,Artificial Intelligence,Unit 20 Lesson 2 Period 1,Objectives : In this class, you will be able to: Use the listening strategies to listen to and understand some information of a robot. Use the functional expressions to explain a robot to your partners., Play football, chess Control machines (cars) Work in factories Write music Give us the news Work underwater Travel to the moon Speak to us “Think”,What else can robots do ?,Warm-up,Artificial,Intelligence,We know a science whose main feature is to teach a robot to “think”, whats the science?,Artificial hill,IQ: Intelligence Quotient,人工智能,What category do the falling films belong to / fall into? Sci-fi, action movie, or fantasy?,Are the leading roles human beings?,Robots that look like human beings.,virtual characters,Ananova falls into the category of being a virtual character. She can do nothing autonomous, so when we interview her, we should send the questions to her programmer in advance, and her programmer will send the answers to her.,Not controlled by others,One who writes computer programs,Ahead of time,Pre-listening,1.Where can you see and hear her? What does she do? In the real life. She presents news 24 hours every day. On the radio. She presents songs 24 hours every day. On the internet. She presents news 24 hours every day. 2.Can she really talk ? Is it a real interview? Yes, Yes B. No, No C. Yes. No D. No. Yes 3. When was she be created ? in 1999 B. in 1989 C.1909 D.1998,First Listening,Listen to the interview with Ananova and finish the following tasks.,Task I: Listen to Part 1 and fill in the blanks. Ananova presents the news _ hours a day on Ananova. com. And tonight she is here on screen for an interview with us. She falls into the category of being a _ character- not real. So its not a real interview ,we have to send the questions to her programmers _ _.,24,virtual,in advance,Second Listening,Task II: Listen to Part 2 and answer the question.,Listen to the interview with Ananova and finish the following tasks.,What are the good points of Ananova ? She can read _ _ different stories to millions of different people _ _ _ _ and on demand. She also let people choose what they _ _ _.,millions of,at the same time,are interested in,Listen to the interview with Ananova and finish the following tasks.,Task III: Listen to Part 3 and answer the questions. How does she find new stories? A team of over _ experts works _ hours a day to prepare all the _ stories. She also has a “Web Spider” thats a program which _ the internet constantly _ _ new stories around the world.,2. To Ananova, Whats the only drawback of being a computer ? She has no _ of her own.,100,24,latest,searches,looking for,feelings,Listen to the interview with Ananova and finish the following tasks.,Task IV: Listen to Part 4 and fill in the blank. The next step is for me to_ the latest stories that you are interested in directly to your mobile phones.,deliver,Clarifying and asking questions,Focus on the expressions,What I mean is What that means is I mean What I'm trying to say is What Im getting at is In other words, To put it another way, Thats a programme which Is that clear?,So does that mean Could you explain how What I dont quite understand is,Listen to the interview again and complete the function file with the expressions.,And tonight shes in the studio for an interview with us, well, (1)_shes here on screen, of course, because shes not real, shes a virtual character-just an image. (2) _ its not a real interview. (3) _ Is that we sent the questions to her programmers in advance.,What I mean is,Is that clear?,What Im trying to say,Third Listening,建議: 在第三次聽之前教師可先用2-3分鐘引導(dǎo)學(xué)生預(yù)測這三空所需功能句,這有利 于提高學(xué)生實(shí)際運(yùn)用這些功能句的能力, 從而為后面的活動做更充分的準(zhǔn)備.,(4) _ your creators decided what you should look like? (5) _, they only receive what they want to know. (6) _, I have no childhood, (7) _ is how you are so quick. (8) _ is how you gather the news so quickly.,Could you explain how,To put it another way,In other words,What I dont quite understand,What Im getting at,Listen to the interview again and complete the function file with the expressions.,I also have a “web spider”- (9) _ searches the internet (10) _ They tell you whether to smile or read in a serous voice? So what next? (11) _What are the plans for Ananova? (12) _ Is I will deliver the latest stories that you're interested in wherever you are.,Thats a program which,So does that mean,I mean,What that means,Listen to the interview again and complete the function file with the expressions.,Post listening - Pair work,Tom and Jerry are two robot fans, recently they have just finished their new creations- a robot guard dog and a robot friend. And they couldnt wait any longer to show each other their creations. Now, work in pairs to complete the following two conversations between them, trying to use the functional sentences as many as possible. Attention: some samples are given.,VS,Toms robot guard dog,1. A quite small metal dog (80cm high, weigh 25 kilos) 2. Moves fast on flat surface, even goes upstairs (40 k/ph, ten small wheels on the bottom, spring like a kangaroo) 3. Useful for guarding the house (can recognize owners and friends voice; can make a loud bark to frighten thieves / burglars, even use two metal claws to “bite” them; cheaper than a real guard dog without being fed) 4. Calls for help in case of danger, rescue a child from many dangerous situations (directly phone the police) 5. Is it intelligent? (Not really, relies on programming but cute than a real guard dog),Pair work,跳躍,Sample I:,T: My robot guard dog is quite a “small” metal dog, which can move fast on flat surface and even go upstairs. J: Really, how small? And What I dont quite understand is how it can move fast on flat surface and even go upstairs ? T: Well, I mean it is only 80cm high, and just weighs 25 kilos, but can move 40 k/ph by its ten small wheels on the bottom and spring like a kangaroo to go upstairs. J: Cool, please go ahead. T: Well, it can / is ,Pair work,Jerrys robot friend,1. Three sizes to choose from (basket ball player, normal, child size) 2. Recognizes its owners feelings (use cameras to see facial expressions and body language) 3. Talks to people about anything; tells jokes to cheer you up; shares happy time with you; is also a good listener. (talks about sports, music, films, and so on in ten languages; has 1,000 jokes programmed; enjoys films, sports, games, etc. together with you ; listens to your worries and gives good advice you want. ) 4. Does small domestic chores (make your bed, fold your clothes, take our the trash, walk and feed your dog) 5. Is it intelligent ? (probably more intelligent than us),Sample II:,J: Hey, you know, My robot friend has 3 sizes to choose from. T: Wow, fantastic. But could you explain what are the 3 sizes ? J: Well, the robot has basketball player, normal and child sizes, all of which can recognize its owners feelings. T: Really, but What I dont quite understand is how can it manage to do so? J: See, it uses cameras to see facial expressions and body language of its owner. Is that clear? T: Yeah, and,Assignment: Polish the two conversations made in class, then write them down on your exercise books.,Thanks,同學(xué)們,來學(xué)校和回家的路上要注意安全,同學(xué)們,來學(xué)校和回家的路上要注意安全,