Student's Book - Page 40 - 2

Student’s Book - Page 40 - 2

Read and listen. Check your answers.

Story telling

Arnold and the robot

William is a scientist. He makes robots to help people with their housework.

His robots can wash dishes, they can cook, they can tidy rooms and they can sweep floors. Arnold is William’s helper. He has to keep William’s laboratory clean and tidy.

William sometimes teaches Arnold how to build a robot, but Arnold never listens. So he doesn’t know much about robots. Arnold doesn’t like his job very much because he doesn’t like difficult work.

One day William goes into town to buy some things. ‘When I come back at half past three,’ he says to Arnold, ‘I want to see this room clean. I want you to tidy the table. I want you to sweep the floor and I want you to wash the floor. Goodbye and work hard!’

Arnold tidies the table. Then he sweeps the floor and thinks, ‘Now I have to wash the floor.

He gets a bucket and fills it with water and then he has an idea.

J want a robot to help me.’

He presses a button and says, ‘Robot wash the floor.’

The robot takes the bucket and throws the water over the floor.

Then it picks up the bucket, fills it with water and throws the water over the floor again.

‘Stop/ shouts Arnold, but the robot doesn’t stop. Arnold presses another button. But now the robot works really fast, filling the bucket and pouring the water. The laboratory is full of water. Arnold doesn’t know what to do.

Just then, the door opens.

It’s William. He looks at the water. He is very angry.

He goes over to the robot and presses some buttons.

The robot stops still. ‘Now clean up. William says to Arnold. ‘You’ve got all night. Arnold starts working. It takes him a long time. ‘Next time William teaches me I am going to listen carefully, he thinks.