Unit 12. Robots. Lesson 3. A closer look 2

Welcome to class 6A
Things robots can do in the future
Talking to people
* Grammar:
+, I/you/he/she/it/we/you/they + will be able to + base form.
EX: She will be able to ride a bike next year.
-, I/you/he/she/it/we/you/they + will not /won`t be able to + base form.
EX: He won`t be able to read or write until he is 6.
?, Will + I/you/he/she/it/we/you/they + be able to + base form?
EX: Will robots be able to talk to people in the future?
Short answer:
Yes, I/you/he/she/it/we/you/they + will.
No, I/you/he/she/it/we/you/they + will not/ won`t.
I. Put the words in the correct order:
1.will be able to/ In 2030,/ robots/ do many things like humans.
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2. be able to/ Will robots/ talk to us then?
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3. won`t be able to/ Robots/ play football.
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4. be able to/ robots/ Will / recognise our faces?
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In 2030, robots will able to do many things like humans
Will robots be able to talk to us then?
Robots won`t be able to play football.
Will robots be able to recognise our faces?
Digital Camera Speech Recognition

Emotional Expression


WiFi


58 cm


Speech
Synthesis


Gripping
Hands

II. Will you be good at English when you are in year 8?
Look at the pictures and tick Yes or No. Then write what you think you will or won`t be able to do when you are in year 8.
EX: I will/ won`t be able to read an English book when I am in year 8.
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Yes
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Yes
No
No
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Yes
No
No
Yes
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Yes
Yes
No
No
III. Work in pairs. Ask and answer the questions about the activities in 2. Tell the class about your partner.
EX:
A: Will you be able to read an English book when you are in year 8?
B: Yes, I will. / No, I won`t
IV. Fill the gaps with can, can`t, could, couldn`t, will be able to or won`t be able to.
1. In the past, robots ……….. teach in classes, but they can now.
2. Robots can`t talk now. In 2030, they ……… talk to people.
3. Mr Van ………run very fast when he was young. Now he ……………
4. In 2030, robots will be able to talk to us, but they ………….. do more complicated things.
5. My little sister is very clever. She ….. already read some words.
couldn`t
will be able to
could
can`t
won`t be able to
can`t
V. Complete the sentences. Use will be able to, can, could and the verbs from the box.

guard / make / recognise / do

1. This robot ….....…………............. our faces when the cientists improve it.
2. Home robots are more useful today-they ……….. the bed.
3. Even in the past, robots ….. …... . the laundry.
4. Now, robots ……. the house. When there`s a problem, they send a message to our mobile.
will be able to recognise
can make
could do
can gard
VI. Work in pairs. Look at the information from the table below and tell your partner what Kitty could do in the past, can do now and will be able to do in the future.
EX: In the past, Kitty could lift heavy things. Now, it can lift heavy things…..




















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Ex: In the past, Kitty could lift heavy things. Now, it can lift heavy things…
* Choose the best answer.
1. Mrs Lan..................swim well when she was ten
a. could b. can c. is d. is able to
2. Will you able to speak English well when you are 20?
a. yes, I am b, Yes, I will c.No, I will d.No, I`m not
3. What …. you do now?
a.are b. can c. is d. could
4. Robots will be able to…...to people in the future.
a.talks b. talking c. to talk d. talk
5. My sister ......do many things like humans in the future
a. did b. will be able to
c. was d. could