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Unit 4 Living with technology
Welcome to the unit
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Reading (I)
Lead-in
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
技术的进步是基于让它融入你的生活,这样你甚至不会真正注意到它,如此一来它就成为了日常生活的一部分。
--比尔·盖茨
Thinking
What kind of technology is the most important to you in your daily life? How do you use it?
I think the most important technology to me is the Internet. I greatly depend on it to get information and communicate with others. Also, devices like computers, smart phones and even some smartwatches now have access to the Internet. These devices allow me to get online from anywhere and at anytime. They are truly a critical part of my daily life.
Watch the video and fill in the blanks.
Video time
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 world
Watch the video and fill in the blanks.
Video time
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 world
the Moon
computers
Do you think life in the video can become a reality?
When we talk about artificial intelligence, what adjectives come to your mind?
Artificial intelligence
useful
terrifying
helpful
cutting-edge
threatening
amazing
double-edged sword
Pre-reading
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Artificial intelligence:
friendly or frightening?
alliteration
eg. Sense and Sensibility
Pride and Prejudice
Para(s)_____: Introduction
Para(s)_____: Supporting details
Para(s)_____: Conclusion
What is the structure of the lecture transcript?
While-reading
1
2–5
6
AI is being in various fields, ____________ the way we live.
The development of AI has also brought