1、Unit 2 Looking into the FutureUsing Language(Listening and Speaking)Make predictions about future changes Imagine life in the future.How do you think technology will change our lives?Lead-inWe will be living in smart homes.Robots will do almost everything.What do these pictures show?Match the words
2、with the pictures.Pre-listening_ automation_ nanobots(纳米机器人)_ global warming_ artificial intelligence(AI)_ cloningDiscuss these questions in groups.1.How do you think these events or such technology might develop in the future?2.What challenges might they bring?3.What opportunities might they bring?
3、1.No doubt,AI will develop to the point that humans and computers will be able to interface effortlessly.2.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
4、 the same rights as a human being.3.AI may help us solve problems that are currently too big and overwhelming for us to solve on our own.For example,complex AI models may be able to use given data to develop a workable solution to global warming.Lets learn how to listen for predictions about future
5、changes.Listen 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.Future tense:will,will be doing,etc
6、Words:prediction,predict,forecast,etcpredict/forecast:to say what is likely to happen in the futureWhile-listeningListen to a radio interview with Dr Han and Vincent Black giving their predictions about the future,and answer the following questions.1.Where does this conversation take place?2.Who are
7、 the speakers?3.What the topic of the conversation?1.In a studio.2.The interviewer and the guests of a program two experts from different fields.3.Its about their predictions about the future.Extensive listeningListen to the radio interview with Dr Han and Vincent Black giving their predictions abou
8、t the future again,and then fill in the tables below.NameOccupationPredictionDr HanVincent BlackcomputerscientistarchitectComputers 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
9、;well also be creating machines to help people internally.There will be cities floating on water and people could move into housing in cities that float.Intensive listeningFuture events/problemsFuture technologies/SolutionsInfluences on our livesDr Hans predictionVincent Blacks predictionC o m p u t
10、 e r s would be clever than humans.The sea level will rise by many metres.Nanobots will be put inside our bodies.Cities floating on water will be built.Our abilities will be increased.People dont need to move away from the sea.Listen to the radio interview with Dr Han and Vincent Black giving their
11、predictions about the future again,and then fill in the tables below.Host:On todays episode of“Future Changes”,we talk with two experts from different _,Dr Han and Vincent Black,to hear their predictions about the future.First,Dr Han,could you please tell our audience what you do?Dr Han:_.Im a compu
12、ter _.Host:And could you please tell us your prediction?Dr Han:Yes,well,I _ that computers will be cleverer than us in the future.I think that people will also be _ computers to think like humans.Host:Thats very interesting,but arent you worried that such computers would be dangerous?Dr Han:Not at a
13、ll.This is because well be programming them to not think in ways that may harm humans.In fact,well also be creating _ to help people internally.For example,I think scientists will put some small _ machines,called nanobots,inside our bodies to increase our abilities.Host:Wow!That would make each one
14、of us superhuman!And Vincent,could you please tell us about your job?Vincent Black:Certainly.Im an architect.I _ buildings.Host:And what is your _ about the buildings of the future?Vincent Black:Its about the cities of the future,actually.I believe that cities floating on water are part of the world
15、s future.Host:Oh,really?What might make us want to do that?Vincent Black:Yes.With _ warming causing polar ice to melt,the sea _ rising by many 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 sou
16、nds very _.Could you please give us more _?Vincent Black:Sure.Well,Ive _ a plan by designing a city that borrows many ideas from the giant water lily,a flower that _ on water.Moreover.fieldsCertainlyscientistforecastprogrammingmachinesintelligentdesignpredictiongloballeveldetailsdevelopedinnovativef
17、loatsListen again and fill in the blanks.Work in pairs.Discuss whether you think Dr Han and Vincent Blacks predictions are possible.Why or why not?I agree on Dr Hans idea that computers will be cleverer than us in the future.Actually there are already computers,like AlphaGo,that are smarter than mos
18、t people.I dont agree on Vincent Blacks idea about floating cities,because I doubt that sea levels will rise that much.In groups,brainstorm about the future.Discuss these points.future events or problems the world might face future technologies how these things will change the way we live the challe
19、nges and opportunities these things might bring What challenge or opportunity might influence you to choose your future job?Can you make any predictions about your future job?You may organise your ideas by presenting the challenges or opportunities offering the technologies or solutions predicting t
20、he possible effectsoccupation:a doctor performing transplant operationchallenges:hard to detect some diseases at an early stage;lack of organs for transplanttechnologies:nanobots put into peoples bodies;3D printers to create copies of healthy organspossible effects:help people live a healthier lifeI
21、magine 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 in the box to help you.Making predictionsI think/believe/predict that in the future.My prediction is that.By 2030,we will.In the(distant)future there wi
22、ll.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.A:Good 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
23、 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 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 wil
24、l be put in patients body to detect the illness.And in the future,there will be adequate supply of organs for patients 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.
25、In the future,doctors will be using them in hospitals regularly to create healthy copies of peoples organs.Then they will replace the unhealthy organs with the healthy copies.Words and Expressions predict /prdkt/vt.预测；预言；预料预测；预言；预料 Nobody could predict the outcome.谁也无法预料结果如何。It is impossible to pred
26、ict what will happen.预知未来的事是不可能的。The trial is predicted to last for months.预料审讯将持续数月之久。prediction n.预测；预言 predictable adj.可预见的；可预料的 forecast /fkst/vt.&n.预测；预报预测；预报weather forecast 天气预测，天气预报the companys annual sales forecast 公司的年销售预测demand forecast 需求预测 The forecast said there would be sunny interval
27、s and showers.预报间晴，有阵雨。It is difficult to forecast how the markets will react.很难预测市场会有什么样的反应。The situation with the fires is developing negatively,as forecasts warned.根据预报的警告，大火情况正在往不好的方向发展。occupation /kjupen/n.职业；占领职业；占领 Please state your name,age and occupation below.请在下面写明姓名、年龄和职业。Notre Dame surv
28、ived the violence and the occupation of war.巴黎圣母院在暴力和战争占领中幸免于难。occupy v.（军事）占领，占据；任职，位居；使用（房屋、建筑），居住occupied adj.（床、椅子、房间等）已被占用的；（地方）被占领的，遭侵占的；忙于的，从事的 Group work:Interview each other about your jobs and predictions in the future.Please use some expressions about predicting the future we have learned today.
