extension

3 Discussion
Suggested 4–5 Your actual
1 3:14 Reading teaching time: minutes teaching time:
Suggested 10–15 Your actual
teaching time: minutes teaching time: • Write the following sentences on the board:
I want the because it .
• Ask students Do you like housework? Have students raise
I don’t want the because .
their hands in response. Tally the number of yes and no
responses. • Have students complete the sentences and then meet in
groups to talk about their preferences.
• Focus attention on the title. Point out that the title Don’t
like household chores? is asking the reader to confirm that • Encourage students to use like, need, and want in their
he or she doesn’t like to do housework. discussions.
• Introduce the word robot. Point to each of the photos and • Survey the class. Ask Who wants the iRobot Roomba?
say This is a robot. Introduce the words vacuum and floor. Count the students who raise their hands. Ask Why
Point to picture 2 on page 56 and say The woman vacuums do you want the iRobot Roomba? Then ask about the
the house. Point to the picture of the Scooba on page 58. other robots.
Point to the floor and say This is a floor. Option: GRAMMAR BOOSTER (+20 minutes)
• Pre-reading: To practice scanning, have students read
quickly and underline the names of the robots and the
activities each robot can do. Call on various students to Top Notch Pop Song Video and Karaoke Video
read the sentences from the text that describe what each
robot does.
• Have students read the article silently.
• Check comprehension. Ask the following questions:
Does the iRobot Roomba vacuum the floors? (Yes, it does.)
What does the iRobot Scooba do? (It washes the floor.)
Does ASIMO clean the house? (No, it doesn’t.) Does it take
out the garbage? (No, it doesn’t.)
What does ASIMO do? (It walks and carries things.)
Option: (+10 minutes) To extend the activity, have students
listen to the audio as they read. Pause after each sentence
in the second paragraph and have students repeat,
imitating the pronunciation and intonation. Make sure
students pay attention to groups of words (collocations)
that go together.

Learning Strategies

2 Reading comprehension
Suggested 4–5 Your actual
teaching time: minutes teaching time:

• Review answers by having students take turns reading

the statements.
Option: (+2 minutes) For further review, say false sentences
about the robots. Have students correct them. For example:
The Scooba walks and carries things. (The Scooba washes
the floor.)
ASIMO cleans the house. (ASIMO walks and carries things.)
The Roomba does the laundry. (The Roomba cleans the
house. OR The Roomba vacuums the floor.)

Extra Reading Comprehension Exercises

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