1、Unit 4Living with technologyLiving with technologyWelcome to the unit&ReadingBy the end of this period,students will be able to:1.predict the structure of the article according to the title and the pictures;2.analyse the benefits and potential threats of the development of AI;3.improve the ability o
2、f critical thinking.Lead-inHave you ever read Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea,2001:A Space Odyssey and The Matrix?(海底两万里)(2001太空漫游)(黑客帝国)Do you believe the descriptions in science fiction have turned into reality?Watch the video about how science fiction becomes a reality and finish the follow
3、ing exercise.Welcome to the unit Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea：travelling deep under the ocean 2001:A Space Odyssey：travelling to _ The Matrix：connecting the human brain with _ and entering the virtual worldthe MooncomputersFill in the blanks according to the video.What technology do you thi
4、nk will be possible in the future and how do you think it will change our lives?Our palmprints and fingerprints are usually scanned for identification.In the future,I think our hands will be implanted with sensors to become scanners themselves.Using our hands as scanners would make it more convenien
5、t to identify ourselves and pay for items.Our hands could even be used to exchange digital business cards or any other information through a handshake.1.Have you heard about artificial intelligence?What do you know about it?I know that we already use AI in our daily lives.Some cars use AI for naviga
6、tion and to enhance self-driving capabilities.Pre-readingI heard that the robot can serve customers in the restaurant.Besides,it enables parents to monitor their childrens activities and behavior.2.According to the title and pictures,what could be discussed in this article?Artificial Intelligence:fr
7、iendly or frightening?main topictwo aspectsIn my opinion,the title uses the words“friendly”and“frightening”,which indicates that this article might touch upon the benefits and threats of AI.The four pictures on the next page suggest a possible discussion of the various relationships between AI and h
8、uman beingshumans and AI may develop a friendly relationship,or AI may pose dangers to humans.1.What is the passage mainly about?AThe advantages of artificial intelligence.BThe disadvantages of artificial intelligence.CThe application of artificial intelligence in the future.DThe development,applica
9、tion of AI and peoples concerns about it.While-readingFast-reading for main ideas2.What is the structure of the passage?3.Try to use one word to conclude each paragraph.Para.1(1)_Para.2(2)_Para.3(3)_Para.4(4)_Para.5(5)_Para.6(6)_ ConclusionIntroduction Definition Development Applications Concernsfri
10、endly or frightening5What can we learn from the article?AEvery coin has two sides.BPut the cart before the horse.CIt never rains but pours.DIts no good crying over spilt milk.4.What is the authors attitude to artificial intelligence?ASupportive.BDoubtful.CObjective.DIndifferent.(L36-38)While AI enth
11、usiasts promise us a bright future where intelligent robots will be working to our advantage,these undoubted benefits also bring concerns and fears.6.Read the title of the science article again.(1)Do you think“friendly”and“frightening”are perfectly used in the title?Why?I think so.“Friendly”and“frig
12、htening”are two opposite aspects,which form a sharp contrast.Besides,the title adopts alliteration,and“friendly”and“frightening”make the title more vivid.Alliteration(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,
13、proverbs(谚语)and idioms(习语),but also in journalism,especially in the title of a book and headline of news and advertising.eg.safe and sound Pride and Prejudice 傲慢与偏见Beauty and the Beast 美女与野兽(2)The title is in the form of a question.Whats the function?In the form of a question,the author tries to aro
14、use the interest of the readers and inspire the readers to think about the question by themselves first.1.What is the function of the first paragraph?ATo inspire readers to imagine their future life.BTo stress the importance of artificial intelligence.CTo arouse readers interest in artificial intell
15、igence.DTo show the fast development of artificial intelligence.2.What does the author mean by“castles in the air”?Plans or hopes that are unlikely to become real.Careful-reading for detailsPara.1Definition:(1)_A branch of computer science that aims to create intelligent machines.Essential aim:(2)_
16、_ _ _ _To develop computer intelligence capable of One approach to the aim:(3)_ What can AI do now?(4)Deep learning,which enables a machine to improve its own performance by learning from the results of its previous actions.Analyse massive amounts of data through multiple layers,imitating the comple
17、x networks of the human brain.learning from experience adjusting to new inputs performing tasks like humansPara.2Complete the chart.1.Which of the following statements is TRUE?A.AI technology has developed very fast since it was created.B.Alan Turing put forward the term“artificial intelligence”C.It
18、 was a major breakthrough that Deep Blue beat Ke Jie.D.Peoples dream of AI has existed for centuries.2.What events were considered as major breakthroughs in AI?Deep Blue beat the world chess champion Garry Kasparov in 1997,and AlphaGo defeated Ke Jie,arguably the best human Go player,in 2017.Para.33
19、.Figure out the development of AI and fill in the chart.TimeWhat happenedSince the 1940s(1)In the mid-1950s(2)In 1997(3)In 2017(4)The development of computers has made the dream of AI a reality.The term“artificial intelligence”was coined.Deep Blue,a chess-playing computer,beat the world chess champi
20、on Garry Kasparov.A computer program named AlphaGo defeated Ke Jie,arguably the best human Go player.AI is already being applied in many fields.People can use AI to help them drive vehicles,write novels,translate foreign languages and do many other things.From this points of view,AI can be friends w
21、ith humans.1.Why could the development of AI be friendly?Para.42.What are ordinary people using AI to do?3.What writing technique does the author use in paragraph 4?ABy comparison.BBy quotation(引用)CBy giving examples.DBy listing numbers.To get instant translations of text in foreign languages.Its a
22、conclusion to the above paragraph,and is also a transitional sentence between the two paragraphs.1.What does the first sentence of paragraph 5 serve?2.What does the author mean by saying“we are at a turning point in history”?ADomestic robots can help us do everything.BIntelligent robots will work to
23、 our advantage.CAutonomous machines can do much work for us.DWe are getting closer to the dividing line between humans and machines.Para.53.How does the author express the worries about the AI technology?A.By asking questions.B.By making comparison.C.By having a discussion.D.By referring to document
24、s.(1)Thinking machines could threaten the existence of humans.(2)How would they be punished if they committed crimes or even murdered humans?(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.4.Why could the devel
25、opment of AI be frightening？5.What did Stephen Hawking mean by saying“The development of full artificial intelligence could spell the end of the human race.”?APeople should be forbidden from using AI.BPeople should be aware of the possible dangers of AI.CAI will kill all human beings in the future.D
26、AI will bring a bright future to human beings.6.Why does the author quote the words by Stephen Hawking?ATo show the author likes Stephen Hawking very much.BTo show the authors attitude.CTo inform readers of the good saying.DTo make the opinion more convincing.1.What can we do when faced with such wa
27、rnings?(L47-48)We need to make sure that we will not fall victim to AI.(L50-51)we should not be too greedy and rather be careful what we wish for!2.Why does the author refer to the robot(autonomous machine)again in the last paragraph?The author brings the topic back to the dream of AI at the end of
28、the article,which echoes what he says at the beginning.This makes readers think deeper about the question in the title.Para.63.What are the similarities and differences between the content of the first and the last paragraphs?Why are they different?(2)Difference:After explaining the potential danger
29、s posed by AI,the author warns us not to be too greedy about this fantasy in the last paragraph.(1)Similarity:Both paragraphs mention an imaginary scene of a robot helping people to do all the work.(3)The change of attitudes between the two paragraphs indicates that we should be critical about the f
30、uture development of AI.Post-reading1.In Lines 44-46,Stephen Hawking is quoted as saying,“The development of full artificial intelligence could spell the end of the human race.”Do you agree with him?why or why not?(Critical thinking)2.What do you think intelligent machines will be capable of doing i
31、n the future?(Creative thinking)1.In Lines 44-46,Stephen Hawking is quoted as saying,“The development of full artificial intelligence could spell the end of the human race.”Do you agree with him?why or why not?(Critical thinking)(1)Yes,I agree with Stephen Hawking.With the development of full artifi
32、cial intelligence,machines may become so intelligent that human beings could no longer control them.If super-intelligent AI machines could think and act completely on their own,it remains to be seen how they would treat human beings.It would be extremely dangerous if they decide that humans are thei
33、r enemies.(2)No,I do not agree with Stephen Hawking.I think that scientists fully understand the concerns about AI,and they will surely be careful about developing it.Even if we are able to create true artificial intelligence,we will know how to control it.2.A mini sharing session(分享会分享会)will be hel
34、d about the applications of AI.Work with your group members and present it to us.One host/hostess1.Give the introduction2.Help the session to go smooth3.Draw a conclusionSharersChoose the applications of AI to talk about.Sample(1)We might all have an AI machine in our homes which can tell us whether
35、 we have a medical problem and if we need to go to hospital.It might even take the place of the human doctor and treat us at home or in hospital.(2)I think an AI machine will look after our homes for us:it will be able to tell when we are running low on food or cleaning products,and order them for u
36、s based on what we usually get.(3)It might also be able to read our digital calendars and order things like plane tickets and taxis based on where we need to go.AI is a two-edged sword,so we couldnt just focus on the benefits it brings to us.Not be too greedy and rather be careful what we wish for!L
37、earn to think critically.Imagine 1._(wake)up one morning with the option of staying in bed and pressing a button to send a robot to do all the work for you.How cool that would be!One of the essential aims of AI is to develop computer intelligence 2._(capacity)of learning from experience,adjusting to
38、 new3._(input)and performing tasks like humans.4._(achieve)this aim,many approaches to creating true AI have been put forward,including“deep learning”The dream of AI has been around for centuries,and the development of computers since the 1940s has made it a reality.capableTo achievewakinginputsNowa
39、days,AI is being applied in many fields：finance,health care,machine translation and art,5._ name but a few.But 6._ is clear that we are at a turning point in history.While AI enthusiasts promise us a bright future 7._ intelligent robots will be working to our advantage,thinking machines perhaps will
40、 8._(threat)the existence of humans.As we become more and more dependent on computers,some scientists are urging us to think about the dangers 9._(pose)by the advances in AI.10._(apparent),such warnings demand our attention.We need to make sure that we will not fall victim to AI.itwherethreatentopos
41、edApparently Imagine waking up one morning with the option of staying in bed and pressing a button to send a robot to do all the work for you.How cool that would be！It may seem like building castles in the air,but given the rate at which artificial intelligence,or AI,is being developed,in the future
42、 such dreams may actually come true.Analyze the key points of the textPara.1(建建)空中楼阁，幻想，空想空中楼阁，幻想，空想考虑到，鉴于考虑到，鉴于at which是是“介词关系代词介词关系代词”引导的定语从句引导的定语从句At the basic level,artificial intelligence is a branch of computer science that aims to create intelligent machines.One of the essential aims of AI is
43、 to develop computer intelligence capable of learning from experience,adjusting to new inputs and performing tasks like humans.To achieve this aim,many approaches to creating true AI have been put forward，including“deep learning”,which enables a machine to improve its own performance by learning fro
44、m the results of its previous actions.Deep-learning AI has the capacity to analyse massive amounts of data through multiple layers,imitating the complex networks of the human brainthat引导的定语从句引导的定语从句动词不定式短语作表语动词不定式短语作表语动词不定式短语作目的状语动词不定式短语作目的状语定语从句定语从句现在分词短语作状语现在分词短语作状语提出提出适应适应Para.2approach to doing
45、sth意为意为“做某事的方法做某事的方法”enable.to do sth意为意为“使使能够做某事能够做某事”The dream of AI has been around for centuries,and the development of computers since the 1940s has finally made it a reality.Years before the term“artificial intelligence”was coined in the mid-1950s,the theory had been explored by Alan Turing,on
46、e of the pioneers in the field of computer science.However,for a long time,AI technology developed very slowly.A major breakthrough in AI came in 1997,when Deep Blue,a chess-playing computer,beat the world chess champion Garry Kasparov.Then in 2017,a computer program named AlphaGo defeated Ke Jie,ar
47、guably the best human Go player,which demonstrated a significant advance in deep-learning AI systemAlan Turing的同位语的同位语 Deep Blue的同位语的同位语定语从句定语从句过去分词短语作后置定语过去分词短语作后置定语 Ke Jie的同位语的同位语定语从句定语从句Para.3before引导时间状语从句引导时间状语从句coin在此句中为动词，意为在此句中为动词，意为“创造创造(新词汇新词汇)”Nowadays,AI is already being applied in many
48、fields:finance，health care,machine translation and art,to name but a few.From autonomous vehicles to domestic robots,from recommendation systems to computers writing novels,AI has an unlimited number of applications.Ordinary people are now using AI to get instant translations of text in foreign lang
49、uages,and machines can recognize fingerprints and even faces.略举几例略举几例自动驾驶车辆自动驾驶车辆家用机器人家用机器人即时翻译即时翻译Para.4In short,this technology is transforming the way we live.It is clear that we are at a turning point in history.With machines like AlphaGo now capable of thinking and learning from their mistakes,
50、we are getting closer to the dividing line between humans and machines 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 How would they be punished if they committed crimes or even murdered
