Robots Period 6 Listening and Reading Task
2.next，present the students some mine signs and remind students that in spite of so many warning signs，there are still many victims as the pictures show.教學(xué)資源，完全免費，無須注冊，天天更新！">(in spite of so many warning signs，there are still many victims.look at the following pictures.)
教學(xué)資源，完全免費，無須注冊，天天更新！">3.ask students to glance through the text quickly and answer the following questions in exercise 1 on page 58.(1)what is the main topic of this article？which part of the text tells you that?(2)who wrote the article?(3)what do the three pictures show you?(4)where is research being done on robots that can find landmines?(5)in which two countries might the robots be used?suggested answers：(1)the main topic is the role of robots in the fight against landmines.the title tells us that.(2)natasha wesley.(3)someone using a metal detector to find landmines；the robot that can find landmines；some people who have lost their legs because of landmines.(4)chiba university (japan).(5)afghanistan and cambodia.4.work in groups to write questions for these answers in exercise 2.check your work with your partner.
question
answer
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26 000 people.
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one person every 20 minutes.
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for decades after wars have ended.
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100 million.
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60 countries.
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100 000.
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2 000 000.
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4 m long,1.8 m wide,1 m high.
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900 kg.
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6.
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1997.
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122 countries. suggested answers：
question
answer
1.how many people are killed or injured by landmines every year？
26 000 people.
2.how often is someone killed or injured by a landmine？
one person every 20 minutes.
3.for how long do landmines keep causing damage？
for decades after wars have ended.
4.how many landmines are buried just beneath the surface of the ground？
100 million.
5.in how many countries are landmines buried？
60 countries.
6.how many landmines are removed every year？
100 000.
7.how many landmines are buried in the ground every year？
2 000 000.
8.how big is the robot that can find landmines？
4 m long,1.8 m wide,1 m high.
9.how much does it weigh？
900 kg.
10.how many legs has it got？
6.
11.when was an arrangement to stop the manufacture and use of landmines signed？
1997.
12.how many countries signed the agreement to stop the manufacture and use of landmines？
122 countries. 5.read the article again carefully and look at each paragraph in turn.underline the sentence which sets out the main idea of that paragraph.then fill in the table below.
paragraph
main idea
supporting details
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introduction：the damage landmines cause
26 000 people killed or badly injured each year；