Unit 1 Science Fiction Learning About Language 课件-2025-2026学年高中英语人教版（2019）选择性必修第四册

该高中英语课件围绕“科幻”主题，聚焦词汇理解与应用，通过替换句子划线部分、匹配词汇定义等基础活动导入，逐步过渡到语篇填空和观点讨论，构建从词汇辨析到语篇表达的学习支架，帮助学生衔接新旧语言知识。 其亮点在于融合语言能力与思维品质培养，通过AI主题语篇填空（如用intelligent、dismiss等词完成段落）和小组讨论AI发展态度，提升语言运用与分析评价能力。采用任务型教学，总结distinguish between...and...等有用表达，助力学生掌握学习策略，教师可通过结构化活动高效实施教学。

UNIT 1 SCIENCE FICTION Period II Learning About Language (1) 1 Step I 学习理解 Replace the underlined parts with words of similar meanings from the text. Rewrite the sentences if necessary. 1. We believe he is a man of absolute honesty, and trust his words completely. 2. Henry told me that he was in a hurry as he had arranged to see the dentist at 10:00 a.m. 3. Rumours are like sharp knives, cutting one’s self-respect into pieces. We should be aware of this and not spread unkind news around. 4. Because of the holiday, the students were allowed to go home early. 5. Whoever is charged with a crime should be presumed innocent until proven otherwise. integrity　 had an appointment with　 dignity　 were dismissed not guilty　 3 Match each word with the proper definition below. 1. income 2. fee 3. fare 4. payment 5. salary 6. bonus 7. saving 8. wage A. money that someone is paid regularly, usually monthly, by the organisation he or she is working for B. money given for work done, goods received, etc. C. money paid for work or services, typically on a daily or weekly basis D. extra amount of money added to somebody’s wages as a reward for hard work or good performance A　 D　 C　 B　 4 Match each word with the proper definition below. 1. income 2. fee 3. fare 4. payment 5. salary 6. bonus 7. saving 8. wage E. money received from work, investments and so on F. money paid to a professional person or organisation for advice or services G. money paid for a journey on public transport, such as the bus, train or taxi H. money saved for a special purpose E　 F　 G　 H　 5 Translate the sentences and review the words learnt before. ①他总是很尊重她。 He always treats her with dignity. ②她为儿子约定了看医生的时间。 She made an appointment for her son to see the doctor. ③上周，他被开除了。 He got/was dismissed last week. ④你的工资是多少？ What’s your salary? ⑤她由于自己所做的努力而得到一笔奖金。 She was rewarded for her efforts with a cash bonus. 6 Choose the correct words to complete the sentences, and then tell the differences. ①Her averaged $500 a week.  ②Your monthly counts to $1500.  ③Real have gone up by 10% in the past year.  ④What kind of will you use to pay the bill? wage, income, payment, salary wage　 salary　 income　 payment　 7 Step II 应用实践 Complete the passage using the correct forms of the words in the box. Then in pairs share your opinion on AI development. fascinating, test out, dismiss, science fiction, more like, dignity, intelligent It would not be surprising if we found it difficult to distinguish between reality and in the future. For example, robots first appeared in sci-fi novels, but now robot soldiers have already been in war. Robot experts have also built robots that can see, talk, and do other things like humans. Although a robot that looks a human than a machine could make many people a bit uncomfortable, we have to admit that it is a possibility. Sophia, currently said to be the most advanced AI robot in the world, is a great example. She has been interviewed many times, appeared on the covers of magazines, and become the first non-human in the world to be given citizenship by a country. science fiction　 tested out　 more like　 fascinating　 9 Complete the passage using the correct forms of the words in the box. Then in pairs share your opinion on AI development. fascinating, test out, dismiss, science fiction, more like, dignity, intelligent When it comes to games, 2017 became a year in which AI defeated humans in so many games that AI researchers say that it will not be long before AI can win at almost everything. So have we lost the of being the most intelligent creature? Maybe in the future, as AI becomes even more , it will become a major threat to humans. However, some people this fear. They believe if AI can handle tasks like calculating and driving for us, we will have more time for creating, thinking, and “being human”. dignity　 intelligent　 dismiss　 10 Find some useful expressions from the passage. ①It would be/not be surprising... ……令人吃惊/不惊讶。 ②find it difficult to... 发现……很困难 ③distinguish between...and... 区别……和…… ④more than本意为“超过”,常常翻译成“与其说……倒不如说”,有以下变形和搭配: •more than+num./that clause 超过/远非 •more than+adj. 非常;十分 •more than+n. 不只是;不仅是 •no more than+num. 只不过……;仅仅…… •not more than+num. 不超过……;至多…… •more+adj./n.+than+adj./n. 与其说……不如说…… 11 Find some useful expressions from the passage. ⑤When it comes to... 谈及…… ⑥It will not be long before... 过不了多久就…… ⑦dismiss fear 消除恐惧 12 Share your opinions on AI development in pairs. At the moment many people ask the question. When will AI become human? However, as technology advances, many people may start to ask themselves, “Am I really human, or am I AI?” The development of AI raises the real question as to what makes us different and what makes us a machine. 13 Step III 迁移创新 Fill in the blanks. A: Personally, I think Tony is really a b . I’d love a robot like Tony living at my house.  B: You did? Tony was just a machine. Yes, maybe Claire fell in love with him because of his i and d , but I don’t believe robots can feel emotions of any kind. That’s the difference between them and us.  A: Well, I disagree. I think Tony loved Claire. Remember how he helped her when he knew what the rude s did to her and when she fell off the ladder.  B: Yes, but that was just part of Tony’s role. The Three Laws! He could not allow a human being to be hurt physically or emotionally. So he watched her when she was working on the s light, or d that he didn’t want to leave her. That was how he was made! A: Yes, such a shame, really! I suppose that was the company’s greatest mistake. They made the robot look so much like a real man, so it caused confusing emotions like g or love towards it. If these robots come to the market, I think only people with big s can afford one. onus　 ntegrity　 ignity　 aleswoman　 uspended　 eclared　 uilt　 alary　 15 Read the passage in Activity 3 and talk about these questions. • How do people feel about AI robots looking more like a human than a machine? • What are people’s attitudes towards more and more intelligent robots? • Do you agree that Sophia should be given citizenship? Why or why not? 16 Work in groups and write a short passage about 60 words according to the text learnt. Larry got his wife Claire to test out a robot whose name was Tony. As Larry was away from home, Claire found it embarrassing to be with the man-like robot. Tony, the robot, took good care of his hostess and transformed her house. He also managed to get Claire out of her trouble with a saleswoman. When Claire dismissed Tony, he declared that he was in love with Claire. 17 谢谢观看 Thank you $