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Unit 4 Living with technology
Welcome to the unit & Reading (I)
Lead-in
The advance of technology is based on making it fit in so that you don’t really even notice it, so it’s part of everyday life.
—Bill Gates
技术的进步是基于让它融入你的生活，这样你甚至不会真正注意到它，如此一来它就成为了日常生活的一部分。
--比尔·盖茨
The advance of technology is based on making it fit in so that you don't really even notice it, so it's part of everyday life.
— Bill Gates
技术的进步是基于让它融入你的生活，这样你甚至不会真正注意到它，如此一来它就成为了日常生活的一部分。
—— 比尔·盖茨
比尔·盖茨，美国企业家、软件工程师、慈善家、微软公司创始人，曾任微软董事长、CEO和首席软件设计师。本句旨在说明技术会进入千家万户，成为人们生活中不可或缺的一部分。
Lead-in
The advance of technology is based on making it fit in so that you don’t really even notice it, so it’s part of everyday life.
—Bill Gates
技术的进步是基于让它融入你的生活，这样你甚至不会真正注意到它，如此一来它就成为了日常生活的一部分。
--比尔·盖茨
Watch the video and fill in the blanks.
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea: travelling deep under the ocean
2001: A Space Odyssey: travelling to _________
The Matrix: connecting the human brain with _________ and entering the virtual world
Lead-in
Lead-in
The advance of technology is based on making it fit in so that you don’t really even notice it, so it’s part of everyday life.
—Bill Gates
技术的进步是基于让它融入你的生活，这样你甚至不会真正注意到它，如此一来它就成为了日常生活的一部分。
--比尔·盖茨
Lead-in
The advance of technology is based on making it fit in so that you don’t really even notice it, so it’s part of everyday life.
—Bill Gates
技术的进步是基于让它融入你的生活，这样你甚至不会真正注意到它，如此一来它就成为了日常生活的一部分。
--比尔·盖茨
Watch the video and fill in the blanks.
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea: travelling deep under the ocean
2001: A Space Odyssey: travelling to _________
The Matrix: connecting the human brain with _________ and entering the virtual world
the Moon
computers
Science fiction becomes a reality with the development of science and technology.
Do you think life in the video can become a reality
When we talk about artificial intelligence, what adjectives come to your mind
Artificial intelligence
terrifying
helpful
cutting-edge
threatening
amazing
double-edged sword
...
Brainstorming
Artificial intelligence:
friendly or frightening
Read the tip on P44 and tell how the author is likely to organize the information on artificial intelligence
AI can bring both _______ and __________ for us.
benefits
threats
Read the abbreviations of the passage and fill in the blanks with one appropriate word or the correct form of the word in brackets.
With the rapid development of artificial intelligence, many sweet dreams 1.________ a robot doing all the work for you may come true.
AI is a branch of computer science that aims to develop intelligent machines, 2. ________(design) for better work and higher efficiency, and people have been in pursuit of the dream of AI for many years. Especially in 2017, a computer program named AlphaGo beat Ke Jie, 3. ________(show) a large leap in AI systems.
Nowadays, AI 4. ______________(use) in quite a few fields, such as looking after patients, 5. ____________(perform) surgeries, writing novels, driving, translating, to name 6. ______ a few. People feel their life is becoming more and more 7. ____________(convenience). This technology is changing our lifestyle for the better.
like
designed
showing
has been used
performing
but
convenient
8. ____________，with machines taking the place of humans, here
come concerns and fears. People will become more 9. ________(rely) on AI machines and they may pose a great threat to the existence of humans, spelling the end of the human race.
To conclude, we should sincerely welcome the 10. ________(arrive) of AI, but at the same time, we should be careful of the application of it.
reliant
arrival
However
v. rely
adj. reliable 可靠的，可信赖的
reliant 依赖的，依靠的 常与介词on 搭配, “依赖于”
While-reading
Para(s)_____: Introduction:AI can make your dreams come true.
Para(s)_____: Supporting details
Para(s)_____: Conclusion:We should be careful about our wish for AI.
What is the structure of the lecture transcript
1
2–5
6
Para2:the ______ of AI and deep learning AI
Para3:the ______of AI
Para4:the ___________of AI
Para5: ________ about AI
concept
development
applications
concerns and fears
AI is being in various fields, ____________ the way we live.
The development of AI has also brought _______.
Introduction
Para. 1: AI can make your dreams __________.
Para. 3:
Supporting details
Para. 4:
Para. 5:
A1
Read the lecture transcript and complete the chart below with the main idea of each paragraph.
come true
branch
imitating
transforming
applied
developed
Para. 2:
AI is a ________of computer science that aims to create intelligent machines, ________ the complex networks of the human brain.
AI has _____________ over a long time and had some major _____________.
breakthroughs
concerns
and fears
Conclusion
Para. 6:
We need to make sure that we will not fall ________ to AI.
victim
In lines 44–46, Stephen Hawking is quoted as saying
“完全人工智能的发展可能意味着人类的终结。”
spell v. 招致，意味着（通常指坏事）
“The development of full artificial intelligence could spell the end of the human race.”
Do you agree with him Why or why not
Discussion
A2
1. How can a deep-learning machine improve its own performance
By learning from the results of its previous actions. L11
2. What events were considered as major breakthroughs in AI
Deep Blue beat the world chess champion Garry Kasparov in 1997, and AlphaGo defeated Ke Jie, arguably the best human Go player, in 2017. L19-22
3. What are ordinary people using AI to do
To get instant translations of text in foreign languages. L28-29
4. What are we getting closer to according to the author
The dividing line between humans and machines. L34
B1
(P47 B1)The passage below is about facial recognition technology. Complete the passage with the correct forms of the words and phrases in the box below.
apparently urge warning fall victim to
analyse pose network to name but a few
Technology is changing the face of the world, and now faces are changing technology too. Facial recognition technology, with its capacity to (1)_______ a huge amount of data, has come into widespread use.
analyse
It works by comparing the facial features of given images with those in a database. It offers a quick and cool alternative to traditional passwords, and you cannot forget your own face! In theory, (2)_________ which use our own body as passwords should also be safer from hackers and better protect us from identity theft than those that use traditional passwords, mainly because every individual is unique. This technology is especially useful in public places: airports and railway stations, (3)________________.
networks
apparently urge warning fall victim to
analyse pose network to name but a few
to name but a few
However, facial recognition technology has also started to (4)_____ some difficult questions. Experts have been giving (5)___________ about this technology, saying it may not be as good as we think. Facial expressions often vary, which makes facial recognition less effective. Moreover, there is growing concern that we might (6)____________ this technology, as there are cases in which hackers have broken into facial recognition systems by using people’s social media photos to build models of their faces.
warnings
pose
apparently urge warning fall victim to
analyse pose network to name but a few
fall victim to
Scientists and engineers (7)_________________________ to improve existing technology and make it fail-safe. (8)___________, this will be a tough task. Whatever happens, we need to make sure that facial recognition technology can be trusted or we will have to face the consequences.
are urged / have been urged
Apparently
apparently urge warning fall victim to
analyse pose network to name but a few
Thank you!

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