Unit4Living with technology-Reading课件2023-2024学年高中英语牛津译林版2020选择性必修二

新牛津译林版高中英语选择性必修二Unit 4 Living with technology Reading Reading The advance of technology is based on making it fit in so that you don’t really even notice it, so it’s part of everyday life. --Bill Gates Technology has been so associated with our daily life that we largely depend on it and even we can’t live smoothly without it. Read the quotation from Bill Gates and answer the questions. Science fiction becomes a reality with the development of science and teconology. Watch the video and finish the follwing exercises on Page 43. Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea（《海底两万里》）: Travelling deep under the ocean 2001: A Space Odyssey（《2001太空漫游》）: Travelling to _______________ The Matrix（《黑客帝国》） : Connecting the human brain with ______________ and entering the virtual world the Moon computers 1. What other descriptions in science fiction have turned into reality? 2. Jules Verne believes that anything people can imagine can be made real. Do you agree? Why or why not? You are extraordinary if you have a dream, miracle will come true with courage. 3. What technology do you imagine will be possible in the future and how do you think it will change our lives? U4 Reading Artificial intelligence: friendly or frightening? Does she sing well? Her name is Hua Zhibing. She is a virtual character. Now let’s know more about her. 1. What is AI ? It is a branch of computer science. 2. When was the term “artificial intelligence” coined? In the mid-1950s. Lead-in By the end of this section, we will be able to: 1. analyse the benefits and potential threats of the development of AI; 2. understand the meaning and function of words in context. Learning Objectives Artificial Intelligence: friendly or frightening? main topic two aspects Pre-reading Guidance & exploration Read the popular science article and complete the chart below with the main idea of each paragraph. When we read an article of science, we usually can find out the main idea of the passage by joining the topic senten