B1 Robot Teachers
B1 Robot Teachers
B1 Robot Teachers
Robot teachers
Read an article about robot teachers to practise and improve your reading skills.
Before reading
Do the preparation task first. Then read the text and do the exercises.
Preparation task
Match the definitions (a–f) with the vocabulary (1–6).
Vocabulary Definitions
1. …… a takeover a. the ability to think of new ideas
2. …… to adapt b. to think something is less than it is
3. …… to underestimate c. to work out what kind of illness someone has
4. …… empathy d. when someone takes control of something, like a job or a
5. …… to diagnose place
6. …… creative e. to change something so that it fits better
f. the ability to deeply understand someone’s situation or
feelings
Tasks
Task 1
Are the sentences true or false?
Answer
1. Most jobs seem as if they can be done by robots or computers. True False
2. Robots are always better at diagnosing illness than doctors. True False
3. Many experts agree robots will replace teachers by 2027. True False
4. One advantage of robot teachers is that they don’t need to rest. True False
5. Robot assistants could help teachers by marking homework. True False
6. Some teachers use robots to reduce their time answering emails and True False
marking homework.
Task 2
Choose the best answer.
Discussion
Would you like to have a robot as a teacher?
Preparation task
1. d
2. e
3. b
4. f
5. c
6. a
Task 1
1. False
2. False
3. False
4. True
5. True
6. False
Task 2
1. c
2. a
3. a
4. c
5. b
6. b