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Unit 4 Reading
AI is already being applied in many fields.
AI can make your dreams come true.
AI has developed over time and had made some major breakthroughs.
AI is a branch of computer science that aims to create intelligence machines.
AI has also brought concerns and fears.
We should be careful with AI.
Para. 2
Para. 3
Para. 5
Para. 6
Para. 4
Para. 1
Part 2 Paras._____


Part 3 Para.____ Conclusion
Part 1 Para. ___ Introduction
Definition
Development
Applications
Concerns
1
2-5
6
By posing a challenging question
By describing an imaginary scene
By giving a real-life example
By providing a helpful tip
How does the author start the article
Listen and choose the correct answer.(Para.1)
Writing tip:
An imaginary scene can arouse readers’ imagination and their interest in the topic.
Read Para.1 and answer the question.
One essential aim of AI
One approach to the aim
(1)_________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________
To develop computer intelligence capable of learning from experience, adjusting to new inputs and performing tasks like humans
(2)_________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________
“Deep learning”, which enables a machine to improve its own performance by learning from the results of its previous actions
Read Para.2 and complete the chart.
Time Events
Since the 1940s
Years before the mid-1950s
In the mid-1950s
In 1997
In 2017
The development of __________ has made the dream of AI a reality.
The term “____________________ ”was coined.
A major ____________ in AI was made.
A computer program named _________ defeated the best human Go player.
The_________of AI had been explored by Alan Turing .
artificial intelligence
breakthrough
AlphaGo
Read Para.3 and fill in the blanks.
computers
theory
What are the latest breakthroughs in AI
Know about AI
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Task3: Post reading —— Brainstorm
Nowadays,some students rely on AI to help themselves finish the homework without too much thinking. What is your attitude on this phenomenon
Step3: Practice & Summary
Try to translate the sentence:
When answers become cheap,what become valuable is asking the right questions and having the right mindset.
当答案变得唾手可得，真正有价值的反而是提出问题的能力以及掌握正确思维的能力。
Unit 4 Reading （2）
Lead in
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，如此一来它就成为日常生活的一部分。
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
What kind of technology is the most important one to you How do you use it
Read Para.4 and answer the question.
What are the applications of AI
（1）finance
（2）health care
（3）machine translation
（4）art
What threats may AI pose to us
job replacement
security
fake information
overdependence
privacy invaded
Read Para.5 and answer the questions.
1. What are the concerns and fears about AI
Could machines really develop human-like intelligence
What would happen if they did
Would thinking machines work alongside humans or threaten the existence of humans
How would they be published if they committed crimes or even murdered humans
Writing tip:
By asking questions, the author pushes readers to reflect on the topic.
“The development of full artificial intelligence
could spell the end of the human race.”
2. What does the word “spell” mean in Line 46
Listen and answer the questions.( Para.5)
To form a word with letters in the correct order
To do something that someone else would usually be doing
To mean something bad to happen in the future
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Read Para.6 and answer the questions.
1.What is the function of the following sentence in Para.6
2.What is the author’s attitude towards AI and why do you think so
“We may still think it would be fantastic to relax all day
and allow autonomous machines to do all the work for us—...”
Bringing the topic back to the imaginary scene in Para.1
cautious (谨慎的)
3.What is your own attitude towards AI and why
Discuss in groups for further thinking.
Would AI work alongside humans or threaten the existence of humans
Step3: Practice & Summary
With the 1._____________ (develop) of AI, you can better enjoy your life by pressing the button. Some essential abilities 2.________ (learn) from experience, adjust to new inputs and perform tasks like humans are what AI is expected to gain. The term AI 3. __________ (coin) in the mid 1950s. That Deep Blue beat the world chess champion Garry Kasparov in 1997 was 4.____ breakthrough in AI. Nowadays AI 5.__________ (apply) in many fields, such as finance, health care and so on. In short, this technology is transforming the way we live. With machines like AlphaGo now capable 6.____thinking and learning from their mistakes, we are getting closer to the dividing line between humans and machines. There is no doubt 7._____these benefits are accompanied by concerns and fears. An increasing number of concerns about AI arise, 8.______ demand our attention. The key to 9._________ (make) full use of AI is that we should not be too 10.________ (greed).
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