unit2 listening 公开课教案教学设计课件案例

forecast, are also used quite often when making predictions.
Listening: Listen to a radio interview with Dr Han and Vincent Black giving their predictions about the future, and fill in the table.
... changes the way we
live, ... a scary prospect
Tesla car crash
... provide people with many benefits ... give warnings about ...., which save many lives ... ... make it possible for ... ...easily find opportunities ...make large networks of friends .... help get into the best shape of my life ... look on the positive side of change and accept it rather than resist it
Apology is not enough.
the car ... still claimed that most people would be company travelling in driverless cars one day soon.
Should we fight or embrace new technology? (Para 2-4.)
Topics: 1. automation in industry 2. cloning 3. AI(artificial intelligence) 4. living in cities floating on the water ......
What do you think of these events? What changes/opportunities and challenges might they bring?
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Name Occupation Prediction
Dr
1. Computers will be cleverer than
Han
us;
2. People will also be programming
Computer Scientist
computers to think like humans; 3. We’ll be programming them to
Cloning(changes or opportunities) A. Infertile individuals or couples could have
a child that is genetically related to them. B. Organ replacement: A clone could be
of the world’s future.
Host: Oh, really? What might make us want to do that?
Vincent Black:
, the sea level
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Tips: Listen for predictions
When listening for predictions, you should listen for the use of the ▪ future tense with will do or will be doing. ▪ words such as predict, prediction, and
a source for transplant organs or tissue. Challenges Moral concerns: Will cloned human being have the same rights and whether they have the same consciousness as original humans?
causing
polar
is a very realistic prospect
….
Host: That sounds very innovative. Could you please
give us more details?
Vincent Black: I’ve developed a plan by designing a city
around world who
the live
family, and community.
2 happily in the
absence of new
technology.
Debate: Should We Fight New Technology?
Signpost We should fight new We should embrace new
Paragraph Topic
Supporting evidence
sentence
There are many The Amish advocate a
different groups s i m p l e l i fe
with an
of
people emphasis on hard work,
technology
technology
hence
... oppose the idea of ...
.We should cease
on the one hand, ...
accepting... some advances in technology is
on the
unnecessary and could
not think in ways that may harm
humans;
4. We’ll also be creating machines
to help people internally.
Listening: Listen to a radio interview with Dr Han and Vincent Black giving their predictions about the future, and fill in the table.
Host: On today’sepisode of “Future Changes”, we talk with two experts from different fields. … Dr Han: Yes, wellI,forecast that computers will be cleverer than us in the future. I think that people will also be programming computers to think like humans. … Dr Han: In fact, we’ll also be creating machines to help people internally. For example, I think scientists will put some small intelligent mach, ines callednanobots,inside our bodies to increase .
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Driverless Car
A self-driving car, also known as an autonomous vehicle (AV or auto), driverless car, or robo-car, is a vehicle that is capable of sensing its environment and moving safely with little or no human input. Self-driving cars combine a variety of sensors to perceive their surroundings, such as radar, sonar and GPS.
What do you think of driveless car?
What do you expect to read from the text?
Opinion on whether we should reject or welcome new technology.
In which paragraph does the author: • describe the issues? • Paragraph 1. • give an opinion? • Paragraph 4. • discuss the advantages? • Paragraph 3. • discuss the disadvantages? • Paragraph 2.
other hand even be dangerous
... live happily in the
moreover personally of course
absence of new technology Quality of life is better since... rather than ...
Para. 1: The issue
Side
Opinion
various people
the families of the deceased
... the public should oppose the idea of... ....cease accepting new technology. ...unnecessay and even dangerous....
our abilities
Listen again and fill in the blanks …
Vincent Black: it’s about the cities of the future,
actually.
I believe that cities floating on water are part
What do these pictures show? Match the words with the picture.
3 automation 2 nanobots 5 global warming 1 artificial intelligence 4 cloning
Listen for topic
1) I think/believe/predict/forecast that in the future…
2) My prediction is that… 3) I doubt/don’t think that… 4) In the (distant) future there will…
Make predictions about future changes
Name Occupation Prediction
Vincent architect There will be cities
Ber;
The sea level rises due to global warming
Listen again and fill in the blanks