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课件网) Unit 4 A glimpse of the future Starting out & Understanding ideas Learning Objectives PART. 01 Understand the daily study and life of British middle school students by watching videos. Based on your own daily study and life, compare the study and life in Chinese and British schools, and find out the similarities and differences between the two. Talk about your first impression of high school life, and have a preliminary perception of the study and life in the senior high school stage. Learning Objectives Analyze the text about AI (timelines, debates), extract key information (e.g., AI milestones, pros/cons of artificial intelligence) and identify core viewpoints. Discuss AI’s future/film-based future scenarios, and express opinions on AI’s risks/benefits. Explore global perspectives on AI, understanding how different cultures envision/evaluate technology progress. Break down AI’s development timeline and debate its dual nature (achievement vs. threat). Evaluate AI’s impact and reflect on Hawking’s quote about AI as “best/worst” for humanity. Work in groups to discuss AI opinions and share future predictions. Organize AI-related information, reflect on personal views of AI, and take ownership of exploring future-tech themes. Understand the daily study and life of British middle school students by watching videos. Based on your own daily study and life, compare the study and life in Chinese and British schools, and find out the similarities and differences between the two. Talk about your first impression of high school life, and have a preliminary perception of the study and life in the senior high school stage. Teaching Focuses and Anticipated Difficulties Analyze AI texts to extract key information (milestones, pros/cons, core viewpoints), discuss AI’s future/scenarios, and express opinions on its risks and benefits. Debating AI’s dual nature (achievement vs. threat) and evaluating its impact, and reflecting on Hawking’s quote to form informed views on AI’s role in humanity. Lead-in PART. 02 What do you think the world will be in the future a voyage to the moon move to other planets robot waiter pilotless automobile Watch the video and answer the questions. Watch the video and answer the questions. 1. What predictions about the future were made Were they correct Correct predictions: flying machines, organ transplantation, “perpetual light”, the atom bomb, space stations would broadcast television signals all over the globe Incorrect predictions: a world market for maybe five computers, nuclear-powered vacuum cleaners 2. What is your understanding of “the future has unlimited possibilities” Interstellar In this film, Earth is coming to an end through disasters, famines and droughts. A team of astronauts board a spaceship, travelling through a newly discovered wormhole to find another planet that may have the right environment for humans to settle. Look at the pictures ... ...
