Unit 2 Robots·Learning about language Mar. 3rd 1 . Rewrite these sentences using words or phrases of similar meaning from the text to replace the underlined parts 1. Bill felt great pleasure 1.___________when he tried 2_____________his new f ax machine and it worked . 1 2 . He felt pity 3.______________for Claire because she was overweight and needed to lose about five kilos to look slim. 3. Even though Jane told him many times t o go away 4._________________her brother still accompanied her to the doctor. 4 . Her greatest wish 5._______________was to look as elegant as Gladys Claffe rn. 5 . Please call 6.______________me before you buy a new digital camera so I can go with you . 6 . She looked at 7._____________the computer screen carefully hoping to find some new emails in her mailbox . 7 . It was ridiculous 8._______________that his own mother would not talk to him about the affair . 8. He felt happy when his boss stated 9._____________that he could set aside some time for exercise . 2 . Complete the following paragraph using the words and phrase in their proper forms turn around scan aw f u l a larm clerk cushion declare favour bedding (News, 16/04/2321) Historical research shows that in the 22nd century many people told stories about how, at one time, people could buy robots as house decorators. The robots would 10._______ the literature for the latest ideas in home decoration. Often the robots would 11.__________ designs that were grander than their owners wanted. Brightly coloured 12._______ a nd 13._________ would be suggested together with brightly patte rn ed walls and carpets. Some of the14. __________in the shops thought that the designs were 15._______. While some owners were firm with their robot's suggestions, others would 16.___________ and walk out of the shop, feeling embar r assed. A few other robots would even get into physical fights with their owners in public as their electrical systems sometimes would set off the shops '17.____________. After a while the government decided such behaviour was not appropriate and passed a law 18.____________ robots should not leave the house. So robots became household cleaners or industrial workers instead .