Unit 2 Robots

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A robot is a machine designed to do jobs that are usually done by humans.

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Lead-in

1.What can robots do for us?

2.Would you like to have a robot? Why?

Listen and answer the questions 1.Who is the first person in Sunshine Town to

own a robot? 2.Why did he buy a robot? 3.Why did the robot cause a lot of problems?

4.How did he deal with the robot in the end?

Mr. Jiang is.

Because it caught a virus.

He returned the robot to the robot shop.

In order to have more spare time.

Read Paragraphs 1- 2 and answer the questions

1. What does Mr. Jiang do?

2. Where did he buy the robot?

He is a salesman.

From a robot shop

Careful reading:

Read Paragraphs 3 – 5 and fill in the form

What did the robot do?

What did Mr Jiang do?

__________ breakfast

_________ his shirts

________ a lunch box

stayed _____ bed for___________ hour every day

In the morning

madeironed

made

inan extra

During the dayWhat would the robot do? What did

Mr Jiang do?

He would _________ his flat.

______ the laundry,

_________ the dishes,

__________ the floor, ______ the bed, ______ the rooms,

_________________ at the supermarket

worked

cleando

wash

sweep makeair

go shopping

In the evening

What did the robot do? What did Mr Jiang do?

A __________ dinner would _____________ him on the table,

________ the dishes

He _______ and _______ his favourite TV programmes

delicious be ready for

washed

relaxed

watched

Read Paragraphs 6 - 7 and choose the wrong things that the robot did.

1. It cooked breakfast at the right time.

2. It woke up Mr Jiang at the wrong time.

3. It threw Mr Jiang’s breakfast into the dustbin.

4. It threw Mr Jiang’s clean shirts into the dustbin.

5. It moved around the house and knocked things over.

6. It went out and often lost his way home.

7. It made a mess in Mr Jiang’s flat.

When Mr. Jiang got home, he would find his flat in a mess.

food:

books:

mirrors:

coins:

was on the bed

were in the rice cooker

were broken

were spread all over the floor

Good points

1. I will have a lot more time.

2. I can for a bit longer in the morning.

3. It can help Mum do the when there are dirty clothes.

4. It can my shirts after they are washed.

5. It can after dinner.

6. My will be as good as new.

Daniel is thinking of the good and bad points ofhaving a robot. Help him complete the lists below.

sparestay in bed

laundry

ironwash the dishesflat

Bad points1.If the robot catches , it will cause a lot of

problems.

2.It might put my breakfast in the .

3.It might even throw my shirts into

the along with the rubbish.

4.It might some things over.

5.It might make a in my flat.

6.I might have to send it back to the .

a virus

washing machine

dustbinknock

messrobot shop

Fill in the blanks: Mr. Jiang is and for his hobbies. So he bought to help him. It brought many changes. Mr. Jiang needn’t . he could for longer. Mr. Jiang was very happy with the robot. But later, things changed. The robot and caused . Mr. Jiang’s flat was Mr. Jiang was very unhappy. In the end , he decided to to the robot shop.

very busy has no timea robot

do any housework stay in bed

many problemscaught a virus

in a mess

return the robot

What is your ideal robot?

Name:

Appearance:

Ability: do the housework / tell funny jokes / teach you Chinese , English and other subjects/ play football