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PW. Listen to the predictions and give comments.

1. Robots are successful machines.
2. Robots will do all the boring jobs.
3. Robots can do shopping for people.
4. Robots would make a good friend.
5. Robots would make your life more fun.
6. People will have fewer diseases and health problems.
7. People will use their televisions to control their lives. For example, you’ll be able to do shopping and use your bank account in the house through the TV.

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GW. Debate saying the advantages and disadvantages of the robots/computers.

Advantages | Disadvantages
• | •

GRAMMAR FOCUS THE CONJUNCTION

and | but | because
• I went to the party and saw my friends. • He took the pictures and put them into his bag. | • I went to the party but I didn’t see my friends there. • They liked the song, but they didn’t like its words. | • I couldn’t go to the party because I was busy. • We’ll not participate in the meeting today because we are leaving.

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IW. Complete with and, but or because.

1. Semra enjoys figure skating ... Suleyman doesn’t like it.
2. Mehriban has many friends ... she likes chatting with them.
3. My mother listens to folk music ... I prefer listening to pop music.
4. Deep Blue learns something new everytime ... it doesn’t get tired.
5. Asim couldn’t play football, ... he was ill.
6. Shahin can surf websites ... he knows computers well now.
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IW. Make a list of things that computers/robots can do.

Self Assessment: IV-excellent III-good II-fair I-weak | IV | III | II | I

I can talk about computers and robots and their role/function |  |  |  |
I can talk and also write about the role of computers/robots |  |  |  |
I can share my ideas on advantages/disadvantages of computers |  |  |  |
I can build up sentences using the conjunctions |  |  |  |
I can give comments on the predictions |  |  |  |
I can make a list of the things computers/robots can do |  |  |  |