Task 1. Complete the sentences.
1) Moving statues that "chose" the next king were mentioned in 1100 BC in ___
2) The Claw was written by ___
3) The "Claw" was built during the war with ___
4) A female robot was built by ___
5) Da Vinci's plans for creating modern-day robots are used ___
6) The robots were rebuilt in 2009.

Task 2. Write true or false to the following sentences:
1) A big robotic arm called "The Claw" was used for picking up the front of enemy ships and sinking them.
2) People were creating incredible machines with human abilities hundreds of years ago.
3) Nowadays some of da Vinci's plans are used by engineers to get ideas when designing robots.
4) In 1515 da Vinci created a robotic monkey which could walk and present flowers.
5) A female robot which could mix wine with water was very popular among ancient Greeks.
6) Ancient Egyptian moving statues, which "chose" the next king, really exist.

Task 3. Answer the following questions:
1) What artist loved to design robots?
2) Do Egyptian statues exist nowadays?
3) What was Philon of Byzantium famous for?
4) What can mechanical robots do?
5) Who still uses da Vinci's ideas in designing robots nowadays?

Task 1. Complete the sentences.

1. Moving statues that "chose" the next king were mentioned in 1100 BC in Egyptian texts.

2. The Claw was written about by Polybius.

3. The "Claw" was built during the war with the Romans.

4. A female robot was built by Philon of Byzantium.

5. Da Vinci's plans for creating modern-day robots are used by Mark Rosheim, an engineer who designs robots for NASA.

6. The robots were rebuilt in 2009.

Task 2. Write True or False.

1. A big robotic arm called "The Claw" was used for picking up the front of enemy ships and sinking them. — TRUE

2. People were creating incredible machines with human abilities hundreds of years ago. — TRUE

3. Nowadays some of da Vinci's plans are used by engineers to get ideas when designing robots. — TRUE

4. In 1515 da Vinci created a robotic monkey which could walk and present flowers. — FALSE (He created a robotic lion.)

5. A female robot which could mix wine with water was very popular among ancient Greeks. — FALSE (It wasn't popular because people had many slaves and didn't need robots to work.)

6. Ancient Egyptian moving statues, which "chose" the next king, really exist. — FALSE (None of these statues exists nowadays.)

Task 3. Answer the following questions.

1. What artist loved to design robots?

Leonardo da Vinci loved to design robots.

2. Do Egyptian statues exist nowadays?

No, they don't. None of these statues exists nowadays.

3. What was Philon of Byzantium famous for?

He was famous for building a female robot that could mix water and wine to make a drink.

4. What can mechanical robots do?

Mechanical robots can play the flute, write and draw pictures.

5. Who still uses da Vinci's ideas in designing robots nowadays?

Mark Rosheim, a modern-day robot engineer who designs robots for NASA, still uses da Vinci's ideas.