Init 2 Robots Read about isaac asimov and complete the timeline of the events in his life Date Event 1920 Born in russia 1922 1923 Parents bought a candy store 1929 Mother had her third child Started to take himself seriously as a writer 1939 Gained master's degree in chemistry. 1942 Finished working in the candy store 1942-1945 Got PhD in che Became a biochemistry teacher, Boston University School of Medicine. 1950 Published his first novel Developed three laws for robots 1951-1953 Published the Foundation trilogy and won an award for it. Published first science book Became a full-time writer 1973 Divorced his first wife Had a blood transfusion, Became infected with HIv Isaac Asimov developed three laws for robots the first law was A robot must not injure human beings or allow them to be injured In groups, discuss what the other two laws might be. Write them down on a piece of paper. Then exchange your piece of paper with another group. 3 In your group, read Asimov's laws on the next page and then carry out the following tasks. I Compare Asimov's laws with those written on the piece of paper that the other group gave you. 2 Which set of laws do you think is better? Give reasons 3 Which law is the story"Satisfaction Guaranteed"based on? 4 Still in your group, discuss what might happen in a world where there were robots if Asimov's three laws did not exist
Unit 2 Robots AsIMoV s LAWS FOR RoBoTS Frst Law A robot must not inire human beings or alow them to be injured second Law A robot must obey the orders gien to it by hman beings(as Long as human beings are not inured Third Law A robot must protect its own existence(as Long as human beings are not injured and as Long as the robot does not disobey human beings) 4 Write a short summary of Asimov s life in 150-200 words. Follow the steps below. I Look back at the timeline of Asimovs life. 2 Underline the most important parts of his life that made him a great writer of science fiction This can serve as the outline of your summary. 3 Begin by giving your assessment of Asimov as a writer. Then write down the important parts you have underlined 4 Use a clear simple style as if you were writing to younger students in your school SLIMMING LIP i enjoyed Content l'd like to know more about Words and I found these words useful expressions I found these expressions useful I have learned about Some examp LEARNING TIP How often do you write in English? Do you think your writing is improving Here are two ways you can improve your writing ."Practice makes perfect. As with anything, the more you practise, the better you become It's the same with writing in English-the more you write, the better your writing will So set aside some time each day to write, even if it is only five minutes Study texts Examine the work of writers by asking yourself questions like the following Who is it written for? What is its purpose? How is it organized? What special language and words does it use? Do not copy other writers texts, but examine how the texts have been put together and use them as models for your own writing 18
Unit Under the sea Warming Up I Have you seen plants and animals that live under the sea? where did you see them? Find out from your classmates where they saw them. Use the list below to help you on a snorkelling trip at an aquarium on a boat tour in books in films on TV nature programmes on the Internet 2 In groups, make a list of plants and animals that live under the sea that you and your classmates have seen in any of the ways listed above. Share what you know about these plants and animals Do you have any favourite sea plants or animals? Tell your classmates what they are Pre-reading What do you think is happening in the picture? The reading passage is two anecdotes written by an old man called Clancy. they are about the days when Clancy was a whaler and hunted whales on the southeastern coast of Australia at the beginning of the 20th century. It was a time when the killer whales, or "killers"as they were then called, helped the whalers catch the baleen whales that were on their annual migration 19
Unit 3 Under the se Reading OLD TOM THE KILLER WHALE I was 16 when I began work in June 1902 at Using a telescope we could see that the whaling station. I had heard of the killers something was happening. As we drew closer, that every year helped whalers catch huge I could see a whale being attacked by a pack whales. I thought, at the time, that this was of about six other killers. s just a story but then I witnessed it with my What're they doing?"I asked George. own eyes many times " Well. it's teamwork-the killers over On the aftemoon there are throwing themselves on top of the arrived at the whale's blow-hole to stop it breathing. And station. as I was those others are stopping it diving or fleeing 10 sorting out my out to sea, "George told me, pointing towards accommodation. I the hunt. and just at that moment, the most heard a loud noise extraordinary thing happened. The killers coming from the started racing between our boat and the whale bay. We ran down to the shore in time to see just like a pack of excited dogs 15 an enormous animal opposite us throwing Then the harpoon was ready and the man in itself out of the water and then crashing down the bow of the boat aimed it at the whale. He let again. It was black and white and fish-shaped. it go and the harpoon hit the spot Being badly But I knew it wasnt a fish wounded. the whale soon died. within a moment "Thats Old Tom, the killer, "one of the or two, its body was dragged swiftly by the o whalers, George, called out to me. "He's killers down into the depths of the sea. The men telling us theres a whale out there for us started turning the boat around to go home Another whaler velled out. ""Rush-oo What's happened? " I asked. "Have we rush-oo, This was the call that announced lost the whale? there was about to be a whale hunt "Oh no, Jack replied. "Well return 25"Come on, Clancy. To the boat "George tomorrow to bring in the body. It wont float said as he ran ahead of me. I had already heard up to the surface for around 24 hours. "In the that George didnt like being kept waiting, so meantime, Old Tom, and the others are having even though I didn't have the right clothes on, a good feed on its lips and tongue, added Red I raced after him laughing 30 Without pausing we jumped into the boat with the other whalers and headed out into the Although Old Tom and the other killers were bay. I looked down into the water and could fierce hunters, they never harmed or attacked see Old Tom swimming by the boat, showing people. In fact, they protected them. There was us the way. A few minutes later, there was no one day when we were out in the bay during a 35 Tom, so George started beating the water with hunt and James was washed off the boat his oar and there was Tom, circling back to "Man overboard Turn the boat around! the boat, leading us to the hunt again urged George, shouting loudly. 20
Unit 3 Under the sea The sea was rough that day and back to James, and when it was difficult to handle the boat. The we approached him, I saw waves were carrying James further James being firmly held and further away from us. From up in the water by Old James's face, I could see he was Tom. I couldnt believe terrified of being abandoned by us. Then suddenly I saw a shark, There were shouts of "Well done, Old "Look, there's a shark out there "I screamed. Tom"and"Thank God"as we pulled James 45 "Dont worry, Old Tom won't let it near, back into the boat. And then Old Tom was off Red replied and back to the hunt where the other killers It took over half an hour to get the boat were still attacking the whale. Comprehending 1 Put the events in the reading passage into this timeline. Write a sentence in each of the boxes three sentences have been given I Clancy arrived 4 The men went at the whaling to the boat and station headed out for a whale hunt 8 7 The killers ate the lips and tongue of the baleen whale 2 In pairs answer the questions. I What evidence was there that Old Tom was helping the whalers out? 2 What other animals did the author compare the killer whales with? Why do you think the killer whales behaved like this? 3 Why did George think that the killer whales worked as a team? 4 Why did the whalers allow the killer whales to drag the whale away? 5 How did old Tom help james? why do you think he did this? 3 In groups, describe the relationship between Old Tom and the whalers. What other animals help humans out in hunting? 4 The last whaling station in Australia closed in 1978. Whales are now an endangered species and in need of conservation they are now protected by an international ban on whaling However, some countries oppose the ban. In groups, discuss the reasons for and against banning whaling