VIP Class Notes (Li)

Do you think robots will cause unemployment in the future or create or more jobs? Why?

Vocabulary

go on/browse the internet/surf the net

lag – to move very slowly/to experience delay (ex. walking/gaming)

ex. Don’t lag behind!

ex. If you’re only use 4g then your game will lag.

interact – to talk or do things with others

ex. The children are so quiet and they don’t really want to interact with others.

to be in charge – lead

ex. My classmate is in charge of planning events this year.

vocational school – a place that teaches you skills to do a specific job

unemployment – to lose your job

mess up – to make a mistake/do sth wrong

ex. He got fired from his job for messing up the computer system.

doctors cannot be replaced – take over their job/position

efficient – to do things well and quickly

ex. Everyone hopes to be efficient on the job.

Grammar

use the general plural when you talk about things generally

ex. add ‘s’ to most nouns

ex. don’t add ‘the’ in front

If you don’t have it, you can’t get on the internet.

If you don’t have it, you can’t go on/surf/browse the internet.

Play games in subway because if you use 4G play games in subway, you will be stuck.

(For) Playing games in the subway because if you use 4G to play games in subway, you will get stuck/experience lag/the game will lag. 

No single

No signal 

No, because you can’t play games when you climb mountains.

No, because you can’t play games when you’re on the mountain.

There is robot in it. You can say to it and it will talk to you.

There is an in-built robot/AI system. You can talk to it and it will talk back.

If you’re driving you need to pay attention.

It can help us in some occasions.

Our lives can be convenient.

Our lives can be convenient/It makes our lives convenient.

When it is in trouble, you should fix it and it is very difficult to fix it.

When it messes up, you need a person to fix it and it wont be able to fix it by itself.

A lot of people lose their work and they have to find a new job so they have no money.

A lot of people lose their jobs and they have to find a new job so they have no money.

The people who lose job should find some ways to earn money.

People who lose their jobs should find some ways to earn money.

If robots go wrong, you should get some doctor to fix it.

If robots make a mistake/mess up, you should get a doctor to fix it.

Because now spaceship are very slow. It should use lot of things.

Because now spaceships are very slow. It is not very fuel-efficient.