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Task 1.Choose the words whose underlined part is pronounced differently from others.

1. A. robot B. role C. coffee D. comb

2. A. minor B. simple C. recognise D. climb
3. A. planet B. station C. space D. face
4. A. dressed B. stepped C. talked D. played
5. A. shout B. could C. house D. down
6. A. natural B. solar C. planet D. fact
7. A. window B. show C. grow D. allow
8. A. think B. bath C. clothes D. through
9. A. pollute B. reduce C. reuse D. future
10. A. laundry B. draw C. water D. laugh
11. A. cleaned B. caused C. decided D. studied
12. A. chemist B. cheap C. chair D. child
13. A. fashion B. nature C. planet D. sand
14. A. boxes B. watches C. glasses D. loves
15. A. celebrate B. comic C. city D. exciting

Task 1. Choose the word whose main stressed syllable is placed differently from the others.

1. A. houseboat B. motorhome C. apartment D. cottage

2. A. special B. modern C. wireless D. machine
3. A. appliance B. dishwasher C. countryside D. factory
4. A. robot B. locate C. iron D. cable
5. A. control B. giant C. solar D. software
6. A. computer B. helicopter C. future D. century
7. A. replace B. supply C. provide D. sorrow
8. A. city B. police C. village D. castle
9. A. surround B. mountain C. ocean D. countryside
10. A. apartment B. balcony C. appliance D. invention
11. A. future B. locate C. solar D. wireless
12. A. surround B. cottage C. robot D. planet
13. A. motorhome B. skyscraper C. appliance D. probably
14. A. temperature B. supermarket C. comfortable D.
automatic
15. A. holiday B. camera C. internet D. location

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 VOCABULARY

New words Transcription Meaning

alarm clock /əˈlɑːm klɒk/ đồng hồ báo thức
bend over /bend ˈəʊvə(r)/ cúi, uốn cong
comb /kəʊm/ cái lược
comb the hair /kəʊm ðə heər/ chải đầu
comfortable /ˈkʌmfətəbl/ thoải mái
complicated /ˈkɒmplɪkeɪtɪd/ phức tạp
dangerous /ˈdeɪndʒərəs/ nguy hiểm
disagree /dɪsəˈɡri/ không đồng ý
doctor robot /ˈdɒktər ˈrəʊbɒt/ người máy khám bệnh
factory /ˈfæktəri/ nhà máy
gardening /ˈɡɑːdnɪŋ/ việc làm vườn
get dressed /get drest/ mặc quần áo
guard /ɡɑːd/ bảo vệ
hedge /hedʒ/ hàng rào
home robot /həʊm ˈrəʊbɒt/ người máy gia đình
housework /ˈhaʊswɜːk/ việc nhà
international /ɪntəˈnæʃənəl/ quốc tế
laundry /ˈlɔːndri/ sự giặt là
lift /lɪft/ nâng, nhấc
minor /ˈmaɪnə(r)/ nhỏ, bé
opinion /əˈpɪnjən/ ý kiến
personal computer /ˈpɜːsənəl kəmˈpjuːtər/ máy tính cá nhân
power /ˈpaʊər/ năng lượng, sức mạnh
recognise /ˈrekəɡnaɪz/ nhận ra, nhận diện
replace /rɪˈpleɪs/ thay thế
robot /ˈrəʊbɒt/ người máy
role /rəʊl/ vai trò
shout /ʃəʊt/ hò hét
show /ʃəʊ/ màn trình diễn
space robot /speɪs ˈrəʊbɒt/ người máy không gian
space station /speɪs ˈsteɪʃn/ trạm không gian
subject /ˈsʌbdʒekt/ môn học
teaching robot /ˈtiːtʃɪŋ ˈrəʊbɒt/ người máy dạy học
type /taɪp/ dạng, loại
understand /ʌndəˈstænd/ hiểu
water /ˈwɔːtə(r)/ nước
worker robot /ˈwɜːrkər ˈrəʊbɒt/ người máy công nhân

Task 1. Look at the pictures and complete the blanks.

 robots hedge laundry space station
dishes robot show gardening planet

1. ______________ 2. ______________ 3. ______________ 4. ______________

5. ______________ 6. ______________ 7. ______________ 8. ______________

Task 2. Complete with suitable types of robots.

space robot doctor robot home robot

building robot teaching robot worker robot
1. ______________ do housework
2. ______________ educate children
3. ______________ taking care of people’s health
4. ______________ build types of construction works
5. ______________ explore the space
6. ______________ work in factory
7. ______________ work at schools or at home
8. ______________ work at home
9. ______________ work at hospital.

Task 3. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in the box.

make recognise do understand lift guard cut speak

1. Home Robots ___________ all our housework, such as cleaning, washing the
dishes, etc.
 2. Security Robots can patrol streets or ___________ your home.
3. ASIMO can ___________ the faces and voices of multiple people speaking.
4. Nao Robot ___________ Japanese, English, and Chinese and can answer your
questions about banking.
5. Worker robots are good at ___________ heavy things.
6. The Bosch robot could ___________ either a latte, a cappuccino or a coffee.
7. Will future robots be able to ___________ human emotions?
8. Bill Shane now ___________ his grass with a robotic lawnmower.

Task 4. Complete each blank with a correct word.

1. In the future, robots will help us ___________ the laundry.

2. My robot will help me do the ___________. It will grow and take care of the plants
in our small garden.
3. Will robots be ___________ to understand what we say?
4. Robots in the past ___________ talk, but now they can.
5. Space robots can build space ___________ on the Moon and other planets.
6. Home robots can do all the ___________, such as cooking, cleaning, washing the
dishes.
7. In ten years, robots will wake you up in the morning and ___________ your bed.
8. Doctor robots can help ___________ people in a hospital.
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GRAMMAR

1. Comparative of adjective
Short adjectives and Long adjectives
Short adjectives (tính từ ngắn) Long adjectives (tính từ dài)
Tính từ ngắn là những tính từ gồm Tính từ dài là những tính từ gồm từ
1 hoặc 2 âm tiết. 3 âm tiết trở lên
- nice - intelligent
- long - beautiful
- happy - expensive
Để chuyển sang dạng so sánh ta Để chuyển sang dạng so sánh ta
thêm “r/er” vào cuối tính từ ấy. thêm “more” lên trước tính từ dài.
- nice nicer - intelligentmore intelligent
 - long longer - expensive  more expensive
Nếu tận cùng của tính từ là “y”, ta
đổi “y”  “ier”
- dry drier
- happy happier
Với các tính từ kết thúc bằng -ed, -ing, -fill, -less, khi chuyển sang dạng so sánh
hơn, ta đều coi nó là tính từ dài
boredmore bored interesting more interesting
carefulmorecareful helpless more helpless
Với các tính từ kết thúc bằng một nguyên âm đơn + phụ âm đơn, ta gấp đôi phụ âm
hothotter big bigger
Các tính từ đặc biệt khác
oldolder/elder good better
farfarther/ further bad worse
a.Comparative of short adjectives
S + be + adj-er + than ...

Ví dụ:Phong is taller than Trang. (Phongcao hơn Trang.)

Long is bigger than Quan. (Long to hơn Quân.)
b.Comparative of long adjectives
S + be + more + adj + than ...

Ví dụ:
Thang is more intelligent than Hung.(Thắng thông minh hơn Hùng.)
Your house is more modern than my house. (Ngôi nhà của bạn hiện đại hơn ngôi
nhà của tớ.)

Task 2. Complete the sentences with correct form of adjectives.

1. She can’t stay (long) ______________ than 30 minutes.

2. Well, the place looks (clean) ______________ now.
3. The red shirt is better but it’s (expensive) ______________ thanthe white one.
4. Being a firefighter is (dangerous) ______________ than being a builder.
5. The weather this summer is even (hot) ______________ than last summer.
6. Your accent is (bad) ______________ than mine.
7. Hot dogs are (good) ______________ than hamburgers.
8. French is considered to be (difficult) ______________ than English.
9. I think scuba diving is (fascinating) ______________ than climbing.
10.He thinks this test was (difficult) ______________ than the last one.
Task 3. Give the correct form of the word given to complete the sentences.

1. Robots can help people solve_______ problems such as (COMPLICATE)

discovering the universe or reducing pollution.
 2. Robots can do something_______ like looking after (USE)
children in the future.
3. Robots will be_______ to help people in many fields such (ABILITY)
as curing some diseases or teaching languages. They are very
useful for people in the future.
4. It's difficult for him to _______these flying robots (RECOGNITION)
because they are very small.
5. _______, he decided to buy a domestic robot to help him (FINAL)
tidy up his room.

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READING

Task 1. Read and answer the questions.

Would you like a robot in your house? It is now generally accepted that in the future
robots will take over many of our tasks, especially jobs of a repetitive nature. But it is
doubtful if robots will ever be able to do many of the more creative types of work - or
indeed if people would want them to. At the home robots would probably be used to
do the cleaning, table laying, scrubbing and washing up, but it is considered unlike so
far that they will be used to do cooking - at least not in the near future. Robots in the
home might not be creative enough to do the cooking, plan the meals, and so on. They
would be used as slaves, thereby freeing people to do more of the things they wanted.
1. What kinds of jobs would a robot take over?
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2. What are the types of creative jobs?
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3. Can robots do creative work? Why? (Why not?)
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 4. What would people use robots for?
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5. Would you like a robot in your house? Why? (Why not?)
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WRITING

Task 1. Rewrite the sentences keeping the same meaning.

1. Her old house is bigger than her new one.

Her new house _______________________________________________.
2. The black dress is more expensive than the white one.
The white dress_______________________________________________.
3. According to me, English is easier than Maths.
According to me, Maths ________________________________________.
4. No one in my group is more intelligent than Mary.
Mary_______________________________________________________.
5. No river in the world is longer than the Nile.
The Nile_____________________________________________________.
6. Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the world.
No mountain_________________________________________________.
7. The English test was difficult. I had thought it would be easier.
The English test_______________________________________________.
8. The country is quieter than the city.
It is noisier___________________________________________________.
9. My office is nearer than hers.
Her office is__________________________________________________.
10.My old sofa is less comfortable than my new one.
My new sofa is.......................................................................................................