1、Listening and Speaking P18-19Unit 2 Looking into the Future新新人教选择性必修人教选择性必修Book 1 CommunicationLife in the pastLife at the presentLocationLife in the pastLife at the presentShoppingLife in the pastLife at the presentHouseworkLife in the pastLife at the presentWhat do you think of the life in the fut
2、ure?Predict about future changes What can you see in the picture?In the future, what will the relationship be like among human, technoloty and the world?Can you predict what will happen in the future?The best way to predict the future is to create it.预测未来最好的方式是创造未来._ automation_ nanobots_ global war
3、ming_ artificial intelligence (AI)_ cloningLets see how we human have created the future.What do these pictures show? Match the words with the pictures. 2. Think about these questions. How do you think these events or such technology might develop in the future? What challenges might they bring? Wha
4、t opportunities might they bring? How do you think these events or such technology might develop in the future?No doubt, AI will develop to the point that humans and computers will be able to interface effortlessly.With the development of AI, there may come a time when it becomes a real issue as to
5、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. What challenges might they bring? What opportunities might they bring?AI may help us solve problems that arecurrently too big and overwhelming forus to s
6、olve on our own. For example,complex AI models may be able to use given data to develop a workablesolution to global warming. 3. Listen to a radio interview with Dr Han and Vincent Black giving their predictions about the future, and then fill in the table below.NameOccupationPredictionDr HanVincent
7、 BlackWhile-listeningListen for predictionsWhen 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 quite often when making predictions.NameOccupationPr
8、edictionDr HanVincent Blackcomputer scientist* Computers will be cleverer than us in the future; * People will also be programming computers to think like humans; * Well be programming them to not think in ways that may harm humans; * Well also be creating machines to help people internally.architec
9、tThere will be cities floating on water and people could move into housing in cities that float.TapescriptsHost: On todays episode of “Future Changes”, we talk with two experts from different fields, Dr Han and Vincent Black, to hear their predictions about the future. First, Dr Han, could you pleas
10、e tell our audience what you do?Dr Han: Certainly. Im a computer scientist.Host: And could you please tell us your prediction?Dr Han: Yes, well, I forecast that computers will be cleverer than us in the future. I think that people will also be programming computers to think like humans.Host: Thats v
11、ery interesting, but arent you worried that such computers would be dangerous?Dr Han: Not at all. This is because well be programming them to not think in ways that may harm humans. In fact, well also be creating machines to help people internally. For example, I think scientists will put some small
12、 intelligent machines, called nanobots, inside our bodies to increase our abilities.Host: Wow! That would make each one of us superhuman! And Vincent, could you please tell us about your job?Vincent Black: Certainly. Im an architect, I design buildings.Host: And what is your prediction about the bui
13、ldings of the future?Vincent Black: Its about the cities of the future, actually. I believe that cities floating on water are part of the worlds future.Host: Oh, really? What might make us want to do that?Vincent Black: Yes. With global warming causing polar ice to melt, the sea level rising by many
14、 metres 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.Host: That sounds very innovative. Could you please give us more details?Vincent Black: Sure. Well, Ive developed a plan by designing a city that borrows
15、 many ideas from the giant water lily, a flower that floats on water. Moreover.4. Discuss whether you think Dr Han and Vincent Blacks predictions are possible. Why or why not?Post-listeningSuggested Answers:I agree on Dr Hans idea that computers will be cleverer than us in the future. Actually there
16、 are already computers, like AlphaGo, that are smarter than most people. I dont agree on Vincent Blacks idea about floating cities, because I doubt that sea levels will rise that much. 5. In groups, brainstorm about the future. Discuss these points.future events or problems the world might facefutur
17、e technologies how these things will change the way we livethe challenges and opportunities these things might bringFUTURE6. Imagine that you have a job that makes you an expert in the future. In pairs, interview each other about your jobs and predictions. Use the expressions to help you.Making pred
18、ictions I think/believe/predict that in the future . My prediction is that . By 2030, we will . In the (distant) future there will . I can imagine / forecast . I doubt / dont think that . One challenge will be. We will have the opportunity to . We will be doing We are going to .Sample DialogueA: Goo
19、d afternoon, Ms Zhang. Thank you for agreeing to do this interview.B: Id love to.A: First, could you please tell our audience what you do?B: Certainly. Im a doctor. I perform transplant surgery every week.A: That sounds like a very high-tech job. How do you think the surgery will be operated in the
20、future? Do you have any predictions about that?B: Yes, well, I believe that doctors in the future will have much better means to help people. I can imagine that nanobots will be put in patients body to detect the illness.Sample Dialogue And in the future, there will be adequate suppl of organs for p
21、atients who need transplant.A: Well, that would be really good news for all of us. Could you please explain how this will be possible?B: Well, it will be possible because of special 3D printers. In the future, doctors will be using them in hospitals regularly to create healthy copies of peoples orga
22、ns. Then they will replace the unhealthy organs with the healthy copies.Flight of the RoboBeeRoboBees are small flying robots that are being developed at the Wyss Institute of Harvard University by a team headed by Robert wood.What do you think the RoboBees are used for?1. RoboBees are like bees in
23、that they fly independently / together, but all work independently / together.2. Robert Wood is an explorer / a roboticist.3. In the future, RoboBees could help explorers / policemen and doctors / photographers.Predict what you are going to see. Think and circle the correct word(s) for each sentence
24、.4. All of the RoboBees have crashed / flown successfully.5. Like bees, every RoboBee has a job to do / obeys a queen bee.1. RoboBees are like bees in that they fly independently / together, but all work independently / together.2. Robert Wood is an explorer / a roboticist.3. In the future, RoboBees
25、 could help explorers / policemen and doctors / photographers.Predict what you are going to see. Think and circle the correct word(s) for each sentence.4. All of the RoboBees have crashed / flown successfully.5. Like bees, every RoboBee has a job to do / obeys a queen bee.2. Complete the quotes by R
26、obert Wood with words you hear in the video.1. . robotics is the _. Its the next big thing to _ in areas from medicine to even things like _.2. We use nature to _ that we build.3. .they can be quite useful for applications where you wouldnt _ or an animal.4. If you dont fail, you _.5. If you want to
27、 make something fly, _ in nature.2. Complete the quotes by Robert Wood with words you hear in the video.1. . robotics is the _. Its the next big thing to _ in areas from medicine to even things like _.2. We use nature to _ that we build.3. .they can be quite useful for applications where you wouldnt _ or an animal.4. If you dont fail, you _.5. If you want to make something fly, _ in nature.AssignmentThink and discuss: What our home will be like in the future?Preview the text on P14-15.
