1、Unit 20 New FrontiersThe first period of Lesson 2lets enjoy a movie clipDo you know what is the name of this film? Artificial Intelligence (AI)What is artificial intelligence?Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a new branch of computer science .Artificial Intelligence (AI) focuses on creating machines t
2、hat can behave like humans .To put it simply, Artificial intelligence (AI) is the intelligence of machines.Can you give some examples for AI?RobotsThe Global Positioning System (GPS 全球定位系统)The players on the InternetAutomatic Teller Machine (ATM自动取款机 )A virtual presenter on the InternetFirst listeni
3、ngListen to an interview with Ananova- a virtual presenter on the Internet and find the right answer for each question.1.Where can you see and hear Ananova? What does she do?A. In the real life. She presents news 24 hours every day.B. On the radio. She presents songs 24 hours every day. C. On the in
4、ternet. She presents news 24 hours every day.2.Can she really talk ? Is it a real interview?A. Yes, Yes B. No, No C. Yes. No D. No. Yes3. When was she be created ?A. in 1999 B. in 1989 C.1909 D.1998Second listening :Listen to the interview again and finish the following tasks.Task I: Listen to Part
5、1 and fill in the blanks.Ananova presents the news _ hours a day on Ananova. com. And tonight she is here on screen for an interview with us. She falls into the category of being a _ character- not real. So its not a real interview ,we have to send the questions to her programmers _ _.24virtualIn ad
6、vanceWhat are the good points of Ananova ?She can read _ _ different stories to millions of different people _ _ _ _ and on demand. She also let people choose what they _ _ _.Task2.Listen to part two and answer the questionmillions ofat the same timeare interested in 1.How does she find new stories?
7、 A team of over _ experts works _ hours a day to prepare all the _ stories. She also has a “Web Spider” thats a program which _ the internet constantly_ _ new stories around the worldTask 3: Listen to Part 3 and answer the questions.2. To Ananova, Whats the only drawback of being a computer ? She ha
8、s no _ of her own.10024latestsearcheslooking forfeelingsTask 4: Listen to Part 4 and fill in the blank.The next step is for me to_ the latest stories that you are interested in directly to your_ _.delivermobile phonesRead the expressions in Exercise 3. Decide which are used to clarify and which are
9、used to ask questions.In other words, is that clear? What I dont quite understand, to put it another way, what I mean is, that means, so does that mean, could you explain how, what I am going to say, what I am getting at, that is a program which, I mean Clarifying asking questions1.What I mean is,2.
10、What that means3.I mean4.What Im trying to say,5.What Im getting at6.In other words7.To put it another way, 8.Thats a programme which 9.Is that clear?1.So does that mean,2.Could you explain how3.What I dont quite understand,Listen to the interview the third time and complete the Function File in exe
11、rcise 3 with these expressions. And tonight shes in the studio for an interview with us, well, (1)_shes here on screen, of course, because shes not real, shes a virtual character-just an image. (2) _ its not a real interview. (3) _ Is that we sent the questions to her programmers in advance. (4) _ y
12、our creators decided what you should look like?(5) _, they only receive what they want to know.(6) _, I have no childhood,What I mean isIs that clear?What Im trying to sayCould you explain howTo put it another wayIn other words(7) _ is how you are so quick.(8) _ is how you gather the news so quickly
13、. I also have a “web spider”- (9) _ searches the internet(10) _ They tell you whether to smile or read in a serous voice? So what next? (11) _What are the plans for Ananova?(12) _ Is I will deliver the latest stories that youre interested in wherever you are.What I dont quite understandWhat Im getti
14、ng atThats a program whichSo does that meanI meanWhat that meansVoice your opinion:If you have a chance to make or get a robot ,what role do you want it to play and what do you want it to do for you?(Discuss with your partner to make a dialogue using expressions from the Function File.)Homework: Fin
15、d more information about AI. Finish the exercises for this part on your workbook. Before reading: Find the words from the list to complete the following sentences in their proper forms.1.David is not a real child in the film, and he is just a _ character.2.The news about this event will be _by a ver
16、y famous presenter.3.Health falls into two main _ ,mental health and physical health.4.The boy is still very young. _, he is not old enough to make a decision.5. Tomorrow morning, he will _a speech on computer science in our schools hall.6. Teachers should aim to help children become _ learners, not dependent learners.deliver, category ,present, virtual, autonomous, to put it another wayvirtualpresentedcategoriesTo put it another waydeliverautonomous
