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.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
