Part B
Use of language
1
Find words or expressions in the text that mean more or less the same.
| a | to put on the market again | (lines 22 - 32) |
| b | plan | (lines 42 - 51) |
| c | in the end | (lines 52 - 54) |
(3)
2
Find the opposites.
| a | throwing away | (line 6) |
| b | beautiful | (line 8) |
| c | to save | (line 15) |
(3)
3
Explain one of the following words in complete sentences.
| a | fridge | (line 7) |
| b | international | (line 25) |
| c | to improve | (line 46) |
(2)
4
Vocabulary - Grammar
Read the text. Find the suitable forms of the words and write them down. Robot teachers
Read the text. Find the suitable forms of the words and write them down. Robot teachers
If you think of the jobs robots could never do, you would 1 put doctors and teachers at the top of the list. It is easy to imagine robot cleaners and workers in 2 . But some jobs need human connection and 3 .
Are we underestimating what robots can do? In some cases they already perform better than doctors at 4 illness. Also some patients might feel more comfortable sharing personal information with a machine 5 with a person.
But could there be a place for robots in education after all? 6 education expert Anthony Seldon thinks so. And he even has a date for the robot takeover of the classroom: 2027.
He 7 robots will do the main job of 8 information and teachers will be like assistants. Intelligent robots will read any 9 in students' faces and even brain signals. Then the information 10 to each student. But it is not a popular opinion and it is unlikely robots will ever have empathy and the 11 to really connect with humans.
Are we underestimating what robots can do? In some cases they already perform better than doctors at 4 illness. Also some patients might feel more comfortable sharing personal information with a machine 5 with a person.
But could there be a place for robots in education after all? 6 education expert Anthony Seldon thinks so. And he even has a date for the robot takeover of the classroom: 2027.
He 7 robots will do the main job of 8 information and teachers will be like assistants. Intelligent robots will read any 9 in students' faces and even brain signals. Then the information 10 to each student. But it is not a popular opinion and it is unlikely robots will ever have empathy and the 11 to really connect with humans.
1 probable
2 factory
3 creative
4 to diagnose
5 ?
6 Britain
7 to predict
8 to transfer
9 to move
10 to adapt
11able
2 factory
3 creative
4 to diagnose
5 ?
6 Britain
7 to predict
8 to transfer
9 to move
10 to adapt
11able
(11)
Adapted from: https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/reading/intermediate-b1-reading (12.04.2019)
(19)
1
Find words or expressions in the text that mean more or less the same.
| a | to put on the market again |
(lines 22 - 32) |
| b | plan |
(lines 42 - 51) |
| c | in the end |
(lines 52 - 54) |
2
Find the opposites.
| a | throwing away |
(line 6) |
| b | beautiful |
(line 8) |
| c | to save |
(line 15) |
3
Explain one of the following words in complete sentences.
| a | fridge |
| b | international |
| c | to improve |
4
Vocabulary - Grammar
Read the text. Find the suitable forms of the words and write them down. Robot teachers If you think of the jobs robots could never do, you would probably put doctors and teachers at the top of the list. It is easy to imagine robot cleaners and workers in factories. But some jobs need human connection and creativity.
Are we underestimating what robots can do? In some cases they already perform better than doctors at diagnosing illness. Also some patients might feel more comfortable sharing personal information with a machine than/ instead of with a person.
But could there be a place for robots in education after all? British/ Britain's education expert Anthony Seldon thinks so. And he even has a date for the robot takeover of the classroom: 2027.
He predicts robots will do the main job of transferring information and teachers will be like assistants. Intelligent robots will read any movement in students' faces and even brain signals. Then the information is adapted/ will be adapted to each student. But it is not a popular opinion and it is unlikely robots will ever have empathy and the ability to really connect with humans.
Read the text. Find the suitable forms of the words and write them down. Robot teachers If you think of the jobs robots could never do, you would probably put doctors and teachers at the top of the list. It is easy to imagine robot cleaners and workers in factories. But some jobs need human connection and creativity.
Are we underestimating what robots can do? In some cases they already perform better than doctors at diagnosing illness. Also some patients might feel more comfortable sharing personal information with a machine than/ instead of with a person.
But could there be a place for robots in education after all? British/ Britain's education expert Anthony Seldon thinks so. And he even has a date for the robot takeover of the classroom: 2027.
He predicts robots will do the main job of transferring information and teachers will be like assistants. Intelligent robots will read any movement in students' faces and even brain signals. Then the information is adapted/ will be adapted to each student. But it is not a popular opinion and it is unlikely robots will ever have empathy and the ability to really connect with humans.
Adapted from:
https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/reading/
intermediate-b1-reading (12.04.2019)
https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/reading/
intermediate-b1-reading (12.04.2019)