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Exercise 5. Read the passage then do the tasks. Would you be happy to have robots play a more important role in your life in the future? Jessica: I think it would be really cool to have a robot to do all the housework in my home. It could do all those jobs I hate like doing the washing up and tidying my room. Steve: I find the idea of robots looking like, and even acting like humans, pretty scary. It is like one of those disturbing futuristic science fiction film. Kim: It’s like any new technology. You have to learn to use it wisely. We will soon get used to more robots in our lives. We will soon wonder how we ever lived without them. Mahmoud: I have heard there is a robot you can send to school and that will even do your homework for you. Roberta: @Steve I read an article on the internet about people falling in love with their robot because it was so realistic. Rebecca: @ Kim Yes, but aren’t all these robots just taking jobs. The only winners will be companies who can save money from not having to employ real people. Jake: @ Mahmoud I want one! Where can I buy one?   A. Choose the correct answers. 1.   Who wants to have a robot that will able to do his homework?        a. Mahmoud       b. Steve       c. Rebecca       d. Jake 2.   Who finds human-like robots so creepy?        a. Kim       b. Roberta       c. Steve       d. Mahmoud 3.   Who likes a domestic robot used for household chores?        a. Jessica       b. Rebecca       c. Jake       d. Kim 4.   Who believes that we must be careful when using new technology?        a. Steve       b. Kim       c. Mahmoud       d. Roberta 5.   Who thinks companies replace human jobs with robots in order to save money?        a. Kim       b. Roberta       c. Jessica       d. Rebecca B.   Decide if the statements are true (T) or false (F). 1.   Most children are excited by the development of robots. 2.   Some robots are so realistic that people form a romantic attachment to them. 3.   Robots have already been able to do all the housework instead of us. 4.   Future robots will be able to help students with their schoolwork. 5.          In the future, we will live our lives without the use of robots
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