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UNIT 12: ROBOTS
A. VOCABULARY
New words Transcription Meaning
age /eidʤ/ (n) độ tuổi
broken /'broukən/ (adj) bị hỏng, bị vỡ
choice /tʃɔɪs/ (n) sự chọn lựa
do the dishes /du: ðə diʃiz/ (v) rửa bát đĩa
do the washing /du: ðə 'wɔʃiɳ/ (v) giặt quần áo
doctor robot /ˈdɒktər ˈrəʊbɒt/ (n) người máy khám bệnh
feelings /'fi:liɳ/ (n) cảm xúc
gardening /ˈɡɑːdnɪŋ/ (n) công việc làm vườn
guard /ɡɑːd/ (v) canh giữ, canh gác
height /hait/ (n) chiều cao
hedge /hedʒ/ (n) hàng rào, bờ giậu
laundry /ˈlɔːndri/ (n) quần áo cần phải giặt
lift /lɪft/ (v) nâng lên, nhấc lên, giơ lên
minor /ˈmaɪnə/ (adj) nhỏ, không quan trọng
opinion /əˈpɪn.jən/ (n) ý kiến, quan điểm
planet /ˈplænɪt/ (n) hành tinh
recognise /ˈrek.əɡ.naɪz/ (v) nhận ra
robot /ˈrəʊ.bɒt/ (n) người máy
role /rəʊl/ (n) vai trò
space station /speɪs ˈsteɪʃən/ (n) trạm vũ trụ
type /taɪp/ (n) kiểu, loại
teaching robot /ˈtiːtʃɪŋ ˈrəʊbɒt/ (n) người máy dạy học
water /ˈwɔːtə(r)/ (n) nước
weight /'weit/ (n) trọng lượng
worker robot /ˈwɜːrkər ˈrəʊbɒt/ (n) người máy công nhân
GRAMMAR
I. Superlative adjectives “Short adjectives” (So sánh nhất của tính từ ngắn)
Công thức
Subject + be + the adj-est + noun
E.g: Russia is the largest country in the world.
(Nga là nước lớn nhất trên thế giới.)
Quy tắc thêm -est vào sau tính từ ngắn
- Phần lớn các tính từ ngắn có một vần: thêm -est
*clean  cleanest
- Tính từ có hai vần kết thúc bằng er: thêm -est
*clever  cleverest
- Tính từ có hai vần kết thúc bằng ow: thêm -est
* narrow  narrowest
- Tính từ có hai vần kết thúc bằng y: đổi y thành i rồi thêm -est
*happy  happiest
- Tính từ có một vần kết thúc bằng y giữ nguyên y rồi thêm -est
*shy  shyest
Tính từ kết thúc bằng e: chỉ thêm -st
*simple  simplest
- Tính từ kết thúc bằng một nguyên âm và một phụ âm: gấp đôi phụ âm cuối rồi thêm -est
*thin  thinnest
So sánh nhất của một số tính từ đặc biệt
*good  best
*bad  worst
*far  farthest, furthest
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*little  least
*many, much  most
Ex1. Complete each of the following sentences with comparatives or superlatives.
1. Travelling by plane is much _________________ than travelling by train. (safe)
2. Do you think Mona is _________________ girl in our class? (pretty)
3. This robot is _________________ at playing the piano than that robot. (bad)
4. The company have shown off _____________ generation of its robot at an international robot show in Ha Noi. (late)
5. I think we need a _________________ robot than this one. (fast)
6. This is _________________ smartwatch we've ever produced. (thin)
7. The use of robots in housework makes people _________________ . (lazy)
8. This cleaning robot produces _____________ noise than the one we bought last month. (little)
9. I don't like this robot because it's _________________ robot I've ever seen. (slow)
10. We have used _________________ techniques to make this robot. (modern)
Ex2. Rewrite the following sentences, beginning the following sentences, beginning as shown, so that their
meaning stays the same.
1. Today is hotter than yesterday.
 Yesterday was _____________________________________________________________________________
2. No one in our football team is more skillful than Quang Hai.
 Quang Hai is ______________________________________________________________________________
3. No house in my city is higher than his house.
 His house is _______________________________________________________________________________
4. My sister is the most intelligent in her class.
 No one in her class is _______________________________________________________________________
5. Jack is very intelligent but his brother is the most intelligent in his family.
 Jack's brother is ____________________________________________________________________________
6. My house is bigger than your house.
 Your house is ______________________________________________________________________________
7. The black car is cheaper than the red one
 The red car is _____________________________________________________________________________
8. No one in the group is taller than Trung.
 Trung is _________________________________________________________________________________
9. Do you have a better refrigerator than this?
 Is this _________________________________________________________________________________ ___
10. There is less noise in the country than there is in the city.
 There isn't _________________________________________________________________________________
UNIT 12: PRACTICE TEST 1
A. LISTENING
Listen to the short talk twice and circle the correct answer to each of the following questions
1. What can Ben’s robot do?
A. operate on people B. understand five languages C. lift heavy things
2. What else can Ben’s robot do?
A. take pictures B. fly C. build other machines
3. Where can Judy’s robot work?
A. schools B. factories C. homes
4. What can her robot do?
A. clean B. cook C. carry people
B. PHONETICS
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other words.
5. A. meal B. heavy C. reading D. speak
6. A. robot B. home C. broken D. dollar
7. A. dishes B. passages C. clothes D. glasses
II. Choose the word which is stressed differently from the others.
8. A. human B. repair C. statement D. language
9. A. recognize B. understand C. organize D. educate
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C. GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY
1. Choose the correct answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences.
10. A robot can do ________ different things from looking after a baby to building a house
A. much B. many C. few D. little
11. Home robots will help people do all household _______.
A. waste B. chores C. furniture D. appliances
12. This robot takes a photo of you to recognise your _______.
A. face B. word C. voice D. speech
13. By 2030, robots will be able to look ________ children or old people.
A. after B. at C. for D. up
14. I think robots are now very ________ because they can help us do many things.
A. useful B. useless C. usefulness D. uselessness
15. 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
16. 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
17. What is the ________ river in England?
A. longer B. longest C. long D. more long
18. Jone: "Robots are helping us a lot in industry, education, and in our house..." - Tom: "________"
A. I agree with you. B. What about you? C. I hope not. D. Do you agree with that.
19. Lan: "Could you ride a bike when you were in year 5?" - Nam: "________ "
A. Yes, they could. B. Yes, I could. C. No, he couldn’t. D. No, I could.
II. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in the box.
make recognize do understand
lift guard cut speak
20. Home Robots _____________ all our housework, such as cleaning, washing the dishes, etc.
21. Security Robots can patrol streets or _____________ your home.
22. ASIMO can _____________ the faces and voices of multiple people speaking.
23. Nao Robot _____________ Japanese, English and Chinese and can answer your questions about banking.
24. Worker robots are good at _____________ heavy things.
25. The Bosch robot could _____________ either a latte, cappuccino or a coffee.
26. Will future robots be able to _____________ human emotions?
27. Bill Shame now _____________ his grass with a robotic lawnmower.
III. Complete the sentences. Use comparative or superlative form of the adjectives in brackets.
28. Your robot is so much _________________ than the one I bought last summer. (nice)
29. This is Ant Robot, one of _________________ robots in this show. (tiny)
30. This is _________________ robot I've ever known. (clever)
31. This robot can walk upstairs and his arms stretch _________________ than a car. (wide)
32. Explorers built this robot to work in the _______________ temperatures on Earth. (cold)
33. I think we need a _________________ robot than this one. (fast)
34. Do you think Mona is _________________ girl in our class? (pretty)
IV. Give the correct form of the words given to complete the sentences.
35. Robots can help children to improve their English _____________. (PRONOUNCE)
36. People fear that one day robots will be too _____________. (POWER)
V. Choose the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined words in each of the following questions.
37. In the past, robots had a minor role. They could only do very simple things.
A. big B. important C. small D. large
VI. Choose the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined words in each of the following questions.
38. Teachers ought not to swear in front of the children.
A. should B. need not C. could not D. don’t have to
D. READING
Read the text and decide whether the statements are true (T), false (F) or have no information (N). Write T, F or N.

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A robot is a machine but it is not just any machine. It is a special kind of machine. It is a machine that can move. It
follows instructions. The instructions come from a computer. Because it is a machine, a robot does not make mistakes. It
does not get tired and it never complains unless you tell it to!
Robots can help humans in many ways. People use robots to make things in factories or explore dangerous places. For
example, robots can help make cars and explore volcanoes. They also use robots at home to clean or vacuum the house.
Some robots can even recognise words and help answer telephone calls. Some robots look like humans. But most robots
do not. They just look like machines.
39. A robot can do more things than a normal machine. __________
40. Robots follow instructions from a computer. __________
41. Robots help people explore dangerous places. __________
42. One of the best use of a robot is to help explore new planets. __________
43. The author thinks that robots are useless. __________
E. WRITING
I. Rewrite the sentence so that it is closest in meaning to the original one.
44. ASIMO robot isn’t as tall as my Japanese friend.
 My Japanese friend _________________________________________________________________________
45. Do you have a better refrigerator than this?
 Is this
46. Home robots become cheaper, so people start to buy them.
 Because __________________________________________________________________________________
47. No house in my city is higher than his house.
 His house is _______________________________________________________________________________
II. Rearrange the words to make meaningful sentences.
48. help/ us/ Tiny robots/ our bodies/ can/ and repair/ to find/ problems/ in

49. you / do / What / about / think / in the past / the role of robots /?
 ________________________________________________________________________________
50. us/ helped/ Their robot/ and dangerous things/ to do/ many complicated
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