Robots at Work

Easy News Stories

Beg – Low Int
Teens & Adults
Grades 4–12

In this lesson featuring content adapted from The Associated Press, students read a true story about a robot worker in Tokyo, Japan. The robot worker fills a worker shortage in the popular convenience store industry. Students review vocabulary from the story and answer comprehension questions.

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Focus

reading
authentic materials
technology
simple present
interpretive

Vocabulary

worker
Japan
convenience store
shelves
refrigerator
robot
complain
bottle of juice
A spinning paper plane
A spinning paper plane