Unit 4 Section Ⅰ Starting out & Understanding ideas—Comprehension（Word教参）-【优化指导】2022-2023学年新教材高中英语选择性必修第三册（外研版2019）

单元素养目标 文化、思维、 学习能力目标 学生能够听懂并谈论与时间旅行相关的话题，恰当使用所学词汇谈论未来科技发展，并能在积极迎接科技发展带来的新时代的同时，思考可能存在的问题并寻求解决方案 语言能力目标 核心单词 victim，capacity，artificial，assistant，potentially，analyse，client，cite，assess，cell，bound，cycle，demand，illegal，immoral，mechanical，clue，consistent，tightly，faulty 重点词块 hang out，on the whole，capable of doing sth.，wipe out，in the long run，be replaced with，be susceptible to，keep sb. from doing sth.，race up，be programmed to do sth.，be adjusted to do sth.，in all its existence，change one's mind，bank on，on the horizon，be bound to 单元语法 主谓一致(2) 写作能力 续写一篇科幻故事 单元话题导入 [品读话题短文] As new technology is introduced，there are many who worry about its influence on① our current and future lifestyles—particularly when it comes to jobs. It is a current belief that with the rise of automation and artificial intelligence (AI)，many people's jobs，and therefore their livelihood，are likely to be lost. Automation in the workplace is nothing new. Machines have been performing dull② tasks on our behalf③ for years，allowing us to escape many repetitive jobs. A recent report from the McKinsey Global Institute states that nearly two thirds of all jobs could have at least 30% of their activities automated by 2030. However，McKinsey also believes that this new technology will also create new occupations that do not exist today，much as technologies in the past have done. As the horse gave way to the car，hostlers④ became mechanics⑤ and mechanised fields drove up⑥ wages and created more long­term roles than it destroyed. “It's evolution of work，” says Ian Barkin，a robotic process automation specialist. As low­skilled jobs are taken on by AI，people will need to learn new skills. “This calls on us to focus on up­skilling. Technology can lead to job reductions but it doesn't have to，” says Barkin. Whether or not robots and AI will leave us all jobless remains to be seen. Current views on the subject are mixed. Increased automation could indeed lead to a loss of some jobs，but at the same tim