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👉COMMUNICATION
Everyday English
Expressing agreement and disagreement
1. Listen and read the dialogues. Pay attention to the highlighted sentences. 🎧
A: I think robots can help us a lot in our daily life.
B: I agree with you.
A: Peter says robots can do everything like humans.
B: I don't agree with him.
2. Work in pairs. Express your opinions about the following statements. Use the highlighted phrases in the dialogues above.
- Home robots are the most useful of all types of robots.
- Some people can use robots to do bad things.
- Robots will use too much electricity in the future.
My robot's abilities
3. Listen to the radio programme from 4Teen News. Then fill the blanks with the words you hear. 🎧
Speaker: Today we ask our friends: Tom from Australia, Linh from Viet Nam and Nobita from Japan to tell us about their robots. Tom, would you like to start?
Tom: Well, my robot can (1) _____ what I say. It can also understand my feelings. It's the (2) _____ robot.
Speaker: Linh?
Linh: My robot is my best friend. It does a lot for me: clean the floor, (3) _____ my toys away, and _____.
Speaker: And Nobita?
Nobita: My robot is very useful. It helps me a lot. It can (4) _____ my plants and even work as a (5) _____.
4. Interview three friends about what abilities they want their robots to have. Note their answers in the table below.
| Friends | Abilities he / she wants his/her robot to have |
| 1. | |
| 2. | |
| 3. |
5. Report your results to the class.
