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Learn English with a Sci-Fi Story: The Lonely Robot (Slow Listening)

A sci-fi story about a lonely robot to practice your English listening.

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📝 Transcript

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0:01episode 20. I am Anna >> and I am Lucas. Today we look at the stars and ask what might be out there.
0:09>> That is Wow, that is such a big question to start with. >> It is, isn't it? >> What might be out there? It kind of stops you. Usually we start these deep dives and we're, you know, we're rushing. There's breaking news, a stack of data to get through.
0:23>> The world is chaotic and we're trying to make sense of it. But today feels different. >> It does feel different. Yeah. >> The sources we have today aren't about the um the hard ground under our feet.
0:33>> Exactly. They're about the mist on the horizon, the future. And the future isn't a fact yet. It's just a whole collection of possibilities. Open doors.
0:42>> So, we need to shift gears. We need to slow down. >> We do. The atmosphere for this needs to be peaceful, slower, >> and mysterious. I think that's the right word. We have a really fascinating road map ahead. We're going from the very uh technical the devices in our pockets

📖 Vocabulary

Key vocabulary from this episode with part of speech, meaning, and example sentences. Practice along with the video above.

WordTypeMeaningExample
robotnouna machine that can do tasks automaticallyThe robot cleaned the entire building.
space stationnouna large structure in space where people can live and workAstronauts live on the space station for months.
lonelyadjectivefeeling sad because you are aloneShe felt lonely in the new city.
photographnouna picture taken with a cameraThis is my favorite photograph of my family.
emptyadjectivehaving nothing inside; also feeling like something is missingThe room was empty and quiet.
landedverbarrived on the ground (past tense of land)The airplane landed safely.
anymoreadverbnot now; no longer (or: from this point on)I'm not alone anymore.
builtverbmade or constructed (past tense of build)The house was built in 1990.

✏️ Exercises

Test your understanding with fill-in-the-blank and multiple choice questions. Click "Check" to see the answer.

Q1

Unit-7 was ___ to clean a space station. (made/constructed)

Q2

Unit-7 felt ___. (like something was missing)

Q3

One morning, a small ship ___ on the station. (arrived)

Q4

The humans had left many years ___. (in the past)

Q5

Unit-7 picked up the ___ and kept it. (picture taken with a camera)

Q6

I'm not alone ___. (from this point on)

Q7

What did Unit-7 find on the floor?

Q8

What does 'lonely' mean?

Q9

What was Unit-7's job?

Q10

What does the photograph show?

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