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Listening and reading task Listening on Page 54 LISTENING TEXT THE WORLD OF ROBOTS Listen to radio presenter, Alan Dobson (AD), talking to science news reporter, Emma Woods (EW), about robots in today’s world. 金手指考试网 / 2016年金手指驾驶员考试科目一 科目四元贝驾考网 科目一科目四仿真考试题C1 AD: Now it’s time for our weekly chat with science news reporter, Emma Woods. Hi Emma. EW: Hi Alan. AD: So, what do you have for us today, Emma? EW: Well, Alan, I thought we’d have a quick look at the world of robots. Often when you talk about robots, people think of science fiction stories; they don’t’ think of robots as part of today’s world. AD: Yes, I’d agree with that. EW: Well, we actually already use robots in many industrial but now they’re also being developed for use around the house. Let me tell you about a couple. There’s now a very clever vacuum cleaner that can move from room to room cleaning your house by itself. You can program it so that it cleans when you’re away and you can control what it’s doing from your computer at the office. AD: I wonder whether it does a good job, but I want one anyway! EW: Well, Alan, you’d probably also want a PaPeRo. AD: A what? EW: A PaPeRo – it’s an egg-shaped personal robot that you can talk to … AD: You’re kidding. You man it can understand you? EW: That’s right. I’ve read that it understands 650 phrases and speaks more than 3,000. And it can recognize different people. AD: That’s amazing! So, what can it do? EW: Well, it can check your email and change the TV channel. It can help children do research on the Internet for their homework, talk to them about their day at school, play games, and even dance with them. AD: Unbelievable! Now, let’s move on to other types of robots. You also found out about a tiny robot helicopter, didn’t you? EW: That’s right, Alan. This wonderful little robot weighs less than 9 grams and has a camera that works as an eye. The creators believe that in the near future it’ll be used to fly into dangerous areas.