Tasksheet : I, robot

VIDEO WORK 

I- Only sound
1°)  identify the document

a trailer            a TV commercial        a news report

                a video clip              an extract from a film

Justify :

Pick out 5 words

2°)  What people are you likeky to find ? What could the story be ? in what year ?

II- Watch !

1°) Check your answers

1°) Who is the hero ? His job ? His name ? His objective ?

2°) Who are the "bad guys"  ? Their objective ?

III- Watch again

1°) What are the 3 laws of robotics ?

They .......................................... hurt us

THey ..............................................do what we say

They ................................................protect themselves

2°) Who does "THEY" refer to ?

Who does "WE" refer to ?

3°) What can their occupations be in this futuristic world ?

4°) Do THEY comply with the laws ? Justify your answer

IV- Watch and listen !

1°)  Who says what ?

the robot (R) - Spooner (S)- the manufacturer (M) - woman (W) - ?

1. "Sugar ?" 
2. "Can I offer you a coffee ?"  
3. "I did not murder him"
4. “We are on the eve of the largest robotic distribution in history"  
5. "I'm gonna miss the good old days" 
6. "...so whatever I can do to help you.."   
7. "Murder's a new trick. Congratulations !"  
8. “Baby, what happened to your face ?” 
9. “Is that registering with you ?”
10. “The richest man in the world

2°) Listen more carefully

1°) Why does the manufacturer sound surprised when he says “ sorry” ?

 2°) Why has the robot perpetrated a crime ?

 3°) What were the “good old days” for the detective ?

3°)  Reorder the events

a)        The suspect robot is hiding in the lines of the newly-made robots

b)       The detective meets the robots’ manufacturer

c)        He visits the factory

d)       We discover that the suspect is a robot

e)        The robots are attacking

f)        The robot escapes the police headquarters

g)        The suspect is being questioned about the crime

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