UNIT 11

OUR GREENER WORLDB. VOCABULARY

I. Complete the sentences using the words or phrases in the box.
reusing charity glass rubbish plastic bag
recycling bins reduce survey exchange fairs
1. They have _______ for old bottles and cans.
2. Do you want me to pour you a _______ of water?
3. We can make a nice flower vase by _______ this plastic bottle.
4. I’d like to _______ this dress for one in a smaller size.
5. They will exhibit their new designs at the trade _______ this spring.
6. A good way to _______ air pollution is using less cars.
7. They went on a ten-kilometre walk to raise money for _______ .
8. Some people just dump their _______ in the river.
9. We should do a _______ on how people use energy.
10. It takes 1,000 years for a _______ to degrade in a landfill.
II. Choose the best answers to complete the sentences.
1. This shopping bag is not _______, so I can buy it.
A. cheap B. simple C. expensive D. green
2. _______ materials are good for our environment.
A. Expensive B. Natural C. Polluted D. Fresh
3. Sewage from the factories is the main cause of _______ in this river.
A. soil pollution B. air pollution
C. water pollution D. noise pollution
4. Reusable bags are better for the environment than _______ ones.
A. plastic B. rubbish C. shopping D. paper
5. I turned off the electric fan to _______ electricity.
A. reuse B. save C. recycle D. reduce
6. Alan gave me a _______ bottle when I finished jogging.
A. air B. plant C. soil D. water
7. You should _______ things that can be recycled in a recycling bin.
A. put B. cut down C. decorate D. throw away
8. Most books and notebooks are made of _______.
A. plastic B. wood C. paper D. rubber
9. They _______ empty cans into new window frames.
A. recycle B. reduce C. swap D. reuse
10. You should give your old clothes to those _______.
 A. for fun B. for good C. in use D. in need

C. GRAMMAR
I. Fill in the blank with a, an or the.
1. Victoria is _______ animal lover.
2. I have _______ idea about reusing old things.
3. There is _______ used glass on the coffee table.
4. Her father is _______ environmentalist.
5. Today is _______ first day of our holiday.
6. She’s delivering _______ speech about greenhouse effect.
7. Are you going to _______ beach this Sunday morning?
8. Recycle Club is _______ organisation for students to help our environment.
9. They are staying at _______ five-star resort in Da Nang.
10. Is he staying at _______ Furama resort in Da Nang?
II. Write the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
1. The air _______ (not be) so polluted if people _______ (not drive) too many cars.
2. What _______ you _______ (do) if you _______ (see) somebody litter?
3. If we _______ (keep) using oil, we _______ (run) out of it soon.
4. Bella _______ (harm) the environment if she _______ (not reuse) her old items.
5. I _______ (buy) recycled bags if they _______ (not cost) much.
6. _______ it _______ (be) better if Carlos _______ (go) to school by bus?
7. We _______ (save) more trees if we _______ (use) paper economically.
8. If there _______ (be) flood, many people _______ (lose) their homes.
9. If he _______ (give) his old clothes to charity, he _______ (help) people in need.
10. Wild animals _______ (die) if people _______ (continue) destroying their habitats.
III. Combine the sentences using conditional sentence type 1 and the words given.
1. Factories dump waste into rivers. A lot of fish die.
If_____________________________________________________________________________________________________
2. People keep using plastic bags. Oceans are full of plastic garbage.
If_____________________________________________________________________________________________________
3. They go to work by taxi. They don’t save a lot of money.
They won't__________________________________________________________________________________________
4. People build too many houses. Land for farming decreases.
Land for farming___________________________________________________________________________________
5. The Earth becomes hotter. The polar ice cap melts.
If_____________________________________________________________________________________________________
6. You don’t write on both sides. You waste your paper.
You__________________________________________________________________________________________________
7. We use recycled products. We won't harm the environment.
We___________________________________________________________________________________________________
8. People breathe polluted air. They suffer from lung diseases.
If_____________________________________________________________________________________________________
9. The residents don’t often cycle. There is too much air pollution in this area.
There________________________________________________________________________________________________
10. Those companies will receive good feedbacks. They produce reusable bags.
If_____________________________________________________________________________________________________
IV. Choose the best answers to complete the sentences.
1. I’ve finished _______ my homework and I’m going to _______ bed now.
A. the - 0 B. 0 - 0 C. the - the D. a - a
2. Daisy will become ‘greener’ if she _______ a reusable shopping bag.
A. carry B. carries C. will carry D. carried
3. What will you do if you _______ someone throwing trash on the street?
A. can see B. will see C. see D. saw
4. If we _______ more plants, we _______ soil pollution.
A. will grow - reduce B. grew - will reduce
C. grow - will reduce D. are growing - will reduce
5. If you bring water bottles to a picnic, what type of bottles _______?
A. do you bring B. should you bring C. are you bringing D. you will bring
6. Solar panels are _______ example of _______ renewable energy technologies.
A. an - a B. the - the C. the - a D. an - 0
7. _______ method of transportation has _______ major effect on _______ environment.
A. The - a -the B. A - a - an C. The - the - the D. 0 - a - an
8. If students _______ to school by bus, there _______ less traffic.
A. go - will be B. will go - is C. will go - will be D. go - is
9. _______ your food in a reusable box if you bring it to school?
A. Will you not put B. You won’t put C. You will put D. Will you put
10. Is it true that _______ water conducts heat faster than _______ air?
A. the - an B. a - an C. the - the D. 0 - 0
V. Choose the word of phrase that needs correcting.
1. If we don’t use recycled paper, we will save a lot of trees.
A B C D
2. Streets will be cleaner if people puts trash in a trash bin.
 A B C D
3. People can have breathing problems if they will breathe polluted air.
A B C D
4. If she doesn’t use plastic bags, she will help to reduce a plastic waste.
A B C D
5. If plastic waste is thrown away, it will be dangerous for environment.
A B C D

II. Write the questions for the underlined words.

1. I use recycled items because I want to save the environment.

2. Everybody should reduce waste and reuse plastic bags.

3. No. My parents don’t grow vegetables at home.

4. There are two electric fans in my room.

5. I turn off the lights when I leave my classroom.

6. He swapped his old novels with his cousins.

7. Yes. There is a recycling bin in my house.

8. You can buy reusable bags at the check-out desk.

F. WRITING
I. Write conditional sentences type 1 using the prompts given.
1. we/ breathe in/ polluted air/ we/ get/ sick.

2. Daniel/ see/ rubbish/ on the streets/ he/ pick/ it/ up.

3. she/ not/ use/ water/ she/ close/ the water tap.

4. his friends/ like/ his books/ he/ swap/ the books/ with them.

5. I/ go shopping/ this evening/I/ buy/ some/ recycled bags.

6. we/ find/ creative ways/ to use energy/ we/ save/ a lot of/ money.

7. they/ invite/ me/ to join/ 3Rs club/I/ be/ very glad.

8. you/ spend/1.5 hour/ on Facebook/ every day/ you/ waste/ 7 months/ in 10 years.

II. Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first one.
1. It's forbidden to throw garbage there.
You mustn’t_________________________________________________________________________________________
2. Stop polluting the lake, or the fish will die.
If we don’t__________________________________________________________________________________________
3. Reducing plastic waste is helpful for our life.
We should__________________________________________________________________________________________
4. Because we don’t recycle paper, we don’t save lots of trees.
If we_________________________________________________________________________________________________
5. Scientists advise not using too many plastic containers.
People shouldn’t___________________________________________________________________________________
6. I don’t think bicycling will pollute the air.
I think bicycling____________________________________________________________________________________
7. Don’t waste oil, or it will run out soon.
If people____________________________________________________________________________________________
8. Cities are convenient, but the air in cities is polluted.
Although____________________________________________________________________________________________
 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.
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
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.
make they will are there simple
why what you say quite a lot how many
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.
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.
what help elderly gardening iron main communicate but
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_______________________________________________________________________________________________