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课件网) Using Language (listening and talking) Make predictions about future changes Looking into the future Unit2 Warm-up 1. What do these pictures show 2. Match the words with pictures. automation nanobots global warming artificial intelligence (AI) cloning 01 1. How do you think these events or such technology might develop in the future 2. What challenges or opportunities might they bring Challenges: With the development of AI, there may come a time when it becomes a real issue as to whether a computer or machine has in fact achieved consciousness, and whether, as a conscious being, it deserves the same rights as a human being. Opportunities: AI may help us solve problems that are currently too big and overwhelming for us to solve on our own. For example, complex Al models may be able to use given data to develop a workable solution to global warming. Discussion While-listening 02 Activity 1 Listen and fill in the blank Type A radio interview Name of the programme _____ Who A host and two _____ from different _____ What Their _____ about the _____ Future Changes experts fields predictions future Listening tip 1: The main idea of an interview is in the opening speech. Activity 2 Listen and learn the two experts’ predictions about the future. When listening for predictions, you should listen for the use of the future tense, in particular the future tense with will or will be doing. Words such as predict, prediction, and forecast, are also used to quite often when making predictions. Listen for predictions The interview of Dr Han occupation _____ _____ development of_____ in the future computer scientist computers 1. Computers will be _____ than us in the future. 2. People will also be _____ _____ to think like humans. 3. We’ll also be _____ _____ to help people internally such as putting some nanobots inside our bodies to increase our _____. cleverer programming creating abilities computers machines opportunities(机遇) Should people be worried that computers would be dangerous challenges (挑战） We’ll be programming them to not think in ways that may harm humans. occupation ——— He designs ——— development of _____ in the future buildings architect cities There will be cities _____ and people could _____ ____ housing in cities that float. More details:He’ ve developed a plan by _____ __ ____ that borrows many ideas from giant water lily(巨大的睡莲), a flower that _____ __ _____. floating on water move into designing a city floats on water The interview of Vincent Black The interview of Vincent Black Why did he say “cities floating on water are part of the world’s future” With global warming causing polar ice to melt, the sea level rising by many meters is a very realistic prospect. Instead of moving people away from the sea, I think that people could move into housing in cities that float . Challenges & Opportunities While-listening 02 Activity 3 Listen and learn the host’s op ... ...
