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Reading Comprehension 1. Find evidence in the text - Today, robots are used for various purposes. - People thought of programmed machines many years ago. - The idea of creating mechanical helpers dates back to the Greeks. - Robots were first built in the XX century. 2. Answer the questions a) Why are todays robots doing more and more things that humans used to do?

b) Why were robots first built in the XX century?

c) How important is 1959 to the history of robotics?

d) In your opinion, is using robots an advantage or a disadvantage?

3. Build questions for the answers: a) Vinton Cerf was the father of the net. b) The first robots were created in the 1960s. c) The word robot comes from the Czech robota. 4. Complete with the right tense of the verb in brackets. a) The Internet technology ______________ (create) in 1973 by Vinton Cerf ___________ (be) part of a project ___________ (head) by Robert Kahn and ______________ (conduct) by the Advanced Research Projects Agency. b) Current projections ____________ (indicate) that more than 100 million computers will be connected by the year 2005. c) How much money ________________ (you/win) in 1960? d) Recently, scientists ________________(find) that robots can be improved in new ways.