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What is an avatar?
1. A character that you create to represent yourself.
2. An AI character that helps people.
3. An imaginary character
1. A character that you create to represent yourself.
People with disabilities can u______ avatar robots to communicate and work from home.
Meaning: to make use of something, especially for a practical purpose.
utilize
True or False?
(Part 2) Yoshifuji realized that AI had saved him from his lonely world.
False - Family and teachers saved him from loneliness.
What does "welfare" mean?
1. A law to take care of people's well-being
2. A reward given to students for getting good grades
3. The health and happiness of living things, especially people
3. The health and happiness of living things, especially people
Because of his illness, he was c_________ to his home and had few opportunities to interact with other people.
Meaning: to make someone stay in a place that they can't leave
Fact (事実) or Opinion (意見)?
(Part 1) Operators control avatar robots which do not have AI.
Fact
Which is the correct use of "came up with"?
1. She came up with the stairs very fast.
2. She came up with a great idea for the project.
3. She came up with tired after school.
2. She came up with a great idea for the project.
Create or think of an idea or plan
What does "remotely" mean?
1. To observe things from far away
2. With great difficulty and effort
3. From a distance, without being physically present
3. From a distance, without being physically present
True or False?
(Part 4) Avatar robots will definitely allow more and more people to interact in the future.
False
"definitely" makes the sentence false.
Thanks to new technology, people with a d_______ can participate more easily in school, work, and social activities.
Meaning: A physical or mental condition that makes some activities more difficult.
disability
After moving to a new country, Ken struggled with feelings of i_______ because he had no friends and could not speak the local language.
Meaning: The state of being separate from others.
isolation
What are two differences between an avatar robot and an AI robot?
An avatar robot does not have AI, and needs an operator to control it remotely with a smartphone or personal computer.
Fact (事実) or Opinion (意見)?
An avatar robot is the best solution to help lonely people.
Opinion
The engineer carefully d_______ the machine to find the cause of the problem.
Meaning: To separate something into smaller pieces.
disassembled
Yoshifuji ( ) research online and ( ) with robot ( ) to ( ) the ( ) of an ( ) ( ).
consulted, create, robot, conducted, experts, concept, avatar
Yoshifuji conducted research online and consulted with robot experts to create the concept of an avatar robot.
Fill in the blanks.
Avatar robots have the ( ) to ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ).
disabled, society, help, ability, enter, people
Avatar robots have the ability to help disabled people enter society.
Which is the main idea for Part 2?
1. AI robots help reduce loneliness
2. Individuals who helped Yoshifuji
3. Development of avatar robots
3. Development of avatar robots
Do you prefer to have a robot pet or a robot friend? Give 3 reasons.
I prefer to have a robot __________ because...
Which is the best explanation for "trial and error"?
1. A process of trying different methods and learning from mistakes until something works.
2. A way of avoiding mistakes by following instructions exactly.
3. A test that measures how many errors a person can make in a limited time.
1. A process of trying different methods and learning from mistakes until something works.
Which word has the same meaning as ()?
In the field of education, avatar robots have great (potential) as well.
1. ability
2. promise
3. talent
4. capability
2. promise
show great promise=the chance that something will become very good or successful in the future
Which is the main idea for Lesson 3?
1. Creation of avatar robots by Yoshifuji Kentaro
2. How avatar robots improved society
3. How avatar robots reduced social isolation
2. How avatar robots improved society
Astro Boy鉄腕アトム, Doraemon, Gundam
Which do you want to be, and why? Give 3 reasons.
I want to be ________ because...
Which is the main idea for Part 1?
1. Key features of avatar robots
2. Benefits of of AI robots
3. Why audience interaction is important
1. Key features of avatar robots
At Yoshifuji's cafe, ( ) ( ) are ( ) for ( ) ( ) to ( ) ( ).
work, opportunities, disabled, created, remotely, employment, people
At Yoshifuji's cafe, employment opportunities are created for disabled people to work remotely.
If you could create an avatar robot, who do you want to help and what problem do you want it to solve?
I want to create an avatar robot that helps __________.
It will help them solve the problem of _____________.