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Unit 3 Computers Listening and speaking I. Greeting and warming-up: A brief introduction about the development of computers: Abacus calculator PC (personal computers) laptop robot What is a robot? A robot is a machine that can do some of the work of a person, and it is usually controlled by computers. A robot may, or may not be in human shape. What do you call the robot that looks completely like a human? Android Q1: Would you like to have an android at home? Why? Q2: What can an android do? II Listening comprehension As technology develops, androids may even have AI: artificial intelligence. What do you think will happen if androids have AI? They may have thoughts and feelings. Listen to the conversation between Brenda and Sally to see how they like their work. Listening skills: When doing blank-filling exercise in listening comprehension: 1. Go through the questions before you listen. 2. Try to predict the missing words according to their part of speech（词性） in the passage. Guide the students to use to skill to predict what they might hear in the listening text: Sally Its job is to 1 the children who are very 2 . Sally has been 3 and 4 . Brenda It works in a 5 and it feels life is 6 as it has to do the same thing for 7 hours every day. Things in common Both Sally and Brenda are not able to 8 , taste, 9 or eat food. They are going to have a 10 match after the conversation. (keys: 1.look after 2. naughty 3. busy 4. tired 5. factory 6. boring 7. eight / 8 8. laugh 9. smell 10. football) 2. Your friend Jay is a student who is very interested in androids and he wants to have a talk with an android, Lam. However, he doesn’t know English. So he turns to you for helping him to translate his questions. Task: A. You are going to translate Jay’s questions into English. B. Try to take down the key words of what the android replies. Jay’s