Robots Period 6 Listening and Reading Task
period 6 listening and reading task teaching aims 1.learn about robots and robots in the fight against landmines.2.help students to learn how robots are helping human beings in clearing landmines.teaching procedures step 1 lead－inpresent the pictures on page 54 and ask students to tell what each robot does.(students are encouraged to speak out their opinions freely.) step 2 listening1.listen to the interview and number the pictures in the order that you hear about them.keys：4,2,1,3.2.listen to the interview again and fill in as much of the table as you can.share your answers with a partner.listen once or twice more to check your answers.
robot
what is the robot？
what can the robot do？
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suggested answers：
robot
what is the robot？
what can the robot do？
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vacuum cleaner
it can move from room to room cleaning your house.you can program it so that it cleans when you are away and you can control what it's doing from your computer at the office.
2
personal robot called “papero”
it understands 650 phrases，speaks more than 3000 words.it can recognize different people.it can check your email.it can help children do research on the internet for their homework，talk to them about their day at school and play games.
3
tiny helicopter
it will be used to fly into dangerous areas.for example，it can fly into a house that's been destroyed by an earthquake and check if anyone's inside.
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walking chair
it helps people who can't walk to go up and down stairs.step 3 reading task1.as we know，robots are designed and built to do a task that is dangerous，uncomfortable，or repetitive for humans.today we are going to read a magazine article about landmines.first，ask students to read this piece of news about landmines.three decades of war in cambodia have left scars in many forms throughout the country.unfortunately，one of the most lasting legacies of the conflicts continues to claim new victims daily.landmines，laid by the khmer rouge，the heng samrin and hun sen regimes，the vietnamese，the kpnlf，and the sihanoukists litter the countryside.in most cases，even the soldiers who planted the mines did not record where they were placed.now，cambodia has the one of the highest rates of physical disability of any country in the world.at the current rate of progress，it may take as many as 100 years to clear all the mines in cambodia，and the un estimates that with current technology，it will take nearly 1100 years to clear all the mines in the world.