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VOCABULARY 2 GRAMMAR 2

1 Listen and repeat. Then listen and underline the missing words. TR: 8.5 Passive voice: Future TR: 8.7

Meet Sophia!
THE FUTURE : Robots will be programmed to do many of our dangerous jobs one day.
Most people won’t be required to work more than a few hours a week.
IS HERE

Sophia has many exciting features 1 Read and answer. Complete the sentences about robots in the

classroom. Check the ideas that you like.
Sophia has voice She has facial
recognition. She recognition, too. 1. Classroom robots (give) complex sensors. They will
can understand you When she sees your

when you speak! face, she knows hear us every time we talk in class.
who you are. 2. Our class robot (not / program) to understand voice
GRAMMAR TR: 77

commands in my language. When I need help, I will have to speak English.

She has 3. Our robot (teach) voice recognition. It will know my
mechanical legs voice. When I need the robot’s help, it will come to me.
and is learning
to walk. 4. Our class robot (not / make) with just two mechanical
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arms. It’ll have lots of arms.

5. The class robot (train) in facial recognition. It will
So, what does the future hold for Sophia? Maybe she will have sensors so that she
can smell, touch, and taste things. Maybe lasers will help her to know what is in front know when I am confused.
of her, so she won’t trip over things. Stay tuned because the future is exciting!
2 Play a game. Use the game board in the back of the book. Play with
1. sensors / voice recognition 3. facial recognition / lasers a partner. Take turns. Predict what classroom robots and home robots

2. mechanical / voice recognition 4. mechanical / lasers will be like.

2 Listen and stick. Work with a partner. Discuss. TR: 8.6 Robots will be trained to

give us candy in class.

Tell me about ASIMO. What can it do?
It has facial recognition. It can recognize the faces of 10 people.
Oh, I definitely want
a robot like that!

Heads= Tails=
1 space 2 spaces

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