Worksheet- Do you think you will have your own robot?

Activity 1：
Read the article and answer the question below. Listen to the audio first.

What does this article mainly talk about?

A. the usefulness of robots in real life

B. different shapes of robots
C. introduction of current robots and discussion on future robots
D. the production procedure of robots

Read the article by yourself and match the questions with the right paragraph.

Para. 1 What can robots do today?

Para. 2 What are robots like in movies?
Para. 3 What will robots be like in the future?
Para. 4 Will robots think like humans in the future?

Activity 2:
Read paragraph 1 & 2 again, then complete the outline below.

Activity 3:
Read paragraph 3 & 4 again, then work in groups to list an outline below.

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Activity 4:
Fill in the blacks with words from the article.

Some robots are very human-like. They can walk and ______ like people. Some
scientists think that in the future they will _______ robots more like humans.

This may not _______ in the near future, but at some point, robots will even be able
to ________ like people.

However, some scientists ________. James White believes that robots will not be able
to do the _______ things as we can. For example, he thinks that robots will ________
be able to wake up and know where they are. Which side do you ________ with?

Activity 5:
Review the article and try to retell the article using the following sentences:

 The article mainly talks about...

 In the first two paragraphs, the author provides some information about...
For example, robots are now used to...
 Besides, robots are able to...
However, some scientists believe that...
 Finally, the author mentions that robots can have different ...
For example, in India ...

Activity 6:
What will robots be like in the future?
What do you think these robots will be able to do? Write your ideas and discuss
them with your partner.

There is a sample for you…

I think some future robots might look like _____________. They will
__________________________________________________________________.

E.g. I think some future robots might look like fish. They will help people to explore
the sea world.