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Where are the ROBOTS? Read Isaac Asimov’s Laws of
Robotics below. How do you think they are related
to the text?
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Words to remember (before reading) Ability – способность
and so on – и так далее Artificial – искусственный obstacle – преграда, помеха Consciousness – сознание overcome – преодолеть ч-л Decision – решение Make a decision – принять решение Except for – кроме, за исключением Speech – речь Gesture- жест Inaction- бездействие Injure – ранить Perform –выполнять Perform a task – выполнять задание Promise – обещать Cater for one’s needs – удовлетворять ч-л нужды
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Reading p. 58-59 Read the text. Decide which of
the statements 1-8 are T (True), F (False) or
NS (Not Stated) Jules Verne and Isaac Asimov wrote similar kinds of books. Household robots can now take care of pets. Some robots do a number of different chores. Now robots can think for themselves. Scientists don’t agree on how the human brain works. ASIMO is able to get around easily. Robots use a common language to understand each other. Nobody knows how long it will be before we have household robots.