitchen will make your dinner, _______ and share housework.
3. Big construction companies use worker robots to _______ in many cities.
4. This friendly robot can act as a health advisor for coronavirus patients and _______.
5. Tevel Aerobotics Technologies developed flying robots that can _______ at orchards.
6. Robots with high payload capacities have the ability to lift and _______ up to 300 kg.
7. Robots are increasingly being used to _______ in the classroom for some subjects.
8. The industrial robotic arms allow technicians to _______ or to create a new one.
9. Security robots are designed to replace people who _______ in modern buildings.
10. Little robot gardener can _______ , sweep the leaves and even plough the fields.
II. Choose the correct answer.
1. I think most of home robots can (live/ clean) the house.
2. Emily expects that a smart robot can (drink/ make) and serve coffee.
3. Nowadays, robots can (understand/ teach) some simple requests.
4. Will there ever be a robot that (does/ takes) all the housework?
5. My robot (helps/ plays) computer games very well. I can’t win against it.
6. Teacher robots can (study/ teach) online now, using the Internet.
7. A home robot can set a table for a meal before (washing/ drying) the dishes.
8. Her robot will (cook/ eat) dinner, so she will have more free time.
9. Teacher robots will be able to (understand/ help) students with difficult exercises.
10. They program the robot to (water/ grow) plants only when the soil is dry.
III. Choose the best answer to complete the sentences.
1. Home robots will help people do all household _______.
A. waste B. chores C. furniture D. appliances
2. His robot can boil water and make _______ for guests.
A. meal B. food C. tea D. bed
3. Can your robot hear and _______ all words you say?
A. teach B. order C. shout D. understand
4. This robot takes a photo of you to recognise your _______.
A. face B. word C. voice D. speech
5. Schools will use _______ robots in classes in the future.
A. teacher B. doctor C. space D. worker
6. _______ robots are useful today - they make the beds and clean the rooms.
A. Factory B. Home C. House D. School
7. Worker robots will be able to _______ houses in the air.
A. buy B. make C. work D. build
8. Do you think that robots will _______ our life better?
A. move B. do C. make D. have
9. In the past, robots only had a _______ role in our life.
A. minor B. dangerous C. big D. simple
10. Space robots can _______ space station or _______ some experiments.
A. fly - make B. build - do C. go - do D. work - take
C. GRAMMAR
I. Complete the sentences. Use the superlative form of the adjectives in brackets.
1. _______ robot, or nanobot, can enhance the precision of a surgeon. (small)
2. This is _______ travelling robot vacuum I have watched on TV. (slow)
3. What are some of _______ things you could order a robot to do? (funny)
4. I think 250-Year-Old Automaton was _______ robot in the world. (old)
5. Is Saarang Sumesh no longer _______ robot maker in India? (young)
6. Robots replacing humans to do most jobs wouldn’t be _______ future. (bad)
7. At the current time, Japan is the world's _______ producer of robots. (big)
8. For starters in robotics, what is _______ robot that one can make? (easy)
9. _______ space probe mankind has launched from Earth is Voyager 1. (far)
10. This path finder robot reaches the destination with _______ route around obstacles. (short)
II. Complete the sentences. Use comparative or superlative form of the adjectives in brackets.
1. Your robot is so much _______ than the one I bought last summer. (nice)
2. Space robots can explore the _______ planets in the solar system. (hot)
3. This flying robot is only slightly _______ than the diameter of a pencil. (tall)
4. What is the cheapest drone with the _______ flight time? (long)
5. This robot can walk upstairs and his arms stretch _______ than a car. (wide)
6. Investment in new robot technologies has become _______ than before. (large)
7. My pen friend said, 'There is nothing _______ than being served by a robot!' (bad)
8. Where can I buy the _______ robot vacuum for pet hair cleanup? (good)
9. Singapore was the country with the _______ robot density in 2019. (high)
10. Explorers built this robot to work in the _______ temperatures on Earth. (cold)
III. Choose the best answers to complete the sentences.
1. Using robots is one of _______ ways to explore this deep cave.
A. safest B. the safer C. safer D. the safest
2. Robots work 24/7 at a _______ price than _______ wage exists today.
A. lower much - lowest B. much lowest - the lower
C. much lower - the lowest D. lower much - the lowest
3. _______ robot was designed for war, almost _______ than a human.
A. The smartest - smarter B. Smarter - smartest
C. The smartest - smartest D. Smarter - the smartest
4. The automotive industry is one of _______ users of industrial robots.
A. the larger B. the largest C. larger D. largest
5. A robot called Cheetah is _______ than the _______ human, Usain Bolt.
A. the faster - fastest B. faster - fastest
C. the faster - the fastest D. faster - the fastest
6. Can we put those robots in order from _______ to _______?
A. heaviest - lightest B. the heavier - the lighter
C. heavier - lighter D. the heaviest - the lightest
7. RoboBee is currently the world's _______ robot, even a paper clip is _______ it.
A. smallest - bigger B. the smallest - bigger
C. smallest - bigger than D. the smallest - bigger than
8. Robots don’t get tired and some are _______ than the _______ human.
A. far stronger – strongest B. far strongest - strongest
C. stronger far - strongest D. stronger far - stronger
9. Even if you’re _______ person in the world, our robot _______ after your mess.
A. tidier - cleans up B. the tidier - will clean up
C. tidiest - cleans up D. the tidiest - will clean up
10. The _______ robot mowers are _______ a petrol-powered lawnmower.
A. noisier - much quieter B. noisiest - much quieter than
C. noisiest - quieter much D. noisier - quieter much than
IV. Choose the word or phrase that needs correcting.
1. Can the smartest robots understand and speak much than 100 languages?
A B C D
2. Robots will be very useful because they won’t do almost everything instead of us.
A B C D
3. This is the smallest of all home robots, and I can put them in my school bag.
A B C D
4. Dr. Adam’s home robot do the dishes, irons clothes, and puts toys away.
A B C D
5. A doctor robot can helps sick people and do many things like humans.
A B C D
D. SPEAKING
I. Complete the dialogues. Use the words or phrases in the box.
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make they will are there simple
why what you say quite a lot how many
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1. Luke: What could robots do in the past?
Issac: Robots could do very _______ things.
2. Oliver: Could robots do the laundry and housework?
Lucas: Yes, they could. But they couldn’t _______ coffee.
3. Amelia: What can robots do now?
Harper: Now robots can do _______ .
4. Amigail: Can robots understand what we say?
Camila: No, they can’t understand _______ .
5. Jacob: _______ do you call them worker robots?
Daniel: Because they can help build our houses.
6. Emma: _______ types of robots do you have?
Sophia: I have two types of robots: home robots and worker robots.
7. Madison: _______ other types of robots?
Avery: Yes. There are doctor robots and teacher robots.
8. Mia: Will future robots be able to sing English songs?
Scarlett: Yes, _______ . I think so.
II. Put the sentences in the correct order to make a conversation.
___ Robots are smart now, and they can do a lot of things.
___ Maybe. Robots will be able to smile, but they won’t have feelings like us.
1 How much do you know about robots, Mr. Spencer?
___ Recognise my face and voice? Can I talk with them?
___ Of course, you can. They will answer you if they understand what you say.
___ A lot of things? Could you give some examples?
___ Sounds interesting! Will they smile if I make a joke?
___ No, I don’t think so. Robots don’t have physical body like humans.
___ They can guard the house, cook meals, recognise your face and voice...
___ Will scientists create some robots with feelings?
E. READING
I. Read the text and choose the best answer to the questions.
In a restaurant, robots can serve food just like waiters and waitresses. Besides, it is interesting to see a robot serving customers. Some fast-food chains have already replaced their kitchen team with robots. Robots are not only serve foods but also cook. Scientists in San Francisco in the US have developed a robot that can automatically produce 400 burgers in an hour, carrying out the work of three humans. Japanese restaurants have used restaurant robots for simple tasks such as collecting or washing dishes and cleaning the floor.
Akihiro Suzuki works at Yaskawa Electric, a company that develops robots. He says robots can’t do everything a human can, but they can work without becoming tired. He says robots can’t taste food or change heating levels. But he says if a dish is easily prepared, a robot can repeat the same movement to reproduce the same meal. He says people all over the world now eat sushi, but there are not enough skilled cooks to prepare it. He says his robots can help anyone make sushi. Other robots have been created to help decorate cakes or cut and peel apples.
- carry out (v): thực hiện - reproduce (v): bắt chước, làm lại
- skilled (adj): có kỹ năng, lành nghề
1. What can robots do in a restaurant?
A. Robots can work with the kitchen team.
B. Robots can replace waiters and waitresses.
C. Robots can serve food just like waiters and waitresses.
D. Robot can help customers to cook.
2. According to the first paragraph, a robot _______.
A. can carry out the work of three people
B. can’t serve food without waiters or waitresses
C. can produce 400 burgers in a day
D. can’t replace a kitchen team
3. Japanese restaurants have used restaurant robots for _______.
A. producing burgers B. simple tasks
C. replacing humans D. serving customers
4. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the second paragraph?
A. Robots can’t do everything a human can.
B. Robots can work and they become tired after that.
C. Robots can’t taste food.
D. Robots can’t change heating levels.
5. In the second paragraph, Akihiro Suzuki says his robot can reproduce a meal if _____.
A. the cook repeats the same movement so his robot can learn it
B. the dish is hard for the cooks to prepare it
C. there are not enough skilled cooks to prepare it
D. it is easily prepared
II. Fill in each blank with a word in the box.
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what help elderly gardening iron main communicate but
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You are busy studying or working. You do not have enough time and energy to do housework. Why don’t you buy a home robot? They might be a little expensive (1) _______ they can change your life. Home robots are programmed to (2) _______ with household chores.
(3) _______ will home robots be able to do? One of the (4) _______ tasks of home robots will be doing household chores. Besides, they will also be used for (5) _______ , playing with children, taking care of patients, and providing entertainment.
Scientists want to make home robots which can (6) _______ the clothes, make the beds, and do many of other things that humans can do. Also, these labor-saving robots will be able to help disabled or (7) _______ people. To handle all of the above, they must be able to (8) _______ with humans.
F. WRITING
I. Rearrange the words to make meaningful sentences.
1. on/ will/ Doctor/ robots/ instead of/ operate/ us/ human doctors
2. in/I/ robots/ won’t/ electricity/ too much/ the future/ think/ use
3. help/ us/ Tiny robots/ our bodies/ can/ and repair/ to find/ problems/ in
4. use/ security guards/ robots/ as/ People/ in/ some important places
5. us/ helped/ Their robot/ and dangerous things/ to do/ many complicated
6. scientists/ In the future,/ will/ many types of/ intelligent robots/ design
7. for 24 hours,/ A robot/ can/ doesn’t/ the same work/ do/ but/ it/ complain
8. on Mars/ will/ Space robots/ space stations/ build/ and other planets
II. Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first one.
1. There are more than 100 worker robots in their factory.
Their factory
2. ASIMO robot isn’t as tall as my Japanese friend.
My Japanese friend
3. Doctor robots don’t know how to do the household chores.
Doctor robots can’t
4. Gundam was bigger than any other robots in the world in 2020.
Gundam was
5. They should buy a smarter driverless car.
Why don’t ?
6. You should give some directions, or he won’t understand you.
If you don’t
7. Home robots become cheaper, so people start to buy them.
Because
8. This robot won’t function if it doesn’t hear my voice command.
Unless
ĐÁP ÁN
A. PHONETICS
I. 1. Yes 2. No 3. No 4. Yes 5. Yes 6. No 7. Yes 8. No
II. l. No 2. Yes 3. No 4. Yes
5. No 6. Yes 7. Yes 8. No
B. VOCABULARY
I. 1. read our moods 2. do the washing 3. build buildings 4. look after sick people
5. pick fruit 6. move heavy objects 7. teach students 8. repair a broken machine
9. work as guards 10. cut the grass
II. 1. clean 2. make 3. understand 4. does 5. plays
6. teach 7. washing 8. cook 9. help 10. water
III. 1. B 2.C 3. D 4. A 5. A 6. B 7. D 8. C 9. A 10. B
C. GRAMMAR
I. 1. The smallest 2. the slowest 3. the funniest 4. the oldest 5. the youngest
6. the worst 7. biggest 8. the easiest 9. The farthest/ furthest 10. the shortest
II. 1. nicer 2. hottest 3. taller 4. longest 5. wider
6. larger 7. worse 8. best 9. highest 10. coldest
III. 1. D 2. C 3. A 4. B 5.B 6. D 7. C 8. A 9. D 10. B
IV. l. D(more) 2. C (will do) 3. C (it) 4. B (does) 5. B (help)
D. SPEAKING
I. 1. simple 2. make 3. quite a lot 4. what you say
5. Why 6. How many 7. Are there 8. they will
II. - How much do you know about robots, Mr. Spencer?
- Robots are smart now, and they can do a lot of things.
- A lot of things? Could you give some examples?
- They can guard the house, cook meals, recognise your face and voice...
- Recognise my face and voice? Can I talk with them?
- Of course, you can. They will answer you if they understand what you say.
- Sounds interesting! Will they smile if I make a joke?
- Maybe. Robots will be able to smile, but they won’t have feelings like us.
- Will scientists create some robots with feelings?
- No, I don’t think so. Robots don’t have physical body like humans.
E. READING
I. l. C 2. A 3. B 4. B 5. D
II. 1. but 2. help 3. What 4. main
5. gardening 6. iron 7. elderly 8. communicate
F. WRITING
I. 1. Doctor robots will operate on us instead of human doctors.
2. I think robots won’t use too much electricity in the future.
3. Tiny robots can help us to find and repair problems in our bodies.
4. People use robots as security guards in some important places.
5. Their robot helped us to do many complicated and dangerous things.
6. In the future, scientists will design many types of intelligent robots.
7. A robot can do the same work for 24 hours, but it doesn’t complain.
8. Space robots will build space stations on Mars and other planets.
II. 1. Their factory has more than 100 worker robots.
2. My Japanese friend is taller than ASIMO robot.
3. Doctor robots can’t do the household chores.
4. Gundam was the biggest robot in the world in 2020.
5. Why don’t they buy a smarter driverless car?
6. If you don’t give some directions, he won’t understand you.
7. Because home robots become cheaper, people start to buy them.
8. Unless this robot hears my voice command, it won’t function.