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单击此处编辑母版标题样式,单击此处编辑母版文本样式,第二级,第三级,第四级,第五级,2021/4/14,#,Unit 2,Looking Into The Future,Listening and Speaking,Unit 2 Looking Into The Future,1,Teaching objectives:,By the end of this period,you will be able to,1.,understand,interviews that predict future technological life.,2.,talk,about the future of work and life with predictive language function projects.,3.,express,your own opinions after,logically analyzing the impact of technology development on the future.,Teaching objectives:By the end,2,What do these pictures show?Match the words with the pictures.,P18,_automation,_nanobots,_global warming,_Artificial Intelligence,_cloning,1,2,3,4,5,3,2,5,1,4,What do these pictures show?M,3,Discuss,these,questions in groups,.,P18,1),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?,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 whether a computer or machine has in fact achieved consciousness,and whether,as a conscious being,it deserves the same rights as human being.,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.,Discuss these questions in gro,4,Listen for predictions,When 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.,Listen for predictionsWhen lis,5,Listen to a radio interview with Dr Han and Vincent Black giving their predictions about the future,and then fill in the table below.,First listening,Name,Occupation,Prediction,Dr Han,Vincent Black,computer scientist,architect,computers will be cleverer than us and can think like humans,but they will do us no harm.,people will live in the cities floating above the sea.,Listen to a radio interview wi,6,1.,What,is the name of the radio programme?,2.,What,is the radio hosts concern about smart computers,?,3.,How,can this problem be avoided,according to Dr Han,?,Listen and answer the questions.,By programming computers not to think in ways that may harm humans.,Future Changes.,The host is worried that such computers would be dangerous.,Second listening,1.What is the name of the radi,7,Listen to the conversation and fill in the blanks.,4.,With global warming causing_,the sea level rising by many metres is a very,_.,5.,Ive developed a plan by,_that borrows many,ideas from the giant water lily,a flower that,_.,polar ice to melt,realistic prospect,Second listening,designing a city that,floats on water,Listen to the conversation and,8,I think Dr Hans prediction is impossible.Computers can never be cleverer than us.Because they are programmed by humans.,I think Vincent Blacks predication is likely to happen,because global warming,the sea level is rising.Some places will be flooded and the land is getting smaller.Hence,it is a good idea to build houses above the sea,Discussion1,Work in pairs,and discuss whether Dr Han and Vincent Blacks predictions are possible and why or why not?,I think Dr Hans prediction i,9,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 challenges and opportunities these things might bring,Discussion2,In groups,brainstorm about th,10,Topics:,Imagine that you have a job that makes you an expert in the future.In pairs,interview each other about your jobs and predictions.,Talking,Talking,11,Useful expressions:,Making Predictions,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 do,Talking,Talking,12,EXAMPLE,Good afternoon,Ms Zhang.Thank you for agreeing to do this interview.,Id love to.,First,we want to know whether the global warming will threaten our earth in the near future.,Well,it seems that global warming is a big challenge now,but,I can predict that by 2050,we will be able to decrease the carbon dioxide emission not only because humans already realized the necessity of protecting our climate but also because,we will be using,the environmental products which can replace the usage of coal and gas.,Talking,Talking,13,What will the endangered wildlife be like then?,My prediction is that,people will spare their effort to live harmony with the endangered wildlife.,So I dont doubt that,the wildlife will be protected well.And,we may have the opportunity to,enjoy the nature with them together.,Thank you.,Talking,EXAMPLE,Talking,14,核心素养专练,Imagine that 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