Technology

1. Technology Testcorrection

2. Guessing • a piece of equipment that measures the temperature of the air, of your body, etc. • machine used to blow dry one’s hair. • machine used to wash dishes. • pair of optical devices used to view distant objects, people or events; • piece of electrical kitchen equipment used for keeping food and drink cool or fresh. • machine used to regulate room temperature. thermometre hairdryer dishwasher binoculars fridge air-conditioner

3. Guessing • home appliance used to vacuum clean houses and buildings. • satellite-based navigation system used to tell us the way to another place. • gadget used to play, select and transfer music files. • winged vehicle used to transport people by air. • machine used to make copies of written documents or images. vacuumcleaner GPS iPod /mp3 / cellphone airplane copier

4. Guessing ATM • machine used to deposit, transfer or withdraw money from one’s account. • two-wheeled vehicle used to transport people by road. • four or six-wheeled vehicle used to carry a great number of people by road. bicycle / motorbike van / bus

5. True /False • 1. The idea of creating machines to do work previously done by people is quite recent. • “Even in ancient times man dreamed of making living statues ... 18th century.” (paragraph 2) • 2. The word robot was first used by a European dramatist in one of his plays. • “Karel Capek, a Czech, used the word "Robot" for the first time in his theatre play of 1923, to mean "necessary work“ (paragraph 3) false true

6. True / False • 3. The first robot dates back to the early 18th century. • “theatre play of 1923, to mean "necessary work". In this period Unimatappeared. This was the first robot with a moveable arm.” (paragraph 3) • 4. Robots have replaced human workers in mass production lines. • Robots today are used a lot in production line work. (paragraph 4) false true

7. True / False • 5. Robots can not be used to perform delicate or sensitive tasks. • “Thanks to sensors, the pressure with which they take objects in their "hands" can be regulated.” (Paragraph 4) • “In Japan, there's even been a robot pianist constructed. Its artificial fingers have the same sensitivity as ours.” (paragraph 5) false

8. Synonyms • resemble • refined • risky • disarm • put out • unexpected • servants • unemployment • look like • improved • dangerous • dismantle • extinguish • not predicted • employees • having no job

9. Questions • 1. Is the dream of creating a mechanical servant a very old one? Justify. • 2. When was the word robot first used? • 3. When was the first robot built? Yes, itis. Thatdreamexistedsinceancient times andbecame a mania in the 18th century. Theword robot wasfirstused in 1923. Thefirst robot wasbuilt more orlessatthesame time, i.e. 1923.

10. Questions • 4. What kind of tasks/jobs can today’s robots do? • 5. Which negative effect can the invention of robots have? • 6. Howdifferent are theyfromman? Today robots can play games, musical instruments, climbstairs, defusebombs, fightfires, etc. Unemployment can growbecause robots replaceworkers. Robots can’treact to unexpectedcircumstances.

11. since - for - yet – already – still – never - ever yet • Scientists have not created the perfect robot . • They are …………... working on it. • They have …………… made some progress. • They have been working on this project ……… 5 years. • They have been working on it ……….….. 2007. • They had ………. thought it would take so much time. still already for since never

12. Present Perfect, or Simple Past? • Have you ever seen a film about robots? • Whendid you seethe film ‘I, Robot’ ? • Japan startedproducing their first robot in 1983. • They havejustproducedanother version of, Asimo, the most human-like robot. • Robots have beenused in industries since the 1970s. • Sony presentedtheir last model in December.

13. Modal verbs can • 1. Machines _____________ work faster than men. (ability) • 2. Robots _____________ obey humans’ orders. (obligation) • 3. Robots ____________ attack human beings in any case. (prohibition) • 4. You look tired! You ___________ work so hard! (advice) • 5. When I was younger, I _____________ watch movies for hours. (past ability) must mustn’t Shouldn’t could

14. Modal verbs • Youmustn’t use a cellphonehere. • Youmustn’tsmokeinthisplace. • Youmustn’t take photos. • Youmustn’t drink water

15. Modal verbs • You can find a restauranthere. • You can cross theroadhere. • You can findtheinformationdeskontheright. • You can find a toilet. • You can smoke in thisarea. • You can find a fireextinguisherhere.

16. Modal verbs • You must / shouldbecareful. • You must slow down

17. Writing a biography • Mark Zuckerberis best known for being the co-founder and president of Facebook and the world's youngest billionaire, but he started as a computer programmer and inventor and became a successful businessperson. • His full name is Mark Elliot "Zuck" Zuckerbergand he was bornon May 14, 1984, in White Plains, New York, USA.

18. Biography • From1998 to 2000 he attended Ardsley High School, where he began teaching himself how to write software and created some computer programs. • Between 2000 and 2002 he attended Phillips Exeter Academy and continued to develop new computer programs. • In this period Microsoft and AOL tried to recruit Zuckerberg.

19. In 2003, he started attending Harvard University, and hecreated the technical platform for what became Facebook. But, to work full time on it, Zuckerberg dropped out of school in the following year. • Two years after its creation, Facebookalready had more than 5.5 million users and five years later the number reached 500 million users. • In that same year, Zuckerberg donated $100 million to the Newark Public School System. • Meanwhile, Facebookhas kept growing until today.

20. Listeningcomprehensiontest • A long time ago, robots belonged to science fiction. Children loved looking at movies with robots. Today, robots are real, and they are helping us. In the future, we will all have robots. They will vacuum the floor, wash the dishes, perhaps even drive our cars. I even think one day we’ll have robot friends. In Japan today, robot engineers are making robots to help old people and to keep them company. It’s still early days. I’d say we are another 20 to 30 years away from robots being everywhere in our lives. What will happen to us when the world is full of robots? There’ll be no jobs. McDonalds will be full of smiling robots. Maybe one day we won’t be able to tell robots and humans apart. Maybe they’ll take over the world.

21. It’s hard to believe that no one had computers a few years ago. I wonder how people lived. There must have been a lot of paperwork. I can’t imagine writing everything by hand. I also wonder how everything worked without computers. We need computers today for everything. Hospitals, airports, the police… nothing can work without computers. I’m sure I’d be ten times busier than now if I didn’t have a computer. Imagine having to find a piece of paper and an envelope and then walking down the street to mail a letter! I love my computer. It makes everything in my life so convenient. Sure, it freezes and crashes sometimes. Sure I lose some data. But that’s not often. Most of the time my computer is like my best friend.