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Watch and think
What will the future be like?
How can we prepare for the future?
1. read and understand the interview and get specific information from it.
2. try to infer information from the interview.
3. learn how we can prepare for the future and give advice.
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Let’s watch
What type of the program is it?
an interview
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Lead in
Today, we’ll also have an interview named- Ready for Tomorrow. Here is our guest-Dr Lu. Let’s warmly welcome!
Can you guess what we will talk about?
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1a. Scanning: What is the interview about?
Whether we are ready.
Future life
What are the necessary steps for an interview?
What are the topics the speakers may mention?
What do you expect to learn form the interview?
Read the interview and see if your guess was correct.
1b
How does Dr Lu show how life will be different in 50 years? ___________
A. By comparing facts. B. By telling stories.
C. By giving examples. D. By listing numbers.
C
What are the main points that Dr Lu talks about in his interview?
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Skimming: Read the interview quickly and complete the mind-map.
AI technology
Robots
Medical service in the future
Future predictions
Future life
Introductions
Questions and answers
Closing
What jobs will disappear in the future
How AI will influence our life
Detailed reading: Read the interview again and complete the table. (1c)
Underline or circle the answers
Detailed reading: Read the interview again and complete the table. (1c)
Dr Lu Xingyuan
Chief researcher of the Future World Research Centre.
Detailed reading: Read the interview again and complete the table. (1c)
working everywhere; doing housework;helping saving lives
Detailed reading: Read the interview again and complete the table. (1c)
more challenging jobs, such as space pilots and AI experts
Detailed reading: Read the interview again and complete the table. (1c)
AI will not replace human because of people’s creativity and emotional intelligence.
Detailed reading: Read the interview again and complete the table. (1c)
accept change; keep learning and working hard
Pair-work: Make up a conversation according to the table.
AI will not replace human because of people’s creativity and emotional intelligence.
accept change; keep learning and working hard
more challenging jobs, such as space pilots and AI experts
working everywhere; doing housework;helping saving lives
Dr Lu Xingyuan
Chief researcher of the Future World Research Centre.
Who is the guest?
What does he do?
How will life be different in 50 years?
What jobs will humans still do in the future?
Will robots replace humans one day?
What can we do to prepare for the future?
Is Dr Lu positive about the future?
Let’s infer
simple
Just accept
It’s simple. Just accept change. Keep learning and working hard.
2. In the future, robots will take over most jobs of today.
3. Robots will save lives during emergencies.
4. Humans will have more challenging jobs and do creative work.
5. Our emotional intelligence will always be important.
replace some jobs but not most
serive robots
航天器驾驶员和AI专家
我们的创造力和情商在人际交往中很重要。
[dɪˈzɑːstə(r)] n. 灾难
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6. It is impossible for us to prepare for the future.
What do you think we should do to prepare for the future?
Start learning new skills today for amazing future jobs!
Protect our planet—it may be the only home now and in the future!
2. Create an interview and role-play it in pairs.
1. Work in groups. Discuss one of the questions in 1e and present your ideas to the class.
In my opinion, I believe... because...
In the future, people should...
Group work
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Example
观点 1:不会取代
I don’t think robots will replace humans one day. Because humans have creativity and emotional intelligence. For example, robots can’t write touching stories or understand deep human feelings like we do. We can make friends, love others, but robots just follow programs.
观点 2:部分取代(但有限)
Maybe robots will replace humans in some simple jobs, like factory work or cleaning. But they can’t replace us in jobs needing human connection, such as teaching or nursing. Teachers can encourage students with love, but robots can’t do that.
Question 1
Example
I think creativity, adaptability and teamwork are important. Creativity helps us invent new things. Adaptability lets us deal with future changes, like new jobs. Teamwork makes us work well with others, maybe even with robots!
Learning skills and kindness are key. We need to keep learning new knowledge for future jobs. And kindness helps us care about others, which robots can’t have.
Question 2
Example
First, study hard to get more knowledge.
Second, learn new skills like coding or foreign languages.
Also, stay curious about new things, so we can adapt to changes easily.
We should exercise to stay healthy, because a good body helps us face future challenges. And read more books to open our minds. Plus, practice teamwork in group activities.
Question 2
Let’s interview
Host: Hello, everyone! Our guest today is ... So welcome to our show
Interviewee: Thank you, it’s a pleasure to be here.
Host: Thank you for joining us. So, do you think robots will replace humans one day?
Interviewee: In my opinion, I believe... because...
...
Host: Thank you for your time.
Assessment ☆☆☆
1. I can ask and answer some of these questions fluently and confidently.
2. I can use body language and have eye contact.
3. I have good pronunciation(语音) and intonation(语调).
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Watch and think
What jobs do you think will disappear ?
In what ways is AI changing our lives today?
Role-play the conversation
How will you prepare for the future?
Changes are unavoidable. What we need to do now is to seize the opportunity and get well prepared to welcome tomorrow.
Game time
Opposite Word Guessing Game:
Let’s do more exercises!
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1. more _____________ 2. possible _____________
3. better _____________ 4. challenging _____________
5. appear _____________ 6. winner _____________
7. positive _____________ 8. everywhere _____________
Write the opposites of the words. Use your dictionary.
2a
less
impossible
worse
easy
disappear
loser
negative
nowhere
Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the words in the box.
2b
1. He ____________ a plan to learn German, but he didn’t say when he would
start.
2. It is important for young students to ____________ skills that will be valuable in the future.
3. Asimov’s ideas about robots ____________ many sci-fi writers and even some AI scientists.
4. China will take steps to improve the public health system to meet the public’s needs for medical and health ____________.
5. ____________ the challenges and don’t run away from your problems. Try to solve them and then you will find your way.
accept develop influence mention service
mentioned
develop
influenced
services
Accept
German /ˈdʒɜːmən/
n. 德语;德国人 adj. 德国的
valuable /ˈvæljuəbl/
adj. 很有用的;宝贵的
challenge /ˈtʃælɪndʒ/ n. 挑战;质疑
v. 向(某人)挑战;对……怀疑
Complete the passage with the correct forms of the words in the box.
2c
How will AI technology _______________ the future world? Many experts think AI will improve the _______________ of our future life and change many industries. For example, AI will help us build a smart public transport system and solve _______________ problems. AI will also change education. It will make learning better match what students need. While some jobs may go away, people will focus on more _______________ and difficult tasks. Will AI make our life better or _______________? It depends on how we choose to improve and use AI to meet future _______________.
challenge create influence quality traffic bad
influence
depend /dɪˈpend/ v. 取决于;依靠
depend on / upon 取决于;依靠
quality
traffic
creative
worse
challenges
public /ˈpʌblɪk/ adj. 公共的;公众的
task /tɑːsk/ n. 任务;工作
1. They will also help save lives when disasters and emergencies
happen.
disaster n. 灾难;不幸
常见短语有:natural disaster 自然灾害
man-made disaster 人为灾难
emergency n. 突发事件;紧急情况
常见短语有:in an emergency 在紧急情况下
emergency exit 紧急出口
Language points
2. Some jobs today will disappear in the coming years.
disappear v. 消失;不见
E.g. The sun disappeared behind the clouds, and the sky became dark.
If we don’t protect forests, many animals will disappear forever.
in the coming years 在未来几年
E.g. In the coming years, robots may help us with more household chores.
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3. However, there will be more challenging jobs in the
future, such as space pilots and AI experts.
challenging adj. 挑战性的
E.g. Don’t give up! Challenging things make you stronger.
Learning a new language is challenging, but it helps you understand other cultures.
pilot n. 飞行员;领航员
E.g. My uncle is a pilot, and he flies airplanes to different countries every week.
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4. Our creativity and emotional intelligence are important
for relationships.
creativity n. 创造力
E.g. Writing stories helps improve our creativity by letting us imagine new worlds and characters.
creative adj. 创造性的;创作的
E.g. Our teacher gave us a creative task: invent a machine that helps the environment.
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5. Just accept change. Keep learning and working hard.
accept v. 接受;相信(主观同意接受某物或某个想法)
E.g. Will you accept my advice to review your notes before the test?
I accepted my friend’s apology because I knew she didn’t mean to hurt me.
receive也表示接受,但是指被动接受。
E.g. I received a gift from my friend, but I haven’t opened it yet.
Language points
6. ... a smart refrigerator will know what you need and
order food for you when you’re running low.
running low “(某物)快用完;不足;减少”。
一台智能冰箱会知晓你需要什么,并且在你的食材快耗尽时为你订购食物 。
E.g. My phone battery is running low.
The water in the bottle is running low.
Language points
7. Today’s choices will influence your future.
E.g. 1.My English teacher has a great influence on me—she makes me love reading!
influence n. 影响;作用
v. 影响;对......起作用
2.Too much screen time can influence your sleep badly.
8. Do you think robots will replace humans one day?
replace v. 代替;取代
E.g. Some people worry that robots will replace teachers in the future, but machines can't understand students’ feelings.
Language points
1.An earthquake is one of the terrible natural __________ (灾难).
2.Mr Green often says, “We can fail, but we can’t ________ (接受) not trying.”
3.Swimming is a kind of basic skill to save our lives in an __________ (紧急情况).
4.In his speech yesterday, he ________ (提到) the most important person
in his life.
5.Foreign ________ (客人) will surely enjoy themselves in China
during the holidays.
disasters
accept
emergency
mentioned
guests
一、根据提示完成句子。
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4.According to the head of the team, making cultural products should be truly __________ (creativity).
5.Nancy is active and energetic, so she chooses a ____________ (challenge) position in a company instead of a comfortable job.
1.Nothing will be ___________ (possible) if you put your heart into it.
2.We hope the problems of traffic jams will _____ (appear) in the near future.
3.We are pleased with the good ________ (serve) in the new restaurant near my home.
impossible
disappear
service
二、用括号内所给单词的正确形式填空。
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