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GRAMMAR
Mark the correct variant (A-D) to fill in the blanks (1-6) as in the example.
ASIMO is a robot with a human appearance which can run and walk
engineers at the Japanese company Honda.
At the moment, ASIMO (1) to teach young people about maths and
to teach young people about maths and science. In the future,
it will help people who have problems with movement.
In 1495, Leonardo da Vinci first drew plans for a robot that looked
irat drew plans for a robot that looked like a person. But it
wasn't until the 1950s that the first piece of robotic technol
produced. In the USA,
us that the first piece of robotic technology (2)
George Devol and Joe Engleberger (3) a robot arm, which was
nese days, robots do jobs in places where a human might get hurt. For example, they (5)
places like nuclear power stations, in outer space and deep under the sea.
What jobs (6) by robots in the future?
0 0 A creates D B created
c is created
D was created
1 D A uses O B is used O c used
OD was used
2 A first B first was O c was first O first is
3 D A design O B designed I c are designed OD were designed
4 O A used
O Buse
cusing D D be used
A used DB are used
O c use
D have something used
6 D A will do s might do O c will be done OD are done
CABULARY
2. O (uses) - The sentence talks about ASIMO being used to teach young people about maths and science. So, we use the present tense "uses" to show a current action.
3. B (designed) - The sentence mentions George Devol and Joe Engleberger creating a robot arm. So, we use the past tense "designed" to show that this action happened in the past.
4. O (used) - The sentence talks about robots doing jobs in places where a human might get hurt. So, we use the present tense "used" to show a current action.
5. D (are used) - The sentence mentions that robots do jobs in nuclear power stations, outer space, and deep under the sea. So, we use the present tense "are used" to show a current action.
6. A (will do) - The question asks about what jobs will be done by robots in the future. So, we use the future tense "will do" to show a future action.