(共25张PPT)
Role play
Act 1: make an order
Waiter: May I help you?
Customer: ……
Waiter: Ok. Please wait a minute.
Role play
Act 2: ask for the weather
Siri client: Hey, Siri. ……
Siri: Yixing will be cloudy with the highest temperature of thirty four degree. it will be quite hot.
Is it necessary to use polite expressions when we talk to a digital assistant?
MIND YOUR MANNERS
Would you say “thank you” and “please” to a digital assistant?
Clue 1
Para 2-3 Amazon Alexa
Clue 2
Para 5 Chaim Gartenberg
Clue 3
Para 6 ChildWise
Clue 4
Para 7 G.W.F. Hegel
Clue 5
Para 8-9 Father of two Manu Kumar
Conclusion: _____________________________
Clue 1: Amazon Alexa
concerns
shout
please
response
politeness
Clue 2: Chaim Gartenberg
How to understand the following sentence?
“It doesn’t matter that an Echo can’t hear or understand it – it matters that you say it.”
A. It doesn’t matter who you are talking to.
B. It doesn’t matter what you say, nor dose it matter
who you are talking to.
C. No matter what you say, it is who you are talking
to that matters.
D. No matter who you are talking to, it is what you
say that matters.
Clue 3: ChildWise
What did ChildWise find about people who always treat machines badly? A. They believe they are better than others. B. They are often unpopular in everyday life. C. They are more likely to be rude to others. D. They often think negatively of others.
Clue 4 & Clue 5
One is worse off if they treat their machines in a bad way.
---- G.W.F. Hegel
Even if the AI or tech doesn’t care about it, other people around us are going to experience how we interact with it.
---- Father of two Manu Kumar
polite
good
Would you say “thank you” and “please” to a digital assistant?
Clue 1
Para 2-3 Amazon Alexa
Clue 2
Para 5 Chaim Gartenberg
Clue 3
Para 6 ChildWise
Clue 4
Para 7 G.W.F. Hegel
Clue 5
Para 8-9 Father of two Manu Kumar
Conclusion: It is important to be _______ to machines, which can help children form ______ manners.
HELPING WEB ADDICTS
External factors
Students
mobile phones and the internet
Internal factors
Internal factors
lack of comfort and support from parents
lack of confidence
lack of self-control
peer同龄人 influence/ pressure
feeling of loneliness
curiosity
……
The Ministry of Education has taken action
an announcement to Chinese primary and middle schools
an open letter to parents
1. raise students’ awareness
2. regulate调控 the use of mobile devices
be more aware of this issue
What should we do?
Set reasonable goals for when you can use the internet and when you should relax.
Don’t spend as much time checking your mobile devices, and definitely (一定) don’t bring them to bed.
Stay connected to the offline world. Visit book and music stores, or museums.
Mini-writing
Write a short passage about how to deal with teenage online addiction, from aspects of the government, parents and teenagers themselves.
You can make reference to the suggestions mentioned above.
In face of the serious online addiction, effective measures ought to be taken immediately. First and foremost, ……. Besides, ……. Last but not least, …….
In face of the serious online addiction, effective measures ought to be taken immediately. First and foremost, the government should step up supervision to ensure the laws, in which teenagers under eighteen are not admitted into the cyber/internet bar, are in force. Besides, joint efforts should be made by schools and parents to raise students’ awareness of the negative impact of online games and regulate the use of mobile phones. Last but not least, as a student, we are supposed to be closely connected to the offline world, where our families, friends and neighbors truly belong.
Homework
1. Polish up your writing.
2. Say “thank you” and “please” to whoever you are talking to, even a digital assistant.
3. Stay connected to the offline world.