Getting attention and interrupting

(Thu hút sự chú ý và làm gián đoạn)

1. Listen and complete the conversations with the expressions in the box. Then practise them in pairs.

(Nghe và hoàn thành đoạn hội thoại với các từ trong hộp. Sau đó thực hành chúng theo cặp.)

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Nam: (1) _________, Nick!

Nick: Yes, Nam.

Nam: (2) _________ if I ask you a few questions about our project on robots?

Nick: Not at all. Go ahead.

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Speaker: (3) _________, please? Today, I'm going to talk about some applications of AI in education.

Phong: (4) _________, but could you please explain the topic of your talk?

Speaker: Sure, we're going to find out how AI can support teachers and students.

Phong: I understand now. Thanks.

2. Work in pairs. Use the models in 1 to make similar conversations for these situations. One of you is A, the other is B. Use the expressions below to help you.

(Làm việc theo cặp. Sử dụng các mẫu ở phần 1 để thực hiện những đoạn hội thoại tương tự trong những tình huống này. Một người là A, người kia là B. Hãy sử dụng các cách diễn đạt dưới đây để giúp bạn.)

1. A is at a museum or robot exhibition where he/she can see B in the crowd, A wants to get B's attention.

(A đang ở bảo tàng hoặc triển lãm robot nơi anh ấy/cô ấy có thể nhìn thấy B trong đám đông, A muốn thu hút sự chú ý của B.)

2. A is a scientist giving a talk on the use of AI at home. B is in the audience, and he/she wants to interrupt the scientist to ask a question.

(A là một nhà khoa học đang thuyết trình về việc sử dụng AI tại nhà. B đang ở trong khán giả và anh ấy/cô ấy muốn ngắt lời nhà khoa học để đặt câu hỏi.)

1. Read the text and complete the timeline showing the evolution of robots.

(Đọc văn bản và hoàn thành dòng thời gian cho thấy sự phát triển của robot.)

THE EVOLUTION OF ROBOTS

The word 'robot' was first used in 1920. It comes from the Czech word 'robota', which means 'forced labour' used in a play by Karel Čapek to describe artificial people.

In 1949, the British inventor William Grey Walter introduced the first machine which could slowly move in response to light stimulus. Ten years later, the first industrial robotic arm was installed at a General Motors plant in the US. Such robots are mostly used in car and computer industries.

The first robot to use Artificial Intelligence was known as Shakey. It was developed at Stanford Research Institute between 1966 and 1972. Shakey could observe its surroundings, create a plan, and find its way across a room or push a box along the floor. Twenty years later, a walking robot called Dante, which was capable of climbing steep slopes, was built to go into active volcanoes. The late 1990s marked a milestone in the history of robots when Kismet, a robotic head designed to provoke and react to emotions, was created.

Since the beginning of the 21st century, more robots have been created to improve our life. The first self-driving car was launched on 8 October 2005 when a Volkswagen Touareg named "Stanley' won a racing competition across the desert. In 2012, the AI expert Geoffrey Hinton and his team created the first accurate visual recognition system.

In 2016, Sophia, a human-like robot was introduced. Sophia can imitate human gestures and facial expressions and is able to answer certain questions and to make simple conversations.

In the future, we may see more robots and AI applications. Whether we accept them or not, they will continue to play an important role in all aspects of our lives.

2. Work in pairs. Discuss the following questions. What types of AI are widely used in Viet Nam? How do you think robots and AI will develop in Viet Nam in the future?

(Làm việc theo cặp. Thảo luận các câu hỏi sau đây. Những loại AI nào được sử dụng rộng rãi ở Việt Nam? Bạn nghĩ robot và AI sẽ phát triển như thế nào ở Việt Nam trong tương lai?)