Watch the video about Unimate, the first industrial robot, and choose the correct option.
1. George Devol believed robots to be preferable to people in jobs that
a. involve repetitive actions
b. require good mechanical skills
c. require high accuracy
2. The original purpose of the robot arm by George Devol was …
a. to improve the workers’ life
b. to make production cheaper
c. to improve production quality
3. While Devol was working on the invention, Engelberger focused on
a. finding investors
b. finding potential applications
c. finding similar patents
4. It was difficult for the robots to be introduced into the US industry because …
a. the industry was not ready
b. the public considered them to be dangerous
c. the industry could not afford them
5. Industrial robots became popular in Japan because
a. the Japanese public found them cute
b. they improved the companies’ image
c. they increased productivity
24 *Match the characteristic to the personality.
| George Devol | had poor business skills | Joe Engelberger
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| had a university degree | ||
| immediately recognized the commercial potential of the invention | ||
| tried to find the market for the new invention | ||
| was a nerd |
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| was a self-taught engineer | ||
| was a serial inventor | ||
| was a sharp businessman | ||
| was the father of the first industrial robot | ||
Match the end effector to its name.
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| suction cap/ vacuum | gripper | drill | magnetic |
26 *Watch the video and answer the questions.
a. What items can you see on the conveyor belt?
b. What is the purpose of the assembly line?
c. What kinds of end effectors are used?
d. How many robots are working?
e. What is their productivity?
f. What extra features do they have?
Agree or disagree
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People seem to be more than ever dependent on robots.
· Robots are likely to rule the world if we do not stop them now.
· Industrial robots were said to have no practical use.
· Robotics is supposed to change the concept of work.
Во всех предложениях выше используется конструкция
Сложное подлежащее ( Complex su bject )
Подлежащее сказуемое инфинитив
People seem to be
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Robots are likely to rule
Robots were said to have
Robotics is supposed to change
Истинным сказуемым здесь является инфинитивная конструкция, а формальное сказуемое переводится на русский язык при помощи вводной конструкции и может находиться в начале или середине предложения:
Кажется, что люди как никогда раньше зависят … // Люди, по-видимому, … зависят
Вероятно, роботы станут править миром// Роботы вероятно станут править миром
Говорили, что роботы не имеют практической пользы// Роботы, как говорили, не имеют ….
Предполагается, что робототехника изменит …// ! Робототехника должна изменить
КОНСТРУКЦИЯ «СЛОЖНОЕ ПОДЛЕЖАЩЕЕ» употребляется после глаголов в страдательном залоге, обозначающих
| 1 чувственное восприятие: to be heard to be seen to be watched to be felt to be observed to be noticed to be perceived и др. | 2 умственную деятельность: to be known to be thought to be considered to be believed to be supposed to be expected to be imagined to be found to be assumed и др. | 3 сообщение: to be said to be reported to be stated и др. |
4 После глаголов в действительном залоге и фраз, выражающих степень уверенности:
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to seem
to appear
to prove
to turn out
to happen
to be likely
to be unlikely
to be sure
to be certain
Choose the correct option.
1. В этом видео было видно, как ATLAS передвигается по пересеченной местности. In the video, ATLAS was seen/ saw to walk over difficult terrain.
2. Ожидается, что роботы будут выполнять всю работу по дому в ближайшем будущем. Robots are expected/ Expected robots to do all our household chores in the near future.
3. Говорят, что большинство людей доверяют роботам. Most people are said/ Said, most people to trust robots.
4. Большинство людей, как говорят, не доверяют роботам. Most people are said/ said to mistrust robots.
5. По-видимому, обычные люди не доверяют роботам. The general public seems/ is seemed to mistrust robots.
6. Роботы вероятно заменят людей в опасных условиях. Robots are sure/ likely to replace people in hazardous jobs.
7. Создается впечатление, что инвестиции в роботов себя не оправдывают. Investments in robotics happen/ appear not to pay off.
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