Unit1ScienceandfctionPeriod3Usinglanguage1課件高中英語人教版選擇性

UNIT1SCIENCEFICTIONUsingLanguage—Listening:VoiceyouropinionsonrobotsandAILearningobjectives

Tolistenforgistusingatrue-to-lifeinterviewinnaturalEnglish.Tolistenfordiscoursemarkersintheinterview.TotalkaboutwhatyouthinkofrobottechnologyandthefamousThreeLawsofRobotics.prosandconsblurredsuperiorsuperiortotakeoverinactionconflictwithlabour事物的利與弊；支持與反對adj.

模糊不清的；難以區(qū)分的adj.

更好的；占優(yōu)勢的；（在級別或重要性上）更高的比……更好；更勝一籌占上風(fēng)；取而代之；接管；接手n.

無行動；不采取措施與……沖突或抵觸n.

勞動（者）；體力勞動vi.

奮斗；努力工作Lookatthepicturesanddiscussthequestionsinpairs.?Whatjobsaretheserobotsdoing?Tworobotsareservingfood

atacafé.?Whataretheprosandconsofrobotsdoingthesejobs?Arobotisplayingthepiano.Aroboticarmworksatafactory.Arobotbandisperforming.Severalrobotsareplayingsoccer.?WhatkindsofrobotsorAIdevelopmentsdoyouhopefor?Possibleanswer:Ihopeforaneducatingrobotbecause

IcanaskanyquestionswhenIhave

troublesinlearning.Arobotisplayingthepiano.Pros:Cons:Therobotcanplayanythingperfectly.Nocreativityoremotioninvolved.VoiceyouropinionsonrobotsandAIArobotbandisperforming.Pros:Cons:Morelivemusicwillbeavailablemorecheaply;Playlistswillbelimitless.Itreallyisn'tlivemusic;Itismorelikelisteningtoarecord,withoutanyoftheexcitementandemotionofwatchinghumansperform.Aroboticarmworksatafactory.Pros:Cons:Simple,repetitivetasksaredoneathigherspeedsmorecheaplyandaccurately.Humansendupoutofwork;Noaddedskillorcreativity.VoiceyouropinionsonrobotsandAISeveralrobotsareplayingsoccer.Pros:Cons:PromotelearningandenjoymentofAIandroboticstoawideraudience.Theydon'tevenknowtheyareinacontestandhavenodesiretowinorlose,sothereisnoemotionalcontenttomatch;notalentinvolved.WhatkindsofrobotsorAIdevelopmentsdoyouhopefor?IhopeforaneducatingrobotbecauseIcanaskanyquestionswhenIhavetroublesinlearning.Listentoaninterviewandcompletethequestionsasfollows.(P6E2)Whatarethekeyaspectsmentionedintheinterview?Writedownthekeyinformationonyournotebook.Changeyournotebookwithyourshoulderpartneranddiscussthreequestions.Whoisinterviewed?Whatdoesthehostask?Whatistheexpert’sopinion?Listentoaninterviewandputthesestatementsinthecorrectorder.

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Thehostintroducestheguest,

asci-fiexpert.

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Theexperthasrobotsinhishome.

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Asrobotsbecomemoreintelligent,

theymayalsobecomemoredangerous.

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ThehostmentionsAsimov'sThreeLawsofRobotics.

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Theexpertsaysrobotswillhaveoccupationssuchasteachingandnursing.

_____Thelinebetweenhumansandrobotswillbemoreblurredinthefuture.

_____Thehostasksaboutbenefitsandproblems.

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Thehostasksiftherearerobotsintheexpert'shome.

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Insci-fistories,robotsoftenbecomesuperiorandtakeover.94527386Listentotheinterviewagainand

writedownthediscoursemarkers

thatyouhear.Makeanoteofhow

eachdiscoursemarkerisusedin

theinterview.Thencompareyouranswerswithapartner.ListenfordiscoursemarkersDiscoursemarkersareusedtoorganiseatextbymarkingsequence,

contrast,

opinion,

purpose,

andsoon.

Listeningfordiscoursemarkerscanhelpyouunderstandatextmoreeasily.justnow,so,well,but,however,aboveallIngroups,discusswhattheexpertthinksofthequestionsandexchangeyourownviews.Youmayusethefollowingexpressionstohelpyou.ChangingthetopicOh,bytheway,...

Oh,Iremember,...

Inearlyforgot!...WhatImeanttotell/askyouis...

...,but(perhaps)that'sbesidethepoint.Thatremindsmeof...

Thenextitemontheagendais...Ithinkweoughttomoveonto...

Ontheonehand...Ontheotherhand...Oh,therewassomethingImeanttotellyou.

CouldIchangethesubject?(1)Whatdoyouknowaboutrobottechnology?Whatcanrobotsdo?

Robotstechnologyhasitsprosandcons.Itcanbringgreatconveniencetohumanbeingstogetherwithsomescientificormoralproblems.Arobotisamachinethatcandoataskaccordingtocomputerprogrammesorthroughtheuseofsomekindofcontrols.(2)WhatbenefitsdoyouthinkrobotsorAlwillbring?

Doyouthinktheywillcauseproblemsaswell?Themainbenefitsarethattheycandosomekindsofworkmore

quickly,better,andcheaperthanhumans,andthattheycantaketheplaceofhumanswhennohumansareavailableorwhenhumanscannotdothework.Theycancauseproblems,however.First,whathappensiftheynolongerservepeopleorstopfollowingorders?Second,thereisthepossibilitythatatsomepointwewillhavedifficultydeterminingwhatconstitutesalivingbeingandwhatconstitutesamachine.(3)DoyouknowanythingaboutIsaacAsimovandhisfamousThreeLawsofRobotics?Whatdoyouthinkoftheselaws?

Yes,Ido.IsaacAsimovintroducedthemintomostofhissciencefictionwritingstoshowthatrobotscouldbepreventedfromharmingusorourworld.Theyarenotactualscientificlaws,butratherguidelinesfortheirhumanprogrammerstofollowtokeepourworldsafe.Atfirstglance,therulesseemlogicalandreasonable,buttheyalsoseemoutdated.THREELAWSOFROBOTICSLAW1

AROBOTMAYNOTINJUREAHUMANBEING,OR,THROUGHINACTION,ALLOWAHUMANBEINGTOCOMETOHARM.LAW2AROBOTMUSTOBEYTHEORDERSGIVENITBYHUMANBEINGSEXCEPTWHERESUCHORDERSWOULDCONFLICTWITHTHEFIRSTLAW.LAW3AROBOTMUSTPROTECTITSOWNEXISTENCEASLONGASSUCHPROTECTIONDOESNOTCONFLICTWITHTHEFIRSTORSECONDLAW.EXAMPLE

A:Oh,bytheway,Isawaprogrammeaboutrobotdoctorslastnight.Itwasveryinteresting.Doyouthinkrobotswilldomoreoftheseimportantjobsinthefuture?B:Certainly.Theywillprobablydomostofourlabourforus.C:Maybe,butthat'sbesidethepoint.Inmyopinion,robotsaredangerous!Theyaremuchstrongerthanweareandmaybesuperiortousinthefuture.ListeningtextHost:Welcomebacktotheshow.Justnowwetalkedabouttimetravelwithsci-fiexpert,SimonPhoenix.So,ifwecouldmoveonnow,Simon,robotsareofteninthenewsthesedays.Doyouthinkrobotswilleventuallyliveamongus,anddomostofourjobsforus,likeinsciencefiction?Simon:Well,robotsalreadydomanyjobs,infactories,forexample.Buttheyoftendosimpletasksanddonotlooklikehumans,unlikeinthemovies.However,as

artificialintelligencedevelops,we'llcertainlyseerobotswithmorecomplexoccupations,suchasteachingornursing,andwearethereforelikelytomakethemlookmorelikeus,sowefeelmorecomfortable.Host:Whatbenefitsandproblemsdoyouthinkthiswouldbring?Simon:Themainbenefitwouldbegreaterlabourefficiency,givingusmoretimeforotherthings.Buttherewouldcertainlybeissueswithintegratingthemintosociety.Themoreintelligenttheybecome,themorepowerfulanddangeroustheywillbe,too.Aboveall,weneedtothinkcarefullyabouthowtoprogrammethemtoprotectushumans.

Host:ThatremindsmeoftheThreeLawsofRoboticsbyIsaacAsimov.Isthatwhatyoumean?Simon:Yes.That'sagoodp