Exercises
Read
the following questions carefully. Then answer the questions. (In Sapnish)
1.
Robots - The Future
They
have been around for years. They come in all shapes and sizes. When they were
first invented nobody knew their importance. But, how soon will it be before
they are so intelligent that they take over jobs which only human beings can
do, such as, treating patients or constructing houses? You may wonder what I am
talking about…..well, I am talking about robots.
If
we examine the possible advantages that robots could offer us in the future, we
see that there are numerous. Just imagine if there was a robot that could carry
out all of the housework, drive you about, prepare your food and build houses.
How would your life be? I bet millions of people would say, "Just
perfect". Having a robot to do all these things would undoubtedly save a
lot of time and money.
However,
there are, of course, some disadvantages. I can envisage that in the future,
possessing a robot will be very expensive, and perhaps only those elitists will
be able to afford them. Something that might worry me a little, would be, 'what
if the robot began to malfunction and started to destroy things?' I am sure
that in the future, just as there may be robots that are good and helpful,
there are also going to be those that are bad and made to kill. This is
something extremely important to bear in mind.
I think I can
conclude by saying that although having a robot in the future could be
extremely useful, I personally see more disadvantages than advantages. I am
happy with my life at the moment even if I have to do my own ironing and
cooking!
According to the speaker:
What
jobs might robots be able to do in the future?
Ellos serán
capaces de realizar en el futuro los
trabajos que los humanos solo hacen
What are the advantages of
having a robot?
Las ventajas de tener un robot serian que
ellos realizaran las labores propias hogar, manejar, cocinar y hasta construir
casas
What are the main
disadvantages?
La desventaja seria el costo que hay que pagar para poder adquirir un robot el cual
seria muy elevado
What concerns the speaker?
Lo que le preocupa es si el robot empieza
a funcionar mal y este tienda a tener una
actitud donde lo destruya todo.
How does the speaker conclude?
El concluye que el tener un robot en el
futuro seria de mucha ayuda, pero siempre habría más desventajas que ventajas.
2.
Coat of Arms of
The
Coat of Arms was introduced by King Richard I of
According to one tradition,
following the Norman Conquest an extra leopard was added to two existing Norman
leopards to represent the combined Anglo-Norman realm. According to another
tradition the two leopards were combined with the single lion of
Other heraldic authorities
have claimed that at an early stage in the development of heraldry the number
of Norman leopards was not fixed and that it is simply a matter of design as to
why
Now,
answer the questions about the text.
1. The coat of arms of
- the king. (El Rey)
- the queen.
- the president.
2. The three leopards represent the combined
Anglo-Norman realm.
- True. (Verdadero)
- False.
- We don't know.
3.
- True.
- False. (Falso)
- We don't know.
4. Some people think that the number of leopards is
simply a matter of design.
- True. (Verdadero)
- False.
- We don't know.
5. The coat of arms was created in the 1190s.
- True.
- False.
- We don't know. (Nosotros no sabemos)
3. House of Commons
In
many bicameral parliaments of a Westminster System, the House of Commons has
historically been the name of the elected lower house. The Commons generally
holds much more power than the upper house (the senate or House of Lords). The
leader of the majority party in the House of Commons usually becomes the Prime
Minister.
Historically,
"the commons" were an estate in a traditional pre-Enlightenment
European government which typically divided the governance of an area between
"estates" of society. Other estates included the clergy, nobles,
merchants and knights. The word "commons" has at times been confused
with the word "commoner", but they are very different in this
context. The House of Commons was created to serve as the political outlet for
this "commons" class, while the elite estates were represented in the
House of Lords. The House of Commons was thus elected by the people while
members of the upper house were appointed on the basis of various forms of
elite "merit", such as wealth, family, or prestige.
States with a House of
Commons base their democratic systems upon this original British house of
parliament (it is thus occasionally called "the mother of
parliaments"). Many such places were part of the British Empire, and are
now part of the
Most
Westminster-system nations which originally used the term "House of
Commons" have changed the name of their lower house to "the House of
Representatives." There are only two existing Houses of Commons. These are
the: British House of Commons (at the
The
House of Commons was also the lower house of the Parliament of Ireland, before
its abolition under the 1801 Act of Union, and the short-lived Parliament of
Southern Ireland in 1920, which was subsequently superseded by the Dáil of the
Questions
Now, answer the questions
about the text.
1. The Parliament is
divided into two houses.
- True.
- False.
- We don't know.
2. The leader of the majority party in the House of
Commons is the Prime Minister.
- True.
- False.
- We don't know.
3. The members of the House of Commons are elected by
the people.
- True.
- False.
- We don't know.
4. The British House of Parliament is called "the
mother of parliaments".
- True.
- False.
- We don't know.
5. All countries belonging to the
- True.
- False.
- We don't know.
6. The Canadian House of Commons was abolished in
1801.
- True.
- False.
- We don't know.