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Reading extract: a police story (English A2 level) 

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第13课  门开着呢

一、听力  第一部分
1.大卫开着车出去了。
2.那个笑着说话的女孩儿是谁？
3.那个手里拿着铅笔的人是我朋友。
4.我的女朋友长着两个大眼睛，非常爱笑。
5.这儿离新京宾馆不太远，到前面的路口再往右。

第二部分
6. 男：那个非常爱笑的女孩儿是谁？
女：你不认识她吗？她叫笑笑，是王老师的女儿。
7. 女：请问，这儿离商店远吗？
男：不远，往前走，下一个路口就是。
8. 男：那个手里拿着铅笔的孩子是你妹妹吗？
女：不是，她是我同学的妹妹。
9. 女：椅子上坐着的那个人是谁？
男：是我爸爸。他有点儿累，正休息呢。
10. 男：现在八点十分了，你到机场了吗？
女：没有，我还在出租车上呢，很快就到。

第三部分
11. 男：请问李先生在公司吗？
   女：他开着车出去了，你下午再来吧。
   问：李先生在哪儿？
12. 女：大卫是杨笑笑的男朋友吗？
男： 是杨笑笑的前男友。
   问： 大卫现在是杨笑笑的男朋友吗？
13. 男：你的书太多了，我帮你拿着吧。
女：不用了，我一个人就可以了。
问：男的为什么要帮女的拿书？
14. 男：为什么你每天都穿着红色的衣服？
   女：因为别人都说我穿红色的衣服好看。
问：女的为什么每天都穿着红色的衣服？
15. 男：那个笑着说话的女孩儿是谁？
   女：哪个？是穿红衣服的那个吗？
   男：对，就是她。
   女：她是新来的学生，我也不认识。
   问：谁认识那个女孩儿？


hsk2    第13课  门开着呢

If you think of the jobs robots could never do, you would probably put doctors and teachers at the top of the list. It's easy to imagine robot cleaners and factory workers, but some jobs need human 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 feel more comfortable sharing personal information with a machine than a person. Could there be a place for robots in education after all?

British education expert Anthony Seldon thinks so. And he even has a date for the robot takeover of the classroom: 2027. He predicts robots will do the main job of transferring information and teachers will be like assistants. Intelligent robots will read students' faces, movements and maybe even brain signals. Then they will adapt the information to each student. It's not a popular opinion and it's unlikely robots will ever have empathy and the ability to really connect with humans like another human can.

One thing is certain, though. A robot teacher is better than no teacher at all. In some parts of the world, there aren't enough teachers and 9–16 per cent of children under the age of 14 don't go to school. That problem could be partly solved by robots because they can teach anywhere and won't get stressed, or tired, or move somewhere for an easier, higher-paid job.

Teachers all over the world are leaving because it is a difficult job and they feel overworked. Perhaps the question is not 'Will robots replace teachers?' but 'How can robots help teachers?' Office workers can use software to do things like organise and answer emails, arrange meetings and update calendars. Teachers waste a lot of time doing non-teaching work, including more than 11 hours a week marking homework. If robots could cut the time teachers spend marking homework and writing reports, teachers would have more time and energy for the parts of the job humans do best.

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Will robots replace teachers? Improve your listening

This is a short conversation between  a student and a teacher.
 The script is as follows:
M: Hello, teacher, how are you? sà-wàt-dee kráp kroo bpen yang ngai bâang kráp
T: Hello, fine and you Meng? sà-wàt-dee kâ · sà-baai dee · láew Meng lá kâ
M: Life is fine. I have been to Thailand for 2 days. (ago)
      chee-wít sà-baai · sà-baai kráp · maa bprà-têt tai sŏng wan láew 
T: Are you coming for a visit, right?  maa tîieow châi măi?
 M: Not at all. I moved to work  here. mâi châi loiie kráp  pŏm yáai maa tam ngaan têe nêe
T: Very good. Tomorrow Thailand will have an important festival.
     Dee mâak · prûng-née bprà-têt tai jà mee têt-sà-gaan săm-kan
M: What is the festival? I've never been to Thailand in this period.
      têt-sà-gaan à-rai kráp · pŏm mâi koiie maa bprà-têt tai  chûuang née
T:   Songkran, do you know ?  sŏng-graan · róo jàk măi
M:  I've never heard,  what is it?  mâi koiie dâai yin · keu à-rai kráp
T: Thai New Year's Day Tourists know that Songkran is a water play day for Thai people.
       wan bpee mài tai · nák tông tîieow róo jàk sŏng-graan keu wan lên náam kŏng kon tai
M: Very interesting, I'm glad to be able to visit Songkran Festival.
      nâa sŏn jai mâak · pŏm dee jai têe jà dâai tîieow têt-sà-gaan sŏng-graan
T: not just play with water. We have many activities such as going to the temple to make merit. release the bird, release the fish,  visit family , pay respect to parents and elders and carry sand into the temple
   mâi châi kâe lên náam · rao mee gìt-jà-gam lăai yàang · chên · bpai tam bun têe wát · bplòi nók bplòi bplaa · bpai yîiam krôp kruua · wâai pôr mâe láe pôo sŏong aa-yú láe kŏn saai kâo wát
M: Really excited! Tomorrow I will go to the city and temple to see the Songkran atmosphere.
     róo sèuk dtèun dtên jing jing · prûng-née pŏm jà bpai nai meuuang láe wát · pêuua doo ban-
     yaa-gàat
     Sorry, I have to go. I have an appointment with my boss.
     kŏr tôht kráp · pŏm dtông bpai láew · pŏm mee nát gàp jâo naai kráp

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