General English (Intermediate) – Science

ANSWERING QUESTIONS

I will ask you the following questions. Please answer.

ANSWERING QUESTIONS

1. What is your name?
2. Do you like robots?
3. Did you have toy robots when you were young?
4. What kind of robots would you like to have?
5. Do you think robots will be helpful in the future?

ANSWER

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

ASKING QUESTIONS

Please ask me the following questions.
Take note of my responses as you will summarize them later.

ASK

1. What is your name?
2. Do you like robots?
3. Did you have toy robots when you were young?
4. What kind of robots would you like to have?
5. Do you think robots will be helpful in the future?

SUMMARIZING INFORMATION

Now, please summarize my responses to your questions.

SUMMARIZE

My tutor’s name is
DIALOGUE READING

Let’s read the dialogue below.
After reading it once, we’ll switch roles.

READ

Nicky: Did you see the show about the latest robots on TV last night?
Kevin: Yes, I did. I’m quite surprised because technology has been evolving too fast.
Nicky: I agree. In the future, I think robots will handle jobs humans do today.
Kevin: Yeah, that might happen, but I think there are jobs that robots can’t do.
Nicky: True. Creative jobs like painting and composing music can’t be done by robots.
Kevin: I think so, too. Robots do what they are instructed to do, but they can’t generate new ideas on their own.
Nicky: We need to balance our way of living with technology.
Kevin: Evolution in technology has its advantages and disadvantages. We need to go about it carefully.

COMPREHENSION CHECK

Please answer the following questions based on the dialogue.

ANSWER

1. Why was Kevin surprised?
Answer:
2. What kind of jobs do they think robots can’t do?
Answer:
3. How does Nicky think we should live with technology?
Answer:

DIALOGUE PRACTICE

Let’s read the dialogue below.
Complete each conversation by choosing the correct answer.

READ AND ANSWER

1. Tutor: I really find robots interesting. I want to see a real one.
Student: I’ll be attending a robotics convention in Tokyo this Saturday. Why ______ you join me?
a. do
b. aren’t
c. don’t
d. are
(Answer is in the last page.)
READ AND ANSWER

2. Tutor: Our team built a robot that can imitate human voices.
Student: That’s amazing! You ______ display it in the Science fair.
a. should
b. would
c. were
d. seem
(Answer is in the last page.)
READ AND ANSWER

3. Tutor: Do you think there will come a time when robots will have human emotions as well?
Student: I’m not sure about that. But ______ not impossible.
a. they’re
b. she’s
c. them
d. it’s
(Answer is in the last page.)
READ AND ANSWER

4. Tutor: I really like watching movies about robots. How about you?
Student: I ______ curious about robots since I was a kid.
a. was
b. have been
c. has been
d. were
(Answer is in the last page.)
READ AND ANSWER

5. Tutor: I really want to pursue a career in robotics engineering.
Student: You need to ______ a good understanding of geometry and statistics at least.
a. do
b. have
c. find
d. has
(Answer is in the last page.)
EXPRESSING OPINIONS

Please answer the following questions based on your opinion. Give at least one reason to support your answer.

ANSWER

1. What do you think are the advantages of having robots?
Answer:
2. What do you think are the disadvantages of having robots?
Answer:
3. Do you think robots can be smarter than humans?
Answer:
4. Do you think robots can have human emotions?
Answer:
5. What do you think is the most useful kind of robot?
Answer:
6. Do you think robots can work better than humans?
Answer:
7. Who do you think is a better companion, a robot or a human being? Why?
Answer:

ANSWERS FOR DIALOGUE PRACTICE

1. c
2. a
3. d
4. b
5. b