1、Workbook P54Discussion:What can a robot do in recent days?Before you listen,look at the pictures of the robots.What do you think each one does?Now listen to the interview and number the pictures in the order that you hear about them.4 213Listen to the interview again and fill in as much of the table
2、 as you can.Share your answers with a partner.Listen once or twice more to check your answers.Robot What is the robot?What can the robot do?1Vacuum cleanerIt can move from room to room cleaning your house.You can programme it so that it cleans when youre away and you can control what its doing from
3、your computer at the office.Robot What isThe robot?What can the robot do?2Personal robot called“PaPeRo”It understands 650 phrases,speaks more than 3,000 words.It can recognize different people.It can check your email.It can help children do research on the Internet for their homework,talk to them ab
4、out their day at school and play games.Robot What is the robot?What can the robot do?3Tiny helicopterIt will be used to fly into dangerous areas.For example,it can fly into a house thats been destroyed by an earthquake and check if anyones inside.Robot What is the robot?What can the robot do?4Walkin
5、gchairIt helps people who cant walk to go up and down stairs.1.Before you listen,look at the pictures of these robot pets.In pairs answer the questions.(1)What kinds of animal do you think they are?(2)Would you like to own one?Which one?Give reasons.(3)Do you think having a robot as a pet is a good
6、idea?Give reasons.2.Listen to Amanda,Victoria and Jamie talking about robot pets.Look at the pictures again and match them with the robots names.AiboFurbyParoTama3.Fill in as much of the table on the next page as you can.Then listen to the first part of the discussion again and complete the table.Co
7、mpare your answers with your partner.Name Type of animal What it can doRobot 1 AiboDog Can walk,sit,lie down and wag its tail.Learns the name you give it and can answer when you call it.Develops its own personality.Can learn about 50 commands.Name Type of animalWhat it can doRobot 2 FurbyNot stated
8、but looks like a big eared bird.Likes being patted.Speaks his own language,then gradually switches to English the more time you spend with him.Name Type of animal What it can doRobot 3ParoSeal Can open and close its eyes and move its flippers.Tama Cat Can recognize her own name.purrs when patted.If
9、you hit her shell give you an angry hiss.Gradually her behaviour changes and she develops her own personality.Name Type of animal What it can doRobot 41.Who doesnt understand why someone would want a robot as a pet?Amanda Victoria Jamie 4.Listen to the second part of the discussion again.Tick the co
10、rrect box for each question.2.Who believes that robot pets are just toys?Amanda Victoria Jamie 3.Who thinks that if someone thinks of the robot as a pet,then it is a pet?Amanda Victoria Jamie 4.Who believes that you can make a robot happy?Amanda Victoria Jamie 5.Who thinks that robot pets would be g
11、ood for people who are unable to have a live pet?Amanda Victoria Jamie Imagine you are a robot pet that belongs to a child.Imagine what life would be like with a child.Then write a diary from the robot pets point of view.Watch a movie that has a robot character in it.Decide which movie and which robot you want to focus on.
