Unit 12
Unit 12
Unit 12
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i- Listening.
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A. Listen and decide if each statement is true (T) or false (F).
No. Statement True or false
1. Robots are special machines that follow instruction and can move.
2. Robots neither make mistakes nor complains.
There are robots which can make cars but there are no robots which
3.
can do household chores.
4. In the future, it seems that there are not as many robots as now.
5. Robots have no capability to fight wars.
B. Listen again and complete the text.
Unless fires telephone calls mistakes life
volcanoes instructions dangerous robots vacuum
ROBOTS
A robot is a machine. But it is not just any machine. It is a special kind of machine. It is a machine
that moves. It follows (1)_______________ . The instructions come from a computer. Because it is a
machine, it does not make (2)_______________ .And it does not get tired. And it never complains. (3)
_____________ you tell it to!
Robots are all around us. Some robots are used to make things. For example, robots can help make
cars. Some robots are used to explore (4) _______________ places. For example, robots can help
explore (5)_. Some robots are used to clean things. These robots can help (6)
_____________ your house. Some robots can even recognize words. They can be used to help
answer (7)_____________________________ .
In the future, we will have even more (8)_______________ . They will do things that we can't do. Or
they will do things that we don't want to do. Or they will do things that are too dangerous for us.
Robots will help us fight (9)_______________ . They will help us fight wars. They will help us fight
sickness. They will help us discover things. They will help make (10)_________________ better.
i- Pronunciations
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the other three in each
question.(More exercise)
1. A. what B. walk c. water D. wall
2. A. toilet B. cloudy c. about D. fountain
3. A. thirty B. both c. theme D. them
4. A. brother B. through c. then D. weather
5. A. wear B. dear c. fear D. hear
6. A. iron B.rock c. right D. ring
A. He agree with this idea. He thinks they will help the sick a lot.
B. No problem. He doesn't understand how they can do it.
C. He likes it. They're very interesting.
D. No, thanks. He thinks robots can't replace doctors.
4- Cloze test
A. Choose the correct word A, B, or C for each of the gaps to complete the following text.
Robots____________ (1) an important role in our life. They have changed people's lives in many
ways. First of all, they_____________ (2) time and human labor. Thanks to robots, we don't have to
spends days and months_____________(3) repeated work. For example, to produce French fries, we
need human____________ (4) potatoes, wash, then peel, cut them into pieces and finally fry them
all. If we have robots to do the task, we will save a lot of time and produce more products.
Secondly, robots help to replace human in dangerous work. Now we______________ (5) human to do
such work as mining minerals. It's helpful because there have been lots of people lose their lives in
such jobs. However, it's costly to buy a robot.
1. A. play B. plays C. playing D. to play
2. A. have B. save C. make D. give
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3. A. do B. to do C. doing D. did
4. A. to buy B. buy C. buying D. buys
5. A. won't need B. don't need C. didn't need D. not need
B. Choose the correct word A, B, or C for each of the gaps to complete the following text.
Carrying your own bags is such a (1)___________ . With Gita Robot, worry no more. This compact
robot is designed to follow you around (2)____________ you're out and about in town or on the way
to work. The robot is capable (3)_____________ carrying the equivalent of a case of wine, a loaded
rucksack or two shopping bags, so it's an (4)______________ companion for a quick trip down to the
shops. In the future, you (5)_____________ be able to leave the car at home and stretch your legs
without the misery of carrying your (6)___________ home.
1. A. work B. chore C. part D. way
2. A. because B. though C. whether D. while
3. A. in B. for C. of D. on
4. A. ideal B. pleasant C. expensive D.uncomfortable
5. A. can B. could C. will D. might
6. A. buying B. shopping C. selling D. pushing
4- Reading comprehension
A. Read the passage then choose the correct answers.
Robots have always played an important role in modern human society. In the 1930s, robots were
first introduced in factories because they can work faster than human. Since then robots has
become more and more advanced. In 2015, a factory whose workers are all robots was built in
China. Robots is also helping human with tasks they can't carry out such as turning off bombs,
exploring the surface of Mars... Nowadays, robots can even be found in a number of families.
They are mostly used for small chores like vacuuming and cleaning. As technology advances
every day, robot will be able to take on more difficult and complex tasks in the future.
1. When did robots begin working in factories?
A. In 2015. B. In 1930.
C. Since the 1930s. D. Since they became advanced.
2. Why does the writer give the example of a Chinese factory?
A. To show the importance of robots in human society.
B. To stress the development of robots.
C. To explain the danger of robots' tasks.
D. To make robots become more advanced.
3. How many advantages of robots does the writer mention in the passage?
A. There are 2 advantages: working faster than human and completing difficult tasks.
B. There are 2 advantages: working in factories and doing small chores.
C. There are 3 advantages: working in factories, completing difficult tasks and doing small
chores.
D. There are 3 advantages: working faster than human, completing difficult tasks and doing
small chores.
4. What is the prediction of the writer about robots in the future?
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4. Military robots/ be/ some/ most/ high-tech/ important/ robots/ used/ today.
9. Nowadays/ robots/ not/ talk/ people/ but/ future/1/ think/ they/ will.
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11. One/ advantages/ robots/ be/ they/ can/ work/ situations/ dangerous/ harmfully humans.
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14. Robots/ not only/ talk/ people/ but/ understand/ what/ they/ think.
15. Robots/ recognize/ our voices/ faces/ they/ not/ think/ like/ humans.
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B.Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the
word given. /vV
1. Do you have a better refrigerator than this? (the best)
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7. In Viet Nam, April is hotter than any other months of the year.
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10.The other people m my office are much younger than me. (far)
12. Ho Chi Minh City with the population of over 8 million is bigger than any other cities in Viet
Nam.
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13.Angel Falls is over 1,000 feet higher than any other falls in the world.
14.Lake Superior in North America is a freshwater lake; it is larger than any other freshwater lakes
in the world.
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FURTHER PRACTICE
Listen and complete the text.
A long time ago, robots belonged to (1)_______________ fiction. Children loved looking at movies
with robots. Today, robots are real, and they are (2)________________ us. In the future, we will all
have robots. They will (3)_______________ the floor, wash the dishes, perhaps even drive our cars. I
even think one day we'll have robot friends. In Japan today, robot engineers are making robots to
help old people and to keep them company. It's still early days. I'd say we are another(4)
_____________ years away from robots being everywhere in our lives. What will happen to us
when the world is full of robots? There'll be no jobs. McDonalds will be full of smiling robots.
Maybe one day we won't be able to tell robots and (5)________________ . Maybe they'll take over the
world.
Fill in the gaps with the words given in the box
decorate team together version
cost cameras designing robots
1. In the future, a team of robots will play a human________________ in the World Cup.
2. He started______________ the body of the robot.
3. The boy added stickers, paint and decals to________________the robot.
4. Making______________ was tough work but he was happy with his final product.
5. The robot______________ more than two million dollars to build.
6. Sony has shown a new_______________of robot which can jog at a top speed of 14 metres per
minute.
7. The robot has two digital__________________ that help it learn about its surroundings and recognize
up to ten faces.
8. It shows that robots and human beings can work________________
Complete the passage with the words from the box.
since used schoolwork more robots transmits health
I have had my robot for 3 years now, and it has helped me enormously with my (1)__________________
I can't go to school because I have a (2)_________________ condition. So I send my robot to school in
my place. The robot (3)__________________ information to me in real time and I can ask it to perform a
number of functions. It asks and responds to questions from teachers, can move (4)__________________
around the school, and it even interacts with my classmates. I am really happy with it and my
grades have improved dramatically (5)_______________ I have had it.
Although it was pretty difficult to get (6)_________________ to using the robot at first, I realise I am
really lucky to have him. I was reading in the paper the other day that a lot of kids want
(7)_____________ to learn or play with, or help them with their chores. I suppose a lot (8)
_____________ people will have robots in the future as this type of technology continues to
develop at a frightening pace.
Choose the correct answer to complete the passage.
Rescue robots (1)__________ hi-tech toys, but we are now using more robotic planes, helicopters.
We can use them after storms, earthquakes, or fires to provide us with important (2)_______
______ .They have cameras and microphones that help rescue workers understand how much
damage (3)________ and (4)______ where the victims are. These planes work (5)___________between
30 and 120 metres in the air and they can rescue people in somewhere very dangerous.
1. A. look B. look like C. looks like D. lookat
2. A. information B. newspapers C. ideas D. thing
3. A. there B. it was C. there has D. there is
4. A. find B. find out C. finds D. finds out
5. A. much B. more C. the best D. best
Read the following passage and answer the questions below.
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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Read the text, and decide whether the statements are True or False.
Worker robots are becoming more popular in industries. Nowadays they can do more difficult
jobs in many factories. The use of robots helps factories increase the quality of their products
because robots can do the job well for many hours while humans can get tired and bored.
Engineers can make robots more effective and useful at home, at school, and at work.
However, a robot uses on average about 100 more times energy than a human to do the same job.
The latest 20 kg robot can lift 2 kg, but a 5 kg human arm can lift 50 kg.
1. Factories are using more robots. ________
2. The use of robots helps make the quality of the products better. ________
3. Robots play an important role at homes, at schools, and in offices. ________
4. For the same job, a robot uses the same amount of energy as a worker does. ______________
5. With the same weight, a robot lifts things heavier than a man can do. ________
Read the passage and decide whether the sentences are True (T) or False (F).
Baxter was introduced in September 2012. It is used for simple industrial jobs such as loading,
unloading, sorting, and handling of materials. It is a new robot which is different from other
robots to work in industry because it can learn. A worker can teach Baxter how to do a task by
moving its hands. After that, it will memorize them. Any worker can program Baxter and it only
takes a few minutes, while other industrial robots need many different programs and coding
before they can be used. This means Baxter needs no programming in order to work. No software
engineers are needed. This also means Baxter can be taught to perform many difficult tasks at the
same time.
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T F
3. It is different from other robots in that it can teach workers new things
Read the following passage and choose the option (A, B, C or D) that best answers each of the
questions below. ^
An indoor domestic robot does chores around and inside homes. There are different kinds of
indoor domestic robots.
Robotic vacuum cleaners and floor-washing robots can clean floors by sweeping and wet
mopping.
Dressman is a robot to iron shirts using hot air.
Kitchen robots, such as Somabar, can make meals, do the washing up, and lay the table in the
kitchen.
Security robots observe and discover bad people around the house. It can video those bad
activities and send alerts via email or text message.
Thanks to indoor domestic robots, our home will become more and more comfortable.
(Source: https:/ten.wikipedia.orglwikil Domestic robot)
1. What is an indoor domestic robot?
A. It is a robot which stays inside the house
4. Why aren't people no longer worried that robots will replace them?
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Most robots today are industrial robots. Humans use them to make work easier and quicker. You
often see them in car factories where they put the parts of the cars together. They are useful for
this kind of work as it is 'dull, dirty and dangerous' - DVD. Robots are often used for DDD jobs
and where a specific action needs to be repeated. It is very difficult for humans to do this.
There are many different types of robots. Some robots travel through space, work on the bottom of
the ocean, or go inside volcanoes. They do the work of people, but for a different reason this time:
there are places that are very dangerous for people, or impossible for people to go to.
Robots are everywhere. Most people don't know that robots help us everyday and in many
different ways. In most houses, there are robots. For example, in some houses today there is a
washing machine in the kitchen. Washing machines are robots. People can programme them and
then they wash clothes automatically.
Some scientists make robots for fun. For example, the dogs are made as toys for small children.
Japan produces the most robots. Every year in the capital, Tokyo, there is a robot exhibition called
Robodex. It is the largest robot exhibition in the world.
1.What can robots do in car factories?
3.Why do people often use robots to work on the bottom of the ocean or inside volcanoes?
Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence below.
1. Although I only saw her once, I____________ her as soon as she came into the room.
A. recognize B. recognizing C. recognizable D.recognized
2. The carpet at the front door is quite dirty, you should_____________ it soon.
A. clean B. fold C. make D. lay
3. Because we don't have a washing machine in my house, my mother has to______________ all the
laundry by herself.
A. make B. do C. get D. clean
4. The International___________ Station is the biggest object which has ever flown in space
A. Air B. Space C. Gas D. Train
5. My grandmother has problems with her back, so she cannot_____________ heavy things.
A. hold B. stand on C. lift D. put down
6. My dog pet is absolutely intelligent, she can____________ and follow what I say easily.
A. understand B. hear C. eat D. sit down
7. The security in my neighbourhood is not good at the moment; so, we are advised to have
a dog to___________ our house.
A. stay in B. guard C. catch D. bark
8 .__________ robots can help sick people, look after babies and old people.
A. teaching B. space c. automatic D. doctor
9. Cutting the___________ is one of my favourite things to do when I am in the garden because I
can make the trees more beautiful.
A. hedge B. trees c. flowers D. garden
10. There is an annual singing____________in my school where students can show their ability to
sing and win some prizes.
A. compete B. competitive c. competition D. competing
Choose the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each of the
following sentences.
1.1 think robots now cannot do complicated things or communicate with people.
A. easy B. difficult c. simple D.uncomplicated
2. One of the best things about robots is their ability to do jobs that would be just dangerous for
people.
A safe B. risky c. secure D. safety
Choose the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined part in each of the
following sentences. vj
1. Baymax is a doctor robot in the film "Big Hero 6" and he is very intelligent and friendly.
A. nice B. kind c. lovely D. unfriendly
2. New robots which are made recently are really intelligent and they can do many things to help
people.
A. smart B. wise c. stupid D. bright