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LESSON 4 Future technologies
1 a L iste n and re p e a t th e n e w w o rd s .
solar, virtual reality headset, download, 
web browser, app, amazing, hum anoid-like
W o rk in p a irs . L is te n and c h o o s e a t it le to e a c h te x t.
a) 
Social Networks b) Robotics c) GPS 
d) Laser Eye Surgery e) Self-Driving Cars 
2 b W o rk in p a irs . R ead a n d c h o o s e a r o b o t 
y o u w o u ld lik e to h a ve . E xp la in w h y .
W o rk in p a irs . Do th e quiz.
Probably, you can’t wait fo r the day you can go to the store and 
easily (and cheaply) buy a robot to clean your house, w ait on 
you and do whatever you want. We know that day is a long way 
off, but some high-tech com panies have already developed some 
pretty robots that make us feel like the future is here already.
Sofia is a hum anoid-like robot that can hold a conversation. This robot has 
appeared in several TV program m es. Sofia officially lives in Saudi Arabia 
and she was given a title “ Innovation Cham pion” by the United Nations. 
Sofia can answer many kinds of questions and she is learning too. Is she 
an image of the future?
Starship technologies have developed this local robot designed to quickly 
take parcels to a place which is farther than 3 km. This wheeled self­
driving bot is used instead of flying objects. Will the postal packets be 
only carried by flying and wheeled robots?
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x D on’t w orry about carrying your own bags. Gita Bot will help you! This small 
robot is designed to follow you around while y o u ’re out and about in town 
or on the way to work. The bot can carry a big rucksack or two shopping 
bags, so it ’s an ideal com panion fo r a quick trip down to the shops.
Romeo is a robot which is as big as a human. It was designed and built to 
assist the elderly people because it is d ifficult fo r old people to take care of 
themselves. This robot is able to open doors, clim b stairs and hold objects 
while doing its care duties. In the future, this clever bot may help elderly 
people to stay in their own homes longer before moving into care homes fo r 
old people.
3 a
L o o k a t th e R e m e m b e r b o x . L is te n and c o m p le te th e
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c o n v e rs a tio n w ith th e la n g u a g e p h ra s e s y o u h e a r.
3 b W o rk in p a irs . C o m p a re y o u r a n s w e rs w ith a p a rtn e r . T o g e th e r, 
d e c id e w h ic h e m o tio n th e lis te n e r is try in g to e x p re s s .
Remember:
It is im portant to show a speaker that you are listening. This can help 
encourage the speaker to say more so you get more inform ation. Use 
different expressions fo r different em otions.
In te re s t 
H a p p in e s s
That’s so interesting! 
W onderful!
H ow cool! 
Am azing! 
I am ha p p y to hear that!
S u rp ris e
S a d n e s s
Really? 
That’s so terrible.
A re you serious? 
I’m so rry to hear that.