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    Reading Exercise 1: 1. A Takeover 2. To Adapt 3. To Underestimate 4. Empathy 5. To Diagnose 6. Creative

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    Reading Exercise 1: 1. A Takeover 2. To Adapt 3. To Underestimate 4. Empathy 5. To Diagnose 6. Creative

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    The document is a reading exercise from a Spanish language class that includes a reading passage about robot teachers. It contains a preparation task where students match vocabulary words to definitions. It also includes two reading comprehension tasks - the first asks students to identify true or false statements about the passage, and the second asks students to choose the best answer for multiple choice questions about details in the passage. The document provides content for students to practice their Spanish reading skills through comprehension activities related to the topic of robot teachers.

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    The document is a reading exercise from a Spanish language class that includes a reading passage about robot teachers. It contains a preparation task where students match vocabulary words to definitions. It also includes two reading comprehension tasks - the first asks students to identify true or false statements about the passage, and the second asks students to choose the best answer for multiple choice questions about details in the passage. The document provides content for students to practice their Spanish reading skills through comprehension activities related to the topic of robot teachers.

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    Reading Exercise 1: 1. A Takeover 2. To Adapt 3. To Underestimate 4. Empathy 5. To Diagnose 6. Creative

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    The document is a reading exercise from a Spanish language class that includes a reading passage about robot teachers. It contains a preparation task where students match vocabulary words to definitions. It also includes two reading comprehension tasks - the first asks students to identify true or false statements about the passage, and the second asks students to choose the best answer for multiple choice questions about details in the passage. The document provides content for students to practice their Spanish reading skills through comprehension activities related to the topic of robot teachers.

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    APELLIDOS Y NOMBRE:

    CURSO Y GRUPO:

    READING EXERCISE 1
    PREPARATION TASK
    Match the definitions (a–f) with the vocabulary (1–6).
    Escribe la letra de la definición junto a la expresión de vocabulario
    correspondiente. ( /6)

    Vocabulary

    1. …… a takeover
    2. …… to adapt
    3. …… to underestimate
    4. …… empathy
    5. …… to diagnose
    6. …… creative

    Definitions

    a. the ability to think of new ideas


    b. to think something is less than it is
    c. to work out what kind of illness someone has
    d. when someone takes control of something, like a job or a place
    e. to change something so that it fits better
    f. the ability to deeply understand someone’s situation or feelings

    TEXT
    IRead the text and answer the questions.
    Robot teachers
    If you think of the jobs robots could never do, you would probably put doctors
    and teachers at the top of the list. It’s easy to imagine robot cleaners and factory
    workers, but some jobs need human connection and creativity. But are we
    underestimating what robots can do? In some cases, they already perform better
    than doctors at diagnosing illness. Also, some patients might feel more
    comfortable sharing personal information with a machine than a person. Could
    there be a place for robots in education after all?
    British education expert Anthony Seldon thinks so. And he even has a date for
    the robot takeover of the classroom: 2027. He predicts robots will do the main
    job of transferring information and teachers will be like assistants. Intelligent
    robots will read students’ faces, movements and maybe even brain signals.
    Then they will adapt the information to each student. It’s not a popular
    opinion and it’s unlikely robots will ever have empathy and the ability to really
    connect with humans like another human can.
    One thing is certain, though. A robot teacher is better than no teacher at all. In
    some parts of the world, there aren’t enough teachers and 9–16 per cent of
    children under the age of 14 don’t go to school. That problem could be partly
    solved by robots because they can teach anywhere and won’t get stressed, or
    tired, or move somewhere for an easier, higher-paid job.
    Those negative aspects of teaching are something everyone agrees on. Teachers all
    over the world are leaving because it is a difficult job, and they feel overworked.
    Perhaps the question is not ‘Will robots replace teachers?’ but ‘How can robots
    help teachers?’ Office workers can use software to do things like organize and
    answer emails, arrange meetings and update calendars. Teachers waste a lot of
    time doing non-teaching work, including more than 11 hours a week marking
    homework. If robots could cut the time teachers spend marking homework and
    writing reports, teachers would have more time and energy for the parts of the job
    humans do best.

    TASK 1
    Write T (for true) or F (for false) next to the sentences. ( /6)

    1. Most jobs seem as if they can be done by robots or computers.


    2. Robots are always better at diagnosing illness than doctors.
    3. Many experts agree robots will replace teachers by 2027.
    4. One advantage of robot teachers is that they don’t need to rest.
    5. Robot assistants could help teachers by marking homework.
    6. Some teachers use robots to reduce their time answering emails
    and marking homework.
    TASK 2 L

    Choose the best answer. ( /6)


    1. It’s easy to think robots …
    a. will replace people even if we don’t like the idea.
    b. are more capable than people and it’s true.
    c. can do less than people but it’s not always true.
    2. Anthony Seldon thinks teachers in the future will …
    a. help robots in class.
    b. teach knowledge to students.
    c. no longer exist.
    3. Robots will probably never …
    a. have human understanding of emotions.
    b. be a popular choice for teachers.
    c. be intelligent enough to work in education.
    4. Some parts of the world …
    a. pay robots to teach.
    b. already use robots in teaching jobs.
    c. have a shortage of teachers.
    5. Teachers …
    a. work harder than office workers.
    b. have less help than office workers.
    c. leave their jobs to become office workers.
    6. Robots could …
    a. empathise with students.
    b. mark homework.
    c. prepare lessons.

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