UNIT 12 ROBOTS THEORY TUNES IN STATEMENTS USED AS QUESTION 1 Ngữ điệu tiếng Anh trong câu trần thuật xuống giọng ở cuối câu Eg I love Danang City because it is a peaceful city 2 Ngữ điệu tiếng Anh tro[.]
UNIT 12 ROBOTS THEORY TUNES IN STATEMENTS USED AS QUESTION Ngữ điệu tiếng Anh câu trần thuật: xuống giọng cuối câu Eg: I love Danang City because it is a peaceful city Ngữ điệu tiếng Anh câu hỏi WH: xuống giọng cuối câu Eg: Have you got the lasagna recipe? How much salt should we add to this salad? Ngữ điệu tiếng Anh câu hỏi Yes/ No: lên giọng cuối câu Do you like red? Does she know you? Ngữ điệu tiếng Anh câu liệt kê: lên giọng trước dấu phẩy trước liên từ “and”, xuống giọng sau liên từ “And” I like soccer, volleyball and basketball Ngữ điệu tiếng Anh câu hỏi lựa chọn: xuống giọng cuối câu Ví dụ: Do you like coffee or tea? Ngữ điệu tiếng Anh câu hỏi + Xuống giọng cuối câu người nói chắn điều nói mong đợi câu trả lời đồng ý Ví dụ: She’s beautiful, isn’t she? Yes, she is + Lên giọng cuối câu người hỏi muốn nhận câu hỏi xác hay khơng? Ví dụ: You are a doctor, aren’t you? Yes I’m Ngữ điệu tiếng Anh câu cảm than: xuống giọng cuối câu Elsa, what a beautiful slime you have VOCABULARY New words age broken choice(n) the dishes the washing doctor robot feelings (n) guard height (n) home robot iron (v) laundry personal computer planet (n) price (n) put away (v) repair (v) robot space robot space station subject teaching robot water weight (n) worker robot Transcription /eidʤ/ /'broukən/ /tʃɔis /du: ðə diʃiz/ /du: ðə 'wɔʃiɳ/ /ˈdɒktər ˈrəʊbɒt/ /'fi:liɳ/ /ɡɑːd/ /hait/ /həʊm ˈrəʊbɒt/ /'aiən/ /ˈlɔːndri/ /ˈpɜːsənəl kəmˈpjuːtər/ /'plænit/ /prais/ /put ə'wei/ /ri'peə/ /ˈrəʊbɒt/ /speɪs ˈrəʊbɒt/ /speɪs ˈsteɪʃn/ /ˈsʌbdʒekt/ /ˈtiːtʃɪŋ ˈrəʊbɒt/ /ˈwɔːtə(r)/ /'weit/ /ˈwɜːrkər ˈrəʊbɒt/ Meaning độ tuổi bị hỏng, bị vỡ lựa chọn rửa bát đĩa giặt quần áo người máy khám bệnh cảm xúc, tình cảm bảo vệ chiều cao người máy gia đình là, ủi (quần áo) giặt máy tính cá nhân hành tinh giá, số tiền mua bán cất, dọn sửa chữa người máy người máy không gian trạm không gian môn học người máy dạy học nước Trọng lượng người máy công nhân SUPERLATIVE SHORT ADJECTIVE I Định nghĩa tính từ ngắn – Tính từ ngắn tính từ có âm tiết Ví dụ như: big(to) , small(nhỏ) , tall(cao) – Ngoài số tính từ có âm tiết tận "y" sử dụng dạng so sánh so sánh với tính từ ngắn Ví dụ như: happy(vui vẻ) , easy(dễ) II So sánh tính từ ngắn – So sánh dùng để so sánh từ đối tượng trở lên nhằm diễn tả người vật mang đặc điểm vượt trội hẳn so với tất đối tượng lại nhắc đến FORM: S + TOBE + THE + ADJ + EST – Tính từ ngắn dạng so sánh nhất: "the + tính từ + -est" Ví dụ: small(nhỏ) - the smallest(nhỏ nhất) tall(cao) - the tallest(cao nhất) – Tính từ so sánh đứng trước danh từ Ví dụ: a small house(một nhà nhỏ) - a smaller house(một nhà nhỏ hơn) - the smallest house(ngôi nhà nhỏ nhất) – Trong câu, sau tính từ so sánh có danh từ khơng Ví dụ: My house is the smallest.(Nhà nhỏ nhất.) This is the longest road.(Đây đường dài nhất.) – Chú ý thành lập dạng so sánh so sánh tính từ ngắn + Ta việc thêm "r" "st" với tính từ ngắn kết thúc "e" Ví dụ: large(rộng) - larger(rộng hơn) - the largest(rộng nhất) nice(đẹp) - nicer(đẹp hơn) - the nicest(đẹp nhất) + Ta bỏ "y" thêm "ier/iest" với tính từ kết thúc "y" Ví dụ: happy(vui vẻ) - happier(hạnh phúc hơn) - the happiest(hạnh phúc nhất) easy(dễ) - easier(dễ dàng hơn) + Ta gấp đôi phụ âm cuối trước thêm "er/est" với tính từ âm tiết kết thúc phụ âm + nguyên âm + phụ âm Ví dụ: big (to) - bigger (to hơn) - the biggest (to nhất) hot (nóng) - hotter (nóng hơn) - the hottest (nóng nhất) Eg: Autumn is cooler than summer (Mùa thu mát mùa hè.) This building is tall but that building is taller (This building is tall but that building is taller.) My house is the smallest (Nhà nhỏ nhất.) This is the longest road (Đây đường dài nhất.) SO SÁNH BẤT QUY TẮC Adjective (Tính từ) Comparative (So sánh hơn) good (tốt) bad (xấu) ill (tệ, ốm yếu) late (đến muộn, đến sau) many (chỉ danh từ đếm được) much (chỉ d.từ k đếm được) little (chỉ kích cỡ) little (chỉ số lượng) old (chỉ người, vật) old (chỉ cấp bậc gia đình) far (chỉ khoảng cách) far (chỉ mức độ) better worse worse later (muộn hơn) more Superlative (So sánh nhất) the best worst worst last (cuối most more littler less older elder most little least oldest eldest farther further farthest furthest CAN AND BE ABLE TO * Cách dùng chung: – Để việc E.g: You can see the sea from our bedroom window (Từ cửa sổ phòng ngủ em nhìn thấy biển) – Có khả làm việc E.g: Can you speak any foreign language? (Bạn có nói ngoại ngữ khơng?) – I’m afraid I can’t come to your party next Friday (Tôi e tới dự bữa tiệc anh vào thứ sáu tới.) Be able to” thay cho “can”, “can” thường gặp E.g: Are you able to speak any foreign languages? (Anh nói ngoại ngữ khơng?) * Cách dùng riêng: – “can” có hai thể: “can” (hiện tại) “could” (q khứ) =>Vì đơi phải sử dụng “be able to”: E.g: I can’t sleep recently=> SAI “recently”(gần đây) trạng từ thời gian hồn thành, mà “can” khơng có Sửa ĐÚNG: I haven’t been able to sleep recently (Gần bị ngủ) – Tom might not be able to come tomorrow (Ngày mai Tom khơng đến được) =>“can” khơng ngun mẫu – “ can” dùng để xin phép cho phép E.g: “Can I go out?” (Em ngồi khơng ạ?) =>xin phép “You can go.” (Em phép ngoài) =>cho phép BÀI TẬP VẬN DỤNG Điền vào chỗ trống Who is the ………THE TALLEST… (tall) person in your family? My mum is the ………BETTER…….… (good) cook in the world December is the……COLDEST……… (cold) month of the year in my country What’s the……………BIGEST…… (big) animal in the world? Ethan is the …………HAPPIEST.…… (happy) boy that I know Where are the …………NICEST………… (nice) beaches in your country? She bought the …………BIGGEST… … (big) cake in the shop That was the …………FUNNIEST……… (funny) thing to School days are supposed to be ………HAPPIEST….(happy) days of your life but I don’t agree 10 This is a really good school It’s one of ………BEST… (good) schools in the North West 11 But New York is the (large) ……LARGEST city of the United States 12 Summer is………HOTTEST season of the year (hot) 13 What’s ……LONGEST…… river in the world (long) 14 It was an awful day It was ……WORST…….day of my life (bad) 15 John is the …………BEST……… (good) gardener 16 Who is the (rich) RICHEST .woman on earth? 17 She is the (bad) WORST tennis player of the world 18 She runs ………THE FASTEST…… (fast) in my class 19 Her office is ………FARTHEST/ FURTHEST…… (far) of all ours 20 He did the test …………WORST……… (bad) Chọn đáp án Is Fansipan mountain in the world? A highest B the highest C Both A & B are correct Do you think that this test is we've ever taken? A the easiest B the easiest one C Both A & B are correct My bedroom is my brothers' bedrooms A tidier than B the tidiest C the most tidy The white dress is but A nicest – the most expensive B the nicest – the cheapest C nicest – cheapest What is the month of the year? A hottest B the hottest C hottest The dictionary is in the bookshop A the thickest B the thickest than C thickest This dress is than that one A more large B larger C the largest Do you think that it's holiday we've had? A the worst B bad C worse than What is lake in the world? A the deepest B the largest C Both A & B are correct 10 This is moment in my life A happier B the happiest C the most happy Fill in the correct form of the words in brackets (comparative or superlative) Jeremy is 10 years old Julie is years old Jeremy is (old) ………ODER THAN…… Julie The Alps are very high They are (high) ………THE HIGHEST…… mountains in Europe An ocean is (large) ………LARGER THAN……… a sea A Rolls Royce costs a lot of money A Twingo costs less money A Rolls Royce is (expensive) …………MORE EXPENSIVE… a Twingo John’s results were bad Fred’s results were very poor Fred’s results were (bad) …… WORSE THAN……………… John’s 6This exercise is not difficult It’s (easy) ………THE EASIEST…… I expected The weather is not good today – it’s raining I hope the weather will be (good) …… BETTER…… next week People are not friendly in big cities They are usually (friendly) ………MORE FRIENDLY…… in small towns In the government of a country, the President is (important) THE MOST IMPORTANT person 10 People say that Chinese is (difficult) ………THE MOST DIFFICULT… to learn than English 11 Everest is………THE HIGHEST……mountain in the world It is ………HIGHER.….than any other mountain (high) 12 Mr Smith is …………WORSR ………… (bad) today than yesterday 13 French is .MORE DIFFICULT than English, but Chinese is the .MOST DIFFICULT language (difficult) 14 "Airforce One" is the .MOST INTERESTING .film I have ever seen (interesting) 15 No, I don’t think so "Contact" is MORE INTERESTING .than "Airforce One" (interesting) 16 Hot dogs are BETTER than hamburgers (good) 17 Doris reads (many) .MORE .books than Peter, but Frank reads the ….MOST (many) 18 Table tennis is .EASIER than tennis, but badminton is the EASIEST (easy) Choose the best answer Peter is the student in my class a taller than b so tall as c the tallest d tallest The deep oceans contain some of the of all living creatures a strangest b strange c as strange as d stranger Jane is her brother a more intelligent than b intelligent as c so intelligent as d intelligent than What's the film you've ever seen? a good b best c better d the best Can Tho is from Saigon than Bien Hoa is a farther b further c far d farer Bao Yen sings than this singer a well b better c gooder d more good Of all the ball-point pens, which one you like ? a best b the best c most d the most The we start, the sooner we will be back a early b earliest c earlier d more early HCM city is than Hanoi a large b largest c more large d larger 10 She is the daughter in the family a older b more old c eldest d oldest 11 HCM city is than Nha Trang a more large b as large c not so large d larger 12 Your pencil is than mine a as sharp b not sharp c sharper d sharp 13 This car is than mine a less expensive b as expensive c more rich d not so expensive 14 The noise in Rome is worse than in Florence a much b far c A and B are wrong d A and B are correct Viết cụm từ ngoặc dạng vào chỗ trống dùng can (not) be (not) able to Maybe the Smiths……WILL BE ABLE… to build a new house next year If you try hard, you…………CAN…… to pass your examinations I………….CAN…… swim now Dennis ……………CAN……… play the trumpet after four months I……………CAN… speak to him on the phone one a week Alex………CAN’T …… his homework when his desk is in such a mess I know the town so I ……WILL BE ABLE TO … advise him where to go Despite the arrival of the storm, they…………WILL BE ABLE TO……… finish the football match 10 Maybe the Smiths………WILL BE ABLE TO… build a new house next year 11 If you try hard, you………CAN….… pass your examinations 12 Dennis………WILL BE ABLE TO……… play the trumpet after four months 13 Luke has passed his driving test, now he………… CAN………drive a car 14 I……WILL BE ABLE…… speak to him on the phone next month 15 They are so busy, they………CAN’T ……… text me 16 Lisa…………CAN………….clear her dress She can wear it again PRACTICE FOR UNIT 12 ROBOTS PART A: PHONETICS I Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest A now B down C show D cow A young B ground C cloud D couch A toy B join C voice D tortoise A could B count C town D found A slow B fower C know D bowl II Find the word that differs from the rest in position of the main stress A number B morning C greeting D repeat A brother B doctor C sixteen D sister A station B improve C mobile D robot A distance B unhappy C different D family PART B: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR Label the pictures with the words from the box robots dishes hedge …… planet …… robot show …… laundry …… laundry gardening space station …… robots …… planet …… hedge …… space station robot show gardening dishes II Complete the sentences with the words in part I She is cutting the hedge _ with a pair of garden shears To go outside the _ space station _, you must wear a spacesuit! Earth is the planet we live on My mother enjoys _ gardening and grows her own fruit and vegetables robots _ have replaced humans in doing many dangerous tasks I have to my laundry today I have no clean pants to wear I’ll cook if you the _ dishes Deal? - Deal You can see many types of robots at the international _ robot show _ III Use the correct form of the adjective/adverb in brackets Mary is (pretty) ………PRETTIER…… than her sister A new house is (expensive) ………MORE EXPENSIVE……… than an old one His job is (important) ……MORE IMPORTANT…………….than mine Of the four ties, I like the red one (well) ………BEST………… Nobody is (happy) …………HAPPIER……….than Miss Snow I think, John is (strong) …………THE STRONGEST………… Benches are (comfortable)……………MORE COMFORTABLE ……… than arm- chairs Bill is (good) …………BETTER……….than you thought Dick works (well) …………THE BEST………of the three workers 10 Is the book (interesting) …………MORE INTERESTING.than the one you read last week? IV Put the verbs in the bracket in the correct tense or form He (speak) …………SPEAKS……… English well She asks me (take) ………TO TAKE…… her to the zoo Nam (do) ………IS DOING.……… his homework at the moment If we plant more trees, the air (not be) ……………WILL NOT BE so polluted Mrs Hoa (watch) ……WATCHES…… television three times a day I (not often go) ………DON’T OFTEN GO……… to the restaurant with a client If I (see ) ………SEE… …… him I (give) ………WILL GIVE…………………… him a lift I (like) ……LIKE………… (see) …………TO SEE……… that film because I like it ………WILL…… You (be) ………BE…………free next Sunday? 10 She must (wear) ……………WEAR……………… uniform at school V Choose the best answer to complete the sentences I not agree _ the idea that robots will be useful to us in the future A with B in C on D by There were some amazing robots _ the international robot show A on B at C for D of _ robots replace teachers in the classroom within the next ten years? A Do B Could C Are D Will In five years, some robots will be able to speak with human _ A life B body C voice D way In the past, robots had a _ role, but they will play a very important role in the future A useful B minor C complicated D dangerous Will some robots be _ humans? A as intelligent as B more intelligent c more intelligent as D most intelligent than _ can help children improve their basic learning skills A Home robots B Doctor robots C Worker robots D Teaching robots _ robots take our jobs, what will humans all day? A When B Whether C If D Although It was so noisy that we _ hear ourselves speak A can B mustn’t C could D couldn’t 10 ‘Some experts say robots will be smarter than humans within two decades.’ ‘ _ A robot is just a machine, I think.’ A Not for me B I totally disagree C Never mind D I agree 11 Which robot can make coffee? A Space robot B Doctor robot C Worker robot D Home robot 12 Which robot can help sick people? A Space robot B Doctor robot C Worker robot D Home robot 13 Robots can _our houses when we are away A see B guard C look at D look 14 In the future, robots will more _ things for us A easy B harder C complicated D much difficult 15 My father always _ coffee at home instead of going to the coffee shop A B does C make D makes 16 They will be very useful because they will be able to _ everything for us A most B most of C almost D almost of 17 "Do you think robots can work longer than people _getting tired?" A but B with C without D of 18 Robots will be able to _the personal computer in the future A B replace C make D recognize 19 Nowadays robots can't talk to people or play sport, but in the future I think they _ A can B could C will D 20 Robots can't talk to people or recognise our voices, but scientists are working _the solution A at B on C in D with VI Find the mistake in each of the following sentences The Royal Palace is one of the largest palace in Europe PALACES A B C D Up to now, I have visited Da Lath third times THREE A B C D She don’t like writing the letter to her friends DOESN’T A B C D Trang An is one of the most beautifuler places in Quang Ninh BEAUTIFUL A B C D Did your uncle take you to watch the football match this week? WILL A B C D VII Give the correct form of the word given to complete the sentences I need the ……INFORMATION… to complete the report (INFORM) Many of us go to the library to satisfy a desire for ………KNOWLEDGE……… (KNOW) 3.None of them would like to live in a ………COMFORTABLE…… house with good facilities (COMFORT) It’s ……WASTEFUL…… to turn on the lights in the day (WASTE) If we cut down trees, animals will be in ………DANGER………… (DANGEROUS) PART C: SPEAKING Reorder the sentences to make a dialogues _What did you watch? _Really? What is it about? Hi, Mike How was your weekend? _Well, the film was very, very touching David longs to be a ‘real boy’ so that he can regain the love of his human mother _9 It sounds great I’ll watch A.I - Artificial Intelligence tonight _I just stayed at home and watched a really good science-fiction film _It’s about David, a robotic boy with the ability to feel love _A.I - Artificial Intelligence It was brilliant _A child robot? Sounds exciting PART D: READING I Complete the passage with the words from the box since used schoolwork more robots transmits health I have had my robot for years now, and it has helped me enormously with my (1) schoolwork I can’t go to school because I have a (2) _ health _ condition So I send my robot to school in my place The robot (3) transmits 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 16 Robots are also used in situations, for example, repairing nuclear plants, cleaning toxic waste A normal B easy C dangerous D fast 17 Disney channel is one of the most channels children A good – for B exciting – of C popular – to D popular – for 18 My father works late tomorrow, so he will the first part of the film on VTV A miss B lose C forget D cut 19 Tom is _ than David A handsome B more handsome C the more handsome D the most handsome 20 She is singer I’ve ever meet A the worse B bad C worst D badly 21 A robot can cook, tea or coffee, and clean the house A B build C make D bake 22 They will be able to build houses, and roads A sand B bricks C meals D bridges 23 Robot is a invention of human beings A old B young C modern D ancient 24 The robot has all the housework in his house A to B doing C did D 25 The robot can a big breakfast for our family A made B make C makes D making II Circle the best word Running is a more difficult task/thing for a robot to perform This robot is used/made of aluminum and steel and it wears a backpack full of batteries The new robot is ready to help sick/strong people That robot has been trained/given to simple cleaning tasks This special robot can go into burning building to search/carry for people It can help firefighters know what/where the people are The green robot has cameras that act/do as eyes With the help of robots, firefighters can treat/save people III Write the correct form of the word given I think robots will play an ………IMPORTANT… role in the future IMPORTANCE Robots won’t be able to things like playing football or …… DRIVING……a car DRIVE We help our grandma to the …… GARDENING… on Sunday afternoons GARDEN This exercise can improve your English …… PRONOUNCIATION……….PRONOUNCE Doctor robots can help ………SICK… people SICKNESS Do you want to join our …… DISCUSSION…….? DISCUSS They will be able to ……… DANGEROUS……….work for us DANGER It will make our life ……… EASIER……….and more comfortable EASY You should give your old clothes to charity instead of ……… THROWING…….them away THROW 10.I like this sport center because it has a modern…… SWIMMING……………pool SWIM IV Give the comparative and superlative forms of the following adjectives Adj Comparative Superlative Adj Comparative Superlative cheap cheaper the cheapest long longer the longest young younger the youngest noisy noisier the noisiest hard good harder the hardest better the best happy happier the happiest short shorter the shortest small 10 big smaller the smallest bigger the biggest V Fill in the correct form of the words in brackets (comparative or superlative) The weather today is (warm) ………WARMER…… than the weather yesterday This is (good) ………THE BEST………… film I’ve ever seen Holidays are (pleasant) …………MORE PLEASANT…….than working days Which is (high) ……………THE HIGHEST…………mountain in your country? Robert is (fat) …………THE FATTEST……in his family The Pacific is (large) ……………THE LARGEST…… ocean in the world The Great Wall is the (long) ……LONGEST…… structure in the world I have never met a (rich) ………RICHER…… woman than this one The winter is the (cold) …………THE COLDEST…… season in a year 10 The Amazon River is the (deep) …………THE DEEPEST……… river in the world VI Find the mistakes and correct: A robot can builds houses, apartments and offices BUILD A B C D Scientists are working on how to invent a intelligent robot AN A B C D The children can works in groups when they were at school WORK A B C D Children couldn’t stayed at home alone when they were years old STAY A B C D I don’t agree of you that a robot will be able to understand what people say WITH A B C D PART C: SPEAKING Look at the pictures below Name the robots based on their functions D B C A Picture A: Doctor robot Picture B: Space robot Picture C: Worker robot Picture D: Home robot PART D: READING I Read the text, and decide whether the statements are True or False Worker robots are becoming more popular in industries Nowadays they can more difficult jobs in many factories The use of robots helps factories increase the quality of their products because robots can 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 the same job The latest 20 kg robot can lift kg, but a kg human arm can lift 50 kg Factories are using more robots TRUE The use of robots helps make the quality of the products better TRUE Robots play an important role at homes, at schools, and in offices TRUE For the same job, a robot uses the same amount of energy as a worker does FALSE With the same weight, a robot lifts things heavier than a man can FALSE II Choose the letter A, B, C or D to complete the passage below Robots _ (6) an important role in our life They have changed people’s lives in many ways First of all, they _ (7) time and human labor Thanks to robots, we don’t have to spends days and months _ (8) repeated work For example, to produce French fries, we need human _ (9) potatoes, wash, then peel, cut them into pieces and finally fry them all If we have robots to the task, we will save a lot of time and produce more products Secondly, robots help to replace human in dangerous work Now we (10) human to 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 A play B plays C playing D to play A have B save C make D give A B to C doing D did A to buy B buy C buying D buys A won’t need B don’t need C didn’t need D not need PART E: WRITING Make sentence using the words and phrases given Underwater robots/ dive/ longer/ deeper/ than/ human => Underwater robots can dive longer and deeper than any human Robots/ become/ increasingly/ important/ investigate/ research/ hazardous/ dangerous/ environments => Robots have become increasingly important for investigating and researching hazardous and dangerous environments Military robots/ be/ some/ most/ high-tech/ important/ robots/ used/ today => Military robots are some of the most high-tech and important robots used today Robots/ be able to/ think/ like/ humans => Robots won't be able to think like humans Future/ robots/ be able to/ do/ more/ complicated/ things/ us => In the future, robots will be able to more complicated things for us Nowadays/ robots/ not/ talk/ people/ but/ future/ I/ think/ they/ will => Nowadays robots can't talk to people, but in the future I think they will More/ people/ lose/ jobs/ because/ robots/ replace/ => More people will lose their jobs because robots will replace them One/ advantages/ robots/ be/ they/ can/ work/ situations/ dangerous/ harmfull/ humans => One of the advantages of robots is that they can work in situations that are dangerous or harmful for humans Worker robots/ become/ more/ popular/ industries => Worker robots are becoming more popular in industries 10 Robodex/ be/ largest/ robot/ exhibition/ world => Robodex is the largest robot exhibition in the world II You want to design a new robot Write five things that your new robot can and five things that it cannot Example: My new robot can understand what I think It cannot play football with me ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Write a note about your new robot (about 40 words) using the cues below: – The name of your robot – What it can – What it cannot – Where it can work PRACTICE FOR UNIT 12 ROBOTS PART A: PHONETICS I Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest A poison B voice C coin D tortoise A slow B allow C powder D tower A couch B soup C ground D house A shout B south C country D plough A cow B show C crown D allow II Find the word which the stress pattern pronounced differently from others A gardening B zodiac C curious D opinion A marathon B recycle C recognize D national A station B water C reduce D lovely A supermarket B antarctica C environment D incredible A bottle B robots C rubbish D design PART B: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR I Look at the pictures and complete the things that a robot will be able to do, two or three words The first letter has been given a A robot can feed babies b A robot is able to gardening c A robot will be able to housework d A robot will be able to cook e A robot will be able to teach children f A robot will be able to build a house II Choose the best answer to complete the sentences My father is controlling a robot to cut the green in the garden while my mother is doing the dishes in the kitchen A paper B fence C coin D hedge You should have a good habit of the bed after you wake up every morning A doing B making C putting D sticking We are interested watching modern home robots in the exhibition A in B about C on D of ... the future More people/ lose/ jobs/ robots/ do/ many kinds/ jobs More people might lose jobs because robots will many kinds of jobs PRACTICE FOR UNIT 12 ROBOTS PART A: PHONETICS I Choose the... today => Military robots are some of the most high-tech and important robots used today Robots/ be able to/ think/ like/ humans => Robots won''t be able to think like humans Future/ robots/ be able... robots be _ humans? A as intelligent as B more intelligent c more intelligent as D most intelligent than _ can help children improve their basic learning skills A Home robots B Doctor robots