Computers

the development of computers

abacus calculator huge computer

PC laptop robot

android/robot

What do you think robots can do?

dance

write

fight

play the musicalinstruments

play football

Listening (page 55)

1. Listen and number the robots.

Pictures

A B C D

2. Listen again and complete the chart below.

Robot 1 Robot 2 Robot3

Height

Appearance

Ability

Price

35 cm high 10 cm high

2 m tall

five arms to hold all the tools

like a real bird large

do all the work around the house

jump and sing

play the guitar and sing

only 5,000 yuan

500 yuan

Andy-The Android

Reading (Page 23)

1. Read and fill in the file for Andy.

Read the passage carefully and fill in the file for Andy.Name: Andy

Appearance:______________

Size: _________________

Character: ______________

______________

Ability: ________________

________________

Job:_________________

as big as a humanlook like a human

competitive, co-operative

move and think like a man

football player/striker

2. Read again and find out some

words or expressions from

the text to finish the following

exercises.

• _______ a kind or sort• _______ somebody who trains a person or team in sports• _______ to come into being; happen; appear• _______ as far as I am concerned• _______ to make a movement or sound to give information to others

Find out some words for each of the following meanings.

Find out some expressions for the blanks

typecoach

arisepersonally

signal

• ________________ his teacher, Tom managed to design a new program for his computer.

• The work is well done ____________.

With the help of

in a way

• Describe your robot in your group then choose the best one and report it to the class.

Discussion and Presentation

(group work)

• Write a short passage about your own android.