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6 Minute English from BBC Learning English.
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Hello.
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This is 6 Minute English from BBC Learning English.
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I'm Neil.
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And I'm Beth.
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One area of technology which has been in the news a lot recently is robotics – the design and building of robots.
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Humanoid robots, meaning robots which appear and behave like humans,
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are being built to help us do everything from washing the dishes to babysitting the kids.
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But not everyone feels comfortable with the idea of inviting a human-like robot into their home.
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Neil, how would you feel about living with a robot?
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I really don't want to live with a robot.
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I have enough people in my house.
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With advances in AI, robots are becoming smart enough to develop meaningful relationships with humans.
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There are reports of people telling their secrets to robot therapists and even falling in love with their robot friend.
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In this episode, we'll meet a home companion robot called Abby,
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who's making friends with the elderly residents of Melbourne in Australia.
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And as usual, we'll learn some useful new vocabulary,
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all of which you'll find over on our website, bbclearningenglish.com.
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First, I have a question for you, Beth.
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Because it's important people feel safe around robots,
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engineers design them to look like the friendly characters seen in animated movies by studios like Pixar and Dreamworks.
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So, what is the name of Pixar's friendly robot who picks up garbage on an uninhabited planet Earth in the year 2805?
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Is it a Ros, b Wally or c R2D2?
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I am pretty certain that the answer is b Wally.
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Well, we'll find out the answer later in the programme.
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For five months during the Covid pandemic,
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Australian engineer Grace Brown had no human contact.
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She used this time to build a home companion robot,
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ABBY, with the idea it would provide companionship to other people suffering loneliness.
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Now Grace runs her own company,
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Andromeda, building robots specially designed as company for elderly residents in care homes who don't get many visitors.
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Here, she explains more about Abby to BBC World Service programme The Conversation.
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Abby, who's the humanoid robot that we build at Andromeda,
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people don't expect humanoid robots to have, like, so much personality.
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She's very, very sassy.
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She's very inquisitive and curious.
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And I think when people meet her,
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they're always kind of taken back by,
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oh, she's, like, got a mind of her own.
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When people meet Abby, they are surprised by her sassy personality.
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The adjective sassy means bold, confident and cheeky.
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Some people are taken aback,
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meaning they are shocked or surprised by the things Abby says.
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She really seems to be interested and to take care of the people she meets.
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Abby can also express opinions.
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And Grace says she has a mind of her own,
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a phrase used when a non-living object,
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like a robot, seems to be behaving or acting independently of human control.
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Unlike the unpredictable and violent robots which are sometimes portrayed in sci-fi movies,
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Abby is much more approachable and friendly, even funny.
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She can blow bubbles from her hand.
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Her softer design was a conscious decision by Grace,
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who wanted children and elderly people to interact with Abby naturally and without fear,
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as she explained to BBC World Services The Conversation.
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I originally modelled her off the size of like a young child,
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so like a six, seven year old child.
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So she's about 110 centimetres tall.
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She's got a whole splash of different colours.
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She's got large, expressive eyes.
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So I was very much trying to replicate the kind of approachableness
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and the endearingness of these different Pixar characters that you'd watch in all of these films.
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Abi looks like a friendly character from a Pixar film.
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She's the size of a six or seven-year-old child
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and decorated with a splash of colour – a phrase used
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when a bit of colour is added to brighten up something which is dull or unexciting.
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Abby also has large expressive eyes.
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If you describe something as expressive,
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you mean it shows what someone thinks or feels.
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Elderly residents who regularly chat with Abby say the robot companion brings them joy and a sense of community.
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Ah, well, it is good to hear the positive side of technology,
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which can still seem a bit strange or frightening.
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And I would like to see Abi blowing bubbles from her hand.
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Now, isn't it time you revealed the answer to your question, Neil?
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I asked you for the name of Pixar's friendly robot who
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picks up garbage on an uninhabited planet Earth in the year 2805.
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And I said it was Wally.
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And you were correct.
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That is the right answer.
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OK, let's recap the vocabulary we've learned starting with humanoid,
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an adjective meaning to have the appearance and behaviour of a human.
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Someone who is sassy is bold, confident and cheeky.
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If you are taken aback by something,
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you are shocked or surprised by it.
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If you say an object has a mind of its own,
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you mean that it seems to be acting independent independently, without human control.
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The phrase a splash of colour is used
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when a bit of colour is added to brighten something which is dull or unexciting.
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And finally, the adjective expressive means showing what someone thinks or feels.
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Once again, our six minutes are up!
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If you've enjoyed this episode then head over to our website bbclearningenglish.com where you'll find a quiz
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and worksheet to practice the vocabulary you've learnt.
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See you again soon, but for now, it's goodbye!
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Goodbye!

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Contesto e Sfondo

In questo episodio di 6 Minute English della BBC, Neil e Beth discutono dell'affascinante mondo della robotica e dei robot umanoidi. Con l'avanzare della tecnologia, i robot stanno diventando sempre più simili agli esseri umani, non solo nel loro aspetto, ma anche nel modo in cui interagiscono con le persone. Neil esprime la sua riluttanza a convivere con un robot, mentre Beth condivide esempi di come un robot chiamato Abby stia contribuendo a combattere la solitudine tra le persone anziane a Melbourne. Questo dialogo offre un'ottima opportunità per gli studenti di inglese di apprendere nuove espressioni e migliorare le loro abilità di comunicazione.

Top 5 Frasi per la Comunicazione Quotidiana

  • “I really don't want to live with a robot.” – Un modo chiaro per esprimere una preferenza personale.
  • “She’s very, very sassy.” – Utilizzato per descrivere il carattere vivace di Abby, utile per chi vuole arricchire il proprio vocabolario.
  • “I’m always kind of taken back.” – Un modo per esprimere sorpresa o shock, essenziale per la conversazione.
  • “She can also express opinions.” – Importante per discussoni che riguardano sentimenti e pensieri.
  • “She seems to be interested…” – Perfetto per descrivere l’attenzione verso gli altri, utile in contesti sociali.

Guida Passo-passo per il Shadowing

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  1. Ascolta attentamente: Prima di tutto, ascolta il video interamente senza distrazioni. Fai attenzione alla pronuncia, al ritmo e all'intonazione di Neil e Beth.
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Cos'è la tecnica dello Shadowing?

Shadowing è una tecnica di apprendimento delle lingue supportata da studi scientifici, originariamente sviluppata per la formazione dei traduttori professionisti e resa popolare dal poliglotta Dr. Alexander Arguelles. Il metodo è semplice ma potente: ascolti un audio in inglese di madrelingua e lo ripeti immediatamente ad alta voce — come un'ombra che segue il parlante con un ritardo di solo 1–2 secondi. A differenza dell'ascolto passivo o degli esercizi di grammatica, lo shadowing costringe il tuo cervello e i muscoli della bocca a elaborare e riprodurre simultaneamente i modelli di discorso reale. La ricerca dimostra che migliora significativamente la precisione della pronuncia, l'intonazione, il ritmo, il discorso connesso, la comprensione dell'ascolto e la fluidità del parlato — rendendolo uno dei metodi più efficaci per la preparazione alla prova di speaking dell'IELTS e per la comunicazione reale in inglese.

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