1. Unit Robots
Reading I

2. Robots

6. What is a robot?
A robot is a machine designed to do jobs that are usually done by humans. 6

7. Lead-in
1.What can robots do for us?
2.Would you like to have a robot? Why?

8. 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.
In order to have more spare time.
Because it caught a virus.
He returned the robot to the robot shop.

9. Read Paragraphs 1- 2 and answer the questions
Careful reading:
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

10. Read Paragraphs 3 – 5 and fill in the form
In the morning
What did the robot do?
What did Mr Jiang do?
__________ breakfast
_________ his shirts
________ a lunch box
stayed _____ bed for___________ hour every day
made in
ironed
an extra
made

11. During the day What 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
clean do
wash
sweep
make
air
go shopping

12. 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
relaxed
watched
delicious
be ready for
washed

13. 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.

15. When Mr. Jiang got home, he would find his flat in a mess.
was on the bed
food:
books:
mirrors:
coins:
were in the rice cooker
were broken
were spread all over the floor

16. Daniel is thinking of the good and bad points of
having a robot. Help him complete the lists below.
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.
spare
stay in bed
laundry
iron
wash the dishes
flat

17. Bad points a virus washing machine dustbin knock mess robot shop
1.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
dustbin
knock
mess
robot shop

18. 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 time
a robot
do any housework
stay in bed
caught a virus
many problems
in a mess
return the robot

19. What is your ideal robot?
Name:
Appearance:
Ability: do the housework / tell funny jokes / teach you Chinese , English and other subjects/ play football