Unit4Reading 2 （ppt课件）-2023新牛津译林版（2020）《高中英语》选择性必修第三册.pptx

1、How does AI influence us in our daily life?Brainstorming-watch&think Learning Objectives:By the end of the class,in English,I will be able to1.analyze the authors attitude towards AI as well as his purpose of writing the exposition;2.understand the meaning and function of words in context;3.know abo

2、ut the applications of facial recognition technology and questions related to it;4.get to be critical about modern technology and their influences on human beings;5.express ourselves in terms of living with technology by using proper and accurate relevant words and expressions.Activity 1:Jigsaw Read

3、ing Discourse reviewGo through the text and place the six sentences in the proper blanks.Deep thinking:function of each sentence attitude of author1.How cool that would be!2.Nowadays,AI is already being applied in many fields:finance,health care,machine translation and art,to name but a few.3.In sho

4、rt,this technology is transforming the way we live.4.While AI enthusiasts promise us a bright future where intelligent robots will be working to our advantage,these undoubted benefits also bring concerns and fears.5.We need to make sure that we will not fall victim to AI.6.Stephen Hawking,for exampl

5、e,warned,“The development of full artificial intelligence could spell the end of the human race.”beautiful imaginary scene:excited/positive Topic sentence:benefits/advantages:positiveTransition:good way or bad way thinking&reflectionTransition:positive negative thinking&reflectionTopic sentence:care

6、ful&cautiousSupporting sentence:concerns&fears1940sMid-1950s19972017 was exploredAlan Turingthe term was coinedmajor breakthrough:Deep Blue K.O.GarrySignificant advance in deep-learning AI system.AlphaGo K.O.Ke Jiekeep studyingThe picture indicates that the text is mainly about _ and _ on our daily

7、life.The picture about chess battle indicateds that AI is _.AIits influencesbeing developed at a fast rateThe picture which shows a scene where_indicates that AI is already _ in many fields,bringing _ to humans.The picture where we see crowds of robots indicates that possible_ can exist,bringing _an

8、d _ to humans.a lady is chatting happily with a robotbeing appliedbenefitsdangersconcernsfearsThe picture warns us of _ AI,reminding us that if we humans are _ about AI,and not too _,we humans may _ a lot from the technology.Of course,NOT!not falling victim tocautiousgreedybenefitActivity 3:word&phr

9、ase bank1.apparently2.urge3.warning4.fall victim workActivity 4:Read and complete Part BTechnology is changing the face of the world,and now faces are changing technology too.Facial recognition technology,with its capacity to(1)_ a huge amount of data,has come into widespread use.It works by compari

10、ng the facial features of given images with those in a database.It offers a quick and cool alternative to traditional passwords,and you cannot forget your own face!In theory,(2)_ which use our own body as passwords should also be safer from hackers and better protect us from identity theft than thos

11、e that use traditional passwords,mainly because every individual is unique.This technology is especially useful in public places:banks,airports and railway stations,(3)_.analysenetworksto name but a fewHowever,facial recognition technology has also started to(4)_ some difficult questions.Experts hav

12、e been giving(5)_ about this technology,saying it may not be as good as we think.Facial expressions often vary,which makes facial recognition less effective.Moreover,there is growing concern that we might(6)_ this technology,as there are cases in which hackers have broken into facial recognition sys

13、tems by using peoples social media photos to build models of their faces.Scientists and engineers(7)_ to improve existing technology and make it fail-safe.(8)_,this will be a tough task.Whatever happens,we need to make sure that facial recognition technology can be trustedor we will have to face the

14、 consequences.posewarningsfall victim toare urged/have been urgedApparentlyActivity 5:Mind MapFacial recognition technologyB_Q_(1)it offers a _to traditional passwords,and you cannot _(2)In theory,networks which use our own _ should also be _ from hackers and better protect us from _ than those that

15、 use _,mainly because _body as passwordsenefitsuestionsforget your own face.qucik and cool alternativesaferidentity thefttraditional passwordsevery individual is unique(1)Facial expressions often _,which makes facial recognition _(2)Hackers _ facial recognition systems by using peoples _to buiild _

16、of their faces.varyless effectivehave broken intosocial media photosmodelsActivity 6:Read beyond lines-Appreciation Make a title for the short essay:1.Read the title of Reading again.Do you think it is a good title?Why?*topic presenting*a form of a question,arouse readers interest2.Do you think“frie

17、ndly”and“frightening”are perfectly used in the title?Why?3.Alliteration is often used in writing and this figure of speech is not uncommon in many classics.Can you think of some classics that used alliteration in the title of the book?These two words are two _ aspects of AI or facial recognition tec

18、hnology,which are used here to form a sharp contrast.Whats more,alliteration(押头韵押头韵)is used here,which makes the title more _.oppositevivid美女与野兽理智与情感傲慢与偏见Beauty and the Beast Sense and Sensibility Pride and Prejudice No sweat,no sweet.一分耕耘，一分收获。一分耕耘，一分收获。Time and tide wait for no man.时不我待。时不我待。Worke

19、rs of the world,unite!全世界的无产者联合起来！全世界的无产者联合起来！Activity 7:Read beyond lines-Application Alliteration(押头韵押头韵)is a figure of speech,which is good for sound rhyme,musical effect and significant emphasis.It is used widely,not only in poetry,proverbs and idioms,but also in journalism,especially in the tit

20、le of a book and headline of news and advertising.Individual work:Use alliteration to write a title for the report.Psychologists say that worries about the weather are affecting young peoples mental health.Children are frightened about the state of the planet and what it will mean for their futures.

21、A BBC survey of 2000 children has found that three quarters of them are worried about the weather and 22%are very worried.Perhaps the most worrying figure is around generational trust.Fewer than two in five believe that adults and world leaders will rise to the challenges weather change brings.Not o

22、nly are adults facing a demand from young people that they listen to their concerns about weather change,but its clear that they face a battle to convince a doubtful and worried next generation that theyve got what it takes to meet the challenges it raises.Weather and worriesActivity 8:Enrich your w

23、ord bank1.Translate the sentences into Chinese,and pay special attention to the underlined words.(1)a.She took a handful of coins out of her bag.b.Opportunity and risk are just two sides of the same coin.c.The term“Silk Road”was coined by a German traveller and geographer.她从包里掏出一把硬币。coin n.（一枚）硬币（一枚

24、）硬币机遇和危机不过是同一枚硬币的正反面。coin n.（统称）硬币（统称）硬币“丝绸之路”一词是由一名德国旅行家、地理学家创造出来的。coin v.创造（新词语）创造（新词语）(3)a.He has given an explanation about his absence at the meeting.b.Given their inexperience,theyve done their best.c.You have to finish the work within the given time.(2)a.Would you please spell your family nam

25、e?b.Some people are worried that artificial intelligence would spell disaster for mankind.请问您可以拼一下您的姓氏吗？spell v.用字母拼；拼写用字母拼；拼写 有些人担心人工智能将给人类招致灾难。spell v.招致，意味着招致，意味着 他已经解释了缺席会议的原因。given v.(动词动词give的过去分析形式的过去分析形式)给给 考虑到他们缺乏经验，他们已经尽力了。given prep.考虑到考虑到你们必须在规定时间内完成这项工作。given adj.特定的特定的Activity 9:Constr

26、uct your phrase net 2.Match properly the words into lexical chunks.(1)coin(2)breakthrough(3)capacity(4)spell(5)pose(6)urge the term/new wordsdanger/threat/risk/problem/challengeto learn a foreign language/to analyze datadisasters/trouble/dangersin science/in technologypeople to be critical/scientist

27、s to improve existing technologyActivity 10:Build your sentences3.Build your sentences by imitating sentence patterns with the topic“facial recognition technology”.(1)Years before the term“artificial intelligence”was coined in the mid-1950s.Imitation_ 随着人工智能的发展，人脸识别技术在几年前被提出。随着人工智能的发展，人脸识别技术在几年前被提出。

28、(2)Deep-learning AI has the capacity to analyse massive amounts of data through multiple layers,imitating the complex networks of the human brain.Imitation_ 它具备分析大量人脸数据的能力，使得人脸可以作为密码使用。它具备分析大量人脸数据的能力，使得人脸可以作为密码使用。Facial recognition technology was coined with the development of AI several years ago.I

29、t has the capacity to analyse massive amounts of facial data,making faces used as a password.(3)As we become more and more dependent on computers,some scientists are urging us to think about the dangers posed by the advances in AI.Imitation_ 随着人脸识别技术得到广泛应用，一些专家敦促我们要对该技术产生随着人脸识别技术得到广泛应用，一些专家敦促我们要对该技术

30、产生的问题持谨慎态度。的问题持谨慎态度。(4)There is growing concern that we might fall victim to this technology,as there are cases in which hackers have broken into facial recognition systems by using peoples social media photos to build models of their faces.Imitation_ 人们越来越担心我们可能成为该技术的受害者，因为有案例表明该技人们越来越担心我们可能成为该技术的受

31、害者，因为有案例表明该技术会带来比如数据安全或隐私安全的风险术会带来比如数据安全或隐私安全的风险As facial recognition technology has come into widespread use,some experts are urging us to be cautious about quesions posed by it.There is growing concern that we might fall victim to this technology,as there are case in which risks such as data safet

32、y or privacy safety can be spelt by it.(1)Facial recognition technology was coined with the development of AI several years ago.(2)It has the capacity to analyse massive amounts of facial data,making faces used as a password.随着人工智能的发展，人脸识别技术在几年前被提出。该技术具有分析大量人脸数据的能力，使得人脸可以作为密码使用。Facial recognition te

33、chnology was coined with the development of AI several years ago,which has the capacity to analyse massive amounts of facial data,making faces used as a password.*combine the sentences&polish them up(3)As facial recognition technology has come into widespread use,some experts are urging us to be cau

34、tious about difficult quesions posed by it.(4)There is growing concern that we might fall victim to this technology,as there are case in which risks such as data safety or privacy can be spelt by it.随着人脸识别技术得到广泛应用，人们越来越担心我们可能成为该技术的受害者，因为有案例表明该技术会带来比如数据安全或隐私安全的风险，因此，一些专家敦促我们要对该技术产生的问题持谨慎态度。As facial

35、recognition technology has come into widespread use,there is growing concern that we might fall victim to this technology,as there are case in which risks such as data safety or privacy safety can be spelt by it,so that some experts are urging us to be cautious about quesions posed by it.Activity 11

36、:Read beyond lines-critical thinking Reread the two quotations from Bill Gates and Stephen Hawking.Q 1:Why does a popular science article usually use a quote?To show scientists attitudes or concerns.Q 2:What information can you get from the two quatations?*The advance of technology is based on makin

37、g it fit in so that you dont really even notice it,so its part of everyday life.-Bill Gates*The development of full artificial intelligence could spell the end of the human race.”-Stephen Hawking Human beings are now living with technology everywhere in our daily life,and we are become more and more

38、 dependent on products or applications of scientific technology,which brings us convenience and benefits.However,too much dependence on modern technology may also brings us risks or dangers such as data safety or privacy safety.Therefore,modern technology is a double-edged sword so that we have to be grateful but meanwhile cautious.Feedback *Think-pair-share:I learnt words:_ I learnt phrases or lexcial chunks:_ I learnt _Homework:Write a short essay about your personal connection to technology and your feelings about it.