NewsRound
Lesson duration is: 30 minItems in this lesson
Program:
1. Welcome & lesson goals (5 min)
2. Watch/listen Bite-sized video (1 min)
4. Summarize with class (5 min)
Circuit
Lesson goals
Students can watch/listen to NewsRound and summarize the subjects.
Students can talk about the NewsRound subjects in pairs/small groups.
Website
Tiangong
What was it about?
🤖 China’s Robot Olympics
In August 2026, China held the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing. More than 2,000 robots competed in different events, including running, football and table tennis.
One Chinese robot, called Tiangong Ultra, became famous for running 100 metres in 8.64 seconds. This was faster than Usain Bolt’s human world record of 9.58 seconds.
Where did the World Humanoid Robot Games take place?
In the Netherlands
In China
In Japan
In Germany
How many of the robots were from China?
666
641
Answer C
Answer D
How many robots took part in the competition from around the world?
666
641
Answer C
Answer D
Which of these is NOT an event at the Robot Games?
Football
Scuba-diving
Firefighting simulation
100 meter sprint
Compare
DO YOU THINK THAT ROBOTS WILL CONTROL EVERYTHING IN THE WORLD IN THE FUTURE?
Summarize:
Subjects + short information.
Learning goals?
Tips? Tops?
Homework:
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