ListeningandSpeakingP18-19Unit2LookingintotheFuture新人教選擇性必修Book1

LifeinthepastWarmingupLifeatpresentLifeinthefutureWhatdoyouthinkofthelifeinthefuture?PredictaboutfuturechangesWhatdothesepicturesshow?Matchthewordswiththepictures.Before-listening___automation___nanobots___globalwarming___artificialintelligence(AI)___cloning⑤④③①②③②⑤①④

2.Discussthesequestionsingroups.⑴Howdoyouthinktheseeventsorsuchtechnologymightdevelopinthefuture?⑵

Whatchallengesmighttheybring?⑶Whatopportunitiesmighttheybring?ListenforpredictionsWhenlisteningforpredictions,youshouldlistenfortheuseofthefuturetense,inparticularthefuturetensewithwillorwillbedoing.Wordssuchaspredict,prediction,andforecast,arealsousedquiteoftenwhenmakingpredictions.⑴Howdoyouthinktheseeventsorsuchtechnologymightdevelopinthefuture?Nodoubt,AIwilldeveloptothepointthathumansandcomputerswillbeabletointerfaceeffortlessly.WiththedevelopmentofAI,theremaycomeatimewhenitbecomesarealissueastowhetheracomputerormachinehasinfactachievedconsciousness,andwhether,asaconsciousbeing,itdeservesthesamerightsasahumanbeing.⑵

Whatchallengesmighttheybring?⑶Whatopportunitiesmighttheybring?AImayhelpussolveproblemsthatarecurrentlytoobigandoverwhelmingforustosolveonourown.Forexample,complexAImodelsmaybeabletousegivendatatodevelopaworkablesolutiontoglobalwarming.

3.ListentoaradiointerviewwithDrHanandVincentBlackgivingtheirpredictionsaboutthefuture,andthenfillinthetablebelow.NameOccupationPredictionDrHanVincentBlackWhile-listeningcomputerscientistComputerswillbeclevererthanusinthefuture;peoplewillalsobeprogrammingcomputerstothinklikehumans;we'llbeprogrammingthemtonotthinkinwaysthatmayharmhumans;we'llalsobecreatingmachinestohelppeopleinternally.architectTherewillbecitiesfloatingonwaterandpeoplecouldmoveintohousingincitiesthatfloat.TapescriptsHost:Ontoday'sepisodeof“FutureChanges”,wetalkwithtwoexpertsfromdifferentfields,DrHanandVincentBlack,toheartheirpredictionsaboutthefuture.First,DrHan,couldyoupleasetellouraudiencewhatyoudo?DrHan:Certainly.I'macomputerscientist.Host:Andcouldyoupleasetellusyourprediction?DrHan:Yes,well,Iforecastthatcomputerswillbeclevererthanusinthefuture.Ithinkthatpeoplewillalsobeprogrammingcomputerstothinklikehumans.Host:That'sveryinteresting,butaren'tyouworriedthatsuchcomputerswouldbedangerous?DrHan:Notatall.Thisisbecausewe'llbeprogrammingthemtonotthinkinwaysthatmayharmhumans.Infact,we'llalsobecreatingmachinestohelppeopleinternally.Forexample,Ithinkscientistswillputsomesmallintelligentmachines,callednanobots,insideourbodiestoincreaseourabilities.Host:Wow!Thatwouldmakeeachoneofussuperhuman!AndVincent,couldyoupleasetellusaboutyourjob?VincentBlack:Certainly.I'manarchitect,Idesignbuildings.Host:Andwhatisyourpredictionaboutthebuildingsofthefuture?VincentBlack:It'saboutthecitiesofthefuture,actually.

Ibelievethatcitiesfloatingonwaterarepartoftheworld'sfuture.Host:Oh,really?Whatmightmakeuswanttodothat?VincentBlack:Yes.Withglobalwarmingcausingpolaricetomelt,thesealevelrisingbymanymetresisaveryrealisticprospect.Insteadofmovingpeopleawayfromthesea,Ithinkthatpeoplecouldmoveintohousingincitiesthatfloat.Host:Thatsoundsveryinnovative.Couldyoupleasegiveusmoredetails?VincentBlack:Sure.Well,I'vedevelopedaplanbydesigningacitythatborrowsmanyideasfromthegiantwaterlily,aflowerthatfloatsonwater.Moreover...4.DiscusswhetheryouthinkDrHanandVincentBlack'spredictionsarepossible.Whyorwhynot?Post-listeningSuggestedAnswers:IagreeonDrHan'sideathatcomputerswillbeclevererthanusinthefuture.Actuallytherearealreadycomputers,likeAlphaGo,thataresmarterthanmostpeople.Idon'tagreeonVincentBlack'sideaaboutfloatingcities,becauseIdoubtthatsealevelswillrisethatmuch.

5.Ingroups,brainstormaboutthefuture.Discussthesepoints.futureeventsorproblemstheworldmightfacefuturetechnologieshowthesethingswillchangethewaywelivethechallengesandopportunitiesthesethingsmightbringFUTURE6.Imaginethatyouhaveajobthatmakesyouanexpertinthefuture.Inpairs,intervieweachotheraboutyourjobsandpredictions.Usetheexpressionstohelpyou.MakingpredictionsIthink/believe/predictthatinthefuture...Mypredictionisthat...By2030,wewill...Inthe(distant)futuretherewill...Icanimagine/forecast...Idoubt/don'tthinkthat...Onechallengewillbe.…Wewillhavetheopportunityto...Wewillbedoing…Wearegoingto...SampleDialogueA:Goodafternoon,MsZhang.Thankyouforagreeingtodothisinterview.B:I'dloveto.A:First,couldyoupleasetellouraudiencewhatyoudo?B:Certainly.I'madoctor.Iperformtransplantsurgeryeveryweek.A:Thatsoundslikeaveryhigh-techjob.Howdoyouthinkthesurgerywillbeoperatedinthefuture?Doyouhaveanypredictionsaboutthat?B:Yes,well,I