Unit 2 Robots7

Learning about language

Bill felt great pleasure when he tried his new fax machine and it worked. Rewrite these sentences using words or phrases of similar meaning from the text to replace the underlined parts. satisfaction, tested out

2. He felt pity for Claire because she was overweight and needed to lose about five kilos to look slim.

3. Even though Jane told him many times to go away her brother still accompanied her to the doctor. sympathyleave alone

4. Her greatest wish was to look as elegant as Gladys Claffern.5. Please call me before you buy a new digital camera so I can go with you.

6. She looked at the computer screen carefully hoping to find some new emails in her mailbox. desirering upscanned

7. It was ridiculous that his own mother would not talk to him about the affair.

8. He felt happy when his boss stated that he could set aside some time for exercise. absurddeclared

(News, 16/04/2321) Historical research shows that in the 22nd century many people told stories about how, at one time, people could buy robots as house decorators. The robots would _____ the literature for the latest ideasin home decoration. Often the robots would _______ designs that were grander than their owners wanted. Brightly coloured _________ and _________ would be suggested together with brightly patterned walls and carpets. 2. Complete the following paragraph using the words and phrase in their proper forms. turn around scan awful alarm clerk cushion declare favour bedding scanfavourcushionsbeddings

Some of the _______ in the shops thought that the designs were _______. While some owners were firm with their robots suggestions, others would ______________ and walk out of the shop, feeling embarrassed. A few other robots would even get intophysical fights with their owners in public as their electrical systems sometimes would set off the shops_______. After a while the government decided such behaviour was not appropriate and passed a law _________ robots should not leave the house. So robots became household cleaners or industrial workers instead! clerksawfulturn aroundalarmsdeclaring

Sample writing to Exercise 3 Claire is a very emotional woman who needs a good friend. She finds this friend in a robot called Tony, who comes to help her in her home. She is attracted to him because he is so handsome and sympathetic. He becomes her best friend. She is impressed by his abilities but embarrassed by her feelings for him. She is disturbed because she thinks of him as a man (even though he is not) but is amused that other women envy her and think they are having an affair.

Claire succeeds in overcoming her sense of failurebut in doing so falls in love with Tony. His visit leaves her upset, frightened and hurt, which has replaced her sense of failure. She has been hurt by Tony because he is too nice rather than because he is not nice enough.

Revising useful structuresGo over the passive infinitive

to doto be doneto have doneto have been doneto be doingto have been doing

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1 It is an honour for me to be asked to speak here.2 She asked to be sent to work in Xinjiang.3 His dream was to be admitted to a good university.

4 He wanted the letter to be typed at once. She didnt like herself to be praised like that.

5 The books are not allowed to be taken out of the room.

6 Are you going to the meeting to be held in the teachers office?7 She was too young to be assigned such work.

Im pleased to have been given this opportunity. Its said to have been built in the Ming dynasty.

It is a good thing for him to have been criticized. She preferred to have been given more important work to do.

1there be There is a lot of homework to do There is no time to lose .

2npron + be + adj + to doeasydifficulthardimpossiblenicepleasantlightheavyinterestingimportantexpensivecheap fit dangerous He is hard to convince.He is an impossible person to work with

3.tooto do; enoughtoThe problem is too difficult to work out The house is big enough to live in.

4with+n+to do With nothing to dohe lay in bed With so many exercises to doI cant go to the cinema

5 I have a letter to type today (Ito type) Do you have anything to say? (youto say)

6for sb to do This is the best book to read (=for usyou to read) The important thing to do is to lock the door when we leave the house

7 let()rent hireblame The house is to let I felt l was to blame.

NOTICE I have three motors to repair today.The task is difficult to finish on time.

Answer key for Exercise 1: be tested out be harmed be offered was amazed was not allowed be discovered be completely transformed were impressed be envied be rebuilt

to be designed to be rebuilt to be accompanied to be known as to be filled with to be tested out to be envied to be set aside Answer key for Exercise 2:

were listedbe dividedbe organizedto be accompaniedwere connectedbe surroundedwas attachedAnswer key for Exercise 3:

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