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11. Read the given passage and answer the questions that follow:If you think of the jobs robots could never do, you would probably put doctors and teachers atthe top of the list. It's easy to imagine robot cleaners and factory workers, but some jobs needhuman connection and creativity. But are we underestimating what robots can do? In some cases,they already perform better than doctors at diagnosing illness. Also, some patients might feelmore comfortable sharing personal information with a machine than a person. Could there be aplace for robots in education after all?British education expert Anthony Seldon thinks so. And he even has a date for the robot takeoverof the classroom: 2027. He prediets robots will do the main job of transferring information andteachers will be like assistants Intelligent robols will read students' faces, movements and maybeeven brain signals. Then they will adapt the information to each student. It's not a popularopinion and it's unlikely robots will ever have empathy and the ability to really connect withhumans like another human canOne thing is certain,though. A robot teacher is better than no teacher at all. In some parts of theworld, there aren't enough teachers and 9-16 per cent of children under the age of 14 don't go toschool. That problem could be partly solved by robots because they can teach anywhere andwon't get stressed, or tired, or move somewhere for an easier, higher-paid job.Those negative aspects of teaching are something everyone agrees on. Teachers all over theworld are leaving because it is a difficult job and they feel overworked. Perhaps the question isnot 'Will robots replace teachers?' but 'How can robots help teachers?' Office workers can usesoftware to do things like organize and answer emails, arrange meetings and update calendars.Teachers waste a lot of time doing non-teaching work, including more than 11 hours a weekmarking homework, If robots could cut the time teachers spend marking homework and writingreports, teachers would have more time and energy for the parts of the job humans do best,A. State whether the following statements are Truc/ False: 15.Marks)1. Most jobs seem as if they can be done by robots or computers. True False..2. Robots are always better at diagnosing illnesses ihan doctors. True/False3. Many experts agree robots will replace teachers by 2027. True False.4. Robot assistants could help teachers by marking homework and writing reports. True/False...5. Some teachers use robots to reduce their time answering emails and marking homework. True/FalseEstB. Choose the best answer: 15 Marks]1. It's easy to think robots.coma, will replace people even if we don't like the ideaCatalogue |
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Answer» Answer: 1.true 2.true 3.true 4.true 5.true |
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