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Unit 2 Look into the future
Period 4 Listening and speaking
(2019) B 4 U 2 Listening and speaking
Life in the past
Warming up
Life at present
Life in the future
What do you think of the life in the future
Predict about future changes
Pre-listening : make predictions
about future changes
Match the words with the pictures on page 18.
___ automation 自动化
___ nanobots 纳米机器人
___ global warming 全球变暖
___ artificial intelligence (AI)
人工智能
___ cloning 克隆
What do these pictures show Match the words with the pictures.
Before-listening
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Artificial intelligence
It is the science and engineering of making intelligent machines, especially intelligent computer programs. It is related to the similar task of using computers to understand human intelligence.
Global warming
The polar bear suffers hunger and loss on habitat caused by global warming.
Automation: A robot arm
A robot arm is used to assemble parts in a factory, which promotes the automation of manufacturing.
Cloning
The two monkeys are Zhong Zhong and Hua Hua, which were produced by the Chinese Academy of Science in Shanghai through cloning. They were the first successfully cloned primates.
Nanobots
A nanobot is a microscopic robot. While they are still in the development stage, it is thought that nanobots can be used within the human body to deliver carefully targeted doses of medicine to areas in the body that need them and to repair human tissues and cells.
Listen to the following dialogues, and then try to answer the questions .
1st listening :
1 How many persons are talking
A. Two B. Three C. Four.
2 What is their relationship
A. Friends. B. Teacher and students
C. interviewer and interviewees.
3 What are they talking about
A. Jobs. B. future prediction C. Hobbies
Listen to a radio interview with Dr Han and Vincent Black. And then fill in the blanks.
2nd listening :
Host: On today’s episode of “Future Changes”, we talk with two ___________ from different fields, Dr. Han and Vincent Black, to hear their about the future. First, Dr. Han, could you please tell our audience what you do
Dr. Han: Certainly, I’m a computer ____________ .
Host: Could you please tell us your ____________.
Dr. Han: Yes, well, I ______________ that computers will be cleverer than us in the future.
Host: This is because we’ll be programming them to not think in ways that may__________ humans.
scientist
prediction
forecast
experts
harm
prediction
I think scientists will put some small intelligent machines, called ____________
I’m an . I design buildings.
I believe that cities __________ on water are part of the world’s future .
With causing polar ice to melt, the sea level rising by many meters is a very realistic .
That sounds very_______________.
architect
floating
global warming
nanobots
prospect
innovative
Listen again and then fill in the table below.
填表并用完整的句子回答问题。
Name Occupation Prediction
Dr. Han
Vincent Black
3rd listening :
computer scientist
architect
computers will be cleverer than us and can think like humans, but they will do us no harm
people will live in the cities floating above the sea
Answer the questions with the help of the information of the table on page 3
1.What is the occupation of Dr Han And his perdition
2.What is the occupation of Vincent Black And his perdition
The occupation of Dr Han is a computer scientist.
His prediction is that computers will be cleverer than us and can think like humans, but they will do us no harm.
The occupation of Vincent Black is an architect.
His prediction is that people will live in the cities floating above the sea.
Pair-work: Work in pairs to
discuss the question of Ex 4 on P 19 .
Whether Dr. Han and Vincent Black’s predictions are possible Why or why not
Possible answers :
I think Dr Han’s prediction is puters can never be cleverer than us. Because they are programmed by humans.
I think Vincent Black’s predication is likely to happen, because of global warming, the sea level is rising. Some places will be flooded and the land is getting smaller. Hence, it is a good idea to build houses above the sea.
Make predictions about your future job with your partners. Use the expressions in the box to help you.
Speaking
Making Predictions :
I think /believe / predict that in the future…
By 2030, we will…
I can imagine/ forecast …..
We will be doing…
My prediction is that ….
In the future there will be …
I doubt /don’t think that ….
We will have the opportunity to …
We are going to ….
Discuss with your partners about the future lifestyles. The expressions of the following chart might help you.
Speaking
future
Transport
Work
Finance and currency
Future lifestyle
No longer by air because of environmental pollution; bicycle and horses will come back
Using advanced, interactive computers at home Meetings can be conducted on the computer People will see each other on the net .
One global currency- maybe yuan of China will be the largest global exporter.
future
languages
Environment
Education
Houses
communication
One global language---perhaps Chinese or still English
Very poor, need to recycle all the waste, control on the use of cars, no airplanes, methods to improve poor air qualities; climate of the earth being very hot , shortage of water resources.
Longer than now possibly until 25 years of age so that students can learn all the new technologies.
Built into the ground as the surface of the earth is so hot.
By thought pad, telephone, computer, mobiles , Morse code, etc.
Thanks