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Listening and Speaking
Unit 01
Science Fiction
新人教选择性必修四
To listen for gist using a true-to-life interview in natural English.
To listen for discourse markers in the interview.
To talk about what you think of robot technology and the famous Three Laws of Robotics.
Learning objectives
B.
1.What can the robot Keeko do in the video?
Teach the kids how to do important everyday things.
Speaking
Play games with the kids.
Help the kids study maths and solve problems.
Read stories and tell jokes for the kids.
Wake the kids up in the morning.
2. Do you like Keeko ? Do you want to own a robot like Keeko?
B.
What other things can robots do in our daily life?
Robot
Act as a housekeeper
do housework
accompany the eldly
……
being a waiter
Brainstorming
B.
look at the pictures and discuss the questions in pairs.
Activity 1
1. What jobs are these robots doing? what are the pros and cons of robots doing these jobs?
Two robots are serving food at a cafe.
Pros:Maybe the service is cheaper and faster.
Cons:The customs will have communications difficulties, and there is no human touch.
B.
A robot is playing the paino.
Pros:The robot can play anything perfectly.
Cons: There is no creativity or emotion
involved.
A robotic arm works at a factory
Pros: Simple, repetitive tasks are done at higher speeds more cheaply and accurately.
Cons: Human end up out of work. And there is no added skill or creativity to the work.
B.
A robot band is performing.
Pros: More live music will be available
more cheaply.
Cons: It is more like listening to a record, without any excitement and emotion of watching humans perform.
Several robots are playing soccer.
B.
Pros: It promotes learning and enjoyment of AI robotics to a wide audience.
Cons:The robot players don’t even know they are in a contest and have no desire to win or lose, so there is no emotional content to the match and there is no physical skill or talent involved.
B.
2. What kind of robots or AI developments do you hope for?
B.
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