Full Blast 8/ Module 5/ Vocabulary+Reading

Read part of a chapter from a book on technology and choose T for True or F for False.

ROBOT PETS

iCat

iCat is an intelligent robot which is fun for children and adults. It has a camera in its nose and two speakers in its feet so it can listen to and understand voices. It can’t walk or chase mice like a real cat, but it can play simple board games by telling you where to move the pieces. Also, iCat can express different feelings by moving its eyes and mouth. It can show you when it’s amused, upset, or frightened, etc. It seems to have a real personality. Scientists have shown that people prefer to play games with a robot with a personality than just a computer. It is also very polite and always asks if it’s OK for it to go to sleep, for example.

Pleo

Pleo is a small robot dinosaur, but it isn’t dangerous. It is small, very cute, and it behaves like a baby. However, it is very intelligent and it develops its personality while you play with it. It's got two cameras for eyes and it can also touch and hear. It listens to people’s voices and makes noises and moves around to show that it understands. You can connect Pleo to your computer and download new actions or sounds. It uses batteries and goes to sleep when it’s tired.

1. The iCat behaves like a real cat. 

Read part of a chapter from a book on technology and choose T for True or F for False.

Read part of a chapter from a book on technology and choose T for True or F for False.

ROBOT PETS

iCat

iCat is an intelligent robot which is fun for children and adults. It has a camera in its nose and two speakers in its feet so it can listen to and understand voices. It can’t walk or chase mice like a real cat, but it can play simple board games by telling you where to move the pieces. Also, iCat can express different feelings by moving its eyes and mouth. It can show you when it’s amused, upset, or frightened, etc. It seems to have a real personality. Scientists have shown that people prefer to play games with a robot with a personality than just a computer. It is also very polite and always asks if it’s OK for it to go to sleep, for example.

Pleo

Pleo is a small robot dinosaur, but it isn’t dangerous. It is small, very cute, and it behaves like a baby. However, it is very intelligent and it develops its personality while you play with it. It's got two cameras for eyes and it can also touch and hear. It listens to people’s voices and makes noises and moves around to show that it understands. You can connect Pleo to your computer and download new actions or sounds. It uses batteries and goes to sleep when it’s tired.

2. Pleo reacts to human voices

Read part of a chapter from a book on technology and choose T for True or F for False.

Read part of a chapter from a book on technology and choose T for True or F for False.

ROBOT PETS

iCat

iCat is an intelligent robot which is fun for children and adults. It has a camera in its nose and two speakers in its feet so it can listen to and understand voices. It can’t walk or chase mice like a real cat, but it can play simple board games by telling you where to move the pieces. Also, iCat can express different feelings by moving its eyes and mouth. It can show you when it’s amused, upset, or frightened, etc. It seems to have a real personality. Scientists have shown that people prefer to play games with a robot with a personality than just a computer. It is also very polite and always asks if it’s OK for it to go to sleep, for example.

Pleo

Pleo is a small robot dinosaur, but it isn’t dangerous. It is small, very cute, and it behaves like a baby. However, it is very intelligent and it develops its personality while you play with it. It's got two cameras for eyes and it can also touch and hear. It listens to people’s voices and makes noises and moves around to show that it understands. You can connect Pleo to your computer and download new actions or sounds. It uses batteries and goes to sleep when it’s tired.

3. Pleo has to be connected to a computer all the time. 

Read part of a chapter from a book on technology and choose T for True or F for False.

Read part of a chapter from a book on technology and choose T for True or F for False.

ROBOT PETS

iCat

iCat is an intelligent robot which is fun for children and adults. It has a camera in its nose and two speakers in its feet so it can listen to and understand voices. It can’t walk or chase mice like a real cat, but it can play simple board games by telling you where to move the pieces. Also, iCat can express different feelings by moving its eyes and mouth. It can show you when it’s amused, upset, or frightened, etc. It seems to have a real personality. Scientists have shown that people prefer to play games with a robot with a personality than just a computer. It is also very polite and always asks if it’s OK for it to go to sleep, for example.

Pleo

Pleo is a small robot dinosaur, but it isn’t dangerous. It is small, very cute, and it behaves like a baby. However, it is very intelligent and it develops its personality while you play with it. It's got two cameras for eyes and it can also touch and hear. It listens to people’s voices and makes noises and moves around to show that it understands. You can connect Pleo to your computer and download new actions or sounds. It uses batteries and goes to sleep when it’s tired.

4. Both robot pets can give you advice when you’re playing a game.