Unit 4 A glimpse of the future Understanding ideas 课件-2023-2024学年高中英语外研版（2019）选择性必修第三册

Unit 4 A glimpse of the future 外研版（2019）选择性必修三 Read the facts about AI and answer the questions. What can you learn from the timeline? From the timeline, we can learn that AI technology has developed greatly, and can now outperform humans in some aspects. Are you concerned about developments in AI? Why or why not? How do you think AI will develop in the future? 2 Read the passage to see if it changes your opinion on the future of AI. If so, in what ways? Artificial Intelligence: A REAL THREAT? 3 Skim the passage and predict the main idea. A. Three views on AI in a forum B. The greatest human achievement C. The biggest threat D. Self-driving cars Read the opinions and match them to the persons. Talk about the opinion you agree with. We all need to learn to live with AI technology whether we like it or are concerned about it. We cannot stop the march of progress. I admit that more advanced AI could be helpful in solving the world’s problems, but there is a high level of risk involved. I can’t understand why some people worry so much. I hope more breakthroughs in AI will be made soon, so that we can enjoy more and more convenience. 5 Read for details What did Stephen Hawking mean when he said that AI will be “either the best, or the worst thing, ever to happen to humanity”? He meant that AI could bring us incredible benefits, but only if the technology is managed properly. If we do not manage the technology properly, it could result in human extinction. 6 What is the function of the words of Stephen Hawking? A. To introduce the topic. B. To express the purpose. C. To give the background. D. To put forward the question. Artificial intelligence will be “either the best, or the worst thing ever to happen to humanity”. ——Stephen Hawking 7 para. 1-2 What is Millenniumbutterfly’s attitude to AI? A. Negative. B. Critical. C. Objective. D. Positive Thanks to AI, I`ve got my own super-smart personal assistant built into my phone. She always has an immediate answer for any question I put to her , and even uses my answers to learn more about my preferences. Speaking of hanging out, I’m hoping that self-driving cars are available soon. Self-driving cars can learn to drive in the same way that we do, and can make judgements based on information. As they won’t be susceptible to human error, they’ll certainly be a lot safer. para. 3-5 What is Popkid’s attitude to AI? A. Negative. B. Critical. C. Objective. D. Positive What are the functions of a more advanced form of AI? It is capable of exercising its own judgement and could help us solve many of the world’s problems. para. 6-7 What does the word “it” mean in the sentence “My AI did it!” in the last paragraph? A. The breakdown of AI. B. The biggest leap forward. C. The benefits brought by AI. D. The illegal or immoral behaviour. What is Pink_haze’s attitude to AI? A. Negative. B. Critical. C. Objective. D. Positive 10 Organise information from the passage and complete the diagram. AI can make driving safer. AI can make doing day-to-day things a lot easier. AI can solve problems Jobs are at risk due to AI. AI could be dangerous 11 Now come up with more ideas for each point of view and share them with the class. Think & Share What did Stephen Hawking mean when he said Al will be “either the best, or the worst thing, ever to happen to humanity”? He meant that AI could bring us incredible benefits, but only if the technology is managed properly. If we do not manage the technology properly, it could result in human extinction. 1 It used to feel like 50 per cent of my time was spent researching new restaurants. Paraphrase: Before, it seemed to me that I was spending a lot of time on researching new restaurants. It feels like…为固定句式, 意为“感觉像……”, 与It seems that… 意思相近。例如:She says,“It feels like I've done a lot of work.”(她说: “我感觉自己做了很多工作。”)本句中的50 per cent of my time was spent使用了被动语态。 spend...(in) doing...是固定搭配。 意为“花………(时间/金钱等)做……”，动词spend的主语一般是人。 She spends all her free time painting. (她把所有的空余时间都用来绘画。) Notes to the text Notes to the text 2 Every recommendation she gives me is great since she can predict if I will like a particular restaurant. Paraphrase: Because my super-smart personal assistant can calculate whether I would like a certain restaurant, I like all the recommendations she gives me. 本句中的she指代my super-smart personal assistant, 运用了拟人的修辞手法。本句是一个复合句, she gives me是定语从句, 修饰recommendation; since引导原因状语从句;if引导宾语从句，呈现智能助手能够预测的内容。 Notes to the text 3 Still, I do think that developments in AI will on the whole make doing day-to-day things a lot easier. Paraphrase: Even so, I'm sure that developments in AI will generally make doing everyday tasks much casier. 本句中的still 是副词, 意为in spite of what has just been said or done。The weather was cold and wet. Still, we had a great time.(天气又冷又潮, 不过我们仍然玩得很开心。) on the whole 是固定搭配, 意为“总的看来”。 On the whole, I'm in favour of the idea.(总的来说,我赞成这个想法。) dav-to-day 是形容词, 意为involving the usual events or tasks of each day。 Mary has been looking after the day-to-day running of the school.( Mary一直在负责学校的日常管理工作。) Notes to the text 4 Of course, it could be very useful to have a more advanced form of AI --a truly independent form of artificial intelligence, capable of exercising its own judgement, could help us solve many of the world's problems. Paraphrase: Of course, it could be very useful to have a more advanced form of AI. An Al that could assess information without human input and make its own decisions could help us solve many of the world's problems. capable of doing sth为固定搭配, 意为 having the ability or qualities needed to do sth。 He's quite capable of getting out of trouble.(他有能力渡过难关。) Notes to the text 5 I believe most of the value of AI lies in its capacity to analyse and interpret vast amounts of data, which means it can even solve problems that are too challenging for human experts. Paraphrase: It is my opinion that AI is valuable mostly because it can analyse and interpret very large amounts of data. This capability allows it to solve problems that are too difficult for human experts. lie in 为固定搭配, 意为“(问题, 答案, 责任等)存在, 在于”。 The problem lies in deciding when to intervene.(这个问题在于决定何时介入。) Notes to the text 6 But while super-intelligent AI could be the biggest leap forward in human history, if it goes wrong or falls into the wrong hands, it could also be the most dangerous. Paraphrase: Although a very clever form of AI could be the greatest form of progress made in human history, if it goes wrong or is misused, it could be the most dangerous instead. 本句中 while为连词, 引导让步状语从句, 意为although, 一般用于句首。 While I am willing to help, I do not have much time available.(尽管我愿意帮忙, 但是我没有多少时间。) go wrong为固定搭配, 意为“出毛病, 出故障”。 My watch keeps going wrong.(我的手表不断地出毛病。) Thanks！ $$