- •Look at the pictures and discuss the questions below in small groups,
- •Watch the video. Write the robots’ rankings next to their descriptions.
- •Discuss the questions in small groups
- •Read the text and answer the questions
- •The Robotic Arm
- •*Translate the following sentences using prompts from the right-hand column
- •Choose the correct option
- •Watch the video about the Atlas robot and describe what you saw the robot do
- •Transform the results of a survey by the British Science Association
Choose the correct option
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1a
The audience watched the robot overcoming obstacles.
The audience watched the robot was overcoming obstacles.
The audience watched how the robot overcoming obstacles.
1b
1c
2a
The public doesn’t want that robots to be too smart.
The public doesn’t want robots being too smart.
The public doesn’t want robots to be too smart.
2b
2c
3a
They are trying to make robots to walk like humans.
They are trying to make robots walk like humans.
They are trying robots to make walk like humans.
3b
3c
4a
We expect them not to look exactly like us.
We expect they not to look exactly like us.
We expect their not to look like us.
4b
4c
5a
Industrial robots allow that humans and robots to work together.
Industrial robots allow humans and robots to work together.
Industrial robots allow to work together for humans and robots.
5b
5c
6a
Would you like that a robot look after you when you are sick?
Would you like a robot look after you when you are sick?
Would you like a robot to look after you when you are sick?
6b
6c
7a
7b
7c
We prefer robots to do monotonous repetitive work.
We prefer robots do monotonous repetitive work.
We prefer that robots to do monotonous repetitive work.
8a
Industrial robots will force that workers will lose their skills.
Industrial robots will force workers to lose their skills.
Industrial robots will force workers lose their skills.
8b
8c
Watch the video about the Atlas robot and describe what you saw the robot do
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVlhMGQgDkY
We could see Atlas open the door.
We watched the robot walking over difficult terrain.
We observed a human push the robot.
Walk on snow-covered ground/ keep pace with the human/ lift heavy boxes/ put boxes in place/ remove the object out of its reach/ repeat its attempts/ fall down/ straighten itself
Transform the results of a survey by the British Science Association
using sentences with Complex Object
Will the use of robots lead to fewer jobs within ten years?
Yes – 60%
Is the development of AI a threat to humanity?
Yes – 36%
Should a robot be programmed with a personality?
No – 46%
W
hat
job will you NOT have a robot do?
53% – perform surgery
49% – drive public buses
62% – fly commercial aircraft
W
hat
job will you want a robot to do?
49% – to perform domestic tasks for the elderly or the disabled
48% – to fly unmanned search and rescue missions
45% – to fly unmanned military aircraft
70% to monitor crops
