教材试题 Unit 2 Listening (Workbook)

Unit 2 Robots(Workbook)LISTENING1 Before you listen, look at the pictures of the robots. What do you think each one does?2 Now listen to the interview and number the pictures in the order that you hear about them. 3 Now listen to the interview again and fill in as much of the table as you can. Share your answers with a partner. Listen once or twice more to check your answers. Robot What is the robot?What can the robot do?12344 The robots that Emma talks about sound very exciting, but can you think of any negative aspects of each robot? In pairs, discuss what these might be? Use your imaginations. Robot 1 _Robot 2 _Robot 3 _Robot 4 _LISTENING TEXTTHE WORLD OF ROBOTSListen to radio presenter, Alan Dobson (AD), talking to science news reporter, Emma Woods (EW), about robots in todays world. AD：Now its time for our weekly chat with science news reporter, Emma Woods. Hi Emma. EW：Hi Alan. AD：So, what do you have for us today, Emma?EW：Well, Alan, I thought wed have a quick look at the world of robots. Often when you talk about robots, people think of science fiction stories；they dont think of robots as part of todays world. AD：Yes, Id agree with that. EW：Well, we actually already use robots in many industrial situations out now theyre also being developed for use around the house. Let me tell you about a couple. Theres now a very clever vacuum cleaner that can move from room to room cleaning your house by itself. You can program it so that it cleans when youre away and you can control what its doing from your computer at the office. AD：I wonder whether it does a good job, but I want one anyway!EW：Well, Alan, youd probably also want a PaPeRo. AD：A what?EW：A PaPeRo its an egg-shaped personal robot that you can talk to AD：Youre kidding. You mean it can understand you?EW：Thats right. Ive read that it understands 650 phrases and speaks more than 3,000. And it can recognise different people. AD：Thats amazing! So, what can it do?EW：Well, it can check your email and change the TV channel. It can help children do research on the Internet for their homework, talk to them about their day at school, play games, and even dance with them. AD：Unbelievable! Now, lets move on to other types of robots. You also found out about a tiny robot helicopter, didnt you?EW：Thats right. Alan. This wonderful little robot weighs less than 9 grams and has a camera that works as an eye. The creators believe that in the near future itll be used to fly into dangerous areas. For example, it could fly into a house thats been destroyed by an earthquake and check if anyones inside. AD：So it could save a lot of peoples lives. EW：Yes, and, recently, a walking chairs been developed that the makers believe will help people who cant walk to go up and down stairs. AD：Well, Emma, thanks so much for telling us a little bit about the exciting world of robots. Now whatre you going to talk about next week?Answer key for Exercise 2：3 2 4 1Answer key for Exercise 3：Robot What is the robot?What can the robot do? l Vacuum cleaner It can move from room to room cleaning your house. You can program it so that it cleans when youre away and you can control what its doing from your computer at the office. 2Personal robot called “PaPeRo”It understands 650 phrases, speaks more than 3,000. It can recognise different people. It can check your email and change the TV channel. It can help children do research on the Internet for their homework, talk to them about their day at school, play games, and even dance with them. 3 Tiny helicopter It will be used to fly into dangerous areas. For example, it could fly into a house thats been destroyed by an earthquake and check if anyones inside. 4 Walking chair It helps people who cant walk to go up and down stairs. Suggested answer key for Exercise 4：Robot 1 could get stuck somewhere in the house, might fall down stairs and then not be able to clean；couldnt empty itself of the dirt collected；might miss parts of a room. Robot 2 couldnt replace a human friend；unable to understand feelings；couldnt look after the child in a dangerous situation. Robot 3 could be easily damaged；sometimes would not be able to tell whether