ListeningandreadingtaskListeningandreadingtaskListeningonPage54RobotWhatistherobot?Whatcantherobotdo?1VacuumcleanerItcanmovefromroomtoroomcleaningyourhouse.Youcanprogrammeitsothatitcleanswhenyou'reawayandyoucancontrolwhatit'sdoingfromyourcomputerattheoffice.RobotWhatisTherobot?Whatcantherobotdo?2Personalrobotcalled"PaPeRo"Itunderstands650phrases,speaksmorethan3,000.Itcanrecognizedifferentpeople.Itcancheckyouremail.ItcanhelpchildrendoresearchontheInternetfortheirhomework,talktothemabouttheirdayatschoolandplaygames.RobotWhatistherobot?Whatcantherobotdo?3TinyhelicopterItwillbeusedtoflyintodangerousareas.Forexample,itcanflyintoahousethat'sbeendestroyedbyanearthquakeandcheckifanyone'sinside.RobotWhatistherobot?Whatcantherobotdo?4WalkingchairIthelpspeoplewhocan'twalktogoupanddownstairs.LISTENINGTEXTTHEWORLDOFROBOTSListentoradiopresenter,AlanDobson(AD),talkingtosciencenewsreporter,EmmaWoods(EW),aboutrobotsintoday’sworld.AD:Nowit’stimeforourweeklychatwithsciencenewsreporter,EmmaWoods.HiEmma.EW:HiAlan.AD:So,whatdoyouhaveforustoday,Emma?EW:Well,Alan,Ithoughtwe’dhaveaquicklookattheworldofrobots.AD:That’saninterestingtopic.EW:Well,weactuallyalreadyuserobotsinmanyindustrialsituations,butnowthey’realsobeingdevelopedforusearoundthehouse.Letmetellyouaboutaveryclevercarpetcleanerthatcanmovefromroomtoroomcleaningyourhousebyitself.Youcanprogrammeit,sothatitcleanswhenyou’reawayandyoucancontrolitfromyourcomputerattheoffice.AD:Iwonderwhetheritdoesagoodjob,butIwantoneanyway!EW:Well,Alan,you’dprobablyalsowantaPaPeRo.AD:Awhat?EW:APaPeRo.P–A–P–E–R–O.It’sanegg-shapedpersonalrobotthatyoucantalkto.AD:You’rekidding.Youmeanitcanunderstandyou?EW:That’sright.I’vereadthatitunderstands650phrasesandspeaksmorethan3,000words.Anditcanrecognizedifferentpeople.AD:That’samazing!So,whatcanitdo?EW:Well,itcancheckyouremail.ItcanhelpchildrendoresearchontheInternetfortheirhomework,talktothemabouttheirdayatschool,playgames,andevendancewiththem.AD:Unbelievable!Now,let’smoveontoothertypesofrobots.Youalsofoundoutaboutatinyrobotplane,didn’tyou?EW:That’sright,Alan.Thiswonderfullittlerobotweighslessthan9gramsandhasacamera.Inthenearfutureit’llbeusedtoflyintodangerousareasandcheckifanyoneistrappedinside.AD:Soitcouldsavealotofpeople’slives.EW:Yes,and,recently,awalkingchair’sbeendevelopedthatthemakersbelievewillhelppeoplewhocan’twalktogoupanddownstairs.AD:Well,Emma,thankssomuchfortellingusalittlebitabouttheexcitingworldofrobots.Nowwhatareyougoingtotalkaboutnextweek?ReadingtaskThreedecadesofwarinCambodiahaveleftscarsinmanyformsthroughoutthecountry.Unfortunately,oneofthemostlastinglegaciesoftheconflictscontinuestoclaimnewvictimsdaily.Readthispieceofnewsaboutlandmines.Inmostcases,eventhesoldierswhoplantedtheminesdidnotrecordwheretheywereplaced.Now,Cambodiahasoneofthehighestratesofphysicaldisabilityofanycountriesintheworld.Atthecurrentrateofprogress,itmaytakeasmanyas100yearstoclearalltheminesinCambodia,andtheUNestimatesthatwithcurrenttechnology,itwilltakenearly1,100yearstoclearalltheminesintheworld.ThisisthesituationinCambodia.ThisisthesituationinCambodia.Hereandtherearetheminesigns.Inspiteofsomanywarningsigns,therearestillmanyvictims.Robotsinthefightagainstlandmines.Pre-reading1.Whatisthemaintopicofthearticle?Whichpartofthetexttellsyouthat?2.Whowrotethearticle?3.Whatdothethreepicturesshowyou?4.Whereisresearchbeingdoneonrobotsthatcanfindlandmines?5.Inwhichtwocountriesmighttherobotsbeused?Carefulreading1.Howmanypeoplearekilledorinjuredbylandmineseveryyear?2.Howoftenissomeonekilledorinjuredbyalandmine?3.Forhowlongdolandmineskeepcausingdamage?AnswerkeyforExercise2:4.Howmanylandminesareburiedjustbeneaththesurfaceoftheground?5.Inhowmanycountriesarelandminesburied?6.Howmanylandminesareremovedeveryyear?7.Howmanylandminesareburiedinthegroundeveryyear?8.Howbigistherobotthatcanfindlandmines?9.Howmuchdoesitweigh?10.Howmanylegshasitgot?11.Whenwasanagreementtostopthemanufactureanduseoflandminessigned?12.Howmanycountriessignedtheagreement?ParagraphMainideaSupportingdetails1Introduction:thedamagelandmines•26,000peoplekilledorbadlyinjuredeachyear•100millionburiedin60countries•MostvictimsareinnocentpeopleSuggestedanswerstoExercise3:23TheproblemoflandminesRobotscanhelpfindtraditionalmines•Eachyear100,00removed•Eachyear2,000,000buried•Difficultanddangeroustoremove•Muchsaferinthehuntforlandmines•Fasteratfindinglandmines•ResearchatChibaUniversity45RobotscanfindplasticminesWorldopinionturnedagainstlandminesinthe19990s•Experimentalrobotsinproduction•Touseradartolocatemines•Toidentifytypesofmines•AgreementinOttawa,Canadatostopthemanufactureanduseoflandmines•Stillalotofworktobedone
