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how clever
thinking A child j
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have the neighbors to do with it? New look Arobot is
more to be trusted than
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e child. His entire mentality" has
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the companion of
created for the purpose.
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you
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say for 1
1 George She won't ple with anyone else. There are
de boys and girls that she should
make friends with, but
dd won't She won't gehear them unless I make her. That's a
for alle geoprow up.
You want her tobe normal don't
you? You
want her to belable to take her part in society."
"You're jumping at shadows, Grace Pretend Robbie's a dog I've seen hundreds of children who would
her have their dog than
their father
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asked, and you can
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1. What type of document is it?
De play
Robbie, an extract from/Robot
By Isaac Asimo 1950
O an article
novel
2. Write down the names and nouns referring to the characters
3. In paragraph 3 and 4, who is talking?
4. Deduce their relationship and what are they doing?
5. What type of conversation are the characters having?
Robbie is a
Pick out all the references to Robbie (paragraph 1)...
(paragraph 3)
(paragraph 4)
(paragraph 7).
What are the characters' opinion about it? Write sentences