ASYNCHRONOUS LESSON: pages 40-41

Ex. 1

I think that if a robot goes against the three laws, the world where we are living now, will never be the same again.In the episode I am going to read, I think that robots won’t respect these laws, because they are robots.

Ex. 2

1) introspection

2) assumption

3) deprecatory

4) utterance

5) contempt

6) flabby

7) endurance

8) impairs

9) makeshift

10) smashes

Ex. 3

1) Cutie believe he exists because he thinks.

2) He asks himself: “what is the cause of his existence?”

3) No, he doesn’t, because robots are very different from humans.

4) a robot isn’t scientifically minded because only humans can think and feel sentiments.

5) FOOD: he pointed a disapproving finger at what remained of Donovan’s sandwich.

SLEEP: you pass into a coma and the least variation in temperature, air pressure, humidity and radiation intensity impairs your efficiency.

Ex. 4

BODY: strong metal, he absorbs energy, he utilizes energy an almost hundred percent efficient

NEEDS: energy

ENVIRONMENT: adapt in all environments

LIFE SPAN: nothing

Ex. 5

1) In Cutie’s opinion, it’s unreasonable that the two guys made him because robots and humans are very different, in body, life span and adapt in the environment.

Ex. 6

1) creator

2) machine

3) robots

4) humans

Ex. 7

1) D

2) no, my prediction isn’t correct

Ex. 8

Inventions can have unexpected negative effects and also positive.

POSITIVE INVENTION: television – mobile phone – computers – the internet – jets – antibiotics – space travel

NEGATIVE INVENTION: nuclear power – robots