Robots help people

Read the text and complete the table.

Reading

Before reading the text answer the following questions.

Pre-reading

Read and study the given Vocabulary

Text B.

Think about the examples of robots used in films and real life. Tell the class about them.

In pairs, design a robot to do a dangerous or boring job. Describe its structure and functions.

Writing and Speaking

Replace the underlined words with the words used in the text.

1. In factories robots save people from boring work.

2. In reality robots can’t have a character of a human being..

3. This type of robot was created by the scientists and engineers of our factory.

4. These devices help robots to see the environment.

5. They gave us directions how to use that machine.

4.3.10. Complete the sentences with the verb from the box. Sometimes you need a verb (Present, Past, Future Simple) and sometimes you need –ing form (working/going etc.)

  wait/waiting react/reacting design/designing move/moving work/working give/giving  

1. The group of scientists … a new type of robot once a year.

2. The designers are … in the laboratory at the present moment.

3. Look over there! That robot is … like human beings.

4. If there are any changes in the environment the device will … to them.

5. My colleagues were … for me when I arrived.

6. Our teacher … us instructions before each experiment.

4.3.11. Put the verb in brackets into the right form, the Infinitive or –ing form.

1. Have you finished … (conduct) this research?

2. I suggest … (do) the experiment in our well-equipped laboratory.

3. They don’t mind … (design) a new machine.

4. That robot stopped … (react) to any changes. It was broken.

5. Somebody forgot … (switch) off that machine.

6. The designers promise … (finish) this project in time.

For example

Structure(description)	Work to do
A mechanical arm	Pack boxes, load goods etc.

Which one is the most interesting or technologically advanced?

pose danger to sb.= create danger

создавать опасность

a printed circuit board

печатная схема

require great strength/efforts

требовать огромных усилий

deal with= be concerned with

иметь дело, заниматься чем-то

affect

воздействовать

install

устанавливать

assume

брать, допускать, выполнять

1. How are robots used in industry?

2. What operations could be done by robots in automobile industry?

3. What are robots used in electronics for?

4. What operations could be done by robots in dangerous and uncomfortable for human workers conditions?

Many of the robots in use today do jobs that require great strength or pose danger to people working in some environments. For example, robots are particularly useful in the automobile industry where parts of automobiles are about 100 kilos or more and it’s difficult to deal with them. Robots can easily move heavy components between workstations.

Spray painting is another task suited to robots because robots do need to breathe. They are not affected by toxic fumes.

The third in the list of useful jobs for robots is the assembly of electronic parts. Robots are perfect at installing chips in printed circuit boards and never put a chip in the wrong place. Earlier robots could not usually see and hear but newer types of robots are equipped with video cameras and other sensing devices. These robots are used in space projects, nuclear reactor stations and underwater works. Such jobs are especially difficult and dangerous for human workers that is why they are more and more assumed by robots.

Types of Jobs for Robots	Reason
Automobile industry
Spray Painting
Assembly of Electronic Parts
Space Projects, Nuclear Reactor Stations, Underwater works etc.

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