Robots Period 6 Listening and Reading Task
100 million buried in 60 countries；
most victims are innocent people；
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1introduction：the damage landmines cause·26 000 people killed or badly injured each year·100 million buried in 60 countries·most victims are innocent people
2the problem of landmines·each year 100 000 removed·each year 2 000 000 buried·difficult and dangerous to remove
3robots can help find traditional mines·much safer in the hunt for landmines·faster at finding landmines·research at chiba university
4robots can find plastic mines·experimental robots in production·to use radar to locate mines·to identify types of mines
5world opinions turned against landmines in the 1990s·agreement in ottawa，canada to stop the manufacture and use of landmines·still a lot of work to be donestep 4 discussion1.first，ask students to read the following materials.from the text we've learned how serious the situation is.many lives are put into danger.so we must do something to improve the situation.as we know，the us hasn't yet committed to the mine ban treaty.i hope you will write a letter of suggestion to the president of the us.you may refer to the text2.encourage students to write a letter of suggestion to the president of the us，for the us hasn't yet committed to the mine ban treaty.in the letter you will suggest the us should stop manufacturing landmines and spend more money on solutions to clearing landmines，for example developing new robots to remove the landmines.you can refer to the following material：producing one landmine costs $3，yet once in the ground it can cost more than $1000 to find and destroy，according to the icbl.over 80 per cent of the 15 000 to 20 000 landmine victims each year are civilians，and at least one in five are children，according to the international campaign to ban landmines (icbl).the deadly legacy of landmines far outlasts the conflicts that gave rise to them.among the most contaminated countries are iraq，cambodia，afghanistan，colombia，and angola. if time is limited，ask students to finish it after class.step 5 homeworkfinish writing the letter to the president of the us.a sample：dear mr.president，i read in the newspaper that the us hasn't yet committed to the mine ban treaty.i'm writing to suggest your country sign on the agreement.1.landmines kill or badly injure around 26 000 people every year.there are about 100 million landmines buried just beneath the surface of the ground in 60 countries.among the most contaminated countries are iraq，cambodia，afghanistan，colombia，and angola.i think this is one reason why people in these countries hate the us so much.