MODULE
Robots: Friends or foe
1. Warm up
a. Spend one minute tell different words you associate with the word “robot”. Share your words with your partner(s) and talk about them.
1. Warm up

My first association is MACHINE

My first association is MACHINE
2. What do you know about robots? Answer the questions.
2. What do you know about robots? Answer the questions.

-What do you think when was the first robot created?

-How people may use robots in real life?

-Do robots have abilities that humans don't have?

-What do you think when was the first robot created?...
Watch the video and check
Watch the video and check
Real-Life Robots
Real-Life Robots
Duration (m)
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Point true or false:
Point true or false:

-The first robot was created over 50 years ago

-They helped to build houses

-Robots go for vacations

-Robots can work under the water

-Robot ASIMO can run, walk, dance and climb stairs

-The first robot was created over 50 years ago -They...
3. Let’s find difference between robots and people. How many differences can you find?
3. Let’s find difference between robots and people. How many differences can you find?
4. Let’s play games!
4. Let’s play games!
a. HOME ROBOT: If you had a home robot, what would you want it to do? Look at the following functions and features and talk about which ones you like.
a. HOME ROBOT: If you had a home robot, what would you want it to do? Look at the following functions and features and talk about which ones you like.

-It can recognize your face and say “good morning”.

-It can tell you when you have e-mail and read it to you.

-When you are not at home, it will e-mail you if a burglar enters your house.

-You can see what it sees with its camera on your cell phone.

-It makes toast and coffee in the morning.

-It gives you advice on what to wear to work / school / a party.

-It will answer and open the front door.

-It can recognize your face and say “good morning”. -It...
b. How do you think?
b. How do you think?

-Robots will control us one day. vs. Impossible.

-Robots will give us more free time. vs. Something else will take up our time.

-Robots are scary. vs. very kind.

-Robots will control us one day. vs. Impossible. -Robots will...

-Robots will be more intelligent than us. vs. We will always be more intelligent.

-One day, it will be difficult to tell humans and robots apart. vs. Impossible.

-Robots will attack humans in the future. vs. Impossible.

-Robots will always be too expensive for most people. vs. Prices will come down.

-Robots will make us lazier and fatter. vs. Robots will help us exercise.

-Robots will be more intelligent than us. vs. We will...
5. Discussion
5. Discussion

Let’s answer the question and explain why

If you could have a robot, what tasks would you use it for?

• Do you think that one-day robots will replace teachers?

• Do you believe robots will destroy people and take over the planet?

• Do you believe it’s just a matter of time before fast-food workers are replaced by

robots?

• Would you ever trust a robot to watch your children or walk your dog?

Let’s answer the question and explain why If you could...
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