UNIT 12 – GRADE 6: ROBOTS

I. Choose the words whose underlined part is pronounced differently from

others.
1. A. robot B. role C. coffee D. comb
2. A. minor B. simple C. recognise D. climb
3. A. planet B. station C. space D. face
4. A. dressed B. stepped C. talked D. played
5. A. shout B. could C. house D. down
6. A. natural B. solar C. planet D. fact
7. A. window B. show C. grow D. allow
8. A. think B. bath C. clothes D. through
9. A. pollute B. reduce C. reuse D. future
10. A. laundry B. draw C. water D. laugh
11. A. cleaned B. caused C. decided D. studied
12. A. chemist B. cheap C. chair D. child
13. A. fashion B. nature C. planet D. sand
14. A. boxes B. watches C. glasses D. loves
15. A. celebrate B. comic C. city D. exciting

II. Choose the word whose main stressed syllable is placed differently from the
others.
1. A. houseboat B. motorhome C. apartment D. cottage
2. A. special B. modern C. wireless D. machine
3. A. appliance B. dishwasher C. countryside D. factory
4. A. robot B. locate C. iron D. cable
5. A. control B. giant C. solar D. software
6. A. computer B. helicopter C. future D. century
7. A. replace B. supply C. provide D. sorrow
8. A. city B. police C. village D. castle
9. A. surround B. mountain C. ocean D. countryside
10. A. apartment B. balcony C. appliance D. invention
11. A. future B. locate C. solar D. wireless
12. A. surround B. cottage C. robot D. planet
13. A. motorhome B. skyscraper C. appliance D. probably
14. A. temperature B. supermarket C. comfortable D. automatic
15. A. holiday B. camera C. internet D. location

III. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in the box.
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1. Home Robots ___________ all our housework, such as cleaning, washing the dishes,
etc.
2. Security Robots can patrol streets or ___________ your home.
3. ASIMO can ___________ the faces and voices of multiple people speaking.
4. Nao Robot ___________ Japanese, English, and Chinese and can answer your questions
about banking.
5. Worker robots are good at ___________ heavy things.
6. The Bosch robot could ___________ either a latte, a cappuccino or a coffee.
7. Will future robots be able to ___________ human emotions?
8. Bill Shane now ___________ his grass with a robotic lawnmower.
IV. Complete each blank with a correct word.
1. In the future, robots will help us ___________ the laundry.
2. My robot will help me do the ___________. It will grow and take care of the plants in our
small garden.
3. Will robots be ___________ to understand what we say?
4. Robots in the past ___________ talk, but now they can.
5. Space robots can build space ___________ on the Moon and other planets.
6. Home robots can do all the ___________, such as cooking, cleaning, washing the
dishes.
7. In ten years, robots will wake you up in the morning and ___________ your bed.
8. Doctor robots can help ___________ people in a hospital.
V. Complete the sentences with correct form of adjectives.
1. She can’t stay (long) ______________ than 30 minutes.
2. Well, the place looks (clean) ______________ now.
3. The red shirt is better but it’s (expensive) ______________ thanthe white one.
4. Being a firefighter is (dangerous) ______________ than being a builder.
5. The weather this summer is even (hot) ______________ than last summer.
6. Your accent is (bad) ______________ than mine.
7. Hot dogs are (good) ______________ than hamburgers.
8. French is considered to be (difficult) ______________ than English.
9. I think scuba diving is (fascinating) ______________ than climbing.
10. He thinks this test was (difficult) ______________ than the last one.
VI. Give the correct form of the word given to complete the sentences.
1. Robots can help people solve_______ (COMPLICATE) problems such as discovering
the universe or reducing pollution.
2. Robots can do something_______ (USE) like looking after children in the future.
3. Robots will be_______ (ABILITY) to help people in many fields such as curing some
diseases or teaching languages. They are very useful for people in the future.
4. It's difficult for him to _______ (RECOGNITION) these flying robots because they
are very small.
5. _______(FINAL) , he decided to buy a domestic robot to help him tidy up his room.

VII. Find the mistake in the four underlined parts A, B, C or D of each

sentence.
1. If you don’t study your mathematics, you can’t be able to do the exercises.
2. My niece can read by the time she was four years old.
3. Most ants could lift objects that are ten times heavier than their own bodies.
4. Tom won’t be able to working in the shed because he is ill.
5. Bob was in an accident, but he won’t be able to remember how he had hurt himself.
6. That’s my sister over there. She stands next to the window.
7. Tom can’t listen to music because his CD player was broken.
8. We couldn’t hear the teacher because the students was very noisy.
9. Robots can work everywhere on the world, including on the seabed or in a volcano.
10. Teaching robots can explain the lessons again or help students on their homework.
11. A robot can builds houses, apartments and offices.
12. Scientists are working on how to invent a intelligent robot.
13. The children can work in groups when they were at school yesterday.
14. Children couldn’t stayed at home alone when they were 5 years old.
15. I don’t agree of you that a robot will be able to understand what people say.
VIII. Make questions for the underlined parts.
1. Sofia is a humanoid-like robot.
2. Sofia robot was activated on February 14, 2016.
3. Space robots are mainly used on the International Space Station.
4. Zenbo robot can take photos, capture video, make calls, tell stories and play
music.
5. A cockroach-inspired robot took two years to build.
6. Nao robot speaks Japanese, English, and Chinese.
7. Athena robot was created by PhD student Alexander Herzog and Jeannette Bohg.
8. Kuratas robot is 3.8 metres tall.
IX. Read and answer the questions.
Would you like a robot in your house? It is now generally accepted that in the future
robots will take over many of our tasks, especially jobs of a repetitive nature. But it is
doubtful if robots will ever be able to do many of the more creative types of work - or
indeed if people would want them to. At the home robots would probably be used to do
the cleaning, table laying, scrubbing and washing up, but it is considered unlike so far
that they will be used to do cooking - at least not in the near future. Robots in the home
might not be creative enough to do the cooking, plan the meals, and so on. They would
be used as slaves, thereby freeing people to do more of the things they wanted.
1. What kinds of jobs would a robot take over?
.................................................................................................................
2. What are the types of creative jobs?.............................................................
3. Can robots do creative work? Why? (Why not?)
.................................................................................................................
4. What would people use robots for?...............................................................
5. Would you like a robot in your house? Why? (Why not?)
..........................................................................................................................

X. Complete the passage with the words from the box.

freely used schoolwork more robots transmits health since
I have had my robot for 3 years now, and it has helped me enormously with my
(1)________. I can’t go to school because I have a (2)________ condition. So I send my
robot to school in my place. The robot (3)________ information to me in real time and I
can ask it to perform a number of functions. It asks and responds to questions from
teachers, can move (4)________ around the school, and it even interacts with my
classmates. I am really happy with it and my grades have improved dramatically
(5)________ I have had it.
Although it was pretty difficult to get (6)________ to using the robot at first, I realise I
am really lucky to have him. I was reading in the paper the other day that a lot of kids
want (7)________ to learn or play with, or help them with their chores. I suppose a lot
(8)________ people will have robots in the future as this type of technology continues to
develop at a frightening pace.

XI. Choose the correct answers to complete the passage.

Passage 1: Many people (1) ______. attending the international robot show in Ho Chi
Minh City today. Young people are very interested (2) ______ home robots. These robots
can cook, (3) ______coffee and tea, make bed, do the washing up clean the floors and
toilets and do the gardening.
The children like teaching robots. These robots can help students (4) ______
Teaching robots (5) ______.teach students mathematics, music and other subjects. They
can help children speak, write, read and listen English (6) ______ Adults like worker
robots (7)______they can build houses, big buildings and bridges and they can build cars,
doctor robots can help to find oụt the diseases for sick people and space robots can build
space stations (8) ______ the Moon.
1. A. will be B. is C. are
2. A. at B. in C. for
3. A. makes B. make C. making
4. A. study B. studies C. studying
5. A. will B. can C. could
6. A. good B. well C. quick
7. A. that B. so C. because
8. A. in B. on C. at

Passage 2: When robots are widely used in the home, the will probably used to do the
leaning, table-laying, scrubbing and washing-up, but it is considered unlikely that they
will be used to do the cooking, at least, not in the near future.
In factories, mobile robots are already (1)………..to carry out a large number (2)
………..the distribution an assembly tasks while (3) ………..beings carry outresearch and
produce (4) ………..for new products. Among the numerous(5) ……….. on the farm,
robots will drive (6) ……….., keeping their eyes on the ground (7) ………..front to guild
the tractor along (8) ………..straight line.
The majority of the (9) ……..used at present do not look (10) human being at all because
their role is chiefly functional.
1. a. eaten b. used c.taken d. urged
2. a. of b. for c. at d. on
3. a. human b. animal c. existing d. artificial
4. a. customers b. designs c. sales d. markets
5. a. animals b. crops c. orders d. jobs
6. a. men b. tractors c. for d. in
7. a. the b. this c. a d. that
8. a. gadgets b. tools c. robots d. products
9. a. like b. towards c. for d. as

XII. Rewrite the sentences keeping the same meaning.

1. Her old house is bigger than her new one.
Her new house ______________________________________________________.
2. The black dress is more expensive than the white one.
The white dress______________________________________________________.
3. According to me, English is easier than Maths.
According to me, Maths _____________________________________________.
4. No one in my group is more intelligent than Mary.
Mary_________________________________________________________________.
5. No river in the world is longer than the Nile.
The Nile_____________________________________________________________.
6. Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the world.
No mountain_________________________________________________________.
7. The English test was difficult. I had thought it would be easier.
The English test_____________________________________________________.
8. The country is quieter than the city.=> It is noisier .
9. My office is nearer than hers. => Her office is .
10. My old sofa is less comfortable than my new one.
My new sofa is...............................................................................................
11. My homework isn’t as bad as yours.Your homework is…………………………………….
…
12.She has a long black hair. Her
hair ..............................................................................
13. Ho Chi Minh city is more modern than Hoi An.  Hoi An
…………………………………………
14- There is a zoo in my village => My village
……………………………………………
15- My father’s favorite sport is tennis => My father
likes………………………………………………
16- My brother is a fast runner. => My mother runs………………………………….
17- Hoa doesn’t like reading comic very much . => Hoa isn’t………………………………
18- Ba plays football very well. => Ba is ……………………………………
19. We do a lot of outdoor activities in summer => We take part
in………………………………
20. He is driving to Ha Noi ---> He is traveling………………………………..
21. No cities in Viet Nam are more historic than Hue. => Hue
is………………………………………….
22. He plays tennis well . => He is
good………………………………………………………..
23. I like pink. => Pink
is………………………………………………………………
 24. He enjoys doing karate. => He
is…………………………………………………………..
25. Lan is not as good as Tuan => Tuan
is………………………………………………………….

XIII. Reading the passage and choose the corect answers:

A robot is a machine. But it is not just any machine. It is a special kind of
machine. It is a machine that moves. It follows instructions. The instructions come from
a computer. Because it is a machine, it does not make mistakes. And it does not get
tired. And it never complains. Unless you tell it to!
Robots are all around us. Some robots are used to make things. For example,
robots can help make cars. Some robots are used to explore dangerous places. For
example, robots can help explore volcanoes. Some robots are used to clean things.
These robots can help vacuum your house. Some robots can even recognize words.
They can be used to help answer telephone calls. Some robots look like humans. But
most robots do not. Most robots just look like machines.
Long ago, people imagined robots. Over 2,000 years ago, a famous poet imagined
robots. The poet’s name was Homer. His robots were made of gold. They cleaned things
and they made things. But they were not real. They were imaginary. Nobody was able to
make a real robot. The first real robot was made in 1961. It was called Unimate. It was
used to help make cars. It looked like a giant arm.
In the future, we will have even more robots. They will do things that we can’t do.
Or they will do things that we don’t want to do. Or they will do things that are too
dangerous for us. Robots will help us fight fires. They will help us fight wars. They will
help us fight sickness. They will help us discover things. They will help make life better.
1) According to the author, robots may be used to
I. make cars II. explore volcanoes III. answer telephone calls
A. I only B. I and II only C. II and III only D. I, II, and III
2) What is the main purpose of paragraph 2?
A. to show how easy it is to make a robot B. to tell what a robot is
C. to describe the things a robot can do D. to explain the difference between a
robot and a machine
3) According to the passage, when was the first real robot made?
A. 1961 B. 1900 C. 2003 D. 2000 years ago
4) Using the information in the passage as a guide, which of these gives the best use of
a robot?
A. to help make a sandwich B. to help tie shoes C. to help read a book D. to
help explore Mars
5) Which of these statements correctly summarizes how the author of this passage feels
about robots?
A. Robots are old. B. Robots are confusing. C. Robots are helpful. D.
Robots are dangerous.

XIV. Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D).

1. Robots will be very useful for our lives but they use __________ energy.
A. Very B. Too much C. A little D. Some
2. My father always __________ coffee at home instead of going to the coffee shop.
A. Do B. Does C. Make D. Makes
3. Robots will be able to __________ the personal computer in the future.
A. Do B. Replace C. Recognize D. Make
4. Nowadays robots can’t talk to people or play sports, but in the future I think they
__________.
A. Can B. Could C. Will D. Do
5. Will robots be able _______ our voices? A. To recognize B. Recognizing C.
recognized D. Recognizes
6. Robots can’t talk to people or recognize our voices, but scientists are working
__________ the solution.
A. At B. On C. In D. With
7. Many people think sending money on robots is a complete __________ of time and
money.
A. Cut B. Number C. Waste D. Amount
8. __________ you walk when you were two? A. Can B. Could C. Will D. Do
9. These robots can do many things for the __________ such as cleaning streets of
watching plants.
A. Common B. Best C. Human D. Public
10. Home robots can do things __________ repairing things around the house or looking
after the garden.
A. Such B. Like C. With D. Of
11. __________ do you think about the new kinds of robots? A. What B. How C. When
D. Why
12. Our future robots will be able to to help us __________ the gardening. A. Do B. Make
C. Try D. Plant
13. Robots can __________ our houses when we are away. A. See B. Guard C. Look at
D. Look
14. In the future, robots will be able to do more __________ things for us.
A. Harder B. Easy C. Complicated D. Much difficult
15. Do you think robots can work longer than people __________ getting tired?
A. But B. Of C. With D. Without
16. They will be very useful because they will be able to do __________ everything for us.
A. Most B. Most of C. Almost D. Almost of
17. I don’t agree __________ you that robots will be able to write letter to an English
friend.
A. Of B. About C. To D. With
18. We must be careful because some people may use robots __________.
A. Do good things B. Do bad thing C. To do good things D. To do bad things
19. - “Robots are helping us a lot in industry, education, and in our house”. -
“__________”
A. I agree with you B. I hope not C. What about you? D. Do you
agree with that?
20. - “We waste a lot of money and time researching and making robots”. - “__________”
A. I think not. B. I agree with. C. I don’t think so. D. I don’t hope so.

XV. Write questions using Could.

1. Read / four? Could you read when you were four?
2. Walk / one? ________________________________________________________?
3. Ride a bike / ten? ________________________________________________________?
4. Speak English / twelve? ________________________________________________________?
5. Count to ten / three?________________________________________________________?
6. Write your name / two? ________________________________________________________?

XVI. Use the phrases given to answer the questions “What could or couldn’t
children do when they were 5 years old?”
1. Stay at home alone. Children couldn’t stay at home alone.
2. Eat by themselves. ________________________________________________________
3. Write a letter. ________________________________________________________
4. Go to school alone. ________________________________________________________
5. Sing songs. ________________________________________________________
6. Recognize strange people. ________________________________________________________
XVII . Use the words given and will / won’t be able to to make future abilities.
1. Teaching robots / check your health.
Teaching robots won’t be able to check your health.
2. Computers / do the laundry.
________________________________________________________
3. Smart phones / recognize a voice.
________________________________________________________
4. Worker robots / play sports.
________________________________________________________
5. Home robots / make breakfasts.
________________________________________________________
6. Teaching robots / give lessons.
________________________________________________________

XVIII – Write the correct forms of the verbs in brackets

1- The 2012 Olympic Games (be)……….………….held in Lon Don
2- My father (like)………………..….reading newspaper.
3- We (watch) ……………………….a football match on TV last night
4- Listen! The birds (sing)……..………………..
5- He (not, go) ………………………….….swimming very often.
6- What kind of TV programme ………………..you …………….(like) best?
7- When my bother and I (be) ………………..young , we often (go) ………………fishing
8- He (not, work)……………… on the farm at the moment
9- ……………..You (watch) ……………..a football match on TV yesterday?
10- Quang (not, like) ……………..any sports, he likes (collect)…………stamps.
11- My father (take)………………me to the museum two days ago.
12. He (learn)…………….English since he was ten
13- Pele (begin)………………….his career at the age of 15 when he was in Brazil
14- He (start)…………………playing for Santos Football club in 1958
15- What ……………you (do) ……………last Sunday? I (watch) …………TV

XIX: Listening:
A. Listen and decide if each statement is true (T) or false (F). (Track 23)
1. Robots are special machines that follow instruction and can move.
____________
2. Robots neither make mistakes nor complains. ____________
3. There are robots which can make cars but there are no robots which can do
household chores. ____________
4. In the future, it seems that there are not as many robots as now.____________
5. Robots have no capability to fight wars. ____________

B. Listen again and complete the text.

Unless fires telephone calls mistakes life
volcanoes instructions dangerous robots vacuum
ROBOTS
A robot is a machine. But it is not just any machine. It is a special kind of machine. It
is a machine that moves. It follows (1) ____________. The instructions come from a
computer. Because it is a machine, it does not make (2) ____________. And it does not
get tired. And it never complains. (3) ____________ you tell it to!
Robots are all around us. Some robots are used to make things. For example, robots
can help make cars. Some robots are used to explore (4) ____________ places. For
example, robots can help explore (5) ____________. Some robots are used to clean things.
These robots can help (6) ____________ your house. Some robots can even recognize
words. They can be used to help answer (7) ____________.
In the future, we will have even more (8) ____________. They will do things that we
can’t do. Or they will do things that we don’t want to do. Or they will do things that are
too dangerous for us. Robots will help us fight (9) ____________. They will help us fight
wars. They will help us fight sickness. They will help us discover things. They will help
make (10) ____________ better.